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<br />e <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />ORIGINAL <br /> <br />MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED REGULAR MEETING <br />OF LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL <br />MAY 5,1998 <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman L. Malone at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Members of City Council Present: Mayor Norman L. Malone, Councilpersons <br />Guy Sutherland, Chuck Engelken, Howard Ebow, Bob McLaughlin, Alton <br />Porter, Deotis Gay and Jerry Clarke. <br /> <br />Members of Council Absent: Councilperson Jack Maxwell. <br /> <br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Manager <br />Robert T. Herrera, Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Manager <br />Jeff Litchfield, City Attorney Knox Askins, Police Chief Bobby Powell, Public <br />Works Director Steve Gillett, City Secretary Martha Gillett, Planning Director <br />Guy Rankin, Fire Marshal Paul Hickenbottom, Assistant Finance Director <br />Cynthia Alexander, Human Resources Manager Kim Meismer, City Manager's <br />Secretary Carol Buttler and Purchasing Agent Susan Kelley. <br /> <br />Others Present: Marvin Townsend, Mrs. Young, Mary Gay, Bruce Meismer <br />and a number of La Porte Citizens. <br /> <br />2. INVOCATION - REVEREND WALTER PINKNEY - ZION BAPTIST <br />CHURCH <br /> <br />Reverend Pinkney was unable to attend the meeting. The Invocation <br />was delivered by Council person Gay. <br /> <br />3. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AND <br />WORKSHOP SESSION ON APRIL 27, 1998. <br /> <br />Moti.on was made by Councilperson Engelken to approve the minutes of April <br />27..1998 meeting as presented. Second by Councilperson McLaughlin. <br /> <br />The motion carried, 6 ayes and 0 nays. <br /> <br />Ayes: Councilpersons Sutherland, Engelken, Ebow, McLaughlin, Gay, and <br />Mayor Norman L. Malone. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: Councilpersons Porter and Clarke. <br />