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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1157 - ORD Calling a Special Election Proposition SHALL BOND PROCEEDS n:i i! , 'I o ORDINANCE NUMBER 1157 'f)' 0-;1 3' ~'~i.',;,i ..;~~_. ,:at ~~i~:~:'r. ~.-'~~,j~ ;.~~. AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWI NG THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF WEST UNI VERS ITY PLACE, TEXAS, TO ANSWER THE PROPOS IT I ON, IISHALL BOND PROCEEDS WHICH HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN ISSUED, SOLD AND DELIVERED IN 1976 FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OR PURPOSES BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES (CONSTRUCTION OF NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACI- LITIES)?'; PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF AN ELECTION ON THE NINTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1980; PROVIDING FOR THE HOURS OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR THE POLLING PLACES AND THE OFFICERS OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR ABSENTEE VOTING; AND PROVID- ING FOR NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION BY POSTING AND PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, the voters of the City of West University Place, Texas, at a special election held on the 10th day of February, 1976, authorized the City Commission to issue and sell the bonds of said city in the amount ot $860,000 for the purpose of .constructing permanent drainage improvements in and for said city; and WHEREAS, the voters of the City of West University Place, Texas, at a special election held on the 10th day of February, 1976~ authorized the City Commission to issue and sell the bonds of said city in the amount of $490,000 for the purpose of constructing permanent street improvements in and for said city; and WHEREAS, upon completion of the construction of permanent drainage improvements, there remained the sum of $30,707 to the credit of such Drainage Bond Funds; and WHEREAS, the construction of permanent street improvements has been abandoned because of the lack of citizen participation in such project and the sum of $490,000 remains to the credit of Street Improvement Bond Funds; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission to use such unexpend- ed bond funds, together with all'accrued- interest thereon, to defray a portion of the cost of construction of wastewater treatment facilities as provided by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS: Section 1. That a special election shall be held in the City of West University Place, Texas, on the 9th day of August, 1980, at which election there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of West University Place, who reside within the corporate limits of said City, the following proposition, to wit: PROPOSITION IISHALL BOND PROCEEDS WHICH HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN ISSUED, SOLD AND DELIVERED IN 1976 FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OR PURPOSES BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES (CONSTRUCTI ON OF NEW WASTEWATER TREAT- MENT FACILlTlES?1I Section 2. The hours during which the polls will be open for voting in said election shall be from'seven o'clock a.m. to seVen o.clock p.m. , .. [n 11I1' I." . "I """Ff""'rrnlnt. I J. .DLl '11~f[11"'-1. l!, ..I ~, LCI .-, - -1 II, -"y.-- ~TT-' ~~l~" Section 3. Voting shall be at the following respectively designated polling places in each of the following numbered Harris County Voting Precincts in the City of West University Place heretofore established and described by natural or artificial boundaries or survey lines by order adopted by the Com- missioner's Court of Harris County and duly set out in its minutes. The fol- lowing named persons are hereby appointed officers to conduct said election in the said election precincts, respectively: U' I ' , V6tingPrecinct #183 West University Community Building '6104 Auden Sally McCandless Stanley McCandless Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge VotinqPrecin6t #133 Ci ty Ha 11 3800 University B6ulevard Allan Goldstein Rhonda Feinberg Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge Voting Precinct #87 West University Elementary School 3756 University Boulevard Vincent Fromen Wi 11 iam Watson - , Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge 0 Voting Precinct #15 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 5308Buff~16 Speedway Charles Orsburn Ramsey E 1 de r Presiding Judge Alternate PresidJng Judge The presiding judge for each election precicnt shall appoint not less than two election clerks to'serve at the poJ-l ing place under his jurisdiction. Section 4. It is hereby determined by the City Commission that vot- ing on the day of said election shall be by the use of voting machines, that absentee voting shall be by use of paper ballots and that the ballots of said electio~ shall conform to the req~ire~ents-of the Te~as Election Code and'shall have printed thereon in English and Spanish the following: OFFICIAL BALLOT Each voter desiring to vote in favor of the proposition shall pull the lever beside the word IIFOR". Each voter desiring to vote against the proposition shall pull the lever beside the word IIAGAI NST". ( ( PROPOSITION ) FOR SHALL BOND PROCEEDS WHICH HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN ISSUED, SOLD AND DELIVERED IN 1976 FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OR PURPOSES BE )AGAI:NST.'-,USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES (CONSTRUCTION OF NEW WASTEWATER TREAT- , MENT FAC I LI TI ES) 711 u ~:I ;:1 I.:;: i 'I' ~'I<l' 'i "I' I," :;g I , " 1'1 ~,q~q{RRf Absentee voting shall be conducted by Lee Lockard, City Secretary, and the place at which the absentee voting shall be conducted is designated as the office of the City Secretary in the City Hall, 3800 University Boulevard, Houston, Texas, 77005, which is also the mailing address to which ballot applications and ballots voted by mai~:may b~~~~t. Said City Secretary sh~llk~ep-~aid office open for at least ei'ght (8),'hours, that is, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:06 p';m. 'on each day for absentee voting which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or an official State holiday; provided, however, except'as authorized by Article S.05, Subdivision 3d, Texas Election Code, said City Secretary s~all not permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance on any day which is 'not a regular working day for the City Secretary's office, and under no circumstances shall she permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance at any time when her office is not open to the public. Absentee voting shall be cbnducted on printed paper ballots. 'Th~-ballots shall have printed on them the'following: OFFICIAL BALLOT Place an "XII in :the square be-s-jde 'the- statement indicating the way'you wish to vote. ~ PROPOSITION ( ) FOR ( ) AGAINST "SHALL BOND PROCEEDS WHICH HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN ISSUED, SOLD AND DEL I VEREb IN 1976 FOR A SPEC I F I C PURP'OSE OR PURPOSES BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES (CONSTRUCT I ON OF" NEW WASTEVATER TREATMENT FAC I L IT I ES) ?I' Secti?n 5; 'That all of the"duly qua'l'ified' voters who reside within the corporate 1 imits of the City of We'st U'nivers'ity Place, Texas, shall be qualified to vote in this special election. Section 6. That notice of sai~ ilettion ~hall be given by posting a Notice containing a substantial copy of this Ordinance in English and in Spanish at the City Hall, West University Place, and at each of the election precincts of said City at le~~t twenty (20) days prior to the date on wh i ch sa ide 1 ect i on is to be h~l d, 'and by pub 1 i cat i on of sa i d not i ce in Eng 1 ish and in Spanish in'a newspaper or newspapers' published in Harris County, Texas of general circulation in the City, and designat~d as an official'newspaper of the City in accordance with the City Charter, said ,publication to be made on the same day in each of :two (2) successi ve' weeks, the dat'e of tne; firs t pub 1 i- cation to be not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set for said election. PASSED AND APPROVED this 30th day of June, 1980. Commissioners Voting Aye: 5 Commissioners Voting No: 0 ATTEST: ~~4aJ C ty Secretary ~Z?!!k- / .1.......-_1.---'--.. ~ ,L . J . LIL..- LL......J...Lll1t.I ..._. 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