EDC board authorizes staff to negotiate Plug and Play contract after executive session

The McKinney Economic Development Corporation board voted Sept. 15 to authorize staff to negotiate a new contract with Plug and Play following a closed executive session. A board member moved that staff be given negotiation authority "within the parameters as discussed in executive session," and the motion was seconded and approved by the board.

Chair and board members did not disclose the negotiation parameters in public session. The motion, presented immediately after the board returned from executive session, passed on a voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the public minutes. The board listed Plug and Play among the items considered in executive session under Texas Gov. Code §551.087 (economic development).