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Watauga City Council Special Meeting: September 24, 2026

City Council — Thursday, September 24, 2026
BodyWatauga, Texas
SessionCity Council
DateThursday, September 24, 2026
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Unassigned speaker

0:07

I

Speaker 1

0:08

call to order that we'll target City Council special meeting Thursday, September 24th, 2026, City City Hall, Council Chambers at 5 30 P.M.

0:19

First Item of Business is roll call.

0:21

Place one.

Unassigned speaker

0:24

Pat

Speaker 2

0:24

Shelborn, present.

Speaker 1

0:26

Place two.

Speaker 3

0:27

Chris Blackford, present.

Speaker 1

0:29

Place three.

Speaker 3

0:31

Love Vidowney, present.

Speaker 1

0:32

Place four.

0:33

Andrew Neal present.

0:35

Place five.

Speaker 2

0:36

Stephen Welch present.

Speaker 1

0:38

Place six.

Speaker 2

0:40

Mark Taylor, present.

Speaker 1

0:42

Place seven.

0:43

Jan Hill present.

0:45

Mayor Art Minor present.

Unassigned speaker

0:47

Ms.

Speaker 1

0:48

Prosky, any requests for public comment?

Unassigned speaker

0:50

Yes, sir.

Speaker 1

0:52

All right, moving on.

0:53

Item number one.

0:54

An executive session.

0:56

The city council will recess its open meeting and reconvene in executive session to discuss the following items pursuant to the below reference sections of the Texas Government Code.

1:07

Pursuant section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code legal consultation to consult with the city attorney regarding correspondence from the U.S.

1:16

Department of Labor and seek legal advice concerning potential legal issues, obligations, and settlement.

1:22

With that, we will recess into executive session at 531 p.m.

Unassigned speaker

1:34

She can't what?

Unassigned speaker

2:35

No.

Unassigned speaker

2:36

I'm one as fast

Speaker 3

2:38

as technology allows.

Unassigned speaker

2:41

I

Speaker 3

2:41

don't know how to hear the thing.

2:58

I've got her,

Speaker 2

2:59

so

Unassigned speaker

3:07

we lost one of our rubber shop.

Unassigned speaker

3:14

Oh, okay.

Speaker 1

3:19

I reconvene the special meeting at 5 58 p.m.

3:31

The item consider action on the executive session item consultation with city attorney regarding correspondence from the U.S.

3:38

Department of Labor and to seek legal advice concerning potential legal issues, obligations, and settlement.

3:48

Councilman Welch.

Speaker 2

3:50

Yes, sir.

3:51

I would like to make a motion to approve a settlement agreement with the U.S.

3:55

Department of Labor to remit an assessment of not to exceed 96,000 seven hundred and ninety-seven dollars.

Unassigned speaker

4:12

Do

Speaker 1

4:12

I have a second?

Speaker 3

4:14

Councilman Hill.

4:15

Second.

Speaker 1

4:22

I have a motion by Councilman Welch for the second by Councilman Hill

Unassigned speaker

4:28

to

Speaker 1

4:28

approve a settlement agreement with the Department of Labor to remit an assessment of not to exceed 96,796 and 80.

4:46

96,796.

Unassigned speaker

5:00

agreement with the department of labor to remit an assessment of not to exceed ninety six thousand seven hundred and ninety-six dollars and eighty seven dollars ninety six thousand seven hundred and ninety six that's what I said right there all right that would have been nice to have in the beginning all right I have a motion by councilman welch with a second by councilwoman hill to approve a settlement agreement with the department of labor to remit an assessment not to exceed ninety six thousand seven hundred and ninety seven dollars any further discussion call for a vote that motion passes unanimously seven in favor zero against zero abstain and with no further business for the council we will adjourn this meeting at six p.m thank you everybody

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Procedural█████████████████████████████35%
Budget Management████████10%
Summary of Proceedings

Watauga City Council Special Meeting: September 24, 2026

The Watauga City Council held a special meeting on September 24, 2026, calling to order at 5:30 PM with all council members present. The purpose was to address correspondence from the U.S. Department of Labor. The meeting included an executive session for legal consultation and a subsequent vote on a settlement agreement.

Executive Session

  • At 5:31 PM, the council recessed into executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 to consult with the City Attorney regarding U.S. Department of Labor correspondence and to seek legal advice on potential issues, obligations, and settlement.

Key Outcomes

  • Upon reconvening at 5:58 PM, Councilman Stephen Welch moved to approve a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to remit an assessment not to exceed $96,797.
  • Councilwoman Jan Hill seconded the motion.
  • The motion passed unanimously with 7 votes in favor, 0 against, and 0 abstentions.

The meeting adjourned at 6:00 PM.

Meeting Transcript

I call to order that we'll target City Council special meeting Thursday, September 24th, 2026, City City Hall, Council Chambers at 5 30 P.M. First Item of Business is roll call. Place one. Pat Shelborn, present. Place two. Chris Blackford, present. Place three. Love Vidowney, present. Place four. Andrew Neal present. Place five. Stephen Welch present. Place six. Mark Taylor, present. Place seven. Jan Hill present. Mayor Art Minor present. Ms. Prosky, any requests for public comment? Yes, sir. All right, moving on. Item number one. An executive session. The city council will recess its open meeting and reconvene in executive session to discuss the following items pursuant to the below reference sections of the Texas Government Code. Pursuant section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code legal consultation to consult with the city attorney regarding correspondence from the U.S. Department of Labor and seek legal advice concerning potential legal issues, obligations, and settlement. With that, we will recess into executive session at 531 p.m. She can't what? No. I'm one as fast as technology allows. I don't know how to hear the thing. I've got her, so we lost one of our rubber shop. Oh, okay. I reconvene the special meeting at 5 58 p.m. The item consider action on the executive session item consultation with city attorney regarding correspondence from the U.S. Department of Labor and to seek legal advice concerning potential legal issues, obligations, and settlement. Councilman Welch. Yes, sir. I would like to make a motion to approve a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to remit an assessment of not to exceed 96,000 seven hundred and ninety-seven dollars. Do I have a second? Councilman Hill. Second.

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