2020 11 17 FCPEMSD MinutesMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE BAYTOWN FIRE CONTROL, PREVENTION, AND
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT
November 17, 2020
The Board of Directors of the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services
District (FCPEMSD) met in a Special Meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 7:20 P.M., in
the Baytown Conference Room of the Baytown City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas
with the following in attendance:
Brenda Bradley Smith
John Adkins
Richard Carr
Barry L. Hawkins
Kevin Troller
Trevor Fanning
Angela Jackson
President
Vice-President(Teleconference)
Director
Director (Teleconference)
Assistant General Manager
Assistant General Counsel
Deputy Secretary
President Bradley Smith convened the November 17, 2020, FCPEMSD Board Special Meeting
with a quorum present at 7:20 P.M., all members were present with the exception of Directors
Watts and Baldwin who were absent.
BAYTOWN FCPEMSD NOVEMBER 3, 2020, CONTINUATION ELECTION
a. Canvass the returns of the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency
Medical Services District continuation election held on November 3, 2020.
President Smith stated that the board is now conduct the canvass of the Baytown Fire Control,
Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District Continuation Election held on November 3,
2020, and noted that through the Secretary, she was delivering the sealed precinct returns to the
members. President Smith noted that as the canvassing authority, they would prepare a tabulation
of the votes for and against Proposition A.
President read out the results as follows:
I BAYTOWN FCPEMSD CANVASS I
Proposition A - Whether the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention
and Emergency Medical Services District should be continued
for five (5) years and the fire control, prevention and
emergency medical services district sales and use tax should be
continued for five (5) years.
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Harris and Chambers Combined
For
18,450
Against
1,964
Provisional (cast/counted/rejected)
163 /ill / 52
Total Votes Cast
20,414
Precinct
Canvass Totals?",'
Precinct 05 (Chambers)
For
0
Against
0
Total Votes Cast
0
Precinct 08 (Chambers)
For
0
Against
0
Total Votes Cast
0
Precinct 11 (Chambers)
For
1348
Against
109
Total Votes Cast
1457
Precinct 15 (Chambers)
For
331
Against
44
Total Votes Cast
375
Precinct 12
For
344
Against
36
Total Votes Cast
380
Precinct 13
For
1508
Against
170
Total Votes Cast
1,678
Precinct 28
For
2185
Against
217
Total Votes Cast
2,402
Precinct 63
For
0
Against
0
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Total Votes Cast
0
Precinct 99
For
881
Against
101
Total Votes Cast
982
Precinct 100
For
757
Against
73
Total Votes Cast
830
Precinct 102
For
693
Against
88
Total Votes Cast
781
Precinct 103
For
807
Against
94
Total Votes Cast
901
Precinct 248
For
773
Against
96
Total Votes Cast
869
Precinct 249
For
1499
Against
147
Total Votes Cast
1646
Precinct 250
For
0
Against
0
Total Votes Cast
0
Precinct 386
For
1012
Against
97
Total Votes Cast
1109
Precinct 387
For
2
Against
0
Total Votes Cast
2
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Precinct 414
For
1953
Against
185
Total Votes Cast
2138
Precinct 456
For
2005
Against
254
Total Votes Cast
2259
Precinct 532
For
585
Against
53
Total Votes Cast
638
Precinct 533
For
496
Against
57
Total Votes Cast
553
Precinct 739
For
1187
Against
131
Total Votes Cast
1318
Precinct 740
For
84
Against
12
Total Votes Cast
96
President Smith delivered the precinct returns to the Secretary as the general custodian of election
records, who would preserve them for the period of 22 months, which is the retention period for
preserving precinct election records.
She noted that this concluded the canvass of the Continuation Election for the Baytown Fire
Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District held on November 3, 2020, and
stated that the official canvass report is available by precincts if desired in the City Clerk's Office
in City Hall and will be made available through the public information request process.
b. Consider a resolution declaring the results of the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention,
and Emergency Medical Services District continuation election held on November 3, 2020.
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A motion was made by Director Richard Carr, and seconded by Director Barry L Hawkins to
approve Resolution No. 80, related to Item l .b. The vote was as follows:
Ayes: President Brenda Bradley Smith, Vice President John Adkins, Director Richard
Carr, and Director Barry L Hawkins
Nays: None
Other: Director Maurice Watts and Director Gerald Baldwin (Absent)
Approved
RESOLUTION NO. 80
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BAYTOWN FIRE
CONTROL, PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
DISTRICT CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE CONTINUATION
ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE DISTRICT'S BOUNDARIES ON THE 3E11)
DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020, FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING FOR OR
AGAINST THE PROPOSITION OF WHETHER THE BAYTOWN FIRE
CONTROL, PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
DISTRICT SHOULD BE CONTINUED FOR FIVE (5) YEARS AND THE FIRE
CONTROL, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
DISTRICT SALES AND USE TAX SHOULD BE CONTINUED FOR FIVE (5)
YEARS; FINDING THAT NOTICE OF THE CONTINUATION ELECTION
WAS PROPERLY HELD AND THE RETURNS THEREOF MADE BY THE
PROPER OFFICIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
2. ADJOURN
With there being no further business to discuss, President Bradley Smith adjourned the November
17, 2020, FCPEMSD Board Special Meeting at 7:27 P.M.
Leticia Brysch, Secretary
City of Baytown