City Election Results Overview

AT LARGE "B"	DISTRICT 3	DISTRICT 4
DR. ROSE GOWEN	MELISSA ZAMORA	EDWARD CAMARILLO
CARLOS AYALA	CARLOS CISNEROS	ARGELIA MILLER
ALBERTO VELEZ	MOSES SOROLA	ROBERT URESTI
ROMAN PEREZ

Of note:

- 6% voter turnout. SIX PERCENT. That's pretty pathetic and leaves little wonder why Brownsville's stuck with an asshat as mayor.*

- Carlos Ayala got 80% of mail-in votes; an incredible rate that prevented Gowen from winning outright. Color me paranoid, but 5 will get you 10 there were bought ballots there. Even a broken clock and all that...

- Argelia Miller with nearly 33% of the Dist 4 vote? I mean, Really?

- Sorola shocked many with his better-than-expected showing of 30%. How else does a 7-year incumbent get only 1/3 of the district vote?

*Sure, the charter's recall threshold was finally lowered to 10% (from 25%) of registered voters. And that'd help send Ahumada packing, if only one could find 8,000 voters to vote the same way. On anything. Fat chance.

City Charter Review Committee - November 4, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - November 4, 2008
Agenda

City Charter Review Committee - October 30, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - October 30, 2008
Agenda

City Charter Review Committee - October 28, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - October 28, 2008
Agenda

City Charter Review Committee - October 23, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - October 23, 2008
Agenda
Joined in progress.

City Charter Review Committee - October 21, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - October 21, 2008
Agenda

City Charter Review Committee - October 16, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - October 16, 2008
Agenda

City Charter Review Committee - October 14, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - October 14, 2008
Agenda

City Charter Review Committee - October 9, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - October 9, 2008
Agenda

City Charter Review Committee - October 7, 2008 Incomplete

City Charter Review Committee - October 7, 2008
Agenda
Joined in progress.

City Charter Review Committee - October 2, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - October 2, 2008
Agenda
It's important to note that this meeting did NOT meet the quorum requirements of 8 (out of 14) committee members present, so no official meeting was held. The public was still given a comment opportunity before the members who did show up, however.

City Charter Review Committee - September 30, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - September 30, 2008
Agenda

City Charter Review Committee - September 25, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - September 25, 2008
Agenda

City Charter Review Committee - September 18, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - September 18, 2008
Agenda

City Charter Review Committee - September 9, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - September 9, 2008
Agenda

City Charter Review Committee - September 4, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - September 4, 2008
Agenda

City Charter Review Committee - July 29, 2008

City Charter Review Committee - July 29, 2008
Agenda

Present Members:
Carlos Ayala, Jr. (Garza appt.)
Hilario Diaz (Ahumada appt.)
Elizabeth Dierlam (Camarillo appt.)
Edward Moore (Ahumada appt.)
Dr. David Morales (Atkinson appt.)
Francisco Rendon (Garza appt.)
Eddie Sikes (Cisneros appt.)
Mark Sossi (Troiani appt.)
John Villarreal (Camarillo appt.)
Melissa Zamora (Longoria appt.)

Absent Members:
Richard Atkinson (Atkinson appt.)*
Norma Castellano (Longoria appt.)
David Fisher (Cisneros appt.)
Henri Nicolas (Troiani appt.)

*Perhaps Richard Atkinson is aware that his appointment violates the City Charter's Nepotism Clause:

Article V, Section 30. Nepotism.

No person related within the second degree by affinity, or within the third degree by consanguinity, to the mayor or any of the commissioners, shall be appointed by the city commission, nor a person thus related to the city manager shall ever be appointed by him to any office, position, clerkship or service to the city.

Next scheduled meeting is on Wednesday, August 13th on 4th floor conference room at City Hall.