[{"_1":2,"_98":-5,"_99":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,74,86],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},"mediaId",6644117,"mediaKeyId","2529868-b9ebb44ddc691c2642571a3f6ffbc42c","parentId",2529868,"title","Workforce Solutions lease approved by CEIDC on month-to-month basis; council voiced concerns and did not fully concur","audioSeconds",693,"startMs",1376000,"endMs",2069000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=2529868-b9ebb44ddc691c2642571a3f6ffbc42c&start=1376&end=2069","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2529868-b9ebb44ddc691c2642571a3f6ffbc42c/thumbnail_1376000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6644117/Crockett/Houston-County/Texas/Workforce-Solutions-lease-approved-by-CEIDC-on-month-to-month-basis-council-voiced-concerns-and-did-not-fully-concur","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6644117-eff129aca72dfaecfe8baf986026f603/orig.mp4?Expires=1771056499&Signature=Xf9IAFu2WvsSJTEwd-AQJl0H2oyoOC-61EmH~EJGRn89dP1aIrVHDdJId7IFh2XH1jggo3Sl9j3B5l5Hk8mlAZo25vsxf3XYeQjVdBktsVXeC49S3HCrumEV41oVkmw-uom989F2kMbOc8qw~m0VjePgsSFQWihAsllwUQ4MmA3zn4ha64~NHYO72SiP~9onG3l047QtgqXr~BFnHVJxaIx~hlLfp9vfTYGpqT-C5iKqDmg-X0jAmQqE0EagOy-gSg3XuRKeh42FGMi4XLS4Vg4J8lIIlKmAlDeg3MKJwB9XYNP1ADb6DJYYhkT7QUK5akavhxPYNAPewikUoyR1EQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","","date","2025-03-09T18:41:33.01Z","article","The Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation approved a month-to-month lease agreement with Deep East Texas Local Workforce Development Board, Inc., dba Workforce Solutions, to allow Workforce Solutions to continue operating its Crockett office at 1505 South Fourth Street while the city and CEIDC complete a transfer of assets. CEIDC board members and city staff said the agreement was requested so Workforce Solutions could meet Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) monitoring requirements that call for signed leases.

City attorneys and Workforce attorneys reviewed the proposed document and recommended a month-to-month form while ownership and long-term arrangements are sorted. An email from Lauren Phipps at Workforce Solutions — read into the record — warned that TWC may have concerns without a signed lease and asked that the agreement be executed “sooner than later.” The lease, as proposed, maintains the prior arrangement that Workforce reimburses shared costs rather than paying a fixed rent; meeting speakers said Workforce’s prior occupancy began roughly four years ago and that the most recent formal lease had expired in December of the prior year.

Council members raised several concerns during a lengthy discussion. Some members said Workforce had not consistently paid invoices in the past and asked why invoices were not processed earlier; staff responded that invoices sent previously were not timely generated by city staff. Council members also pressed for options other than the single month-to-month document that staff presented; staff said the lease language was drafted by Workforce and reviewed by the city’s attorneys and Workforce attorneys and that attorneys were comfortable with a month-to-month approach during the pending asset transfer.

On the EDC side the motion to approve the month-to-month lease carried. When the item returned to the City Council for a separate vote, the transcript records that only two council members voted in favor on the city side and that the city did not concur with the EDC’s approval for the same item. City staff said that if no active lease were executed Workforce would have to move and that approving the month-to-month document was intended to preserve services during the transition. Council members said they would revisit a longer-term lease once the transfer of EDC assets to the city was complete.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Crockett City Council Meeting - 02/03/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation approved a month-to-month lease with Workforce Solutions so the agency can continue operating its Crockett office while the city and CEIDC finish asset transfers.","taxTitle","Crockett, Houston County, Texas","taxId",69526,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6644123,"Crockett economic development board votes to dissolve; city council accepts termination and distribution plan",290,10303000,10593000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2529868-b9ebb44ddc691c2642571a3f6ffbc42c&start=10303&end=10593","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2529868-b9ebb44ddc691c2642571a3f6ffbc42c/thumbnail_10303000.jpg","/articles/6644123/Crockett/Houston-County/Texas/Crockett-economic-development-board-votes-to-dissolve-city-council-accepts-termination-and-distribution-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6644123-f1f8ebb8f3481c25358c733bfb40cba3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771056499&Signature=hUU-E1s9PqNViFSzZC1CSGkgyt8R-QnFsvAdDLnunGV0GxhXJ~KI5EF7udfWONyPMtjU9hvs7KzhKJxnnTjJe6~~CsIXbpwII9aBiLctPTmLjjqFSXu4NMs2P5mUr3hQDHC812uabmyudpfvqt4Dva~V8radvR5vrbgS9DlQfl4rTjETx1LW9z4PT68DQqB0inJ8ryivYQgqS-U9IcOSgNtuf2sydwllxkfTwI94bBWT4IceQyVbH-HcamUaiNbZUAEPiHEAMlIqkX6Q3GkE79dcp5EKaVvRApgXS-ciKtXTfc26Z2OtIPjzN~4YXUVL33tG4GteNVihA~e121Rdlw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a joint meeting of the Crockett City Council and the Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation (CEIDC), the CEIDC board voted to terminate the corporation and approve a plan to wind up and distribute its assets. The City Council later approved a corresponding resolution accepting the termination and authorizing an interlocal agreement with the CEIDC to prepare and execute documents needed to complete the dissolution.

