Council instructs city manager to implement police chief responsibilities after executive session

Freeport City Council, returning from executive session at about 8:54 p.m., voted unanimously to instruct City Manager Lance Petty to take immediate action affecting the police chief’s responsibilities and privileges.

The move came after the council reconvened in regular session. The presiding official said, "We are officially out of executive session back into regular session. Counsel, is there a motion to be made coming out of executive?" Councilman Raso then offered the motion: "I'd like to make a motion to instruct the city manager Lance Petty to read and state 'Yes, sir. As police chief with all responsibilities and privileges affected immediately.'" The council called the vote, and the presiding official said, "All those in favor state aye. All opposed? Motion carries unanimously."

The transcript shows the action was taken immediately after the executive session; no further public details about the content of the executive session or the precise administrative steps to be taken were stated on the record. After the vote, a motion to adjourn was made and the meeting ended.

The council’s voice vote and the brief remarks in open session are the only public record in the transcript of the council’s action; the meeting did not include additional explanation, roll-call vote tallies, or named statements from the police chief in the provided transcript.