[CALL TO ORDER]
          [00:00:06]
          WE'LL NOW CALL THE MEETING OF THE WACO CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 8TH, 2026 TO ORDER AT 8:34 A.M. ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, EXCEPT FOR ANDREA BARFIELD OR MAYOR PRO TEM BARFIELD AND COUNCIL MEMBER DARIUS EWING, WHO WILL BE JOINING US. WE WILL NOW RECESS 
          [EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THE REGULAR SESSION FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, AS READ INTO THE RECORD BY THE CITY SECRETARY AT 8:34 A.M. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS. PERSONNEL TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.074 AND POTENTIAL ATTORNEY BRIEFING, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071. INTERVIEWS OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION OF CITY MANAGER AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE INTERVIEWS, APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. 
          DISCUSS CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION OF CITY MANAGER. WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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