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New Braunfels City Council Executive Session – November 24, 2025

City Council & Boards — Monday, November 24, 2025
BodyNew Braunfels, Texas
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateMonday, November 24, 2025
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:01

Good evening.

0:02

We're going to call this Monday, November 24th, 2025, executive session of the City Council of New Bromfels to order.

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Mrs.

0:08

Wilkinson, will you please call roll?

Speaker 2

0:10

Councilmember Carter.

0:12

Here.

0:12

Councilmember Capizi is not present.

0:14

Councilmember Edwards?

0:16

Here.

0:16

Council Mayor Pro Tem Sbradley?

Speaker 1

0:18

Here.

Speaker 2

0:19

Councilmember Lebowski?

0:20

Here.

0:21

Councilmember Ryan?

0:22

Here.

0:22

And Mayor Leonard.

Speaker 1

0:24

Here we have a quorum.

0:25

In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.071.

0:31

The City Council may convene in a closed session to discuss any of the items listed below.

0:36

Any final action or vote on any executive session item will be taken in open session.

Unassigned speaker

0:40

We

Speaker 1

0:40

don't anticipate taking any action tonight, so if there's no action to be taken, we will adjourn directly from our closed session.

0:48

Tonight we plan to deliberate the appointment, evaluation, duties, discipline, or removal of the city manager in accordance with section 551.074 of Texas Government Code.

0:59

And it's 502, leaving open session to go into closed session on Monday, November 24th, 2025.

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Summary of Proceedings

New Braunfels City Council Executive Session – November 24, 2025

The New Braunfels City Council met in executive session on Monday, November 24, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Mayor Neal Linnartz called the meeting to order. The council convened in closed session at 5:02 p.m. to deliberate the appointment, evaluation, duties, discipline, or removal of the City Manager under Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code. The council anticipated no action and took none.

Roll Call

  • Present: Toni Carter, D. Lee Edwards, Neal Linnartz, Lawrence Spradley, Mary Ann Labowski, and April Ryan (6 members)
  • Absent: Michael Capizzi (1 member)

Executive Session

  • The council entered closed session at 5:02 p.m. after Mayor Linnartz read the item.
  • The item authorized deliberation regarding the City Manager’s appointment, evaluation, duties, discipline, or removal.
  • The mayor adjourned the executive session while still in closed session, and no action was taken in open session.

Key Outcomes

  • No action was taken regarding the City Manager.
  • The meeting adjourned directly from executive session.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening. We're going to call this Monday, November 24th, 2025, executive session of the City Council of New Bromfels to order. Mrs. Wilkinson, will you please call roll? Councilmember Carter. Here. Councilmember Capizi is not present. Councilmember Edwards? Here. Council Mayor Pro Tem Sbradley? Here. Councilmember Lebowski? Here. Councilmember Ryan? Here. And Mayor Leonard. Here we have a quorum. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.071. The City Council may convene in a closed session to discuss any of the items listed below. Any final action or vote on any executive session item will be taken in open session. We don't anticipate taking any action tonight, so if there's no action to be taken, we will adjourn directly from our closed session. Tonight we plan to deliberate the appointment, evaluation, duties, discipline, or removal of the city manager in accordance with section 551.074 of Texas Government Code. And it's 502, leaving open session to go into closed session on Monday, November 24th, 2025.

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