HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/09/2000 City Council 00786 ,
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF COUNCIL
HELD ON
MAY 9, 2000
The REGULAR SESSION of thc City Council &the City ortho Colony, Texas was called to order at 6:30
p.m. on the 94 day of May 2000 at City Hall, with the following council roll call:
William W. Manning, Mayor Present
John Gordon, Councilmember Present
Lewis Jue, Councilmember Present
David Stanwick, Councilmember Present
Al Garcia, Councilmember Present
John Dillard, Councilmember Absent (Business)
Jeff Meyers, Councilmember Absent (Personal)
and with five ~resent a quorum was established, the followi~.~, items were addressed.
ITEM DESCRIPTION SOURCE STATUS
1.1 Consideration of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City Council
of The Colony, Texas, canvassing the returns and declaring
the results of an election held in said city on the 6th day of
May 2000, for the purpose of electing three Councilmembers
for said city
Mayor Manning read the ordinance as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF 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 6TH DAY
OF MAY 2000, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING
THREE COUNCILMEMBERS FOR 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 638 valid
and legal votes, and that each of the candidates in said
election received the following votes:
FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 3
David Stanwick 90
Nancy Shaw .70
FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 4
Rick Manser 29
A1 Garcia 169
David Greer 63
FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 6
Jeff Meyers 93
Dave 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 THE
COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 3. That the duly elected members of the City
Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, elected May 6,
2000, for Councilmembers Place 3, 4, 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 3 David Stanwick
Councilmember Place 4 Al Garcia
Councilmember Place 6 Dave Kovatch
Motion to approve the ordinance as written - Stanwick;
second - Garcia, carried with all ayes.
1.2 Administer Oath of Office to newly elected City
Councilmembers Secretary
Motion to postpone to May 15, 2000 -$tanwick; second-
Garcia, carried with all ayes.
With no further business to address, Mayor Manning adjourned the meeting at 6:35 p.m.
W. Manning, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, TRMC/CMC/AAE
City Secretary