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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1055 - Amending Code Section 11-91.1 through Sect 11-10.12 [ n n '----' alt7 ORDINANCE NUMBER 1055 .. . , . ORDINANCE CALLING BOND ELECTION TO, AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF, PERMANE~iT PUBLIC H1PROVEMENT BONDS .IN' THE Ar~OUNT OF ' $860,000 FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS" $490,000 FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS. AND $350,000 TO IMPROVE LAND FOR PARK PUR- POSES AND THE LEVY ,OF TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS WHEREAS, the. City Commission of the City of t~est University Place, Texas, has 'determined, and. hereby affirmat:ivelydeclares, that an election should be held in and for said City on the propositions of issuing City bonds payable from taxes for the purposes. hereinafter set forth; and WHEREAS, the City Commission,wishes,to proceed with the ordering of such election; therefore . BE IT. ORDAINED BY THE CITY ,COM~lISSION OF. THE CITY. OF WEST UNIVERSITY 'PLACE THAT: 1. .A speciCil election shall be held in the, City of West University Place, Texas, .onthe 10th day of February, 1976"at;whh::h'el'ectionthere shall be slibmi tted i n, ~ccordance wi th 1 aw the following pr,opos Hi ons, to wi t: , , ,PROPOSITION NO.1 SHALLTHE CITY COMMISSION OF TH'E CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF '$860,000, MATURING .SERIALL Y OR OTHERWISE OVER A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 20 YEARS fROM THEIR DATE OR DATES, AT ANY PRICE OR PRICES AND BEARING INTEREST AT ANY RATE OR RATES NOT TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE NOW OR HEREAFTER AUTHORIZED BY LAW, AS ,SHALL BE DETERMINED WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF SAID CITY ~,OMMISSJ,O~, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN. AND FOR SAID CITY, TO WIT: DRAINAGE. IMPROVEMENTS, AND TO LEVY TAXES UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY ANNUALLY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT AC- CRUESiAND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF SAID BONDS""1\S I.T ~1ATURES? " ' , , , ' PROPOSITION NO. 2 ~:!. . -s, . ~<....: ," :.;./ . SHALL THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST.UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS ~ BE AUTHORI ZED TO ISSULAND SELL THE BONDs, OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $490,000, MATURING..SERIALLY:OROTHERWISE OVER A,:~IRIOD NOT TO EXCEED 20 YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES, AT Afl'Y PRICE OR.PRICES AND BEARING INTEREST AT ANY RATE OR RATES NOT TO IXCEED THE MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE NO~I OR 'HEREAFTER AUTH- -!.ORr'ZED BY'lAt4, AS SHALL BE DETERMINED WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF SAID CITY COMMISSION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS IN AND FOR SAID CITY, TO WIT:. STREET IMPROVEMENTS, AND TO LEVY TAXES UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY ANNUALLY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT AC- CRUES AND TO,CREATE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF SAID BONP? :A~' 'IT MATURES? ' ,..d;;f.,"'_' . ~~ !;'>.:~... .""". . , ~~i~~~:'~f~'-'~:~i.' - ~.------. ........<)'.,.:.~I...~ . , . ,.1.< ' .. ... ~ :'''.'rw . , .' . I' I~ - 1t~f! PROPOSITION NO. 3 SHALL THE CITY COMMISSION. OF THE, CITY OF ~IEST. UNIVERSITY, PLACE, TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED, TO.-ISSUE AND. SELL THE BONDS OF SAID CIty IN THE AMOUNT OF $350, 00'0 ,'MATURIN~ S ERIALL Y OR OTHER1~ISE OVER A PERIOD ,NOT TO EXCEED 20, YEARS FROM THEIR DATE, OR. DATES" AT ANY PRICE OR ,PRICES. AND BEARING INTEREST AT ANY RATE OR RATES NOT TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE NOW OR HEREAFTER AUTHORIZED BY LAW, AS SHALL BE DETERMINED WITHIN THE, DISCRETION OFSJ.\lD CITY. COMMISSION, FOR THE PURPOS [ ,OF. CO~STRUCTI NG PERMANENT PUBLI C IMPROVE- MENl:S n~ ANDFOILsAIO, CITY, TO WIT:, IMPROV~MFNT .OF LAND FOR PARK PURPOSES, AND TO LEVY TAXES upON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN'SAID CITY ANNUALLY SUFFICI ENT TO PAY THE ,INTEREST ,ON SAID.BONDS .AS IT ACCRUES AND TO ,CREDIT A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF'SAID ~ONDS AS IT MA TURES? Ii IJ 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. ,. ' ", j. -Vot.ir),g.~.ha;11.l?