During the regular meeting of Teague’s City Council, Monday, June 18th, City Administrator/Secretary Theresa Prasil gave an update regarding the on-going research into the TDCJ Interlocal Agreement between Teague, Fairfield, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Boyd Unit.
Since Prasil’s study of the Agreement began in April, the City of Teague acquired the services of attorney Monte Akers, of Akers & Akers Law Firm to provide an outside evaluation of the twenty-eight year Agreement.
In April, Teague Aldermen voted to employ Akers to serve as an “assisting” attorney in the investigation of the Agreement.
Previously, Teague and Fairfield both employed the same attorney, Linda Sjogren of Bojorquez Law Firm.
On May 2nd, Teague Aldermen voted to terminate Bojorquez Law Firm as the City’s contracted attorney and began searching for new representation.
At the June 18th meeting, the Council hired Messer, Rockefeller & Fort, PPLC to serve as the City’s new attorneys. The new firm will eventually take over researching the Agreement and provide counsel for the City of Teague.
“We have no intention of backing out of the TDCJ Agreement at any time,” said City Administrator/Secretary Theresa Prasil during a phone interview with The “Times” later that week.
“We feel that there is a more beneficial way of cooperating [moving forward].”
Prasil reported that the City of Teague has received some documents in answer to their two original requests filed in April. She has since submitted a third request for information.
According to Prasil, the City is currently looking into the maintenance of the TDCJ facilities, sharing that Teague’s main concern is providing the necessary repairs and services to the Boyd Unit.
“We still don’t know the problem at TDCJ,” said Prasil, who says that to date, Teague has only been made aware that the Boyd Unit’s sewer plant is in need of approximately $300,000 in repairs.
