Title
Consider minutes of Special City Council meeting of May 19, 2015.
Summary
City of Killeen
Special City Council Meeting
Killeen City Hall
May 19, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.
Presiding: Mayor Scott Cosper
Attending: Mayor Pro-Tem Elizabeth Blackstone, Council members Terry Clark, Juan Rivera, Wayne Gilmore, Steve Harris, Jonathan Okray, and Jose Segarra
Also attending were City Manager Glenn Morrison, City Attorney Kathryn Davis, City Secretary Dianna Barker, and Sergeant-at-Arms McDaniel.
Dr. Campbell gave the invocation and Councilmember Clark lead everyone in the pledge.
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Mayor Pro-Tem Blackstone to approve the agenda as written. Motion seconded by Councilmember Gilmore. The motion carried unanimously.
Ordinances
OR-15-008 Consider an ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring results of May 9, 2015 General Election.
The City Secretary read the caption of the ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KILLEEN, TEXAS, CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A GENERAL ELECTION HELD MAY 9, 2015 FOR THE ELECTION OF A DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT 1 AND DISTRICT 3.
Prior to the meeting Mayor Pro-Tem Blackstone, Councilmember Okray, and Councilmember Rivera verified the results of the May 9th election. Mayor Pro-Tem Blackstone read the ordinance that certified the election results, stating the number of votes each candidate received and that Jose Segarra is elected Councilmember in District 2 and Brockley Moore is elected Councilmember in District 4 due to being unopposed.
Motion was made by Councilmember Okray to approve OR-008. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Rivera. Motion carried unanimously.
Special Recognitions
Mayor Cosper thanked the outgoing council members for their service and dedication to the city and presented each with a plaque.
Oath of Office & Certification of Election
The City Secretary administered the Oath to Shirley Fleming, Brockley Moore, Jim Kilpatrick, and Jose Segarra. Mayor Cosper presented the Certification of Election.
Standards of Conduct
The City Manager, Glenn Morrison, read the Standards of Conduct while the entire new council signed the document.
Call to Order and Roll Call
The new council was seated at the dias. Mayor Cosper took roll call to which each stated as present.
Resolutions
Mayor Cosper opened the floor for nominations for Mayor Pro-Tem.
Councilmember Okray nominated Elizabeth Blackstone. Councilmember Moore nominated Jose Segarra. With no more nominations Mayor Cosper closed the nomination process. A vote was taken on each nominated Councilmember. Councilmember Okray, Mayor Pro-Tem Blackstone, and Councilmember Fleming voted for Mayor Pro-Tem Blackstone. Councilmember Moore, Councilmember Segarra, Councilmember Rivera, and Councilmember Kilpatrick voted for Councilmember Segarra.
RS-15-014 Consider a memorandum/resolution designating a Mayor Pro-Tem.
Motion was made by Councilmember Rivera to approve RS-014 appointing Councilmember Segarra as Mayor Pro-Tem. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Kilpatrick. Motion carried 5 to 1 with Councilmember Okray in opposition and Mayor Pro-Tem Blackstone abstaining.
Adjournment
With no further business, upon motion being made by Councilmember Rivera, seconded by Councilmember Okray, and unanimously approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:24 p.m.