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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013/06/18-Minutes-City Council-Special Called CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS SPECIAL CALLED COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 18,2013 Present: Mayor Betsy Price Mayor Pro tem W.B. "Zim" Zimmerman, District 3 Council Member Dariiel Scarth, District 4 Council Member Frank Moss, District 5 Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6 Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7 Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8 Absent: Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2 Council Member Joel Burns, District 9 Staff Present: Torn Higgins, City Manager Gerald Pruitt, Deputy City Attorney Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary I. Call to Order With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Price called the Special Called Meeting session of the Fort Worth City Council to order at 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in the City Council Chamber of the Fort Worth City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, with Council Members Espino and Burns absent. II. Certification of Official Returns by the City Secretary City Secretary Mary Kayser advised the Council that they had been provided with the certifications and tabulations of the official election returns from Tarrant County for the Runoff Election held on Saturday, June 15, 2013, for the purpose of electing one (1) city council member for their respective single member district of 5 of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. She stated that the certified returns for such election reported were as follows: Member of City Council District 5 Gyna Bivens 1,240 Frank Moss 936 CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 18, 2013 Page 2 of 2 She added that as a result of the tabulations the following person was declared elected to the City Council: Council - District 5 Gyna Bivins Motion: Council Member Moss made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro tem Zimmerman, acknowledging the receipt of the Certification of Official Election Returns and directing that they be filed of record in the City's Election Register. The motion carried unanimously 7 ayes to 0 nays, with Council Members Espino and Bums absent. Ill. A Resolution Canvassing the Returns and Declaring the Results of the Run-Off Election held on June 15, 2013, for the Purpose of Electin,2 a Council Member for City Council District 5 Motion: Council Member Shingleton made a motion, seconded by Council Member Moss, that Resolution No. 4214-06-2103 be adopted. The motion carried unanimously 7 ayes to 0 nays, with Council Members Espino and Bums absent. IV. Executive Session-The City Council 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 re2ardin2 any matter listed on the City Council Agenda. Mayor Price stated that she was advised that an executive session was not necessary. V. Adiourn There being no further business, Mayor Price adjourned the Special Meeting at 4:06 p.m. These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 9th day of July, 2013. Attest: Appr9ye44) etsy P64�6` Mary� City Sele arys6t� May J.