[CALL TO ORDER]
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TODAY'S MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL. IT'S A SPECIAL MEETING. TODAY'S DATE IS MONDAY, MARCH 23RD, 2026. AND IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PRAYER AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. LOVING GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GATHER HERE TO DO THE WORK OF THE CITY. I GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THIS INCREDIBLE CITY THAT WE LIVE IN AND GET TO BE A PART OF.
AND I'M THANKFUL FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL AND FOR ALL OUR MANAGEMENT AND AS WELL AS ALL THE EMPLOYEES. AND WE CERTAINLY LIFT UP THE EMPLOYEE THAT WAS INJURED LAST WEEK AND IS RECOVERING. AND WE ASK, THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL WEEKEND, A WONDERFUL MURAL FEST AND THE GREAT WEATHER. PRAY ALL THIS IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MAY I HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR WEST.
PRESIDENT. MAYOR. PRO TEM TURNER, ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER. HILLIARD. HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER. WILLIAMS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHERWOOD ABSENT. AND COUNCIL MEMBER CRENSHAW ABSENT. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. NO,
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
SIR. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED AT THIS POINT. WE'RE GOING TO BE RECESSING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT. EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES OF CITY MANAGER POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551.074 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. PERSONNEL MATTERS. IT'S CLOSED. MEETING JUNE ELLIS AND MILES HAYNES AND. AND AS WE RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, I JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MIKE WILLIAMS, WHO. YES. ALL RIGHT.