Based on postings at the City of Brownsville website, it would appear that the City Commission and the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation were conjoined twins, totally synchronized, if not one and the same.
Both are scheduled for October 5, 2021 meetings at 5:00 PM in the Brownsville Public Library's meeting room.
The published agendas are identical, same proclamations, works sessions, consent agenda items and items for individual consideration.
The only differences are the headings and the signatures.
One agenda is headed "Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation" and the other heading is "City Commission of Brownsville."
One agenda is signed by John Cowen, Jr., Chair of the GBIC and the other agenda is signed by Laure Morgan, City Secretary.
We messaged two City Commissioners, getting an answer from one:
Barton: Are GBIC and the City Commission now synchronized, essentially one and the same?
Commissioner De los Santos: No, the GBIC board is made up of city commissioners currently, but I've already advised my resignation is effective 10/31/2021 and I expect to appoint a citizen to succeed me at the Nov 2nd city commission meeting. I will get GBIC back to a citizen run board by mid 22, but the change is starting in less than 30 days.
Barton: Today's meetings are at the same time. The agendas are exactly the same with the only difference being the top heading and signature, one signed by John Cowen, Jr., the other by Laure Morgan.
Commissioner De los Santos: I'm pretty sure the GBIC agenda was published as there will be a quorum present, but to the best of my knowledge we are not meeting as GBIC today, but only as the City Commission.
Barton: Ok. . .to protect against a walking quorum charge
Commissioner De los Santos:
Right
Barton: OK thanks
Commissioner Jessica Tetreau added this observation:
"I've always been strongly against the commission replacing the entire board. Both BCIC and GBIC need major changes in their structure."
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