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ALLEN CITY COUNCIL
Called - Special Session
April 6, 1981
Present:
M. B. Pierson, Mayor
Council Members: Newly Elected Council Member:
Joe Farmer G. Ward Paxton
J. M. McClure
H. R. Daugherty
Glenn Andrew
Richard L. Chumbley
Absent:
Rex Womack, Mayor Pro Tem
City Staff:
Jon McCarty, City Manager
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
The Called - Special Session of the Allen City Council was
called to order by Mayor Pierson at 7:31 p.m. on Monday, April 6,
1961, at Rountree Elementary School, 800 E. Main Street.
Canvass of Election Returns from City (Agenda Item I)
Council Election - April 4, 1981
City Secretary Marty Hendrix advised the Council they had before
them a copy of the Election Returns for the City Council Election
held on Saturday, April 4, 1981, showing a cumulative total of the
votes cast, along with a Register of Official Ballots for the absentee
polling place and the regular polling place at City Hall. There were
24 votes cast in the absentee polling place and 786 votes cast in
the regular polling place, for a total of 810 votes cast. As shown
on the Election Return, the candidates received the following number
of votes:
Councilman, Place No. 1
NAME OF CANDIDATE VOTES RECEIVED
Joe Farmer
Paula S. Grady
577
205
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April 6, 1981
Councilman, Place No. 3
NAME OF CANDIDATE VOTES RECEIVED
Jack C. Decatur
242
Don Lewis
148
Larry Reeves
22
H. R. Daugherty
305
Steve Smith
69
Councilman, Place No. 5
Rex Womack 346
G. Ward Paxton 455
Resolution No. 338: Order Declaring Result
of City Council Election held on April 4, 1981
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(Agenda Item II)
Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded by Council-
man McClure, the Council voted 6 - 0 in favor of adoption of Resol-
ution No. 338 declaring Joe Farmer, Councilman for Place No. 1,
H. R. Daugherty, Councilman for Place No. 3, and G. Ward Paxton,
Councilman for Place No. 5.
Oaths -of -Office to Newly
Elected Council Members
(Agenda Item III)
City Secretary Marty Hendrix administered the Oath -of -Office
to the re-elected Councilmen Joe Farmer and H. R. Daugherty, and
the newly elected Councilman G. Ward Paxton.
Mayor Pierson presented Certificates of Election to each of
the elected Councilmen.
Councilman G. Ward Paxton took his chair on the Council.
Election of Mayor Pro Tem (Agenda Item IV)
Mayor Pierson opened the nominations for Mayor Pro Tem of the
Allen City Council. Councilman Andrew nominated Councilman Joe Farmer.
With no further nominations,Councilman Chumbley made a motion
to close the nominations. The motion was seconded by Councilman
McClure and the Council voted 6 - 0 in favor of the motion, with
Councilman Farmer abstaining.
Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded by Council-
man Chumbley, the Council voted 6 - 0 to elect Councilman Joe Farmer
by acclamation as Mayor Pro Tem, with Councilman Farmer abstaining.
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With no further discussion, a motion was made by Councilman
Daugherty and seconded by Councilman Andrew to adjourn the meeting
at 7:38 p.m. The Council voted 7 - 0 in favor of the motion.
These minutes read and approved this the day of
1981.
Marty Hendrix CITY SECRETARY'
M. ie son, MAYOR
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