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An Zrson Says
Meeting Legal
College Station Mayor D. A.
(Andy) Anderson claimed Sat-
urday the city council - mem-
bers - only meeting called for
Tuesday will not violate the
Texas Open Meeting Law.
Anderson told the Eagle the
meeting will concern personnel
and the acquisition of land. He
refused to elaborate.
"The meeting I called for the
College Station City Council for
April 21 will be held on sched-
ule, notwithstanding the public
utterance of one Councilman
McGraw," Anderson said in a
statement to the news media.
Anderson continued:
"This meeting will be confin-
ed to issues that are allowed
under the Open Meeting Law
and can best be discussed in a
closed session. The city attor-
ney has been consulted on this
matter and he has endorsed the
meeting.
"As mayor of the city of Col-
lege Station, I wish to assure
all citizens that I have and al-
ways will conduct the affairs of
this city in an ethical, business-
like manner that is in keeping
with the law and in the public
interest. I have nothing to hide.
"Under no circumstances will
I enter into a public debate
with McGraw or the small cli-
que that is continually trying to
create problems in our city and
the community as a whole where
none exists— either on this or
on any other issue."
McGraw declined jarxt week to
attend the meeting, stating in a
letter to the mayor that he be-
lieves public affairs should be
discussed in public.
The Texas Ooen Meetings
Law provides that:
"Except as otherwise provid-
ed in this Act, every regular,
special, or called meeting or
session of every governmental
body shall be open to the pub -
lic."
The exceptions contained in
the act are meetings at which
the discussion involves person-
nel, acquisition of land, or mat-
ters of security.
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