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[00:00:07]

GOOD EVENING. IT IS 6:00 PM.

[1. Call to Order]

PLEASE LET US COME TO ORDER FOR THE CALLED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING.

I'LL ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE RISE AS WE ARE LED IN PRAYER BY TRUSTEE BIANCA BENAVIDEZ ANDERSON AND THE PLEDGES THAT WILL BE LED BY TRUSTEE KEZIAH FARRAR.

LET'S BOW OUR HEADS. DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR TODAY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER THAT YOU'VE BEEN GIVING US LORD.

WE APPRECIATE YOU SHINING DOWN ON THIS FANTASTIC COMMUNITY.

WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL BANDS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT TO PERFORM IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL LORD.

WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP ALL OF US IN GUIDANCE TO YOU AND WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE BE OVER US THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

IN JESUS NAME, WE PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN.

STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

[4. Public Comments]

OKAY. THIS NOW TAKES US TO ITEM FOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS.

EACH SPEAKER SHOULD ADDRESS THE BOARD FROM THE PODIUM MICROPHONE AND STATE HIS OR HER NAME BEFORE SPEAKING.

ALL SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT BASED ON BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL. COPIES OF PRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

BOARD POLICY PROHIBITS THE DISCUSSION OR COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES DURING AN OPEN FORUM.

WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, MISS MYRA MILLER CASTLES.

GOOD EVENING. I'M COMING TO YOU TONIGHT IN REGARDS TO THE TEAM EIGHT TRAINING.

SO ACCORDING TO THE AGENDA, THE TRAINING IS GOING TO BE HELD IN CLOSED SESSION.

MY QUESTION TO YOU AS THE BOARD IS WHY? TRANSPARENCY IS KEY TO PARENTS.

ACCORDING TO THE AGENDA AND THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT CLOSED SESSION TO RECEIVE AN OPINION ON LAW OR LEGAL SERVICES IS WHAT IS REQUIRED OF A CLOSED SESSION.

A TEAM EIGHT TRAINING IS PART OF TASB RECOMMENDATION AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SEEKING ADVICE FROM A DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

I HAVE SENT YOU ALL AN EMAIL WITH ATTACHMENTS REFERRING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPTION JC 0233.

PLEASE REFER TO EXPERTS PAGE 3 AND 6 AND THAT I WILL GIVE YOU A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THAT.

WHEN A DISTRICT IS TRIED TO HOLD A TEAMMATE IN CLOSED SESSION ON THE AGENDA LISTED AS SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF TOMA PERIOD.

SO THE ATTACHED AG OPTION JC-0233 EXPERTS FROM PAGE 3 AND 6.

THE CRUX OF THIS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTION 2E NOW GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551-07 IS THAT THE COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE RELATED TO AN OPINION ON LAW OR LEGAL SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE IN SOME LEGAL PROCEEDING.

THUS, THE GOVERNMENT BODY MAY BE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO SEEK AND RECEIVE THE ADVICE OF THE ATTORNEY ONLY IN REGARDS TO MATTER IN WHICH IT SEEKS THE ATTORNEY LEGAL ADVICE IN REGARDS TO MATTER FOR SPECIFIC LEGAL PROCEDURES OR CLOSED OR DISCUSSION WITH AN ATTORNEY AND LIMITED TO LEGAL MATTERS.

GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THIS POLICY, UNRELATED TO LEGAL MATTERS IS NOT PERMITTED UNDER THE LANGUAGE IN SECTION OF 2E MERELY BECAUSE THE ATTORNEY IS PRECEDENT.

SUMMARY SECTION 5510712 OF GOVERNMENT CODES INCORPORATION THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE UNDER SECTION 5510712. A GOVERNMENT BODY MAY CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO RECEIVE THE ADVICE AND LEGAL ISSUES RAISED BY A PROPOSED CONTRACT.

BUT UNDER THE PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT BODY MAY NOT BE DISCUSSED IN THE MERITS OR PROPOSED CONTRACT, FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION OR OTHER NON LEGAL MATTERS RELATING TO THIS.

SO FOR ME, TRANSPARENCY IS VERY IMPORTANT AS ALL OF YOU RAN CAMPAIGNS ON TRANSPARENCY.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TONIGHT TO PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR ATTORNEY AND SEE IF YOU ARE CONDUCTING THIS MEETING IN A LEGAL MANNER.

ALSO, I WANTED TO STATE, ARE YOU AWARE I SENT AN EMAIL ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, SO I KNOW YOU ARE AWARE THAT OUT OF REGION 11, THERE'S ONLY 76 ISDS.

AND OUT OF ALL OF THOSE, THERE IS FIVE OF YOU THAT DO NOT ALLOW THE PUBLICS TO MAKE COMMENTS ON ANY TOPIC.

AND MANSFIELD IS ONE OF THOSE FIVE.

I ALWAYS FEEL THAT MANSFIELD IS A LEADER, NOT A FOLLOWER.

SO I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER TO OPEN FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

[00:05:02]

THAT'S ALL OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT.

AND SEVERAL OF YOU ALL RAN CAMPAIGNS ON THAT AS WELL.

I KNOW YOU MIGHT NOT ALWAYS LIKE WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY, BUT YOU DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO LISTEN TO US.

SO I'D APPRECIATE YOU TO CONSIDER BOTH OF THOSE ISSUES.

THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM FIVE CLOSED SESSION.

[5. Closed Session]

ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

551.071. CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD'S ATTORNEY.

551.072 REAL PROPERTY AND 551.076 TO CONDUCT DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS.

5.2 WORK SESSION.

5. 5.2.1.

TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING.

SO WE WILL NOW RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:06 P.M.

AND WE WILL RECONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION IN APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES.

OKAY. OKAY.

[6. Reconvene]

WE WILL NOW RECONVENE BACK TO PUBLIC SESSION AND THE TIME IS 9:17.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY VOTES THAT CAME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? OKAY. AS THERE WERE NONE.

WE WILL ADJOURN AT 9:17.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.