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EVERYONE.WELCOME TO OUR SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL SESSION.
THE TIME IS 1:10 PM ON THIS MONDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 2019.
I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO BRING US TO ORDER.
COUNCIL MEMBER BROCK HOUSE PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT.
WELL, UM, TODAY'S COUNCIL SESSION IS PRIMARILY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CANYON EVENING, THE CITY MANAGER SELECTION PROCESS.
STARTING WITH OUR FIRST ROUND INTERVIEWS.
WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM, UH, FOR ACTION ON THE AGENDA.
SO I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO READ THE CAPTION.
THAT ITEM IS AN ORDINANCE MOVING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE 2019 DASH ZERO ONE DASH 10 DASH ONE FROM JANUARY 20TH, 2019 TO JANUARY 14TH, 2019, AND DIRECTING STAFF TO REVIEW EFFECTIVE DATE CRITERIA FOR PUBLIC OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT ORDINANCES AND RETURN WITH RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILWOMAN.
WE JUST HAVE THE ONE ITEM, UH, ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION.
SO WE HAVE THE ONE ITEM, AGAIN, THIS IS EFFECTIVELY TO ALLOW FOR OUR DISTRICT TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TO TAKE A SEAT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCEEDING ON CITY, CITY MANAGER.
SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR, YEAH, MOTION TO, SORRY.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION QUESTION? COUNCILWOMAN VRAN.
ANDY, CAN YOU PLEASE, UM, EX, UH, SHARE AND EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DIRECTION AND HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT? THIS IS JUST ONE FIX, BUT THAT IT IS A GLOBAL, UM, THAT WE'RE REVIEWING PLEASE.
UM, THE, THE SPECIFIC ORDINANCE MOVES THE EFFECTIVE DATE IN TERMS OF THAT COUNCILMAN, UM, ART HALL'S APPOINTMENT FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 20TH TO JANUARY 14TH.
AS WE WERE LOOKING AT THE REASONS BEHIND HAVING THAT 10 DAY, UM, WAITING PERIOD, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, APPLY TO CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS OR OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, WE WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY COMING UP, THE REASONING BEHIND THAT IN TERMS OF THE ORDINANCE OF WHY IT WAS THERE.
UM, SO WHAT WE WERE ASKING IS FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO SEE HOW THAT GLOBAL CHANGE WOULD AFFECT OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, BUT OUR, OUR INTENT IS TO COME BACK WITH IT TO THE COUNCIL WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO MAKE A GENERAL CHANGE SO THAT APPOINTMENTS AT THE VERY LEAST TO CITY COUNCIL, UH, ARE, ARE ALL DONE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
AS LONG AS THERE'S A MAJORITY VOTE.
NOW IT'S ON, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO
I THINK MOST PEOPLE CAN HEAR ME.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT.
DO WE NEED CLARITY ON THE, THE SUPER MAJORITY? YES.
MAYOR, BECAUSE IT, IT'S, IT REQUIRES EIGHT VOTES.
I WAS GONNA ASK THE CLERK TO JUST GO AHEAD AND DO A ROLL CALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER SALANA A COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ? YES.
UM, THAT'S ALL THE ITEMS ON OUR ACTION AGENDA.
[Executive Session]
CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.UH, FOR THE PURPOSES OF OUR INTERVIEWS, THE TIME IS NOW 1:14 PM ON MONDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 2019, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL NOW MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO TEX TO CHAPTER 5 5, 1 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND INTERVIEW CITY MANAGER CANDIDATES AND DELIBERATE THE DUTIES, APPOINTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF CITY MANAGER CANDIDATES PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS AND DISCUSS RELATED LEGAL ISSUES PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY.
MAYOR, COULD WE WELCOME OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE TABLE? OH YEAH.
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ALL RIGHT.THE TIME IS NOW 4:15 PM ON MONDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 2019, AND THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION.
NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE'LL BE MEETING TOMORROW TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS FOR THE SELECTION OF THE NEXT CITY MANAGER WITH ADDITIONAL CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS AND EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND SO TODAY'S MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.