1982-01-20 Joint Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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• • Minutes, Joint Public La Porte City Council January 20, 1982, Page • Hearing and Regular Meeting 4 Motion was made by Councilperson Malone to approve the minutes as presented. Seconded by Councilperson Tn7estergren. The motion carried, 8 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None 4. The City Council at this time canvassed the returns from the January 16, 1982, Special Called Election to fill a vacancy in Position A - Councilperson-at-Large, to serve through April 3, 1982, and the La Porte Area Water Authority. Returns were presented to Mayor Meza who opened each set of returns and read publicly the number of votes cast in each of the six (6) voting districts and absentee voting returns. Returns were then passed to each Councilperson to canvass and review. After review, Council declared the returns in order and asked the City Attorney to read the Ordinance declaring the results of the election. • 5. City Attorney Askins read; AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE ON JANUARY 16, 1982, TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF COUNCILPERSON- AT-LARGE - POSITION A. Douglas Latimer- 264 votes Al Pena - 79 votes Ruth Kibodeaux - 285 votes A motion was made by Councilperson Longley to pass and approve Ordinance No. 1294 as read by the City Attorney. Seconded by Councilperson Skelton. The motion carried, 8 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Faris, Simons, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Meza Nays: None 6. City Attorney Askins read: AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF THE CREATION OF THE LA PORTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY, HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, AND WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPOSED LA PO RTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY, ON JANUARY 16, 1982. A motion was made by Councilperson Gay to pass and approve Ordinance No. 1295 as read by the City Attorney. Seconded by • Councilperson Westergren. T e motion carried, 8 ayes and 0 nays.