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Mayor, City Council & City Manager
Judith S. Rawls, First Assistant City Attorney
P. R. No. 12126 Council Meeting May 6, 2003
May 2, 2003
Attached is P.R. No. 12126 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,
the District 4 Councilmember shall rotate in and serve as Mayor Pro
Tem and shall act as Mayor during the absence or disability of the
Mayor and shall serve as Mayor until the next regular election of
Councilmembers.
JSR/ts
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cc: City Secretary
P. R. No. 12126
03/25/03 ts
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION DOCUMENTING TEAT PURSUANT TO THE
AMENDMENT OF SECTION 9 OF ARTICLE II OF THE
CITY CHARTER APPROVED AT TEE MAY 2, 1992 CITY
ELECTION IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS,
THE DISTRICT 4 COUNCILMEMBER SEALL SERVE AS
~AYOR PRO TEM AND SEALL ACT AS MAYOR DURING
THE ABSENCE OR DISABILITY OF THE MAYOR AND
SHALL SERVE AS MAYOR UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR
ELECTION OF COUNCILMEMBERS
WHEREAS, as a result of the election on May 2, 1992, Section 9
of Article II of the City Charter of the City of Port Arthur,
Texas, was amended to provide that at the first City Council
meeting following each regular election of Councilmembers,
beginning with the 1992 election, the office of Mayor Pro Tem shall
rotate in sequence beginning with District 1, as specified in said
amendment; and
WHEREAS, it is advisable to adopt this Resolution in order to
reflect compliance with said amended Charter provision; and
WHEREAS, there was a regular election of Councilmembers on May
3, 2003.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PORT A~THUR:
Section 1.
true and correct.
Section 2. That pursuant
Article II of the City Charter,
serve as Mayor Pro Tem until
That the facts and opinions in the preamble are
to said amendment of Section 9 of
the District 4 Councilmember shall
the next regular election of City
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Councilmembers.
Section 3. That before entering upon the duties of said
office, said Mayor Pro Tem shall take the prescribed oath of office
as administered by the Acting City Secretary.
Section 4. That the Mayor Pro Tem shall act as Mayor
during absence or disability of the Mayor, and shall have power to
perform every act the Mayor could perform if present.
Section 5. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution
be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this __ day of ,
A.D., 2003, at
Arthur, Texas,
AYES:
a Meeting of the City Council of the
by the following vote:
City of Port
;
NOES:
ATTEST:
OSCAR ORTIZ, MAYOR
EVANGELINE GREEN, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
T. SOKOLOW, CITY A~TTOR~EY
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
STEVE FITZGIBBONS, CITY MANAGER
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