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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF COUNCIL
HELD ON
MAY 5, 1998
The REGULAR SESSION of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to
order at 6:35 p.m. on the 5ta day of May 1998 at City Hall, with the following council roll call:
Mary Blair Watts, Mayor Present
Bill Longo, Councilmember Present
Bernetta Henville-Shannon, Councilmember Present
David Stanwick, Councilmember Present
Wilma Avey, Councilmember Present
John Dillard, Councilmember Present
Dave Kovatch, Councilmember Present
And with seven present a quorum was established, the following items will be addressed:
2.1 Consideration of an ordinance canvassing the election held in the City of The
Colony on May 2, 1998 and declaring the results of said election
Mayor Watts read portions of the ordinance as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OFf THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING
THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 2ND
DAY OF MAY, 1998, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE
COUNCILMEMBERS I~OR SAID CITY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the election returns duly and legally made showed that there were cast at
said election 841 valid and legal votes, and that each of the candidates in said election received
the following votes:
FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 4
Al Garcia ! 110
Rick Manser 96
FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 5
John Dillai-d 192
Brian BroOm 134
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FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 6 --
Phillip Marks 88
David Kovatch 122
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.04 of Chapter VII of the Home Rule Charter of the
City, in order to be declared elected, a candidate must receive a majority of the legal votes cast
for the office or place for which such person is a candidate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TIlE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 3. That the duly elected members of the City Council of the City of The Colony,
Texas, elected May 2, 1998, for Councilmembers Place 4, 5, and 6 and subject to the taking and
signing of the oaths as provided by the laws of the State of Texas, are as follows:
Councilmember Place 4 A1 Garcia
Councilmember Place 5 John Dillard
Councilmember Place 6 David Kovatch
Motion to approve the ordinance as written - Stanwick; secOnd - Kovatch carried with all
members voting Aye. ~
2.2 Administration of the Oath of Office to newly elected :Councilmembers.
The City Secretary administered the Oath of Office to Councilmembers for Place 3, 4, 5
and 6. Place 3 Councilmember, David Stanwick had been declared elected on April 6 by the
council because he was unopposed. The members took their places on the dais.
With no further business to address, Mayor Watts adjourned the meeting at 6:45 p.m.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, TRMC, City Secretary