D. • GeneralCity of North Richland Hills (Tarrant County)

EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS - CITY COUNCIL MAY TAKE ACTION ON ANY ITEM DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

Presented in: City of North Richland Hills City Council on 2026-09-16

Official Roll-Call Vote

Routine / Procedural • 0.0 Score Impact

PASSED (5 - 0)

“A motion was made by Council Member Delaney, seconded by Council Member Parks to approve that we, as a Council, issue the statement as discussed in Executive Session. Council member Goetz read the following statement, “The Code of Ethics as drafted is not the appropriate vehicle to address the conduct referred to in the complaint regarding Council member 4. We as a group condemn, in the strongest of terms, the referenced statements in the complaint. Council member Blake will remove referenced statements from his social media. This is the response to our complaint.” MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 5-0, with Council member Blake abstaining.”

Jack McCarty

Mayor (At-Large)

ABSTAIN

Cecille Delaney

Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

Brianne Goetz

Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

Danny Roberts

Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

Matt Blake

Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)

ABSTAIN

Billy Parks

Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

Russ Mitchell

Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

Kelvin Deupree

Councilmember, Place 7 (Place 7)

ABSENT

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A motion was made by Council Member Delaney, seconded by Council Member Parks to approve that we, as a Council, issue the statement as discussed in Executive Session. Council member Goetz read the following statement, “The Code of Ethics as drafted is not the appropriate vehicle to address the conduct referred to in the complaint regarding Council member 4. We as a group condemn, in the strongest of terms, the referenced statements in the complaint. Council member Blake will remove referenced statements from his social media. This is the response to our complaint.” MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 5-0, with Council member Blake abstaining.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This docket item is classified as NEUTRAL (0.0 Score Impact). Routine administrative reports, monthly accounts payable/disbursement registers, minutes approvals, and procedural motions are logged for public transparency but carry zero weight in calculating an official's Roll-Call Freedom Score.