During their regular meeting for June, the Forney Economic Development Corporation’s Board of Directors seated a new member and chose its officers to serve for the 2009-2010 term.

The EDC held their June meeting Thursday evening, June 18, in the board room at the EDC offices at the corner of South Bois d’Arc and Trinity Street. All sitting board members but Director Justin Darland were present.

Before the meeting was called to order, Darren Rozell, who resigned from the Board after his election as Mayor of Forney in May, spoke briefly to board members to offer words of thanks and encouragement. In closing, he urged EDC Directors to “keep a good united front” in the eyes of the Forney City Council. He left the meeting immediately after the end of his short farewell address.

Board President Bill Cates called the meeting to order shortly after 6:30 p. m. and recognized the only guests who were present—Denise Bell, representing the Forney Post, and Cary Griffin, publisher of the Forney Messenger.

The next item on the agenda was to swear in newly-appointed Board member Mark Ellis, who was appointed by the City Council to fill the term held by Darren Rozell until his resignation last month. Kim Buttram, the EDC’s Economic Development Coordinator, administered the oath of office and then assisted Ellis in signing the paperwork that has to be sent in to the state.

Director Jay Calvin gave the invocation after Mr. Ellis was seated.

There was one set of minutes to consider under “consent items” on the agenda—those of a meeting held June 4 in lieu of the EDC’s regular meeting for May. In a brief discussion, Director Meredith Briggs asked that the minutes be amended, and the Board concurred. Then Briggs moved to approve the minutes of the meeting as amended, with Calvin seconding. All Directors present voted in favor.

*See the June 25, 2009 issue of the Forney Messenger for entire story.