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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1277
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AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND
DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION
HELD JANUARY 17, 1987, AND CONTAINING RELATED
" 'FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the 'City of West University Place,
Tex,as, (the "City"), ordained that an election be held in the City on
the 17th day of January, 1987, for the purpose of electing one
Council Member of said City to fill the unexpired term of former
Council Member James W. Cummings;
WHEREAS; 'the returns'"of sllch election have been duly and legally
made and submitted to the City Council of the City for canvassing, and
a tabulation of the returns for each election precinct and for absentee
voting, as canvassed and tabulated by the City Council of the "City and
shown in Exhibit A attached hereto, reflect that the sum of precinct
totals for each candidate as follows:
J.B. Thompson
G. Lynwood Howard
Counc il Member
193 votes
Council Member
89 'votes
NOW, THEREFORE, '01,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE, THAT:
Section 1. All of the recitals contained in the preamble of this
Ordinance are found to be true and are adopted as findings of fact by
this City Council and as part of its judgment, particularly the results
of the election described therein as canvassed and tabulated in the
preamble hereof and as shown in, and made a part hereof for all
purposes, Exhibit A attached hereto.
Section 2. As a result of such canvass and tabulation it is hereby
determined that J. B. Thompson, with a total of 193 votes cast for him,
was elected Council Member of the City of West University Place, Texas.
Section 3. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed
to make the appropriate entries of information appearing in the
tabulation of precinct results shown in Exhibit A attached hereto in
the election register maintained by the City in accordance with
provisions of Section 67.006 of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE.
Section 4. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph,
section or other part of this ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder
of this ordinance and the application of such word, phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this ordinance to any
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
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Section 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 6. The City Council officially finds, determines and
declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of each meeting at which this ordinance was discussed,
considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Open
Meetings Law, TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17, as amended,
and that each such meeting has been open to the public as required by
law at all, times during such discussion, consideration and action. The
City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices and the
contents and posting thereof.
Section 7. The public importance of this measure and the
requirements of the law create an emergency and an urgent public
necessity requir~ng that this Ordinance be passed and take effect as an
emergency measur~, and a state of emergency is hereby declared, and
this Ordinance is accordingly passed as an emergency measure and shall
take effect and be in force immediately from and after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 19th day of January, 1987.
Councilmembers Voting Aye:
Mayor Pro Tem Higley,
Councilmembers Bryan, Schwartzel
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Councilmembers Voting No:
> Councilmembers Absent:
None
Mayor Parks,
Councilmember Cummings
(resigned)
Mayor Pro Tem, LAURA C. HIGLEY
City of West University Place
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ATTEST:
City Secretary, Audrey Nichols
City of West University Place, Texas
(SEAL)
Approved as to Form:
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City Attorney, James L. Dougherty, Jr.
City of West University Place, Texas
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EXHIBIT A
CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS
SPECIAL ELECTION
JANUARY 17, 1987
OFFICIAL TABULATION OF'RETURNS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING ONE COUNCIL MEMBER OF SAID CITY TO
FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF FORNER COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES W., CUMMINGS.
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Precinct Precinct. Precinct Precinct Absentee Total
.#183 #133 #87 #15
J. B. THOMPSON
64
23
68
34
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193
G. L YNWOOD HOWARD',
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53
11
16
2
89
Total
Voters 71 76 79 50 6 282
Total J
Registered
Voters 1890 1870 2262 2240 8262
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