City Council Special Meeting

CITY COUNCIL 444116\ c"." 1 le 8 m‘' MEETING MINUTES SANGER TUNE 26, 2024, 6: 00 PM CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING HISTORIC CHURCH BUILDING - 403 N 7TH STREET, SANGER, TEXAS CALL THE SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM Mayor Muir called the special meeting to order at 6 00 p m COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT Mayor Thomas Muir Mayor Pro Tern, Place 2 Gary Bilyeu Councilmember, Place 1 Marissa Barrett Councilmember, Place 3 Dennis Dillon Councilmember, Place 4 Allen Chick Councilmember, Place 5 Victor Gann COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT None STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: City Manager John Noblitt, City Secretary Kelly Edwards, Chief Financial Officer Clayton Gray, Director of Public Works Jim Bolz, Director of Human Resources and Special Projects Jeriana Staton- Hemb, Electric Director Ronnie Grace, and Police Chief Tyson Cheek Others in attendance Terry Welch, Brown & Hofmeister LLP City Manager Noblitt stated for the record that he is protesting the notice as posted, stating the notice is to hear a complaint or charge against the City Manager The City Manager also noted that the Council responded by stating they would not be adjudicating the response, but by definition, you are having a hearing on a complaint that he has not received, and he feels like that is a violation of his rights Furthermore, he believes that the Mayor and City Attorney have been carrying a false narrative to this Council both individually and as a body behind closed doors to both diminish my roles as Chief Administrative and Executive Officer of the City as hired and to discredit the work I have done and when you post things like this is appears to cause, come into public question my professional integrity and my reputation which he has said 111 privately and now publicly, that I really don't appreciate it and I formally protest they way this was posted City Council Minutes 06- 26- 2024 Page 1 of 2 EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to Sec. 551. 074 of the Texas Government Code, " Personnel Matters," and Sec. 551. 071 of the Texas Government Code, " Consultation with Attorney," the City Council will convene into executive session to deliberate ( 1) the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; to hear a complaint or charge against the City Manager; and ( 2) deliberate the retention of an attorney and receive legal advice from the attorney regarding the foregoing personnel and legal matters, and all matters incident and related thereto. Council convened into executive session at 6: 09 p. m. RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION Council reconvened into open session at 7: 52 p. m. Action or No action taken. Motion to authorize the Mayor to engage Brown & Hofmeister LLP, to determine validity of the allegations, made by Councilmember Bilyeu, Seconded by Councilmember Dillon. Ayes: Barrett, Bilyeu, Chick, Dillon, and Gann. Nays: None Motion passed unanimously. ADJOURN There being no further business, Mayor Muir adjourned the meeting at 7: 53 p. m. Ae7//editi&t(k_ 7- Thomas E. Muir, Mayor 4Kel y tioNFC5UW Edwatds, City Secretary 0, 11110,, pF SAN ', 1- E-: X City Council Minutes 06- 26- 2024 Page 2 of 2