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Under threat of lawsuit, CS votes to allow resignation
By APRIL AVISON
Eagle Staff Writer
given the chance to quit. The
council then apologized to
the community for the "con-
troversy" stemming from the
surprise dismissal Friday,
which Brymer claimed was
illegal because the matter
hadn't been listed on the
meeting agenda.
Mayor Pro Tem John Happ
made the motion Wednesday
to rescind Brymer's termina-
tion, reinstate his pay
retroactive to July 14 and
place him on administrative
leave with pay. He will be
given the opportunity to
resign, and the city attorney
has been directed to negoti-
ate a settlement figure with
Brymer's attorney. .
Brymer responded Wed-
nesday through a statement
released by his attorney,
Wayne Rife.
"Tom and his family are
pleased with the City Coun-
cil's decision to rescind
the illegal action which it
undertook by its decision to
terminate Tom Brymer's
employment as city manag-
er," the statement reads,
alleging that the vote was in
violation of the Texas Open
Meetings Act.
Brymer threatened Tues-
day to sue the city and each
of the four council members .f
who voted to fire him if the t
council did not declare its #
action illegal and reverse r
course by 5 p. m. Friday. The
council's actions Wednesday
included no such acknowl-
edgment that the vote - f
which is under review by the
Brazos County District
Attorney's Office - might
have been illegal.
Rife said in his letter that
he plans to continue negotia-
The College Station City
Council on Wednesday over-
turned last
■ Editorial /AS week's sud-
den firing
of city manager Tom
Brymer, allowing him to
resign rather than face a
lawsuit over his termina-
tion.
The reversal followed a
three-hour closed session in
which council members dis-
cussed Brymer's threat to
sue if he wasn't reinstated or
Eagle photo/Dave McD
College Station Mayor Ron Silvia (left) and City Attorney Harvey
speak before the council goes into closed session Wednesday.
See BRYMER, Page A3