§ 3. Open meetings.

All meetings of the City Council shall be open to the public except:

(a)

Consultations with its attorney when the Council seeks the attorney's advice with respect to pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, and matters where the duty of a public body's counsel to his client, pursuant to the Code of Professional Responsibility of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this Act;

(b)

With respect to the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property, negotiated contracts for prospective gifts or donations to the governmental body;

(c)

In cases involving the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against such officer or employee, unless such officer or employee requests a public hearing;

(d)

Regarding the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices; and

(e)

At such other times and to consider such matters as may be provided by Article 6252-17, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, either in the way of exceptions or restrictions.