HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014/05/20-Minutes-Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
MAY 20, 2014
Present:
Betsy Price, President
W.B. "Zim" Zimmerman, Vice President
Director Salvador Espino
Director Danny Scarth
Director Gyna Bivens
Director Jungus Jordan
Director Dennis Shingleton
Director Kelly Allen Gray
Director Joel Burns
City Staff:
Jeff Halstead, Police Chief
Charlene Sanders, Assistant City Attorney
Ronald P. Gonzales, Assistant Secretary to the Board
Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager
The agenda posted for this meeting stated that the meeting was to be held in the Council
Chamber. Assistant City Manager Susan Alanis left the Pre Council Chamber and made an
announcement in the Council Chamber that meeting would be held in the Pre Council Chanmber.
I.Call to Order
With a quorum of the board members present, President Price called the Special Called meeting
of the Crime Control and Prevention District Board (CCPD) of Directors to order at 9:55 a.m.,
on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in the Pre-Council Chamber of the Fort Worth Municipal Building,
1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
II.Action Items
A.Certification of Official Returns - Ron Gonzales,Assistant CCPD Board Secretary
Assistant CCPD Board Secretary Gonzales advised the Board that before them was the
certifications of the tabulations of the official election returns from Tarrant and Denton Counties
for the Special Election held on Saturday, May 10, 2014, for continuation of the Fort Worth
Crime Control and Prevention District for five years and the continuation of the District's one-
half cent sales tax for five years. He stated that the certified cumulative returns for such election
reported were as follows:
For: 12,134
Against: 2,219
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He further stated that the proposition received a favorable majority vote and was passed. He
advised that a motion was necessary to acknowledge the receipt of the certification of official
election returns.
Motion was made by Director Shingleton and second by Director Jordan, that receipt of the
certification of the official returns of the Special Election held on May 10, 2014, on the
continuation of the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District for five years and
continuation of the District's one-half cent sales tax for five years, be acknowledged.
Motion passed unanimously 9 ayes to 0 nays.
B.Consideration and Adoption of Resolution Canvassing Votes and Making Findings
Concerning the Results of the Election Held on Saturday, May 10, 2014, on the
Continuation of the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District for Five Years
and Continuation of the District's One-Half Cent Sales Tax for Five Years - Ron
Gonzales, Assistant CCPD Board Secretary
Motion was made by Director Zimmerman and second by Director Shingleton to approve a
Resolution canvassing votes and making findings concerning the results of the election held on
Saturday, May 10, 2014, on the continuation of the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention
District for five years and continuation of the District's one-half cent sales tax for five years.
Motion passed unanimously 9 ayes to 0 nays.
III.Adjourn
With no further presentations or discussions, President Price adjourned the Special Called
meeting of the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention Board of Directors at 9:50 a.m., on
Tuesday, May 20, 2014.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District Board of
Directors on the 5th day of June, 2014.
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Ronald P. Gonzale
Assistant Secretary to the Board