Supreme Court of Texas/Photo by Noah Dawson
Ahead of Tuesday’s regular 3:00 pm meeting, Amarillo City Council will convene in a closed-door executive session to discuss the civic center lawsuit and the performance of Interim City Manager Andrew Freeman.
As we reported earlier this month, the City of Amarillo filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Texas challenging part of the ruling in the lawsuit brought by businessman Alex Fairly over funding for upgrades to the Amarillo Civic Center. The petition does not directly challenge the portion of the Seventh District Court of Appeals’ ruling that the tax notes issued by the city for the project were void, but it is challenging the part of the ruling which required the city to pay Alex Fairly’s legal fees.
The council will also discuss Interim City Manager Andrew Freeman’s performance. The item on the agenda is labeled “Performance Matrix for Interim City Manager.” Freeman was promoted to Acting City Manager following the approval of a separation agreement with former city manager Jared Miller in August and was formally promoted to Interim City Manager in September. The council is also set to discuss the process for recruiting a new city manager during their regular meeting.
The executive session meeting is set to begin at 1:00 pm and will take place on the third floor of Amarillo City Hall on Tuesday, November 14th. The executive session meeting will not be open to the public, though the 3:00 pm regular meeting will be. The agenda for the executive session meeting can be found at this link.