2001-08-20 Special Called Regular and Budget Workshop Meeting

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• MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED REGULAR AND BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 20, 2001 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman Malone at 6:00 p.m. Members of City Council Present: Councilpersons Guy Sutherland, Chuck Engelken, Peter Griffiths, Howard Ebow, James Warren, Alton Porter, Charlie Young, Jerry Clarke, and Norman Malone. Members of Council Absent: None Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager Robert T. Herrera, City Attorney Knox Askins, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Finance Director Cynthia Alexander, Assistant Finance Director Mike Dolby, Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr, Public Works Director Steve Gillett, Director of Administrative Services Carol Buttler, Court Clerk Amy Bird, Honorable Judge Williamson, Assistant Fire Chief Champ Dunham, Assistant Public Works Director Buddy Jacobs, EMS Chief Chris Osten, Police Chief Richard Reff, Emergency Services Director Joe Sease, Planning Director Doug Kneupper. Others Present: Bill Scott. 2. Mayor Malone delivered the Invocation. 3. Petitions, Remonstrances, Communications, and Citizens and tax Payers Wishing to Address Council. There were no citizens wishing to address Council. 4. Executive Session -pursuant to provision of the open meetings law, chapter 551.071 through 551.076, 551.086, Texas Government Code, (Consultation with Attorney, deliberation regarding real property, deliberation regarding prospective gift or donation, personnel matters, deliberation regarding security devices, or excluding a witness during examination of another witness in an investigation, deliberation regarding economic development regulations) Personnel Matter (551.074) City Managers Annual Evaluation Council retired to Executive Session at 6:05 pm. 5. Considerations and possible action on items considered in Executive Session. Council returned to the table at 7:35 with no action taken. 6. Receive report from MGT on Management Study Carolyn Long of MGT provided City Council with a presentation and overview of the recent classification and compensation study.