CM 1965-04-12STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS
The City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, convened in called
meeting on the 12th da2r of April, 1965, with the following members present,
to-wit:
W. T. Cozby, Mayor
C. T. Waters, Councilman
Cecil Dobecka, Councilman
W. H. Wilson, Councilman
Bill Harwell, Councilman
E. C. Gentry, City Secretary
Constituting a qUOrum where among the other proceedings had was the
.following:
A motion was made by W. H. Wilson that the Council consider the official
returns of the election held in Coppell on April 6, 1965. Cecil Dobecka seconded
the motion and the motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Bill Harwell to accept the canvass of returns
and declaration of results of the election held in the City of Coppell, Texas,
on April 6, 1965. The motion was seconded by C. T. Waters and carried unani-
mously. (A copy of said canvass and election returns is herewith attached.)
A motion was made by W. H. Wilson to dissolve the old City Council.
The motion was seconded by Cecil Dobecka and carried unanimously.
Mr. C. O. Parker administered the oath of office for Mayor to W. T.
Cozby. Mr. Parker then administered the oath of office to Bill Harwell, Cecil
Dobecka, C. T. Waters, W. H. Wilson, and Thomas Sisk.
A statement of campaign contributions and expenditures by candidates
was distributed to the Councilmen.
The five Councilmen then drew for terms of office. The results were:
Thomas Sisk - 1 year
Bill HarwelllI - 2 years
W. H. Wilson - 1 year
C. T. Waters - 1 year
Cecil Dobecka - 2 years
A motion was made by Bill Harwell that W. H. Wilson serve as Mayor
Pro Tem. The motion was seconded by Cecil Dobecka and carried unanimously.
No further business being presented to the Council at this time,
and upon a motion duly made, seconded and carried, the Council adjourned.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 12th day of April , 1965.
W. T. Cozby, Mayor
ATTEST:
E. C. Gentry, City Secretary
Read and approved this day of , 1965.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS
CITY OF COPPELL
CANVASS OF RETURNS AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS OF
AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
ON APRIL 6, 1965, FOR THE ELECTION OF A MAYOR
AND FIVE CITY COUNCILMEN
BE IT REMBERERED that on this the 12th day of
April, 1965, at a meeting of the City Council the City of
Coppell, Texas, a quorum being present, the meeting was called
to order, and the following business was transacted.
Upon motion of Councilman W.H, Wilson
and seconded by Councilman Cecil Dobecka
it was unanimously ordered that the City Council consider the
official returns of an election held in said city on the 6th day
of April, 1965, for the election of a Mayor and five (5) City
Councilmen.
Whereupon said official returns were opened, examined,
canvassed and the results declared as follows:
CANVASS OF RETURNS AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS
WHEREAS, heretofore, the City Council of the City of
Coppell, Texas, called an election to be held in the City of
Coppell, on April 6, 1965, for the purpose of electing a Mayor
and five (5) City Councilmen to serve for terms commencing
April, 1965, and caused notice thereof to be posted in the
manner and for the time provided for by law, which order together
with the .Notice issued thereon, is recorded in Vol. L ,
page 287 , of the Minutes of the City Council an is hereby
referred to and made a part hereof; and,
WHEREAS, immediately after said election the presiding
Judge and other officers holding said election made their returns
Of the results thereof to the City Council as follows, to-wit:
Said returns being made according to law, and duly
authenticated, and it being shown that written notices of said
election was posted for the time and in the manner provided by
law and all other proceedings pertaining to said election having
been shown to have been done and performed at and within the time
and in the manner provided by law, and all papers pertaining
thereto having been returned and filed with the City Council and
no protest or objection being made to or regarding any matter
pertaining to said election;
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the City Council of
the City of Coppell, Texas, after examining said returns' and
opening and canvassing the votes of said election, that the
results of said election are as follows:
That the following number of votes were cast for .the
following named candidates for the office of Mayor, to-wit:
NAME NO. OF VOTES
W. T. Cozby 183
Rufus L. McDowell 156
That the following number of votes were cast for the
following named candidates for the office of City Councilmen,
to-wit:
NAME NO. OF VOTES
~ Thomas C. Sisk 190
Wheelice H. Wilson 183
Ross Riney
James H. Rutherford 162
Edgar Hughes
C. T. Waters 171
Cecil Dobecka 180
Bill Harwell 210
C. E. Chapman 161
It appearing that W. T. Cozby received
t o of Mayor and he is
the largest number of votes for the office of Mayor and he is
hereby declared elected to the office of Mayor of the City of
Coppell, Texas, to serve, after qualifying for the term
commencing April, 1965.
It further appearing that Thomas C. Sisk ,
"' Wheelice Wilsen , C.T,Waters ,
Cecil Debecka and Bill Harwell
received the largest number of votes for the office of City
Councilmen, and they are hereby declared to be elected to the
office, and to serve after qualifying for the term commencing
April, 1965.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this canvass and the declara-
tion of the results of said election be entered in the minutes
of the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, and that
said officers, after they have qualified and taken their oaths,
shall serve during the term commencing April, 1965, an~ there-
after until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
That this Resolution declaring the results of the
election called on April 6, 1965, shall become effective im-
mediately after its passage.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas,
on this the 12th day of April, 1965.
W. T. Cozby, Mayor
ATTEST:
E. C. Gentry, City Secretary