The vote followed an executive session in which city attorneys briefed both bodies on legal matters related to the CEIDC, including pending lawsuits. On reconvening, an EDC member moved to approve a resolution terminating the CEIDC and approving a termination-and-distribution plan and an interlocal agreement; that motion was seconded and the board’s motion carried. The City Council then considered the same resolution, moved and seconded it, and voted to accept and approve the plan and interlocal agreement.

City officials said the interlocal agreement authorizes preparation and execution of the documents required to wind up the CEIDC “in accordance with state law.” Council and EDC members noted that, because the EDC voted to dissolve, certain actions (including payments or other disbursements from CEIDC accounts) are constrained while the wind-up is implemented. Several speakers cautioned that unresolved disputes could lead to court filings; the mayor and council referenced the possibility that the matter could ultimately be decided by the courts if parties do not reach agreement.

The resolutions direct staff and legal counsel to prepare the paperwork needed to complete the dissolution and to transfer assets consistent with the approved plan. Council members said the city will receive additional documentation and that, if necessary, the city will take further action when those documents are presented for final approval.","At a joint meeting, the Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation voted to terminate itself and approve a plan to wind up and distribute assets; the Crockett City Council subsequently approved an interlocal agreement to carry out the wind-up process.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6644115,"Votes at a glance: minutes, elections, appraisal-district nomination and other actions from Crockett joint meeting",435,635000,1070000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2529868-b9ebb44ddc691c2642571a3f6ffbc42c&start=635&end=1070","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2529868-b9ebb44ddc691c2642571a3f6ffbc42c/thumbnail_635000.jpg","/articles/6644115/Crockett/Houston-County/Texas/Votes-at-a-glance-minutes-elections-appraisal-district-nomination-and-other-actions-from-Crockett-joint-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6644115-29d484402585ba10330a6647e7883d24/orig.mp4?Expires=1771056499&Signature=h3GhGouSgeEBhBzbzKT4NBsucTyWGiTFiBAfxgymjvX~hWURCmWQVc9LC63UbOJ-X~O0LjV4CO9fasseiNt39HB9E-EmfPILjcfiDRylbKiYQgB-bg2TSma7~RooLEuMV991afOdAd-iGEYEuLRScNHvPo7A-ETS6v9MuU9gwPN8q4XeFYJXZakR12B~qtpDlxpvtq1Tdqcw9Wcj0pc85LWHY8YuiwAWyq-la2ZwS~WzGk4fLVloiwb8GdFyJIVlL4XSArqA~8J2EBTACmMWnQnUMievuJMNgAi0Ohwqr~jIzb-qHJtAzrIXJEhuLIDOr3AKjuKhsi2tf45nTssHDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Key formal actions taken at the joint meeting of the Crockett City Council and the Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation are summarized below. This list reflects motions and recorded outcomes from the public record.

- Approval of minutes (City item 1): Council moved, seconded and approved the minutes from the regular session of Jan. 27, 2025. Outcome: approved.

- Resolution calling for a regular election (City item 2): Council moved and approved a resolution calling the regular election for council member in Precinct 12 and mayor for the City of Crockett. Outcome: approved.

- Election services contract with Houston County (City item 3): Discussion of an election services contract and estimated costs (city staff cited an initial estimate and said last-year reimbursements lowered the final cost). Council moved to table the contract until staff could provide a cost-sharing breakdown showing what other entities (school districts, hospital district, other cities) are paying. Outcome: tabled pending additional cost-sharing information.

- Nomination to the Houston County Appraisal District board (City item 4): The council received notice of a vacancy following the resignation of W. F. Kitchen and moved to nominate a candidate. The record shows a nomination was made and the motion carried; the transcript did not include a fully spelled or confirmed name for the nominee in the public record. Outcome: nomination approved (candidate acceptance to be confirmed with appraisal district process).

- Workforce Solutions lease (EDC/City item): The CEIDC approved a proposed month-to-month lease with Deep East Texas Local Workforce Development Board, Inc., dba Workforce Solutions, for 1505 South Fourth Street so the office could meet Texas Workforce Commission monitoring requirements; the City Council expressed reservations and did not fully concur with the EDC vote. Outcome: EDC approved month-to-month lease; City Council recorded fewer votes in favor and did not concur on the same item.

- CEIDC termination and distribution plan (EDC/City item): The CEIDC board voted to approve a resolution terminating the corporation and approving a termination-and-distribution plan and interlocal agreement with the city; the City Council subsequently accepted and approved the same plan and authorized staff and counsel to prepare and execute necessary documents. Outcome: approved by both bodies.

Where the transcript recorded specific vote tallies, those are noted in the record; where the transcript did not provide named vote tallies, the article notes outcomes as recorded (motion carries/approved/tabled).","The joint meeting produced several formal actions: approval of minutes; a resolution calling a regular election; tabling of the county election services contract pending cost-sharing details; a nomination to the Houston County Appraisal District board; and the EDC and city actions on the Workforce lease and EDC dissolution.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Workforce Solutions lease approved by CEIDC on month-to-month basis; council voiced concerns and did not fully concur

Crockett economic development board votes to dissolve; city council accepts termination and distribution plan

Votes at a glance: minutes, elections, appraisal-district nomination and other actions from Crockett joint meeting