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Council elects Shoop as mayor pro tem, Britton as deputy mayor pro tem
Summary
Using the council’s rules of procedure, Rowlett City Council members voted to appoint Council Member Shoop as mayor pro tem and Council Member Britton as deputy mayor pro tem, effective immediately.
The Rowlett City Council on Tuesday appointed Council Member Shoop as mayor pro tem and Council Member Britton as deputy mayor pro tem, using the council rules of procedure and a roll-call vote conducted by the city secretary.
Mayor (name not stated in the record) described the process set by the city charter and council rules and asked each council member in order to nominate or volunteer. Council Member Reeves nominated Shoop for mayor pro tem; Council Member Gibbs nominated Britton. Both Shoop and Britton volunteered. The city secretary then called a roll-call vote starting with place 1 and ending with the mayor.
The city secretary announced that Council Member Shoop ‘‘received the largest number of votes’’ and was appointed mayor pro tem effective immediately. In a separate roll call, Council Member Britton received the largest number of votes and was appointed deputy mayor pro tem effective immediately. The mayor confirmed no separate resolution vote was required to effect the appointments.
Council members said they preferred the transparent, structured process used for the appointments. The mayor noted the urgency of filling the positions because ‘‘we are in storm season’’ and the offices form an official line of succession for mayoral responsibilities.
