HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-08-09 SPECIAL MEETINGDELORIS "BOBBIE" PRINCE, MAYOR
ELIZABETH "LIZ" SEGLER, MAYOR PRO-TEM
COUNCIL MEMBERS
JACK CHATMAN, JiR.
MORRIS ALBRIGHT, HI
MARTIN FLOOD
JOHN BEARD, .f R.
ROBERT E. WILL[AMSON
D. KAY WISE
THOMAS J. HENDERSON
City of
o rt~rith u
Texas
AGENDA
City Council
Special Meeting
September 08, 2009
4:30 p.m.
STEPHEN FITZGIBBONS
CITY MANAGER
TERRI HANKS
CITY SECRETARY
MARK T. SOKOLOW
CITY ATTORNEY
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Special City Council Meeting
City Hall Council Chamber
City Of Port Arthur
September 08, 2009
4:30 PM
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I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Mayor Prince _
Mayor Pro Segler _
Councilmember Chatman _
Councilmember Albright _
Councilmember Flood _
Councilmember Beard _
Councilmember Williamson _
Councilmember Wise _
Councilmember Henderson _
City Manager Fitzgibbons _
City Secretary Hanks _
City Attorney Sokolow _
Sergeant At Arms:
Police Chief Blanton Or Designee
II. DISCUSSION OF THE 2009-2010 BUDGET
III. ADJOURNMENT
RULES OF DECORtlM :. PERSONS ADp~~ING COI~IVCIL & AUDIENCE MEMBERS
1. Reca~al~ dy p~ O~aa No
pre:idiag O(ilaer. pm'soa shad'addi~ss the Coundl without tlrst T~sissq +sroogalzad by the
Z ~ Phvc~edrrrR; i.lmltalloa oa dlada~ and sbsd
up ~o the n>taaphone provided lion the uae of tlu p~itbQc aad'Each person addcasslnq the Coundi~ shalt stop
voisas for the records, state that ~ w~ ~ g(vrt III soma and addrs~ la an audible bone of
ocgaab~atiaia or other pennon; aad eMes fierlhee date ,•'~bs whom-he is npreseatlng 1! NM rte as
rrnailcstQ firs (3j mMatimk lli(remarla ~ ~°~ vwts ~':~! Gat+~. mall .>ir~t his
tharaof. tro pampa eti~ thin ~ 1M d ~ ~: famcQ• as a ~rhote and •3eot td any. member
anion lobo ~. . °'~ ~ and qte. parsaer •laninti the :lloa~.shall lua pacetdtted .tw
Pry 0!llaar. °r m~odgh a a'~ ~ i wtli~aa! t4i•P of the
~ ~'Irsaa A ldw ~- P~ ~~ea®ty or
weteti~r ~: toa,y a,. ~ ~ o: ~M- oc who
dMupt, ar y1e °R' ~~• ~ mnr h aaeduct retdeh wound
a~ay; at the a . O0n'~, the a~ 6y the lwwidig otllar, aad ip sash aoaduct
~ ~ t~ 1'~hg alicer, ba oa,deeed basRed float fiumr aadtaewe •~a the
~ ' ~ o f °f' ~ri~i abrade abet a anatioa has. bam mad. ar a pale haehg-has
aoaisiderdioa w ~ ~ t+d~e sha4 address y„ cansdt .!bone 8es aedianoe aa. t'im aaamer under
•P~ssioa tin do so
b'paer~es 6'f/ Y vea of the CAy Coans~l.
spaecMs !6r er against No Paeans ~ b. allowrd b oddness the Clty Cous~ hY eaiichg cassspaign
~~h «+datid oa a 6MoR~ibr~ilactloee, ~° has aaaosaiead er does asuwseseoa hb luteeetloee m Ivey or Lsesea
~ "• Cor>~ No person in the a shall
drsbur6s the pease a ~9`0~ d ~~4r 11~~+9. and aondaeE sadd as wh ~daa p~pdias~
7. Lbnoibdran~s err the of
motion pretnra sanseras UQ r¢ ~ on use o[ supplanu4etat fighting ~'•-bdevLsioo aad
~ a the feast amow+t ol! iaterleranae witld oc d~sturbanae of Caundl proaead'u~gs
nay aoiaPtain~ spedflc aliegatiay or cha ~~~ ~l~ ~~/ ~ Enrp. No person shall make
rmlass be•:Aist shows that he lta:'pussuad a~ 9arnst an •1nd(viduai Qty.femplayae br same in a.publlc meeting
PProPriabs astm~tnistsa~ra dwnnals:
ENFORCEMENT OF DECt3RUM
Warning. Aq parfoas shag at the taqutoet ~ the P
I tahrorlL Zf, a!'brr raeeiving a waanra9 ~+ fhe Pew O~c~,• ba silent,
Sa9eaat-at0a ~ raesove bloc. ~ ~~~ ~°f ~ p~ nd dt~~tl~e ~idtOtflcer may.
Paul CodaCoda 42.05.` ~Y Peron who resists nensovat by the Sergeant-at-arms shall be ehaegad witle violating Y.T.t.A,
I~tod~oRS To Cihb~ra. Any Coand(meeaber may move ~ ~uira the Presiding Officer to enforce #his division, and the
afinnativa vote of a majority of the ~~ shall
~sdre !~ to do so.
RULES OF~PROCEDU.RE
lwtin~ ~~~'~/ shall make pubU4 in accordance with t[ie Texas Open Meetings'Law, an agenda eonlaining ail
discussed at a maating of the City Coundl.
~aani e?eo~nd~ Ta d' f~l ~ a.. y., - (3~ Residantg. An
airy matter •may do m ~by notifying the 'Cl _ y ~d~ who wishes to addra~a the Council on
iionresident4. JEny nonresident wlsiting to address eth Cbundt shall notice a Cl Secrete ~~ Meatiags 'Law. (2,
the matter being caosidered. The Clty Secretary shall present saeh ~ t1( ~ . pedfy his Interest In
pladng the narAa on the Agenda. request iso the Presiding Offi~r.foe ap¢roval before
Sic ~aenda !'te.+.~ 114ter a motion, second and discussio~t by the City Caundl an any spadfla agenda (tens, arsd
'before a vote. is laicen, the Presiding Officer shalt recognize any citizen in the audianee vaishiesq ta- address•the council
on ouch Item, who aisail be pernsitted to address the Caundl thereon for a period of three (3~ nninutes. "SpedRe Agenda
Rents' are datlned as any item spadfied on the Notice of Ma+etlng posted for purposes of the Texax Open .Meetings law
and vr4tidt beeomas #ha subject of a motion before the Coundl.