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Special City Council Meeting
Tuesday, May 16,2024 6:00 PM Study Session Room
Thefull video ofthis meeting is available on the City website at htip.s: -farmersbranch.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
Council Present: Mayor Terry Lynne, Mayor Pro Tern Richard Jackson, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Omar
Roman, Councilmember Martin Baird, Councilmember David Reid, Councilmember
Roger Neal
City Staff Present:City Manager Ben Williamson, Director of Administrative Services/City Secretary
Stacy Henderson,City Attorney David Berman
A. CALL TO ORDER(6 P.M.)
Mayor Lynne called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
B. EXECUTIVE SESSION
B.l City Council will convene into closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.074
Personnel Deliberation and Section 551.071 (2) of the Texas Government Code to discuss
and review a Code of Ethics complaint against Mayor Terry Lynne and receive a report
from the City Attorney regarding said complaint.
The City Council convened into Executive Session at 6:00 p.m.
C.TAKE ANY ACTION AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor Pro Tem Jackson reconvened the City Council from Executive Session at 8:58 p.m. the following
action was taken.
City Attorney David Berman explained that he had submitted a report to the City Council regarding the two
ethics complaints against Mayor Terry Lynne. His findings indicated that no ethics violations existed;
however, his review was restricted only to the complaints and documents submitted. Per the Charter, it was
not his duty to conduct any formal investigation.
To promote public trust and transparency, a motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Jackson, seconded by
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Roman, that the City Council commission the City Attorney to contract outside
counsel to conduct an investigation.The motion passed with the following vote:
Aye: Mayor Pro Tem Richard Jackson, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Omar Roman, Councilmember Martin
Baird,Councilmember David Reid,Councilmember Roger Neal.
The City Council meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
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Mayor T L nne
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