2011-05-25 CC Minutes
City of Farmers Branch
City Council Meeting Minutes
City Council Chambers
13000 William Dodson Parkway
Farmers Branch, Texas
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Special Meeting
6:00 P.M.
The following members of the Council were present:
Mayor Tim O'Hare
Mayor Elect William Glancy
Mayor Pro Tern David Koch
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Holmes
Council members Tim Scott
Harold Froehlich
Ben Robinson
The following members of the Administration were present:
City Manager Gary D. Greer
Assistant City Manager Shanna Sims-Bradish
Assistant City Manager Matt Benoit
City Secretary Cindee Peters
City Attorney Pete Smith
Director of Communications Tom Bryson
A.1 INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
Mayor O'Hare gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor O'Hare stated the agenda items would be heard in the following order.
A.2 CANVASS THE ELECTION RETURNS OF MAY 14, 2011 SPECIAL ELECTIONS
AND THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR MAYOR AND PLACE 2 AND TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION INCLUDING SWEARING IN OF DULY ELECTED
COUNCILMEMBERS.
Mayor O'Hare read the canvass statement in Resolution No. 2011-035.
A motion by Councilman Scott, a second by Councilman Koch, all voting "aye", adopted
Resolution No. 2011-035.
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Mayor O'Hare administered the Oath of Office to Mayor Glancy and Councilman
Froehlich.
Mayor O'Hare presented the Certificate of Election to Mayor Glancy and Councilman
Froehlich.
AA PRESENTATION OF COUNCIL CERTIFICATE TO MAYOR TIM O'HARE.
Mayor Glancy presented a certificate and gifts to Mayor O'Hare for his service to the
city.
A.3 CONSIDER ORDINANCE NO. 3141 ADOPTING THE AMENDMENTS TO THE
HOME RULE CHARTER APPROVED AT AN ELECTION HELD ON MAY 14, 2011
AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
The ordinance needs to be adopted because the charter amendment passed on the ballot
for the election held on May 14, 2011.
A motion Mayor Pro Tem. Koch, a second by Councilman Scott, all voting "aye" adopted
the following captioned Ordinance No. 3141.
ORDINANCE NO. 3141
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FARMERS BRANCH, DALLAS
COUNTY, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME
RULE CHARTER APPROVED BY THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF
FARMERS BRANCH AT AN ELECTION HELD ON MAY 14, 2011;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A.5 ELECT MAYOR PRO TEM AND A DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.
Mayor Glancy explained this item has been placed on the agenda to give the City Council
the opportunity to elect a Mayor Pro Tem and a Deputy Mayor Pro Tem.
A motion by Councilman Scott, a second by Councilman Froehlich, all voting "aye",
appointed David Koch as Mayor Pro Tem and Michelle Holmes as Deputy Mayor Pro
Tem.
A.6 CONSIDER MEETING DATES FOR NEXT 4 MONTHS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION.
Mayor Glancy explained this item has been placed on the agenda to discuss summer
meeting dates.
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After a brief discussion, a motion by Councilman Scott, a second by Councilman
Robinson, all voting "aye", set the summer meeting dates as follows for June 7th and 21St,
July 19th and August 2nd and 16th
A.7 ADJOURNMENT.
A motion by Councilman Scott, a second by Councilman Robinson, voting "aye",
adjourned the special eting of May 25, 2011 at 6: .m.
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William P. Glancy, May r Cindee Peters, City Secretary
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