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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY COUI4CIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
April 10, 1978
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, met in special
session, Monday, April 10, 1978, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber
of the Baytown City Hall. The following members were in attendance:
Jody Lander
Ted Kloesel
Mary E. Wilbanks
Emmett 0. Hutto
Allen Cannon
Tom Gentry
Fritz Lanham
Scott Bounds
Eileen P. Hall
Absent: Jack Kimmons
Dan Savage
Councilman
Councilman
Councilwoman
Councilman
Councilman
Mayor
City Manager
City Attorney
City Clerk
Councilman
Assistant City !Manager
Mayor Gentry called the meeting to order and Council can-
vassed the results of the Municipal Election held on Saturday,
April 1, 1978, to elect a Mayor from the City at large to serve
the unexpired term of Mayor Gentry and a Councilman from District
Nos. One (1), Four (4), and Five (5) which reflected the following:
For Mayor (From City at Large)
Marshall Williams 709 votes
E. C. "Jack" Kimmons 731 votes
Emmett 0. Hutto 2520 votes
Steve Hudgins 112 votes
For Councilman District No. One
Ted Kloesel 2574 votes
Paul R. Henderson 1233 votes
For Councilman District No. Four
J. S. "Jimmy" Johnson, Jr. 1661 votes
Leon Cox, Jr. 1692 votes
Bobby G. Eatherton 322 votes
For Councilman District No. Five
J. P. "Pat" Deakle 699 votes
Allen Cannon 2987 votes
Councilman Kloesel moved to adopt Resolution No. 615 can-
vassing the returns of the Municipal Election held on April 1, 1978.
Councilman Cannon seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Council members Lander, Kloesel, Wilbanks, Hutto
and Cannon
Mayor Gentry
Nays: None
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RESOLUTION NO. 615
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON
THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 1978, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING
A MAYOR FROM THE CITY AT LARGE TO SERVE THE REMAINDER
OF A TWO -YEAR TERM AND THREE (3) COUNCILMEN FROM THE
RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS NOS. ONE (1), FOUR (4), AND FIVE
(5) TO SERVE REGULAR TWO YEAR TERMS; DECLARING THE
RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION; FINDING THAT NOTICE OF SAID
ELECTION WAS DULY AND PROPERLY GIVEN AND THAT SAID
ELECTION WAS PROPERLY HELD AND THE RETURNS THEREOF MADE
BY THE PROPER OFFICIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
Oaths of Office
Judge Raymond T. Donnelly administered Oaths of Office to
the newly elected Mayor and Councilmen.
Mayor Hutto presiding.
Ordinance Ordering Special Run -Off Election
The Administration recommended approval of Proposed
Ordinance No. 80410 -1, ordering a Special Run -Off Election for
Saturday, April 22, 1978, to elect a Councilman from District
No. Four (4).
Councilman Kloesel moved for the adoption of the ordinance;
Councilman Cannon seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Council members Lander, Kloesel, Wilbanks and Cannon
Mayor Hutto
Nays: None
ORDINANCE NO. 2440
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD THE
22ND DAY OF APRIL, 1978, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A
COUNCILMAN FROM DISTRICT NO. FOUR (4); PROVIDING FOR
ELECTION OFFICERS; DESIGNATING THE PLACES AND MANNER OF
HOLDING SAID ELECTION; PRESCRIBING THE HOURS; PROVIDING
FOR A CANVASSING BOARD FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS; AND PRO-
VIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.
Resolution Commending Mayor Tom Gentry
After reading Resolution No. 616 commending Mayor Tom
Gentry for his service to the City as Councilman and Mayor, Council-
man Lander moved for the adoption of said resolution; Councilman
Kloesel seconded the motion. Council unanimously approved the
resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 616
AN UNANIMOUS RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL EXPRESSING
DEEP GRATITUDE FOR TOM GENTRY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
CITY OF BAYTOWN.
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Mayor Hutto then asked Mayor Gentry to step forward, and
Mayor Gentry was presented with a plaque in honor of his many
years of service to the City.
There being no further business to be transacted, Council-
man Kloesel moved to adjourn; Councilman Lander seconded the motion.
The vote was unanimous to adjourn.
Eileen P. Hall, City Clerk