~:Q,t:,the,.f,Ql'lOwihg:'f~.s.p.ectj'v~ly,d'e;~ign~~tep pql,ling places in each of-the following numbered Harr-is:,GQunty Votin'g 'Precincts in the City of West University Place heretofore established and described by natural or artificial boundaries or surv-ey lines, by order adopted by the Commissioner's Court of Harris County and duly set out in its minutes. The following named persons arehereby,appointed of.f.icers to conduct said election in the said elec- tion precincts" respectively: Voting Precinct #183 West University, Community Building 6104 Auden ; >' . " r--\ : I Ll Mr. Horace Ric,e 'Mrs. Ne 11 Lee ,Presiding Judge ' , Alt~rnate Presiding Judge ~Voting,Prectnct#13~ City Hall , ' 3800 University Boulevard Mrs. Sidney Yoder Mr. Sidney Yoder Votinq Precinct 487 ' \~estUniversi ty ,Elementary S.choo 1 3756 University Boulevard Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge Mr. ' Ben Greene Mr. Vincent Fromen Pre.s i di.ngJudge Alternate Prestding Judge VotinqPrecinct #15 St. Andrews .PreshyterianChurch ' , 5308 Buffalo Speedway i 1 LJ Mr. Charles Orsburn Mr. Jeffry Corbin Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge o '[' ,\ , I , j o l~4ft The presiding judge for each election precinct shall ap'point not less than two election clerks to serve at the polling place under- his jurisdiction\. 4. It 'ishereby, determined by the' City 'Commi'ssion-that voting on the day of said election. shaH be by th'e use of voti'n~ mach"ihes, that absentee voting shall be by use of paper ball otsand that the' ballots of said election shall conform to the requirements of the Texas Election Code and shall have printed thereon in Eng~ish and Spanish the following: , , () FOR () AGAINST () FOR () AGAINST () FOR () AGAINST , OFFICIAL"BALLOT . PROPOSITION NO~ 1 ' THE ISSUANCE OF $860,OOO'DRAINAGE BONDS PROPOSITION NO ? THE ISSUANCE OF $490~000 STREET BONDS PROPOSITION NO.3 THE ISSUANCE OF $350,000 PARK BONDS Each voter using voting machines and desiring to vote in' favor of a proposition shall pull the voting pointer down indicating "For" such proposition, and each voter desiring to vote against a proposition shall pull the voting pointer down indicating "Against" such proposition. Each absentee elector using a paper ballot shall vote on a proposition by placing an "X" or other clear mark in the square beside the statement indicating the way such elector wishes to vot on that proposition. Absentee voting shall be conducted by a clerk for absentee voting, namely, Mrs. Lee Lockard, and by a deputy absentee voting clerk, namely, Mrs. Opal McKelvey, and the place at which the absentee voting shall be conducted shall be the City Hall, West University Place, Houston, Texas 77005, which is also the absentee voting clerk's mailing address to which ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be sent. Said clerk shall keep said office open for at least eight (8) hours, that is, from 8:00 o'clock a.m. to 5:000'clockp.m., on each day for ab- sentee voting which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or an official State holiday; pro- vided, however, except as authorized by Article 5.05, Subdivision 3d, Texas Election Code, said clerk shall not permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance ' on any day which is not a regular working day for the clerk1s office, and under no circumstances shall the clerk permit anyone to vote absentee by personal ap- pearance at any time when said office is not open to the public. 5. All resident, qualified electors of the City shall be entitled to vote on the Propositions. iT'" 'L, , , JiJ "''!r r -~. --... f!iC:l 6. Thi s ordi nance wasre.a:d once by the Ci ty Commi ss i on and shall take effect immedi ately. ' 7. Notice' of said 'election shall be' given' by posting a notice con- taining a substantial copy' of' this ordihanc~ in English and in Spanish at the City Hall, West University Place,T~xas, and by posting a substantial copy of this ordinance in' English and in Spanish in each of 'the election pre- cincts of said City not less' than. fourteen (14) days prior to the date on which said election is to be held, and saITIeshall likewise be published on the same day in each of two (2)sucessive weeks in English and in Spanish in a newspaper or newspapers published in Harris County, Texas, of generalcir- culation in the City, and designated ,as an official newspaper of the City in accordance with the City Charter, the first of said publications to.be made not later than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set for said election. PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of January, 1976. Commissioners Voting Aye: Ail Commissioners Voting No: None Q-p(VU~ . Mayor f ATTEST: ~O/ ~(4cL/ s'sistant City Secretary , , fl~ , ! ) U {~1 , I I I LJ r I l--.J