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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-06-68 TC MinMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN April 6, 1968 A Special Meeting of the Board of Aldermen, Town of Westlake, Texas, was held at the McGuire Ranch Headquarters in Tarrant County, Texas, on the 6th day of April, 1968, at 11 o'clock A.M. i Present were Mayor John A. McGuire and Aldermen H. S. Thrasher, A. H. Wilde, A. L. Odom, H. T. Webster and John A. McGuire, Jr. The Mayor stated that the purpose of the Special Meeting was to canvass the results of the Election held on the 2nd day of April, 1968, for the election of Municipal Officers. The Returns of said Election were examined and the following proposed Resolution No. 24 was then read to the meeting: - 3 Bio — 0 RESOLUTION NO. 24 WHEREAS, on the 2nd day of April, A. D. 1968, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28, Revised Civil Statutes, the Election Code of the State of Texas, and Resolution 23, heretofore adopted on the 2nd day of March, 1968, after due notice as by law provided, the General Election to elect a Mayor, Five Aldermen and a Marshal for a term of one year was held within the limits of the 'Town of Westlake, Texas ,j and WHEREAS, on the 6th day of April, A. D., 1968, at a meeting of the Board of Aldermen of said Town, the results of said Election were canvassed by the Mayor in the presence of the Board of Aldermen and said canvass showed the result thereof was as follows: FOR MAYOR John A. McGuire 9 votes John A. McGuire, Jr. 9 votes FOR MARSHAL Wesley Harvey 9 votes THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF WES'TLAKE, TEXAS: That, the canvass of the result of said Election be, and is hereby approved, and that John A. McGuire having received the highest number of votes for the office of Mayor is hereby elected to said office and is to serve as such officer for the term of one year from date hereof or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. That, H. S. Thrasher, A. H. Wilde, A. L. Odom, H. T. Webster and John A. McGuire, Jr., having received the highest number of votes for the office of Alermen and Wesley Harvey having received the highest number of votes For Marshal are hereby elected to said offices and are to serve as such officers for the term of one year from date hereof or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, —39'/- FOR ARMMN H. S. Thrasher 9 votes A. H, Wilde 9 votes A. L. Odom 9 votes H. T. Webster 9 votes John A. McGuire, Jr. 9 votes FOR MARSHAL Wesley Harvey 9 votes THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF WES'TLAKE, TEXAS: That, the canvass of the result of said Election be, and is hereby approved, and that John A. McGuire having received the highest number of votes for the office of Mayor is hereby elected to said office and is to serve as such officer for the term of one year from date hereof or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. That, H. S. Thrasher, A. H. Wilde, A. L. Odom, H. T. Webster and John A. McGuire, Jr., having received the highest number of votes for the office of Alermen and Wesley Harvey having received the highest number of votes For Marshal are hereby elected to said offices and are to serve as such officers for the term of one year from date hereof or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, —39'/- That, all such officers are hereby instructed to take the oath of office as by law provided and file with the Town such oaths Secretary. ADOPTED this �, day of Apri 1, 1968 . APPRONEDs Upon motion duly made by A. L. Odom and seconded by H. T. Webster, the foregoing Resolution No. 24 was unanimously adopted. The Mayor then announced that it was now in order for the newly elected officers to take over the management of the Town and that he would be glad to entertain a motion for adjournment of this meeting. Whereupon motion duly made and seconded, it was resolved to adjourn. A. L. Odom, Secretary APPROVED: -- 3113 - MINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEWLY ELECTED BOARD OF ALDERMEN April 6, 1968 The newly elected Board of Aldermen, consisting of H. S. Thrasher, A. H. Wilde, A. L. Odom, H. T. Webster, and John A. McGuire, Jr., and the newly elected Marshal, Wesley Harvey, were duly sworn in and signed Oaths of Office before Lucy S. McGuire, a Notary Public in and for Tarrant County, Texas, on the 6th day of April, 1968, at 11:30 A.M. and then proceeded on with their first meeting. Mr. John A. McGuire, the newly elected Mayor, acted as Chairman of the meeting and called the meeting to order. Upon motion made by A. H. Wilde and seconded by H. T. Webster, John A. McGuire, Jr. was unanimously appointed Mayor Pro Tem to be vested with all the powers and to perform all the duties of the Mayor of the Town of Westlake, Texas, in the absence or disability of the Mayor unless or until the Board of Aldermen should other- wise determine. The Mayor then stated that the first order of business was to appoint a Town Secretary and Treasurer. After a full discussion, upon motion duly made by John A. McGuire, Jr. and seconded by H. S. Thrasher, Mr. A. L. Odom was unanimously elected Secretary and Treasurer of the Town of Westlake, Texas. -- 394/- The Mayor then directed the Secretary to file the signed Oaths of Office in the permanent records of the Town of Westlake, Texas. The Town Marshal, Mr. Wesley Harvey, then an- nounced that there were several persons he would like to deputize as Deputies Marshal of the Town of Westlake and in this connection submitted the names of the following persons for the consideration and approval of the Board of Aldermen: A. H. Wilde John A. McGuire, Jr. J. Glenn Turner H. S. Thrasher H. T. Webster William L. McInerney John A. McGuire A. L. Odom Jack Carter Upon motion duly made and seconded, the deputization of the foregoing persons as Deputies Marshal of the Town of Westlake, Texas, was unanimously approved. Thereupon, the foregoing persons repeated aloud the Oath of Office and were duly sworn in as Deputies Marshal of the Town of Westlake before Lucy S. McGuire, a Notary Public in and for Tarrant County, Texas. There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was, upon motion duly made and seconded, adjourned. el A. L. Odom, SECRETARY APPROVED: 3 �r- TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS WAIVER OF NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN We, the undersigned, being the Aldermen of the Town of Westlake, Texas, do hereby severally waive notice of the time, place and pur- pose of a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen and do hereby call said meeting and consent to the holding thereof at the Circle "T" Ranch Guest House in Tarrant County on thelfth day of February, 1969, at 10: 00 o'clock ,Q. irJ. and we hereby severally consent to the transaction of any and all business that may come before said meeting, including the call of a general election for the officers of the Town. ALDERMEN: 1 11111111, Ir ��� -3%-