19 - Resignation of Council Member Stone & Filling of the Vacancy in District 1

Home Browse Search

Item No. 19 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & City Council Grayson Path, City Manager FROM: Stephanie Harris, City Attorney Janice Ellis, City Clerk SUBJECT: Resignation of Council Member Stone and Filling of the Vacancy in District 1 Occasioned by said Resignation DATE: February 28, 2022 BACKGROUND: On February 18, 2022, Council Member Renae Stone informed the City Council in writing that she was immediately resigning from City Council District 1, leaving a vacant seat on the City Council. Ms. Stone also filed a Certificate of Withdrawal to have her name removed from the ballot for the May 7, 2022 General Election, as set out in Section 145.001 of the Texas Election Code. On February 18, 2022, City Staff received an application from Shatura "Sha" Moore for a place on the ballot for District 1. City Clerk Janice Ellis has verified that Ms. Moore is a registered voter in District 1 and has resided in District 1 for at least twelve months. As of 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 18, 2022, the City Council had received only Ms. Moore's application to run for City Council District 1. As of 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday February 22, 2022, there were no write-in candidates for City Council District 1. The deadline for a candidate to file an application to have his/her name on the ballot and the deadline for a write-in candidate to have his/her name on the ballot have both passed. STATUS OF ISSUE: From a procedural standpoint, the City Council needs to officially accept the resignation of City Council Member Renae Stone. In order to fill the vacancy left by her resignation, the Paris City Charter, Section 20 provides that when there is a single vacancy on the Council, that "vacancy ... shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of the council by the selection of a person possessing all of the