MINUTES

WATAUGA CITY COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING

MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER, 7105 WHITLEY ROAD

6:15 P.M.

 

The City Council of the City of Watauga, Texas convened in pre-council at 6:15 p.m. and in regular session 6:16 p.m. with the following members present:

 

            Seth Thomas               Mayor Pro Tem

            Richard Helmick         Council Member

            Ernest P. Koontz         Council Member

            Roy Meyers                 Council Member

            Jerry Adams                Council Member

and

            Kerry Lacy                  City Manager

            Daniela Place              City Secretary

with

Council Members Steele and Griffin absent with notice.  Mayor Jeffries absent with notice.

 

PRE-COUNCIL

 

CITIZEN’S OPEN FORUM

 

No citizen’s came forward to speak.

 

PUBLIC COMMENT BY COUNCIL IN RESPONSE TO CITIZEN’S OPEN FORUM

 

None.

 

COUNCIL MEETING

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

Mayor Pro Tem Thomas called the meeting to order at 6:16 p.m. 

 

INVOCATION

 

Council Member Adams gave the invocation.

 

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG AND THE TEXAS FLAG

 

Mayor Pro Tem Thomas led the pledge to the Flag and the Texas Flag.

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

1.         Discussion and action on canvass of the votes of the May 10, 2008 General Election, to include approval of a Resolution canvassing the votes and declaring the results of the May 10, 2008 General Election

 

Mayor Pro Tem Thomas read the following results of the May 10, 2008 General Election, provided by Tarrant County Elections Administration Office. 

 

CITY COUNCIL PLACE 1

EARLY VOTING

ELECTION DAY

TOTAL

Ernie Koontz

65

36

101

Undervotes

27

24

51

Total

92

60

152

 

 

CITY COUNCIL PLACE 2

EARLY VOTING

ELECTION DAY

TOTAL

Richard Helmick

64

35

99

Undervotes

28

25

53

Total

92

60

152

 

 

CITY COUNCIL PLACE 6

EARLY VOTING

ELECTION DAY

TOTAL

Lee W. Griffin

64

37

101

Undervotes

28

23

51

Total

92

60

152

 

 

CITY COUNCIL PLACE 7

EARLY VOTING

ELECTION DAY

TOTAL

Jerry Adams

44

35

79

James Kimmerle

44

21

65

Undervotes

4

4

8

Total

92

60

152

 

Council Member Koontz moved to approve the Resolution canvassing the votes and declaring the results of the May 10, 2008 General Election.  The motion was seconded by Council Member Helmick and passed as follows:

 

AYES:                        Thomas, Helmick, Koontz, Meyers, Adams

NAYS:            None

ABSENT:       Jeffries, Steele, Griffin

 

The resolution as approved carries the following caption:

 

 

CITY OF WATAUGA, TEXAS

RESOLUTION NO. 08-05-19-01

A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATAUGA, TEXAS, TO DECLARE THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD MAY 10, 2008 TO ELECT PLACES 1, 2, 6 AND 7 ON THE CITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE IV OF THE CITY OF WATAUGA HOME RULE CHARTER, THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION, AND THE STATE OF TEXAS ELECTION LAWS

 

2.         Presentation of Certificates of Election to newly elected Council Members

 

Mayor Pro Tem Thomas presented the Certificates of Election to Council Members Koontz, Helmick, and Adams.

 

3.         Oath of Office to newly elected Council Members

 

City Secretary Daniela Place administered the Oath of Office to Council Members Koontz, Helmick and Adams.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 6:21 p.m.

 

APPROVED:   this ________ day of ______________ 2008.

 

SIGNED:         this ________ day of ______________ 2008.

 

 

                                                                                    APPROVED:

 

ATTEST:

 

                                                                                    ______________________

                                                                                    Henry J. Jeffries, Mayor

_________________________

Daniela Place, City Secretary