April 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Texas Government Code, Section 551.086:  Certain Public Utilities Competitive Matters

The Texas Open Meetings Act and its provisions do not require a public power utility governing body to conduct an open meeting to deliberate, vote or take final action on any competitive matter, as that term is defined by Section 552.133, Texas Government Code.  Section 551.086 does not limit the right of a public power utility governing body to hold a closed session under any other exception provided for in the Open Meetings Act, supra.

• generation unit specific and portfolio fixed and variable costs, including forecasts
of those costs, capital improvement plans for generation units, and generation unit operating characteristics and outage scheduling;
• bidding and pricing information for purchased power, generation, and fuel, and
Electric Reliability Council of Texas bids, prices, offers, and related services and
strategies;
• effective fuel and purchased power agreements and fuel transportation
arrangements and contracts;
• risk management information, contracts, and strategies, including fuel hedging
and storage;
• plans, studies, proposals, and analyses for system improvements, additions, or
sales, other than transmission and distribution system improvements inside the
service area for which the public power utility is the sole certificated retail provider; and
• customer billing, contract, and usage information, electric power pricing
information, system load characteristics, and electric power marketing analyses
and strategies.

A matter reasonably related to information involving the provision of cable, Internet or broadband services by a municipally owned utility that provided electricity services and cable, Internet, or broadband services on or before January 1, 2003, including:

• Capital improvement plans;
• Expenses related to the installation of a facility to provide those services;
• Bidding and pricing information for installation of the facility;
• Risk management information, contracts, and strategies;
• Plans, studies, proposals and analyses for:

     a. System improvements, additions, or sales
     b. Establishing pricing for providing those services
     c. Customer billing, contract and usage information

Texas Government Code, Section 551.071: Attorney consultation regarding pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, or matters deemed subject to the Code of Professional Responsibility of the State Board of Texas, including contracts containing information proprietary to third parties.

1.  Consultation with the System's Attorney on any regular session agenda item requiring confidential, attorney/client advice necessitated by the deliberation or discussion of said items.

Texas Government Code, Section 551.072: A governmental body may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person.

1. Discuss Potential Land Purchases

Texas Government Code, Section 551.074: Personnel Matters
(a) This chapter does not require a governmental body to conduct an open meeting;

(1) to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee.

1. General Manager Annual Evaluation
2. Professional Services Support