HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES 11/16/2015 SPECIAL MEETING SPECIAL MEETING — November 16, 2015
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 Special Session on Monday, November
16, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the following
members present: Mayor Deloris "Bobbie" Prince; Councilmembers Raymond Scott, Jr;
City Manager Brian McDougal; City Secretary Sherri Bellard and City Attorney Valecia
Tizeno.
Mayor Pro Tern Kaprina Frank; Councilmembers Tiffany Hamilton, Morris Albright, III.,
Stephen A. Mosely, Willie "Bae" Lewis, Jr., Osman Swati and Derrick Freeman were
absent from the Special Meeting.
The City Attorney made the following statement for the record:
We are here today to canvass the Special Election results that were held
on November 3, 2015. The procedure for the local canvass is set forth in
Section 67.004 of the Texas Election Code, and that code provision states
that the procedure for a local canvass only requires that two members of
the canvassing authority constitutes a quorum. For the purposes of
canvassing under Chapter 67 of the Election Code we have a quorum of
two members.
IV. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION
A. Ordinances
(1) P.O. 6497 — An Ordinance Canvassing And Declaring The
Results Of The Special Election Held On November 3, 2015
For The Purpose Of Filling A Vacancy In City Council
Position 7 And Ordering A Runoff Election For December
15, 2015, And Providing For Publication Of The Election
Order
UNA ORDENANZA DE ESCRUTINIO DE LAS DEVOLUCIONES
Y DECLARANDO LOS RESULTADOS DE LA ELECCION
SPECIAL LLEVADA EL 03 DE NOVIEMBRE 2015 CON EL
PROPUSITO DE OCUPAR UNA VACANCIA EN EL CONSEJO
DE POSICION 7 Y ORDENANDO UNA SEGUNDA VUELTA
ELECTORAL PARA EL 15 DE DICIEMBRE 2015, Y
PROPORCIOANDO LA PUBLICACION DE LA ORDEN DE
ELECCION
The City Manager introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Ordinance.
The motion was made by Councilmember Scott and seconded by Mayor Prince that
Proposed Ordinance No. 6497 be adopted.
Councilmember Lewis joined the Special Meeting.
The following roll call vote was taken on the vote was taken on the motion to adopt
Proposed Ordinance No. 6497:
Councilmember Lewis "Yes"
Councilmember Scott "Yes"
Mayor Prince "Yes"
Proposed Ordinance No. 6497 was adopted becoming Ordinance No. 15-54.
The caption of Ordinance No. 15-54 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 15-54
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING AND DECLARING THE
RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER
3, 2015 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILLING A VACANCY IN
CITY COUNCIL POSITION 7 AND ORDERING A RUNOFF
ELECTION FOR DECEMBER 15, 2015, AND PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION OF THE ELECTION ORDER
UNA ORDENANZA DE ESCRUTINIO DE LAS DEVOLUCIONES
Y DECLARANDO LOS RESULTADOS DE LA ELECCION
SPECIAL LLEVADA EL 03 DE NOVIEMBRE 2015 CON EL
PROPOSITO DE OCUPAR UNA VACANCIA EN EL CONSEJO
DE POSICIUN 7 Y ORDENANDO UNA SEGUNDA VUELTA
ELECTORAL PARA EL 15 DE DICIEMBRE 2015, Y
PROPORCIOANDO LA PUBLICACION DE LA ORDEN DE
ELECCION
V. ADJOURNMENT
Upon the motion by Councilmember Scott, seconded by Mayor Prince and carried over
the dissenting vote of Councilmember Lewis, the City Council adjourned their Special
Meeting at 10:35 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 DELORIS "BOBBIE" PRINCE
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY SHERRI BELLARD
END OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD: November 16, 2015.
APPROVED:
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