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The city is governed by a council-manager form of government where the City Council sets city policy and the City Manager is responsible for city operations.

The council consists of a mayor and six council members. All council members are elected for one three-year term, up to three consecutive terms. Elected officials are under a mixed system of single-member districts and at-large seats.   At-large candidates are elected to represent the whole city; all voters can vote for candidates running for an at-large seat. At-large candidates may reside in any area of the city.

A single-member district is a geographically defined voter district represented by a single elected official. Only registered voters that live within the specified district’s boundaries can vote for candidates who run for seat in the district. Candidates must live in the  single-member district in which they run.

CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CITY OF GROVES

The Mayor is Thurman “Bill” Bartie.

Representatives for District 1-4 are Ingrid Holmes, Cal J. Jones, Thomas Kinlaw III and Kenneth Marks. At Large Representatives are Charlotte Moses and

Donald Frank Sr.

Ron Burton is the city manager. To reach his office, call 409-983-8101 or email ron.burton@portarthurtx. gov.

The city website is portarthurtx.gov, where information on all departments is available.

The Port Arthur Police Department is located at 645 4th St. in Port Arthur and can be reached at 409983-8600.

Timothy Duriso serves as Chief of Police.

The Parks & Recreation Department is located at 1308 9th Avenue in Port Arthur and can be reached at 409-983-8152.

Source: City of Port Arthur website

The Groves City Council is composed of a mayor and four council members elected at-large. Other than the mayor, not more than one council member can be a resident of the same ward.

City Council Meetings are open to the public and are held in the City Council Chambers at the Groves Municipal Building, 3947 Lincoln Avenue. Meetings

are held on alternate Mondays at 5 p.m. Duties of the Council include appointing a city manager, setting the tax rate, approving the budget, planning for capital improvements, adopting all City ordinances, selecting citizens to serve on boards and commissions, appointing the city attorney, city clerk, and municipal court judge, and approving major land transactions, purchases, and contracts. The mayor, who serves as one member of the Council, acts as the official head of the city government, however, the mayor does not serve in this capacity full time.

The mayor is Chris Borne Ward representatives 1-4 are Mark McAdams, Paul Oliver, Rob Vensel and Rhonda Dugas.

D.E. Sosa, serves as the City Manager for Groves. His office can be reached at 409-960-5788 or DSosa@ cigrovestx.com.

The city website is cigrovestx.com, where information on all departments is available.

The Groves Police Department is located at 4201 Main Avenue in Groves and can be reached at 409962-0244.

Norman Reynolds Jr. serves as the elected City Marshal. He can be reached at 409-960-5740 or nreynolds@cigrovestx.com.

The Groves Parks Department is located at 4925 McKinley Avenue in Groves and can be reached at 409-960-5717.

Source: City of Groves website

CITY OF NEDERLAND

The City Council is the legislative and governing body of the City of Nederland. The City Council is composed of the Mayor and 4 Council members. The members of the City Council are elected from the City of Nederland by an at-large election for three-year terms; the City election is held during the month of May.

City Council members, excluding the Mayor, hold ward numbers 1 through 4. The Council members from Wards 1 and 3 shall be elected during odd years; the Council members from Wards 2 and 4, and the Mayor, shall be elected during even years.

To serve on the City Council, one must be a citizen of the United States of America, be a qualified elector of the State of Texas, and have resided for at least one year preceding the next election within the corporate limits of the City.

City Council meetings are generally held every second and fourth Monday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers at 1400 Boston Avenue. Each April, the Council adopts the regular meeting schedule for the next 12 months via Ordinance. The City Council may call a special meeting

since 1881 and pledge to continue.

as it deems necessary, which will be posted to the public in the same manner as a regular meeting.

All meetings of the City Council shall comply with the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act.

The mayor is Don Albanese.

Ward representatives 1-4 are Talmadge Austin, Sylvia Root, Randy Sonnier and David Guillot.

Chris Duque serves as the City Manager for Nederland. His office can be reached at 409-723-1503 or cduque@ci.nederland.tx.us

The city website is ci.nederland.tx.us where information on all departments is available.

The Nederland Police Department is located at 1400 Boston Avenue in Nederland and can be reached at 409-722-4965.

Gary Porter serves as Chief of Police. He can be reached at gporter@ci.nederland.tx.us.

The Nederland Parks and Recreation Department is located at 2301 Avenue H in Nederland and can be reached at 409-724-0773.

CITY OF PORT NECHES

Port Neches operates under the Council-Manager form of government.

Under this system, the City Council appoints the City Manager who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the government.

The City Manager is responsible for the daily administration of the City, implementation of policies established by the City Council, preparation and administration of the annual budget, and development of long-range goals and objectives.

The City of Port Neches is led by a Mayor and 5-person City Council.

The mayor is Glenn Johnson.

Councilmembers Places 1-5 are Chris McMahon, Adam Anders, John Davenport, Robert Arnold and Terry Schwertner.

André Wimer serves as the City Manager for Port Neches. He can be reached at 409-727-2181 or awimer@ci.port-neches.tx.us.

The city website is ci.port-neches.tx.us, where information on all departments is available.

The Port Neches Police Department is located at 1201 Merriman St. in Port Neches and can be reached at 409-722-1424. Cherí Griffith serves as Chief of Police. She can be reached at cgriffith@ci.port-neches. tx.us.

Port Neches City Hall is located at 1005 Merriman St. in Port Neches and can be reached at 409-7272181.

Source: City of Port Neches website

Source: City of Nederland website

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