HomeMy WebLinkAbout(3) MAY 15, 2019 SPECIAL MEETING SPECIAL MEETING — May 15, 2019
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Moses gave the invocation followed with the pledge to the flag.
The City Council of the City of Port Arthur met in Special Session on Wednesday, May
15, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following
members present: Mayor Derrick Freeman; Mayor Pro Tern Thomas Kinlaw, III.;
Councilmembers Raymond Scott, Jr., Cal Jones, Harold Doucet, Sr., Charlotte M. Moses
and Kaprina Frank; Interim City Manager Rebecca Underhill; City Secretary Sherri
Bellard and City Attorney Valecia Tizeno.
II. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION
A. Ordinances
(1) P.O. No. 6772 — An Ordinance Canvassing The Returns And
Declaring The Results Of The General Election, Held On May
4, 2019 For The Purpose Of Electing A Mayor In The City Of
Port Arthur, Texas
Una Ordenanza Que Examina Las Devoluciones Y Declara
Los Resultados De La Eleccion General, Celebrada El 4 De
Mayo De 2019 Con El Proposito De Elegir A Un Alcalde En
La Ciudad De Port Arthur, Texas
The Mayor introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Ordinance.
Upon the motion of Councilmember Doucet, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Kinlaw and
carried, Proposed Ordinance No. 6772 becoming Ordinance No. 19-19.
Voting Yes: Mayor Freeman; Mayor Pro Tern Kinlaw; Councilmembers Scott, Jones,
Doucet and Moses.
Voting No: None.
The caption of Ordinance No. 19-19 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 19-19
An Ordinance Canvassing The Returns And
Declaring The Results Of The General Election,
Held On May 4, 2019 For The Purpose Of
Electing A Mayor In The City Of Port Arthur,
Texas
Una Ordenanza Que Examina Las Devoluciones
Y Declara Los Resultados De La Eleccion
General, Celebrada El 4 De Mayo De 2019 Con
El Proposito De Elegir A Un Alcalde En La
Ciudad De Port Arthur, Texas
B. Resolutions
(1) P. R. No. 20843 - A Resolution Documenting That Pursuant
To The Amendment Of Section 9 Of Article II Of The City
Charter Approved At The May 2, 1992 City Election In The
City Of Port Arthur, Texas, District 4 Councilmember Shall
Serve As Mayor Pro Tern And Shall Act As Mayor During The
Absence Or Disability Of The Mayor And Shall Serve As
Mayor Pro Tern Until May 2020
The Mayor introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Resolution.
Upon the motion of Councilmember Doucet, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Kinlaw and
carried, Proposed Resolution No. 20843 becoming Resolution No. 19-192.
Voting Yes: Mayor Freeman; Mayor Pro Tern Kinlaw; Councilmembers Scott, Jones,
Doucet and Moses.
Voting No: None.
The caption of Resolution No. 19-192 reads as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 19-192
A RESOLUTION DOCUMENTING THAT
PURSUANT TO THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION 9
OF ARTICLE II OF THE CITY CHARTER
APPROVED AT THE MAY 2, 1992 CITY
ELECTION IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR,
TEXAS, DISTRICT 4 COUNCILMEMBER SHALL
SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM AND SHALL ACT AS
MAYOR DURING THE ABSENCE OR DISABILITY
OF THE MAYOR AND SHALL SERVE AS MAYOR
PRO TEM UNTIL MAY 2020
III. SWEARING IN OF MAYOR PRO TEM
The City Secretary administered the oath to Councilmember Doucet.
IV. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion by Councilmember Doucet, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Kinlaw and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their Special Meeting at 10:37 a.m.
An audio-tape of this meeting is on file in the office of the City Secretary and is made a
part of the official minutes of this meeting.
MAYOR DERRICK FREEMAN
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY SHERRI BELLARD
END OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD: May 15, 2019
APPROVED: .
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