HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011/06/27-Minutes-City Council-Special CalledCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CALLED SPECIAL — CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
JUNE 27, 2011
Present
Mayor Mike Moncrief
Mayor Pro tem Daniel Scarth, District 4
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2
Council Member W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman, District 3
Council Member Frank Moss, District 5
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Carter Burdette, District 7
Council Member Kathleen Hicks, District 8
Absent
Council Member Joel Burns, District 9
Staff Present
Tom Higgins, Interim City Manager
Sarah J. Fullenwider, City Attorney
Ronald P. Gonzales, Assistant City Secretary
Guests:
Mayor -Elect Betsy Price
District 7 Council Member -Elect Dennis Shingleton
L CALL TO ORDER
With a quorum of the City Council Mem bers present, Mayor Moncrief called the Called Special
Session of the Fort W orth City Council to order at 9:07 a.m., on Monday, June 27, 2011, in the
City Council Cham ber of the Fort Worth City Hall, 1000 Throckm orton Street, Fort W orth.
Texas 76102, with Council Member Burns absent.
II. CERTIFICATION OF OFFICIAL RUN- OFF ELECTION RESULTS BY THE CITY
SECRETARY
Assistant City Secretary Gonzal es advised the Council that they had been provided with the
certifications and tabulations of the official election returns from Ta rrant County, including
Parker County and Denton County, of the Run- Off Election held on Saturday, June 18, 2011, fo r
the purpose of electing the Mayor At -Large and a Council Member for Single Member District 7
of the City of Fort W orth, Texas. He stated th at the certified returns f or such ele ction reported
were as follows:
Office of Mayor
Jim Lane 15,725
Betsy Price 19,963
Total
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Member of the City Council — District 7
Jon Perry 2,036
Dennis Shingleton 3,274
He added that as a result of the tabulations the following persons were declared elected to the
City Council:
Mayor
City Council Member — District 7
Betsy Price
Dennis Shingleton
Motion: Mayor Pro tern Scarth made a motion, seconded by Council Member Zimmerman,
acknowledging the receipt of the Certification of Official Election Returns and
directed that they be filed on record in the City's Election Register. The motion
carried unanimously eight (8) ayes to zero (0) nays, with Council Member Burns
absent.
VI. RESOLUTION
1. A Resolution Canvassinp_ Returns and Declaration of Results of the Run -Off Election
Held on June 18, 2011.
Motion: Council Member Zimmerman made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro tem Scarth, that
Resolution No. 4000 -06 -2011 be adopted. The motion carried unanimously eight (8)
ayes to zero (0) nays, with Council Member Burns absent.
VII. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION
Mayor Moncrief presented Certificates of Election to: Mayor -Elect Betsy Price and District 7
Council Member -Elect Dennis Shingleton.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:13 a.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 12th day of July, 2011.
to
onald P. Gonzales
Assistant City Secretary