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• MINUTES - SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
LA PORTE CITY COMMISSION, LA PORTE, TEXAS
APRIL 11, 1979
7:45 P.M.
MEMBERS 4F THE COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor J. J. Meza;
Commissioners John Tomerlin, I. J. Kibodeaux, Virginia Cline,
and Tom C. Simons.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABSENT: None.
OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: J. R. Hudgens, City Administrator;
Margie Goyen, City Clerk; Knox Askins, City Attorney; H. F. Freeman,
Chief of Police; Stan Sherwood, Parks & Recreation Director;
R. L. Caldwell, Acting Public Works Director; Paul Hickenbottom,
• Fire Inspector.
OTHERS PRESENT: Gordon Hart, John Courville, Fred Westergren,
E. A. "Buck" Thomas, candidate, Russell Shepherd and Lou Lawler,
election judge.
PRES'ID'ING: Mayor J. J. Meza.
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1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Meza called the Special Meeting to order.
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2 . GANVA-S~S ~REE~ULTS r3F REGULAR ELEC'i'T~N ;O~' AP~t2L 7 , 19 7 9', AND
CONSIDER APPROVING PROPOSED ORD'INANCE' NO'. 1150` -- ORDINANCE
DECLARING RESULTS OF`REGULAR ELECTTON - T e Commission canvassed
the election results of April 7, 1979. There was a discussion
regarding the number of total voters for the City Election.
There was a discussion with the election judge, Lou Lawler,
E. A. Thomas, and the Commission.
After the proposed ordinance was read in full, motion by
Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by Commissioner Simons to
approve Ordinance No. 1150 as read, declaring the results as
follows:
CITY COMMISSIONER, POSITION 1:
John L. Tomerlin 585
CITY COMMISSIONER, POSITION 3:
Jenny Riley
279
E. A. "Buck" Thomas 322
• Virginia Cline 520
Run-Off Election to be held April 28, 1979
Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons.
NAYS: None.
CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE REGULAR
ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE ON APRIL 7, 1979, FOR
THE ELECTION OF A CITY COMMISSIONER, POSITION l; AND A CITY
COMMISSIONER, POSITION 3.
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3. ADJOURNMENT - Motion by Commissioner Cline, seconded by
Commissioner Tomerlin that the meeting adjourn. Motion carried
by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons.
NAYS: None.
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 P.M.
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Margie oyen, Ci y Clerk
Passed and Approved this the
18th day of April, 1979.
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J. J. Meza, Mayor
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