HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006/11/16-Minutes-City Council-Special Called CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CALLED - SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 16, 2006
Present
Mayor Mike Moncrief
Mayor Pro tem Kathleen Hicks, District 8
Council Member Chuck Silcox, District 3
Council Member Daniel Scarth, District 4
Council Member Donavan Wheatfall, District 5
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Carter Burdette, District 7
Council Member Wendy Davis, District 9
Absent
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2
City Staff
David Yett, City Attorney
Sylvia Glover, Assistant City Secretary
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Moncrief called the called-
special session of the Fort Worth City Council to order at 10:36 a.m. on Thursday, November 16,
2006, in the City Council Chamber of the Fort Worth City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort
Worth, Texas 76102.
Agenda Item H There was presented a resolution canvassing returns and declaration of results
Res. No. 3434-11- of the Special Election by the qualified voters of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
2006 held on November 7, 2006, on the question of whether the City of Fort Worth
Declare Results of should be authorized to recognize an employee association as a sole and
November 7, 2006, exclusive bargaining agent for the municipal police officers and authorizing the
Meet and Confer City of Fort Worth to make agreements with the employee association as
Election provided by state law.
Assistant City Secretary Glover provided the canvass of the election results to
the following proposition:
Authorizing the City of Fort Worth to recognize an employee association as a
sole and exclusive bargaining agent for the municipal police officers and
authorizing the City of Fort Worth to make agreements with the employee
association as provided by state law.
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 16,2006
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"Tarrant County For: Against:
Early Voting 17,545 15,087
Election Day 32,595 27,046
Total 50,140 42,133
Total Number of Registered Percentage Voting:
Voters: 319,976 29%
Denton County For: Against:
Early Voting 34 31
Election Day 125 80
Total 159 111
Total Number of Registered Percentage Voting:
Voters: 1,021 26%
Wise County For: Against:
Early Voting 0 0
Election Day 1 0
Total 1 0
Total Number of Registered Percentage Voting:
Voters: 3 33%
Total Cumulative Votes Cast For: Against:
Meet and Confer Proposition 50,300 42,244
Total Cumulative Number of Percentage Voting:
Registered Voters: 321,000 29%"
Council Member Silcox made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Burdette, that Resolution No. 3434-11-2006 be adopted. The motion carried
unanimously eight (8) ayes to zero (0) nays, with Council Member Espino
absent.
Agenda Item III There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:38 a.m.
Adjournment
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 28th day of
November, 2006.
Attest: Approv
Marty An drix Michael J' tef
City Secretary Mayor