Funderburk brings new leadership to Humble Written by Beverly Horner Published: 17 May 2021
May 13, 2021, is a date that will go into the history books for the city of Humble. This is the date that the head of the city changed hands from Mayor Merle Aaron to the newly elected Mayor Norman Funderburk.
“Together we welcome Funderburk and his family to the council, said Aaron. Councilmembers Charles Cunningham and Andy Curry, who won reelection, were sworn into office. During this historic night, the board and all attendees also recognized the Humble Fire and Rescue Firefighter Team and Paula K. Palla for heroic COVID-19 efforts.
Humble City Council approves election for May 1 Written by Beverly Horner Published: 22 February 2021
On the blistery evening of Feb. 11, the Humble City Council approved a general joint election to be held May 1 for the purpose of electing a mayor and city council member places 1 and 2.
There are three contested positions, with six residents seeking the posts, two for the mayoral position and four for the council seats. The last day to file was Friday, Feb. 12. Former Council Member Norman Funderburk will face Arliss Bentley for the mayor’s job. Funderburk, who served on city council for almost seven years, resigned in mid-January shortly after current Mayor Merle Aaron announced he would retire and not seek reelection. Bentley, a retired educator, has run for office in Humble several times.
Paula Settle is Humble’s newest councilmember Written by Tom Broad
Paula Settle has prevailed in the Humble City Council election.
A recount of the 601 votes cast in the Humble City Council runoff election has verified that the original vote from the December 13 runoff did not change. Paula Settle received 301 votes while her opponent, Arliss Bentley received 300 votes.
Since the election was not overturned, there is no need to canvass the results again, according to Humble City Secretary Jenny Page.
The Position 4 election has been quite a journey for Settle and Bentley and demonstrates that every vote really does count. In the final count, just one vote separates the two candidates. Fewer than eight percent of the City of Humble’s registered voters cast ballots in the December 12 runoff election, according to statistics provided by Page.
Paula Settle prevails in Humble City Council Election Written by Tom Broad Published: 19 December 2020
One vote now separates the two candidates competing for Place 4 in the Humble City Council runoff election which was held on December 13.
Paula Settle prevailed in the election by one vote over challenger Arliss Bentley, with all 63 voting centers reporting. The official count, canvassed at Humble City Hall on Saturday morning, December 19 with the Humble City Council in attendance, was Paula Settle 301 votes (50.08 percent) and Arliss Bentley, 300 votes (49.92 percent).
The Harris County Election Administrator’s Office counted any additional military overseas, provisional and mail ballots that were received by 7 pm on election night, then delivered the certified results on Friday evening to Humble City Secretary Jenny Page.
Two votes separate challengers in Humble city election Written by Tom Broad
Paula Settle – 291 votes and Arliss Bentley – 289 votes
Two votes separate the two candidates competing for Place 4 in the Humble City Council election Dec. 13.
With all 63 voting centers reporting, Paula Settle has won the election by two votes over challenger Arliss Bentley. The unofficial count is Settle 291 votes (50.17 percent) and Bentley, 289 votes (49.83 percent), according the to the Harris County Elections Administrator website, HarrisVotes.org.
The election is expected to be canvassed Dec. 21 or 22 when the results are declared official, according to Humble City Secretary Jenny Page, and, as of election night, Dec.12, a recount was still to be determined. A canvass is the official tally of votes for the Dec.12 election, accounting for every ballot cast and ensuring that every valid vote cast is included in the election totals.