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Regular Council Meeting May 10, 2021 Page 4 Mayor Pro -Tem Portugal opened the floor for nominations for Mayor. Council Member Pilgrim nominated Paula Portugal. Mayor Pro -Tem Portugal asked if there were any other nominations. There being none, she closed the floor for nominations and called for a vote on the nomination of Paula Portugal as Mayor. Paula Portugal was elected to serve as Mayor for the next year, with a vote of 7 ayes — 0 nays. Mayor Portugal opened the floor for nominations for Mayor Pro -Tem. Council Member Savage nominated Reginald Hughes. Mayor Portugal asked if there were any other nominations. There being none, she closed the floor for nominations and called for a vote on the nomination of Reginald Hughes as Mayor Pro -Tem. Reginald Hughes was elected to serve as Mayor Pro -Tem for the next year, with a vote of 7 ayes — 0 nays. 17. Discuss the process and procedures for performing the City Manager, City Attorney and City Judge performance evaluations, and provide direction to staff. Mayor Portugal said normally these annual evaluations were done at a time when new Council Members were being seated and she did not think that was fair to the employees or the new Council Members. Mayor Portugal said she would like to form a committee of three Council Members to establish a process and creation of evaluation forms. She asked for volunteers and said she would like to serve on the committee. Council Members Hughes and Pankaj volunteered to serve on the Committee. Council Member Savage suggested they conduct these evaluations in March or April of each year. Mayor Portugal said the Committee would get together and get back with staff and Council in about a month. 18. Convene into executive session pursuant to: A. Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, Consultation with Attorney, to receive legal advice from the City Attorney about (1) pending or contemplated litigation and/or (2) on matters in which the duty of an attorney to her client under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflict with this chapter, to -wit: Essent (Paris Regional Medical Center v. City of Paris). B. Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have located, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by Subdivision (1), as follows: Westgate Apartments. Council Member Pankaj said he needed to be recused from item 18 A due to a conflict. A Motion to recuse Council Member Pankaj from executive session was made by Council Member Knox and seconded by Council Member Stone. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays.