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New Braunfels City Council Executive Session - September 14, 2026

City Council & Boards — Monday, September 14, 2026
BodyNew Braunfels, Texas
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateMonday, September 14, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:01

Time is five o'clock.

0:03

We'll call this City of New Bromfels Executive Session to Order.

0:07

The date is September 14th, 2026.

0:10

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

0:16

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

0:21

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

0:28

Item A, deliberate

Speaker 2

0:29

excuse me, Mr.

0:30

Capiza.

0:31

We need to call roll.

Speaker 1

0:32

Yes, I'm sorry.

Speaker 2

0:33

That's fine.

0:33

It's fine.

0:34

Councilmember Carter.

Speaker 1

0:38

Here.

Speaker 2

0:39

Mayor Pro Tem Capisi.

Speaker 1

0:41

Here.

Speaker 2

0:42

Councilmember Edwards.

Speaker 1

0:44

Here.

Speaker 2

0:45

Council Member Spradley.

Speaker 1

0:46

Here.

Speaker 2

0:46

Councilmember Lebowski?

0:48

Here.

0:48

Councilmember Shaw?

0:50

Here.

0:50

Mayor French is not present.

Speaker 1

0:54

Thank you.

Speaker 2

0:55

Sure.

Speaker 1

0:56

Item A, deliberate issues regarding economic development negotiations in accordance with section 551.087

Unassigned speaker

1:04

of

Speaker 1

1:04

the Texas Government Code 1 Project SHERPA.

1:08

And B, deliberate the appointment and employment of a city attorney and city manager, including matters related to the search and selection of candidates pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074 personnel matters.

Unassigned speaker

1:25

If

Speaker 1

1:26

necessary, we'll reconvene into open session and take any action relating to the executive session as described above.

1:32

And the time is 502 going into closed session.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Economic Development█████████████████████████████████████████████50%
Summary of Proceedings

New Braunfels City Council Executive Session Meeting - September 14, 2026

The New Braunfels City Council convened in executive session on Monday, September 14, 2026, at 5:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Pro Tem Michael Capizzi presided in the absence of Mayor Michael French. Six council members were present: D. Lee Edwards, Lawrence Spradley, Michael Capizzi, Toni Carter, Mary Ann Labowski, and Nikki Shaw. The meeting adjourned into closed session at 5:02 PM and concluded at 5:33 PM without reconvening into open session. No votes or formal actions were taken.

Executive Session Items

  • Project Sherpa (Economic Development): The council deliberated issues regarding economic development negotiations under Texas Government Code Section 551.087, specifically related to a project codenamed "Project Sherpa."
  • Personnel Matters (City Attorney and City Manager): The council deliberated the appointment and employment of a City Attorney and City Manager, including the search and selection of candidates, under Texas Government Code Section 551.074.

Key Outcomes

  • No action was taken in open session following the executive session. The council did not reconvene into open session, and no votes or directives were recorded.

Meeting Transcript

Time is five o'clock. We'll call this City of New Bromfels Executive Session to Order. The date is September 14th, 2026. 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. Item A, deliberate excuse me, Mr. Capiza. We need to call roll. Yes, I'm sorry. That's fine. It's fine. Councilmember Carter. Here. Mayor Pro Tem Capisi. Here. Councilmember Edwards. Here. Council Member Spradley. Here. Councilmember Lebowski? Here. Councilmember Shaw? Here. Mayor French is not present. Thank you. Sure. Item A, deliberate issues regarding economic development negotiations in accordance with section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code 1 Project SHERPA. And B, deliberate the appointment and employment of a city attorney and city manager, including matters related to the search and selection of candidates pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074 personnel matters. If necessary, we'll reconvene into open session and take any action relating to the executive session as described above. And the time is 502 going into closed session.

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