HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/07/2002 City CouncilMay 7, 2002
MINUTES OF SPECIAL SESSION OF COUNCIL
HELD ON
MAY 7, 2002
The Special Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 7:07 p.m. on
the 7th day of May 2002, at City Hall with the following roll call:
Bemetta Henville-Shannon Mayor Present
John Gordon Councilmember Absent
Lewis Jue Councilmember Present
David Stanwick Councilmember Present
A1 Garcia Councilmember Absent
John Dillard Councilmember Present
Dave Kovatch Councilmember Absent
and with four present, a quorum was established and the following items were addressed:
1.1 Consideration of approval of an ordinance canvassing and declaring the results of an election
held on May 4, 2002 for the purpose of electing four (4) Councilmembers and calling a run-off
election to be held May 18, 2002 (Hicks)
Mayor Henville read excerpts from the canvassing 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 4th DAY OF MAY 2002, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS FOR SAID CITY;
ORDERING A RUN-OFF ELECTION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council caused to be published in accordance with the laws of the State of
Texas notice of the election held May 4, 2002, to elect one Mayor and two Councilmembers for said City; and
WHEREAS, the election returns duly and legally made showed that there were cast at said election
1479 valid and legal votes, and that each of the candidates in said election received the following votes:
FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 3
Richard Boyer 103
Joe McCourry 126
FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 4
A1 Garcia 226
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Lynda Bayliss 233
FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 5
Perry Schrag 171
John Griset 3
David Heinze 36
Allen Harris 207
FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 6
Joel Marks 141
Dave Kovatch 168
Matt Armstrong 38
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.
WHEREAS, no candidate for Councilmember Place 5 or Councilmember Place 6 received a majority
of the of the votes cast for such office or place; and
WHEREAS, it is hereby found and determined by the City Council that it is necessary to hold a runoff
election for the purpose of electing two Councilmembers for Places 5 and 6 and that it is in the best interest of
the City and its citizens to hold such an election; and
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 4, 2002, for Councilmember Places 3 and 4, and subject to the taking of the oaths as provided by
the laws of the State of Texas, is as follows:
Joe McCourry Councilmember Place 3
Lynda Bayliss Councilmember Place 4
Section 4. That no candidate received a majority of total votes cast for the office of
Councilmember Place 5 or Councilmember Place 6 and a runoff election between the two candidates receiving
the highest number of votes cast for each office as tabulated and canvassed in the preambles hereof shall be
held on the 18th day of May 2002, for the purpose of electing a Councilmember Place 5 and a Councilmember
Place 6 to serve on the City Council, to wit:
May 7, 2002
Names of Candidates Office or Place
Perry Schrag Councilmember Place 5
Allen Hams Councilmember Place 5
Joel Marks Councilmember Place 6
Dave Kovatch Councilmember Place 6
Motion to approve the ordinance as written - Dillard; second- Stanwick carried with all ayes.
1.2 Administer Oath of Office to newly elected Councilmembers (Hicks)
Thc city secretary administered the Oath of Office to newly elected Councilmcmbers, Joe McCourry,
Place 3 and Lynda Bayliss, Place 4. The new officers took their places at the dais and both made statements
thanking their supporters and expressing their desire to work for the citizens of the city.
With no further business to attend, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
APPROVED:
Bernetta Henville-Shannon, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, TRMC, City Secretary