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          [1. Call to Order of the Edmond City Council Meeting.]
          [00:00:03]
          I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON OCTOBER 12TH, 2026 TO ORDER. 
          [2.  Executive Session to Discuss the Employment of the Acting City Attorney as Authorized Pursuant to 25 O. S. Section 307(B)(1).]
ITEM TWO ON THE AGENDA IS EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE A CITY ATTORNEY IS AUTHORIZED BY PURSUANT TO 25 OH S SECTION 3 0 7 B ONE. 
          CAN I GET A MOTION? I MOVE. 
          SECOND. 
          I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          WE'LL BE BACK IN A FEW MINUTES. 
          HOPEFULLY. 
          MOTION TO RETURN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          GOT A MOTION, A SECOND. 
          CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          [3.  Discussion and Consideration of Appointing Laura K. McDevitt, with Williams, Box, Forshee & Bullard, P.C., as Acting City Attorney.]
WE'RE BACK IN SESSION. 
          ITEM THREE IS DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTING LAURA K MCDEVITT WITH WILLIAMS BOX FOUR AND BULLARD PC AS ACTING CITY ATTORNEY. 
          AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT HERE THAT WHEN WE TOOK ACTION TWO WEEKS AGO, I MADE A COMMITMENT TO TAYLOR CLARK WHEN HE AGREED TO BE ACTING CITY ATTORNEY, THAT BECAUSE OF THE WORKLOAD THAT OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS AND OTHER COMMITMENTS THAT TAYLOR HAS, THAT I WOULD FIND US AS QUICKLY AS I COULD AN ACTING CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE OVER THIS ROLE WHILE WE'RE CONTINUING THE EMPLOYMENT REVIEW. 
          SO THAT IS WHAT I HAVE DONE. 
          WE'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE COUNCIL. 
          AS YOU COULD TELL, WE JUST HAD A RATHER LENGTHY DISCUSSION. 
          UM, AND SO NOW WE'RE ON ITEM THREE. 
          MR. MAYOR, I'VE MOVED TO APPROVE APPOINTING LAURA MCDEVITT WITH WILLIAMS BOX FORHE AND BULLARD AS ACTING CITY ATTORNEY. 
          I HAVE A MOTION. 
          SECOND AND A SECOND. 
          CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          [4.  Discussion and Consideration of Approval of Contract with Laura K. McDevitt and Williams, Box, Forshee & Bullard, P.C. to Provide Services as Acting City Attorney; Up to $40,000.00.]
FIVE ZERO. 
          ITEM FOUR. 
          DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION. 
          APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT WITH LAURA K MCDEVITT AND WILLIAMS BOX. 
          FORIA AND BULLARD PC TO PROVIDE SERVICES AS ACTING CITY ATTORNEY UP TO $40,000. 
          MAYOR, I'VE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH LAURA MCDEVITT AND WILLIAMS BOX. 
          YOU BULLARD PC TO PROVIDE SERVICES AS ACTING CITY ATTORNEY UP TO $40,000. 
          I HAVE A MOTION. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          A SECOND. 
          CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          FIVE ZERO. 
          I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. 
          SO MOVED, MAYOR. 
          SECOND. 
          I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          WE'RE ADJOURNED. 
          I.
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