HomeMy WebLinkAboutMAY 5, 2020 SPECIAL MEETING SPECIAL MEETING — May 5, 2020
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 Regular Session on Tuesday, May 5,
2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members
present: Mayor Thurman "Bill" Bartie; Mayor Pro Tern Harold Doucet, Sr.;
Councilmembers Raymond Scott, Thomas Kinlaw, III, Charlotte Moses and Kaprina
Frank; City Manager Ron Burton; City Secretary Sherri Bellard; City Attorney Valecia R.
Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Police Chief Tim Duriso.
Councilmember Cal Jones was absent from the Emergency Meeting.
II. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
(1) A Presentation By The City Of Port Arthur's Director Of
Health Services Judith Smith, R.N. BSN Regarding The
COVID-19 Pandemic And Emergency Response
Port Arthur Health Director Judith Smith gave the above-mentioned presentation.
III. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT
(1) P.O. No. 6862 - An Ordinance Extending The Declaration Of
Disaster Pursuant To §418.108(B) Of The Texas Government
Code
The Mayor introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Ordinance.
Upon the motion of Councilmember Scott, seconded by Councilmember Kinlaw and
carried, Proposed Ordinance No. 6862 was adopted becoming Ordinance No. 20-46.
Voting Yes: Mayor Bartie; Mayor Pro Tern Doucet; Councilmembers Scott, Kinlaw,
Moses and Frank.
Voting No: None.
The caption of Ordinance No. 20-46 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 20-46
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE
DECLARATION OF DISASTER PURSUANT TO
§418.108(B) OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT
CODE
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion by Councilmember Scott, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Doucet and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 12:10 p.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 THURMAN "BILL" BARTIE
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY SHERRI BELLARD
END OF EMERGENCY MEETING HELD May 5, 2020.
APPROVED:
City Council Minutes
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