HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014/06/30-Minutes-City Council-Special Called CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CALLED SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 30,2014
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tem W.B. "Zim"Zimmerman, District 3
Council Member Daniel Scarth, District 4
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 Gyna M. Bivens, District 5
Council Member Joel Burns, District 9
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Mary Kayser, City Secretary
I. Call to Order
Mayor Price called the Called Special meeting of the Fort Worth City Council to order at 9:01
a.m., on Monday, June 30, 2014, in the City Council Chamber of the Fort Worth City Hall, 1000
Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76102, with Council Members Espino, Bivens and
Burns absent.
II. Certification of Official Returns by the City Secretary
City Secretary Kayser advised the Council that before them were the certification and tabulations
of the official election returns from Tarrant County of the Run-Off Election held on June 21,
2014, for the purpose of electing the Council Member for Single Member District 9 of the City
of Fort Worth, Texas. She stated that the certified returns for such election reported were as
follows:
Ed Lasater 1,400
Ann Zadeh 1,633
City Secretary Kayser stated that as a result of the tabulations the following person was declared
elected to the City Council:
City Council Member- District 9 Ann Zadeh
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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Motion: Council Member Jordan made a motion, seconded by Council Member Shingleton,
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 6 ayes to 0 nays with Council Members Espino, Bivens and
Burns absent.
III. Resolution Canvassing the Returns and Declaring the Results of the Special Run-
Off Election Held on June 21,2014, for the Purpose of Electing a Council Member
for City Council District 9 to Serve the Remainder of an Unexpired Term
It was recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution canvassing the returns and
declaring the results of the Special Run-Off Election held on June 21, 2014, for the purpose of
electing a Council Member for City Council District 9 to serve the remainder of an unexpired
term.
Motion: Council Member Scarth, made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro tem Zimmerman
that Resolution No. 4325-06-2014 be adopted. The motion carried unanimously 6
ayes to 0 nays with Council Members Espino, Bivens and Burns absent.
IV. Issue Certificate of Election
Mayor Price issued a Certificate of Election to Council Member Elect,Ann Zadeh, District 9.
V. 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 regarding any matter listed on the City Council Agenda.
There was no Executive Session conducted by the City Council.
VI. Adiourn
There being no further business, Mayor Price adjourned the Called Special meeting at 9:04 a.m.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 15th day of July, 2014.
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