November 21, 2016 Minutes
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
November 21, 2016
After determining that a quorum was present, the City Council convened in a Special Called Closed
Meeting on Monday, November 21, 2016 at 10:02 a.m. in the Council Work Session Room at City
Hall.
PRESENT: Council Member Hawkins, Council Member Briggs, Council Member Wazny,
Council Member Gregory, Mayor Pro Tem Roden, Council Member Bagheri, and
Mayor Watts.
ABSENT: None.
1. Closed Meeting:
A. ID 16-1499 Deliberations regarding Personnel Matters – Under Government Code,
Section 551.074; and Consultation with Attorneys – Under Texas Government Code,
Section 551.071.
Discuss and deliberate regarding the evaluation of candidates and the
appointment/employment of a City Manager and consultation, deliberation and
receipt of information from the City attorneys involving legal matters relating to
employment law and contracts with candidates, where a public discussion of these
legal matters would clearly conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys to the City
of Denton under Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar
of Texas.
Following the completion of the Closed Meeting at 10:52 a.m., the City Council convened in a
Special Called Meeting.
1.Items For Individual Consideration
Ordinance No. 2016-365
A. ID 16-1507 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving an employment agreement
for the City Manager and authorizing the Mayor to execute said Agreement setting
the compensation and terms of that employment; authorizing expenditures and
actions; and providing an effective date.
Council Member Wazny motioned, Council Member Hawkins seconded to adopt the ordinance
and employment agreement with Todd Hileman as City Manager with the flexibility to negotiate
the start date to be on or before January 30, 2017 and the term of the employment agreement to be
five years beginning on the commencement date, on or before January 30, 2017 and ending on or
before January 29, 2022, depending on start date. On roll call vote, Council Member Hawkins
"aye", Council Member Briggs "aye", Council Member Wazny "aye", Mayor Watts "aye", Mayor
Pro Tem Roden "aye", Council Member Bagheri "aye", and Council Member Gregory "aye".
Motion carried unanimously.
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With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:55 a.m.
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CHRIS WATTS
MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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JANE RICHARDSON
ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS