Council Conference Room

                                                                                                Municipal Building

                                                                                                January 22, 2007

The McAlester City Council met in Special Session on Monday, January 22, 2007, at 5:30 P.M. after proper notice and agenda was posted January 18, 2007, at 3:45 P.M.

Present:            Don Lewis, Sam Mason, Buddy Garvin, Greg Rock, Travis Read, Donnie Condit & Robert Ivester

Absent:             Councilman Wilkinson

Presiding:          Don Lewis, Mayor

Mayor Lewis called the Special Session to order.

Councilman Condit moved to recess the Special Session for an Executive Session to discuss City Manager candidate in accordance with Title 25, Sec. 307.B.1.  The motion was seconded by Councilman Mason, and the vote was taken as follows:

AYE:  Councilman Mason, Read, Rock, Condit, Garvin & Mayor Lewis

NAY:  None

Mayor Lewis declared the motion carried, and the Special Session was recessed at 5:32 P.M.

The Special Session was reconvened at 7:43 P.M.  Mayor Lewis stated that the Council had gone into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing City Manager candidate in accordance with Title 25, Sec. 307.B.1.  Only that matter was discussed by the Council and no action was taken.  The Council returned to open session at 7:43 P.M., and this constituted the Minutes of the Executive Session. 

Councilman Rock moved to hire Mark Roath as City Manager, pending the completion and acceptance of agreement, by both parties. The motion was seconded by Councilman Read, and the vote was taken as follows:

AYE:  Councilman Read, Condit, Mason, Rock & Mayor Lewis

NAY:  Councilman Garvin

Mayor Lewis declared the motion carried.

There being no further business for the Council to discuss Councilman Condit moved for the Special meeting to be adjourned.  Councilman Rock seconded the motion, and the vote was taken as follows:

AYE:  Councilman Garvin, Rock, Read, Condit, Mason & Mayor Lewis

NAY:  None

Mayor Lewis declared the motion carried, and the Special Session was adjourned at 7:46 P.M.

Attest:

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                                                                                    Don R. Lewis, Mayor

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Cora Middleton, City Clerk