NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ABILENE, TEXAS,
WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2002 AT 8:30 A.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
OF
CITY HALL, 555 WALNUT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING ITEM:
AGENDA
1. Call
to Order.
2.
Pledge of
Allegiance
3. Invocation (Councilman McNeil).
4.
Public Hearing: Ordinance
amending the Drought & Emergency Contingency Plan (Second and Final
Reading).
Immediately following this meeting, Council will convene in the Basement Conference Room of City Hall for the Budget Worksession.
NOTICE
Persons with disabilities who would
like special assistance or need special accommodations to
participate in this meeting should contact Jo Moore, City Secretary, 676-6202
at least forty-eight (48)
hours in advance of this meeting. Telecommunication
device for the deaf is 676-6360.
CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that the above Notice
of Special Meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the
City Hall of the City of Abilene, Texas, on the 19th day
of July 2002, at 5:00 p.m.
_____________________________
CITY SECRETARY
The City Council of the City
of Abilene reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time
during
the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as
authorized by Texas Government Code
Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about
Real Property), 551.073
(Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), and
551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices)
EXECUTIVE SESSION
In accordance with Texas Government Code, Subchapter D:
(Litigation)
Section 551.071
The City Council may consider pending and contemplated litigation subjects. The following subjects may be discussed:
Castillo v. City
City v. Bonilla
City v. Collier
Gonzales v. City
Duke v. Housing Authority/City (8/23/01)
Shelley Denys v. City of Abilene (8/23/01)
Nora
H. Rodriguez v. City of Abilene (12/4/01)
Tommy D. Burrow
v. City of Abilene Texas, (12/4/01)
Holt
v. Board of Adjustment (2/22/02)
City of Abilene v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (4/12/02)
Timothy Mark Thompson v. City of Abilene (4/12/02)
Dorothy Atkinson v. City of Abilene (4/12/02)
William A. Motley
v. City of Abilene (4/12/02)
Litigation is, by its
nature, an on-going process, and questions may arise as to trial tactics,
which need
to be explained to the City Council. Upon occasion, the City Council may need information from the
City Attorney as to the status of the pending or contemplated litigation subjects
set out above.
After discussion of the pending and contemplated litigation subjects,
in executive session, any final action,
or vote taken, will be in public.
City Council may consider
appointment, employment, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of
public
officers or employees, City Manager, City Attorney, Municipal Court Judge,
City Secretary, and City Board
and Commission Members. The following Boards and Commissions may be discussed:
Abilene Economic Development Company, Inc.
Abilene Health Facilities Development Corporation
Abilene Higher Education Facilities Corporation
Board Of Adjustment
Board Of Building Standards
Civic Abilene, Inc.
Civil Service Commission
Development Corporation of Abilene, Inc.
Housing Authority of the City of Abilene
Landmarks Commission
Library Board
Mechanical/Plumbing/Electrical & Swimming Pool Board of Appeals
Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board of Trustees
Mixed Use Review Board
9-1-1 Emergency Communications District Board of Managers
Parks and Recreation Board
Planning and Zoning Commission
Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of Abilene
(TIF) Taylor County Appraisal District
West Central Texas Municipal Water District
A complete list of
City Boards and Commissions are on file in the City Secretary's Office.
After discussion of appointment and evaluation of Council Appointees and
Board and
Commission members in executive session, any final action or vote taken will
be in public.
(Real
Property) Section 551.072
City Council may consider the
purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property in a closed meeting
when deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the
position of the governmental
body in negotiations with a third person.
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Persons with disabilities
who would like special assistance or need special accommodations to
participate in this meeting should contact Jo Moore, City Secretary, 676-6202
at least
forty-eight (48) hours in advance of this meeting. Telecommunication device for the deaf is 676-6360.
I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting
was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of Abilene,
Texas, on the 19th day of July 2002, at 5:00 p.m.
______________________________
Jo
Moore, CMC
City
Secretary