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To: Mayor, City Council & City Manager
From: Mark T. Sokolow, City Attorney ~ ~
Subject: P. R. No. 11743 Council Meeting May 7, 2002
Date: April 30, 2002
Attached is P.R. No. 11743 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 3 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.
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Attachment
cc: Acting City Secretary
P. R. No. 11743
04/30/02 ts
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION DOCUMENTINO 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 3 COUNCILMEMBER SHALL SERVE AS
MAYOR PRO TEN 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
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
4, 2002.
NOW, THEREFOP~, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PORT ARTHUR:
Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are
true and correct.
Section 2. That pursuant to said amendment of Section 9 of
Article II of the City Charter, the District 3 Councilmember shall
serve as Mayor Pro Tem until the next regular election of City
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., 2002, at a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote:
AYES:
;
NOES:
ATTEST:
OSCAR ORTIZ, MAYOR
JAN STRODER, ACTING CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MARK T. SOKOLOW, CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
STEVe' FITZG'IBB-ONS , CITY MANAGER