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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEETING
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020 AT 6:30 PM
Anna City Hall, Council Chambers
111 N. Powell Parkway, Anna, Texas 75409
The Anna City Council conducted a SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEETING on
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. at Anna City Hall, 111 N. Powell Parkway,
Anna, Texas 75409.
An emergency and urgent public necessity is limited to imminent threats to public
health and safety, which require immediate action by the Anna City Council. This
notice of meeting giving time, place, date and subject of this SPECIAL
EMERGENCY MEETING was posted as described in Texas Government Code
Section 551.041 for the purpose of considering the following agenda items and
has been provided to the news media and to anyone else that has requested to
be notified pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 541.047 (a). An
emergency and urgent public necessity exists and this special emergency
meeting is necessary to the take action in response to an imminent threat to the
public's health posed by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum.
Mayor Pike called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.
Council Member Toten was absent.
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
Council Member Beazley led the Invocation and Pledge.
3. Citizen Comments.
At this time, any person may address the City Council regarding an item
on this meeting agenda that is not scheduled for public hearing. Also, at
this time any person may address the Council regarding an item that is not
on this meeting agenda. Each person will be allowed up to three (3)
minutes to speak. No discussion or action may be taken at this meeting on
items not listed on this agenda, other than to make statements of specific
factual information in response to a citizen's inquiry or to recite existing
policy in response to the inquiry.
None.
4. Considerscuss/Action regarding May 2, 2020 special and regular
elections and take any necessary action.
Mayor Pike moved to postpone the May 2 2020 elections to November 31
2020. Council Member Vollmer seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
5. CLOSED SESSION (EXCEPTIONS)
Under Tex. Gov't Code Chapter 551, the City Council may enter into
closed session to discuss any items listed or referenced on this agenda
under the following exceptions:
Consult with legal counsel regarding pending or contemplated litigation
and/or on matters 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 Chapter 551 of the
Government Code (Tex. Gov't Code §551.071). emergency
postponement of election.
MOTION: Council Member Bryan moved to enter closed session. Council
Member Miller seconded. Motion carried EA.
Mayor Pike recessed the meeting at 6:46 PM.
Mayor Pike reconvened the meeting at 7:02 PM.
6. Consider/Discuss/Action on any items listed on any agenda—work
session, regular meeting, or closed session—that is duly posted by the
City of Anna for any City Council meeting occurring on the same date as
the meeting noticed in this agenda. (If there is no need to address any
other such agenda item, the Mayor shall adjourn this meeting).
None.
7. Adjourn. There being no further business before the Council, we will
consider this meeting adjourned at p.m.
Mayor Pike adjourned the meeting at 7:07 PM.
APPROVED the 28th day of April, 2020.
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Carrie L. Land, City Secretary
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Nate Pike, Mayor