HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012/06/28-Minutes-City Council-Special CalledCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL CANVASSING AUTHORITY
JUNE 289 2012
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Council Member Daniel Scarth, District 4
Council Member Frank Moss, District 5
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Absent:
Mayor Pro tem W.B. "Zim" Zimmerman, District 3
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2
Council Member Kathleen Hicks, District 8
Council Member Joel Burns, District 9
Staff Present:
Tom Higgins, City Manager
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
1. CALL TO ORDER
With five (5) of the City Council Members present, Mayor Price called the Canvassing Authority
meeting of the Fort Worth City Council to order at 8:45 a.m., on Thursday,
June 28, 2012, in the City Council Pre- Chamber of the Fort Worth City Hall, 1000
Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
2. CERTIFICATION OF OFFICIAL RETURNS BY THE CITY SECRETARY
City Secretary Mary Kayser advised the Council that before them were the certification and
tabulations of the official election returns from Tarrant County of the Run -Off Special Election
held on Saturday, June 23, 2012, for the purpose of electing the Council Member for Single
Member District 8 of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. She stated that the certified returns for such
election reported were as follows:
Kelly Allen Gray 1191 votes
Ramon Romero, Jr. 1269 votes
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Secretary Kayser stated that as a result of the tabulations the following person was declared
elected to the City Council:
City Council Member — District 8 Kelly Allen Gray
Motion: Council Member Moss made a motion, seconded by Council Member Scarth,
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 5 ayes 0 nays, with Mayor Pro tern Zimmerman and Council
Members Espino, Hicks and Burns absent.
3. CANVASS THE RETURNS AND DECLARE THE RESULTS OF THE RUNOFF
ELECTION HELD ON JUNE 23, 2012, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A
COUNCIL MEMBER FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 8 TO SERVE THE
REMAINDER OF AN UNEXPIRED TERM.
Motion: Council Member Moss made a motion, seconded by Council Member Jordan,
declaring Kelly Allen Gray the winner of the District 8 runoff election held Saturday,
June 23, 2012. The motion carried unanimously 5 ayes 0 nays, with Mayor Pro tern
Zimmerman and Council Members Espino, Hicks and Burns absent.
4. EXECUTIVE SESSION — The Canvassing Authority May Conduct a Closed Meeting as
Authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to Seek the Advice of its
Attorneys on Legal Issues Regarding Any Matter Listed on the Canvassing Authoritv
A ends.
There was no Executive Session conducted by the Canvassing Authority.
5. ADJOURN
There being no further business, Mayor Price adjourned the meeting at 8:47 a.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the I O'h day of July, 2012.
Attest: Appr
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City Secret Mayor