HomeMy WebLinkAboutJUNE 2, 2020 SPECIAL MEETING SPECIAL MEETING — June 2, 2020
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Scott 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, June 2,
2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following members
present: Mayor Thurman "Bill" Bartle; Mayor Pro Tern Charlotte Moses; Councilmembers
Raymond Scott, Cal Jones and Harold Doucet, Sr.; City Manager Ron Burton; City
Secretary Sherri Bellard; City Attorney Valecia R. Tizeno and Sergeant At Arms Police
Chief Tim Duriso.
Councilmembers Thomas Kinlaw, III. And Kaprina Frank were absent from the Special
Meeting.
II. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT
(1) P.O. No. 6869 - An Ordinance By The City Of Port Arthur,
Texas ("City") Approving The Settlement Of The Proposed
Rate Increase Of Texas Gas Service Company, A Division Of
One Gas, Inc. To Increase Rates In The Central Texas
Service Area, The Gulf Coast Service Area, And The City Of
Beaumont; Finding That The Meeting Complies With The
Open Meetings Act; Making Other Findings And Provisions
Related To The Subject; And Declaring An Effective Date
The Mayor introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Ordinance.
Upon the motion of Mayor Pro Tern Moses, seconded by Councilmember Doucet and
carried, Proposed Ordinance No. 6869 was adopted becoming Ordinance No. 20-52.
Voting Yes: Mayor Bartie; Mayor Pro Tern Moses; Councilmembers Scott, Jones and
Doucet.
Voting No: None.
The caption of Ordinance No. 20-52 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 20-50
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF PORT
ARTHUR, TEXAS ("CITY") APPROVING THE
SETTLEMENT OF THE PROPOSED RATE
INCREASE OF TEXAS GAS SERVICE COMPANY,
A DIVISION OF ONE GAS, INC. TO INCREASE
RATES IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS SERVICE AREA,
THE GULF COAST SERVICE AREA, AND THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT; FINDING THAT THE
MEETING COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN
MEETINGS ACT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT;
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
(2) P.O. No. 6870 - 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 Jones and
carried, Proposed Ordinance No. 6870 was adopted becoming Ordinance No. 20-53.
Voting Yes: Mayor Bartie; Mayor Pro Tern Moses; Councilmembers Scott, Jones and
Doucet.
Voting No: None.
The caption of Ordinance No. 20-53 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 20-53
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 Jones, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Moses and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 11:21 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 THURMAN "BILL" BARTIE
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY SHERRI BELLARD
END OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD June 2, 2020.
APPROVED: .
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