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New Braunfels City Council Executive Session – July 13, 2026

City Council & Boards — Monday, July 13, 2026
BodyNew Braunfels, Texas
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateMonday, July 13, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

Mayor Mayor excuse me, I need to call roll.

0:04

I need to call roll and then you can continue with item A.

0:11

Councilmember Carter.

0:13

Here.

0:14

Mayor Pro Tim.

0:16

Yes, sir.

0:17

I sure will.

0:17

Mayor Pro Tim Capisi?

Speaker 2

0:19

Here.

Speaker 1

0:19

Councilmember Edwards.

0:22

Councilmember Sbradley?

Speaker 2

0:24

Here.

Speaker 1

0:24

Councilmember Lebowski?

0:26

Here.

0:27

Councilmember Shaw?

0:28

Here.

0:28

And Mayor French.

Unassigned speaker

0:30

I'm directed.

Unassigned speaker

0:37

We

Speaker 2

0:37

have established a quorum and we will now proceed.

Speaker 1

0:43

Read into record item A, please.

Speaker 2

0:46

Okay, item A.

0:48

Delir deliberate the appointment and employment of a city attorney, including matters related to the search and selection of candidates pursuant to Texas government code, section 551.074.

1:01

And um I guess we're gonna go into an executive session and right now it's 502.

1:07

Thanks.

Speaker 1

1:20

We got Tony coming.

1:23

Oh,

Unassigned speaker

1:24

Tony and then

Speaker 2

1:26

we're just waiting for Council members Tony and Nikki.

Unassigned speaker

1:39

So come out of closed session time to call.

Speaker 2

1:41

Oh, already did

Unassigned speaker

1:42

that.

Unassigned speaker

1:43

Uh

Speaker 2

1:43

we did come out of closed session and we're not doing any action at this time.

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Summary of Proceedings

New Braunfels City Council Executive Session – July 13, 2026

The New Braunfels City Council met in executive session on Monday, July 13, 2026, at 5:00 PM in City Hall Council Chambers to deliberate personnel matters related to the appointment and employment of a City Attorney and the evaluation of the Interim City Attorney. The session lasted approximately 58 minutes, reconvening into open session at 6:00 PM, with no action taken.

Executive Sessions

  • Item A: The Council deliberated the appointment and employment of a City Attorney, including matters related to the search and selection of candidates, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074 (Personnel Matters).
  • Item B: The Council deliberated the appointment, reassignment, evaluation, duties, discipline, or removal of the Interim City Attorney, also under Section 551.074. Mayor French read Item B prior to adjourning into closed session.

Key Outcomes

  • The Council reconvened into open session at 6:00 PM but took no action on any executive session item. The meeting was adjourned at 6:01 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Mayor Mayor excuse me, I need to call roll. I need to call roll and then you can continue with item A. Councilmember Carter. Here. Mayor Pro Tim. Yes, sir. I sure will. Mayor Pro Tim Capisi? Here. Councilmember Edwards. Councilmember Sbradley? Here. Councilmember Lebowski? Here. Councilmember Shaw? Here. And Mayor French. I'm directed. We have established a quorum and we will now proceed. Read into record item A, please. Okay, item A. Delir deliberate the appointment and employment of a city attorney, including matters related to the search and selection of candidates pursuant to Texas government code, section 551.074. And um I guess we're gonna go into an executive session and right now it's 502. Thanks. We got Tony coming. Oh, Tony and then we're just waiting for Council members Tony and Nikki. So come out of closed session time to call. Oh, already did that. Uh we did come out of closed session and we're not doing any action at this time.

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