HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009/06/23-Minutes-City Council-Special Called CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 23, 2009
Present
Mayor Mike Moncrief
Mayor Pro tem Kathleen Hicks, District 8
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2
Council Member Daniel Scarth, District 4
Council Member Frank Moss, District 5
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Carter Burdette, District 7
Council Member Joel Burns, District 9
Council Member-Elect
W.B. "Zim" Zimmerman
Staff Present
Dale Fisseler, City Manager
David Yett, City Attorney
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
I.CALL TO ORDER
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Moncrief called the special called session
of the Fort Worth City Council to order at 9:54 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, in the City Council
Chamber of the Fort Worth City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
II.CERTIFICATION OF OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS BY THE CITY SECRETARY
City Secretary Marty Hendrix advised the Council that before them was the certification and
tabulations of the official election returns from Tarrant County (including Parker County) of the
Runoff Special Election held on Saturday, June 13, 2009, for the purpose of electing the Council
Member for Single Member District 3 of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. She stated that the certified
returns for such election reported were as follows:
Eric Fox 1,858
W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman 2,413
She added that as a result of the tabulations the following person was declared elected to the office of
City Council, respectively:
W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 9, 2009
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(II. CERTIFICATION OF OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS BY THE CITY
SECRETARY Continued)
Motion: Council Member Jordan made a motion, seconded by Council Member Espino,
acknowledging the receipt of the Certification of Official Election Returns. The motion
carried unanimously eight (8) ayes to zero (0) nays.
III.A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF
THE DISTRICT 3 RUNOFF SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON JUNE 13, 2009, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TO
COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
City Secretary Hendrix advised that the resolution reflected W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman had been elected
as Council Member District 3.
Motion: Council Member Jordan made a motion, seconded by Council Member Burdette, that
Resolution No. 3750-06-2009 be adopted. The motion carried unanimously eight (8) ayes to
zero (0) nays.
IV.PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
Mayor Moncrief presented a Certificate of Election to Council Member-Elect W. B. "Zim"
Zimmerman, District 3.
V.ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
Attest: Approved:
Marty Mndrix Michae . M ncrief
City Secretary Mayor