HomeMy WebLinkAbout(09) NOVEMBER 17, 2020 SPECIAL MEETING SPECIAL MEETING — November 17, 2020
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Doucet 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,
November 17, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, Mayor
Thurman Bill Bartle; Mayor Pro Tem Charlotte Moses; Councilmembers Raymond Scott,
Cal Jones, Thomas Kinlaw, III. 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.
Councilmember Kaprina Frank was absent from the Special Meeting.
II. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT
(1) P.O. No. 6912 — An Ordinance Canvassing The Returns And
Declaring The Results Of The General And Special Election,
Held On November 3, 2020 For The Purpose Of Electing Six
(6) Councilmembers, In The City Of Port Arthur, Texas In
Accordance With Chapter 271 Of The Texas Election Code,
And Submitting Propositions To Voters As To The
Following: (A) Proposed Amendments To The City Charter;
(B) Consideration Of The Sale Of Various City Parks In The
City Of Port Arthur; And (C) Consideration Of The Adoption
Of An Additional Section 4A Type A (Economic
Development Corporation) Sales And Use Tax At The Rate
Of One-Eight (1/8) Of One Percent For The Promotion And
Development Of New And Expanded Business Enterprises
(As Set Forth In Ordinance No. 20-65)
The Mayor introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Ordinance.
Upon the motion of Councilmember Doucet, seconded by Councilmember Scott and
carried, Proposed Ordinance No. 6912 was adopted becoming Ordinance No. 20-93.
Voting Yes: Mayor Bartie; Mayor Pro Tern Moses; Councilmembers Scott, Jones,
Kinlaw and Doucet.
Voting No: None.
The caption of Resolution No. 20-93 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 20-93
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS
AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE
GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION, HELD ON
NOVEMBER 3, 2020 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING SIX (6) COUNCILMEMBERS, IN THE
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 271 OF THE
TEXAS ELECTION CODE, AND SUBMITTING
PROPOSITIONS TO VOTERS AS TO THE
FOLLOWING: (A) PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CITY CHARTER; (B) CONSIDERATION OF
THE SALE OF VARIOUS CITY PARKS IN THE
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR; AND (C)
CONSIDERATION OF THE ADOPTION OF AN
ADDITIONAL SECTION 4A TYPE A (ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION) SALES AND
USE TAX AT THE RATE OF ONE-EIGHT (1/8) OF
ONE PERCENT FOR THE PROMOTION AND
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND EXPANDED
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (AS SET FORTH IN
ORDINANCE NO. 20-65)
III. SWEARING IN OF COUNCILMEMBERS
The City Secretary conducted the swearing in of the following newly elected
Councilmembers:
District 2 - Cal Jones
District 3 - Thomas Kinlaw
District 4 - Kenneth Marks
Position 7 - Charlotte Moses
III. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion by Councilmember Marks, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Moses and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 11:15 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 November 17, 2020.
APPROVED:
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