HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 20-267RESOLUTION NO. 20-267
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2020, the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas
passed Resolution No. 20-131 authorizing the City Manager to remove and store the
Confederate Era statue located at Wiess Park in the City of Beaumont; and,
WHEREAS, the statue was offered for sale with Lone Star Auctioneers, of Fort
Worth, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, Ronald L. Holmes, of Dallas, Texas, was the sole bidder with a bid
price of $25,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, City Council is of the opinion that the sale to Ronald L. Holmes, of
Dallas, Texas, should be accepted;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby,
in all things, approved and adopted; and,
THAT the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to sale the Confederate
Era statute formerly located at Wiess Park in the City of Beaumont to Ronald L. Holmes,
of Dallas, Texas, in the amount of $25,000.00.
The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 24th day of
November, 2020.