Opinion No. KP-0474
The Honorable Jenny P. Dorsey
Nueces County Attorney
901 Leopard Street, Room 207
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-3689
Re: Whether a member of the board of managers of the Nueces County Hospital District may simultaneously serve as a member of the board of directors of the Corpus Christi Regional Transit Authority (RQ-0534-KP)
S U M M A R Y
A court would likely conclude that the conflicting-loyalties aspect of common-law incompatibility precludes an individual from simultaneously serving as a member of the board of managers of the Nueces County Hospital District and a member of the board of directors of the Corpus Christi Regional Transit Authority.
Opinion No. KP-0475
The Honorable Matthew A. Mills
Hood County Attorney
1200 West Pearl Street
Granbury, Texas 76048
Re: Whether the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code section 551.071, authorizes discussion about hiring a law firm, and whether boilerplate language contained on a meeting notice or agenda is sufficient notice of an executive session (RQ-0537-KP)
S U M M A R Y
Government Code section 551.041 requires notice of each subject to be addressed at a meeting and applies to both open and closed meetings held under the Open Meetings Act. Boilerplate language in a notice that a closed meeting may commence pursuant to certain provisions of the Act is insufficient by itself to alert the general public of the subject to be considered at the closed meeting.
Government Code section 551.071 contains the attorney-consultation exception to the Open Meetings Act. Under subsection 551.071(2), a governmental body may conduct a closed meeting for the purpose of consulting an attorney about potentially retaining the attorney's law firm to perform professional legal services.
For further information, please access the website at www.texasattorneygeneral.gov or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.
TRD-202404777
Justin Gordon
General Counsel
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: October 8, 2024