September 17 Transcript

Texas Department of Transportation Commission Meeting

STAFF:

MR. WILLIAMSON: Good afternoon. It is 3:00 p.m., and I would like to call the special meeting of the Texas Transportation Commission to order.

The public notice of this special meeting containing all items on the agenda was filed with the Office of the Secretary of State at 10:03 a.m. on September 5, 2007. We call this special meeting for the primary purpose of continuing the process of selecting a new executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation.

In a few minutes we will recess this meeting and enter into executive session for a second round of interviews. At the conclusion of these interviews we will either name a new executive director or defer action and continue our deliberations at a later date.

We will return to open session at the conclusion of the interview process and announce which of these actions we will take.

Do any of the Commissioners wish to make a comment at this time?

(No response.)

MR. WILLIAMSON: We will now recess our open meeting to go into executive session under Section 551.074 of the Government Code to interview and discuss the election of the executive director of TxDOT. It is now 3:03 p.m.

(Whereupon, the Commission went into executive session.)

MR. WILLIAMSON: The meeting of the Commission is called back to order at　--

VOICE: 9:38.

MR. WILLIAMSON: 　-- 9:38 p.m. to recess for a break　-- we're not breaking. The time is now 9:38 p.m., and the special meeting of the Texas Transportation Commission is called back to order. They gave me the wrong piece of paper about excusing the　--

The Commission has concluded its executive session and we announce the following action we're taking. Phillip, Amadeo and Steve　-- where's Steve? All three of you were smashing, so smashing that we're not able to make a decision at this time.

Is there any other business to come before the Commission?

VOICE: No.

MR. WILLIAMSON: There being none, I will entertain a motion to adjourn.

MR. UNDERWOOD: So move.

MR. HOUGHTON: Second.

MR. WILLIAMSON: There's a motion and a second. Please note for the record it's 9:40 p.m. This meeting stands adjourned.

(Whereupon, at 9:40 p.m., the meeting was concluded.)

MEETING OF: Texas Transportation Commission
LOCATION: Austin, Texas
DATE: September 17, 2007

I do hereby certify that the foregoing pages, numbers 1 through 6, inclusive, are the true, accurate, and complete transcript prepared from the verbal recording made by electronic recording by Sunny L. Peer before the Texas Transportation Commission.

 9/20/2007
(Transcriber) (Date)

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