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City meeting recessed to executive session for attorney consultation under Government Code 551.071

August 07, 2023 | Crockett, Houston County, Texas


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City meeting recessed to executive session for attorney consultation under Government Code 551.071
Speaker 1, an unidentified speaker, opened a city government meeting and announced the gathering would recess for an executive session to consult with legal counsel under Government Code 551.071. "We're gonna go ahead and we're gonna break for our executive session item number 10, Government Code 551.071 consultation with the attorney," Speaker 1 said.

Before that announcement, Speaker 2 led an invocation asking for guidance for deliberations and closed with "In Christ's name, amen," and also led the Pledge of Allegiance. Speaker 2 later said a presentation screen was not casting to the meeting TV and that they were printing materials to present.

Speaker 1 told attendees the meeting had to deviate from the published minutes because a participant for the executive-session item had a prior engagement and was being excused. After the recess was announced, Speaker 1 reminded the room that the executive session was private and that sharing details would be unlawful: "You're not at liberty to share with anybody what goes on. This is a matter of fact, it's against the law," the speaker said.

No formal votes or policy decisions were recorded in the public portion of the transcript; the meeting was described as moving into a closed attorney‑consultation session. The transcript does not identify a date, the specific office or official whose matter prompted the consultation, nor any subsequent public action following the executive session.

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