SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOWIE CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2005

CALL MEETING TO ORDER

The Special Meeting of the Bowie City Council was held on Monday, January 10, 2005 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Robinson at 8:00 p.m.

QUORUM

In attendance were Mayor Robinson, Mayor Pro Tem Jenkins, Councilmembers Aleshire, Booker Jones, Brady and Lyles; City Manager Deutsch, Assistant City Manager Fitzwater, Communications Coordinator Cooper, the Press, and the Public.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

CONSENT AGENDA

Councilman Aleshire moved approval of the Consent Agenda Items: A. Minutes of November 1, 2004 Council Meeting; B. Minutes of November 15, 2004 Council Meeting; C. Resolution R-5-05 – Authorizing the Signatures of the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Director of Finance, and the Assistant Director of Finance with Establishing the Bowie Tsunami Fund Held With Citizens National Bank; D. Introduction of Ordinance O-01-05 – Amending Chapter 6, “Elections”, to Delete References to Nomination of Candidates, as Obsolete, in Section 6-12, “Nomination of Candidates-Procedure”, Section 6-13, “Same-Withdrawal”, Section 6-29, “Recount of Ballots”, Section 6-67, “Distribution of Summary of Election Laws”, Section 6-68, “Appointment of Campaign Treasurer; Candidate Joining Ticket or Slate”, Section 6-69, “Appointment of Treasurer by Political Committees; Reports”, Section 6-72, “Contributions and Expenses of Candidate”, Section 6-73, “Limits of Contributions”, and Section 6-75, “Election Reports to be Filed By Treasurer”; Amending Section 6-72 to Clarify That It Is Intended to Prohibit All Direct and Indirect Campaign Contributions by A Candidate’s Own Campaign Exceeding $2500; Amending Section 6-73, To Clarify That It Pertains to Contributions Other Than Those By A Candidate’s Own Campaign; and Amending Section 6-75 to Alter the Campaign Finance Report Process and Schedule and Impose a Penalty for Failure to File; E. Introduction of Ordinance O-02-05 –

Providing Supplemental Appropriations for the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2005 for the Purpose of Upgrading the Voice Mail System. The motion was seconded by Dennis Brady and carried unanimously.

ADJOURNMENT

Mayor Pro Tem Jenkins moved to adjourn the Special Meeting and to move into a Worksession. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brady and carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

John L. Fitzwater
Assistant City Manager