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Hitchcock swears in council members and appoints Andre as mayor pro tem; municipal judge reappointed
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Summary
The City of Hitchcock held an oath of office for council members, reappointed Andre as mayor pro tem for two years and appointed a municipal court judge for a two-year term; oath(s) were administered during the meeting.
During the meeting the council administered oaths of office and completed several appointments. Mayor Chris Norman Cross and councilmembers participated in a ceremonial swearing-in. The council then took formal action to appoint Andre as mayor pro tem for a two-year term; the motion carried by voice vote with no opposition.
On the municipal court appointment, the council approved appointing Judge Rotenberry (municipal court) to a two-year term. The appointee recited the oath of office during the meeting. When recommending Andre for the mayor pro tem post, a councilmember said, “I'd like to recommend him do it again for 2 more years if that's okay with y'all.” The motions for both appointments carried with unanimous voice votes recorded in the transcript.
The meeting transcript shows oaths were administered and each appointee accepted the positions; the minutes did not record individual roll-call vote tallies in the spoken record.
