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<br />Minutes of Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council on January 24, 2011 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />LANDOWNER, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF <br /> <br />Ordinance 3315 - AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF <br />THE CITY OF LA PORTE, CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY, <br />DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES, PROVIDING FOR <br />THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES, APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS, PROVIDING <br />FOR METHOD AND DATES OF EARLY VOTING, PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY VOTING <br />BALLOT BOARD, PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID <br />ELECTION, PROVIDING FOR NOTICE, PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND <br />FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Councilmember Enqelken to approve the consent as presented. <br />Second by Councilmember Leonard. The motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Council members Zemanek, Black, Mosteit, Engelken, Leonard, <br />Moser, Martin and Clausen. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />Absent: None <br /> <br />7. Consider approval or other action regarding an ordinance appointing Patrice Fogarty City <br />Secretary of the City of La Porte, Texas for a term commencing February 28, 2011 (Ord. <br />3316) - R. Bottoms <br /> <br />City Manager Ron Bottoms presented summary and recommendation and answered <br />Councils' questions. <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: Ordinance 3316 - AN ORDINANCE <br />APPOINTING PATRICE FOGARTY CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />, <br />FOR A TERM COMMENCING FEBRUARY 21, 2011, AND UNTIL HER SUCCESSOR <br />SHALL HAVE BEEN DULY APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED, PROVIDING A <br />SEVERABLlL Y CLAUSE, CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE, FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE <br />HEREOF. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Council member Moser to amend ordinance 3316 appointinq Patrice <br />Foqarty City Secretary of the City of La Porte. for a term commencinq February 21. 2011 <br />as presented by Mr. Bottoms. Second by Councilmember Zemanek. The motion carried <br />unanimously. <br /> <br />Ayes: Council members Zemanek, Black, Mosteit, Engelken, Leonard, Moser, Martin, <br />Clausen and Mayor Rigby. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />