The City of Teague and City of Fairfield will meet in a Special Called Joint Council Meeting on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at the Tri-County Golf Club location off Highway 84 between the two cities.

Meeting is set to begin at 6:00 p.m.

Agenda appears below:

 

AGENDA

City of Teague Board of Aldermen

SPECIAL CALLED JOINT MEETING

With the City of Fairfield City Council

OCTOBER 18, 2018 AT 6:00 P.M.

 

AGENDA

Notice is hereby given that a SpecialCalledJoint Meeting of the Governing Body of the City of Teague with the Governing Body of the City of Fairfield will be held on OCTOBER 18, 2018 AT 6:00 P.M.  The meeting will be held in the BANQUET ROOM AT THE TRI-COUNTY GOLD CLUB 125 PRIVATE ROAD 940, TEAGUE, TEXAS 75860.  All Agenda items are subject to action.  The City of Teague Board of Aldermen / or the City of Fairfield City Council reserve the right to meet in executive closed session on any Agenda items listed below, as authorized by Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney); 551.072 (Deliberation and Real Property); 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations); 551.074 (Personnel Matters); 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices) and 551.087 (Economic Development).

 

  1. CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM FOR EACH GOVERNING BODY IS PRESENT
  2. INVOCATION
  3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  4. ROLL CALL
  5. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION BETWEEN THE CITY OF TEAGUE AND THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD REGARDING THE JOINTLY OWNED TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (TDCJ) BOYD UNIT’S WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES:
  6. Discussion and possible action on the Facilities Agreement between City of Teague, City of Fairfield, and Texas Department of Corrections Justice and Interlocal Definitive Agreement between City of Teague and City of Fairfield.
  7. Discussion and possible action on the Budget for the TDCJ Boyd Unit’s Facilities.
  8. Discussion and possible action on the Monthly Financial Activity Report for the TDCJ Boyd Unit’s Facilities.
  9. Discussion and possible action on scheduling TDCJ Management Board meetings.
  10. Discussion and possible action on allowing City of Teague employees access to the TDCJ Boyd Unit’s facilities.
  11. Discussion and possible action on approving the appropriation of TDCJ Funds for the employment of the City of Teague’s engineering firm to complete an engineering study on the TDCJ Boyd Unit’s Water and Wastewater Facilities.
  12. Discussion and possible action regarding City of Teague v. City of Fairfield, Cause No. CV-18-334-B, Freestone County District Court.
  13. Discussion and possible action regarding outstanding Public Information Requests made by the City of Teague to the City of Fairfield.
  14. RECESS JOINT MEETING
  15. RECONVENE INTO SEPARATE BOARD OF ALDERMEN / CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS LOCATIONS:
  16. City of Teague – Banquet Room at Tri-County Golf Club
  17. City of Fairfield – Restaurant Room at Tri-County Golf Club

Each Governing Body will reconvene into Open Session to go into individual executive sessions.

 

  1. Executive Session – In accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 551.001, et seq., the City Councils will individually recess into Executive Session (closed meeting) to discuss the following:
  2. ξ 551.071(1): Consultation with Attorney regarding pending or contemplated litigation re:  City of Teague v. City of Fairfield
  3. ξ 551.071(2): Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter re: (i) Facilities Agreement between the City of Teague, City of Fairfield, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice; (ii) Interlocal Definitive Agreement Between the City of Teague and the City of Fairfield; (iii) Budget for the TDCJ Boyd Unit’s Facilities; (iv) Monthly Financial Activity Report for the TDCJ Boyd Unit’s Facilities; (v) Scheduling TDCJ Management Board Meetings; (vii) Allowing City of Teague employees access to the TDCJ Boyd Unit’s facilities; (vii) Approval of TDCJ Funds for engineering study of the TDCJ Boyd Unit’s Water and Wastewater Facilities; (viii) outstanding Public Information Requests made by the City of Teague to the City of Fairfield.
  4. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION – In accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, the City Councils will individually reconvene into Regular Session to consider action, if any, on matters discussed in Executive Session.
  5. RECONVENE INTO JOINT BOARD OF ALDERMEN / CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT BANQUET ROOM

              — The Governing Bodies of each City will reconvene into Joint Open Session to address agenda iteme 5(a) – (h), closing comments, and adjournment.

  1. CLOSING COMMENTS
  2. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON FUTURE JOINT COUNCIL MEETINGS
  3. ADJOURNMENT OF JOINT MEETING

 

CERTIFICATION

CITY OF TEAGUE

 

I, Theresa Prasil, City Secretary of the governing body of the City of Teague, Texas, do HEREBY CERTIFY that the above notice of the meeting of the governing body of the City of Teague, Texas is a true and correct copy of said notice posted at the City of Teague, Texas in a place convenient and readily accessible to the Public at all time.

Witness my hand and seal of the City of Teague, and posted on this 15th day of October 2018, at 5:00 p.m. and will remain posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding scheduled time of the meeting.

Theresa Prasil, City Administrator / Secretary

 

Teague Residents:  Any person interested in attending the meeting with special communication or accommodations needs to contact City Hall 48 hours prior to the meeting at 254-739-2547 to make arrangements. “This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”

 

CERTIFICATION

CITY OF FAIRFIELD

 

I CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE NOTICE OF MEETING WAS POSTED OCTOBER 15TH, 2018 AT 4:09 P.M. ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 222 SOUTH MOUNT STREET, FAIRFIELD, TEXAS, AND WILL REMAIN POTED CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRECEDING SCHEDULED TIME OF THE MEETING.  I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING NEWS MEDIA AND WEBSITE HOSTING WAS PROPERLY NOTIFIED OF THIS MEETING AS STATE ABOVE:  FAIRFIELD RECORDER AND FREESTONE COUNTY TIMES, FAIRFIELD, TX AND FOURSTORY CREATIVE.COM

 

Misty Richardson

City Secretary

 

Fairfield Residents:  Any person interested in attending the meeting with special communication or accommodation needs to contact City Hall 48 hours prior to the meeting at 254-739-2547 to make arrangements.