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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1180 - ORd Ordering an Election In West U . u d 1IIuL.,.J.,. oU...hl"juhlli..L--'--'<- .1)1' Ll-l. -I-..~_ --' ~ I -UOOOt1 ORDINANCE NUMBER 1180 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE CHARTER FRAMED BY THE CHARTER COMMISSION SHALL BE ADOPTED AS THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF SAID CITY; DESIGNATING THE PLACES AT WHICH SAID ELECTION IS TO BE HELD; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFI- CIALS FOR SUCH ELECTION; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RE- LATING TO SUCH ELECTION ~ WHEREAS, the City Commission of 'the City of West University Place, Texas, adopted an ordinance on the 30th day of June, 1980, calling an election in and for said City on the question of whether a Commission should be chosen to frame a new Charter for said City; and WHEREAS, provision was made on the ballot for the election from the City at large of a Charter Commission of fifteen members; and WHEREAS, said election was held on the 9th day of August, 1980, in all respects in compliance with law; and WHEREAS, the returns of said election were canvassed by ordinance adopted by the City Commission on the 11th day of August, 1980, wherein it was found and del cared that a majority of votes cast in said election had been cast in the affirmative; and WHEREAS, it was also found and declared in said ordinance that the II I following persons had been, elected as members of the Charter Commission: Elvin ~ Ainsworth, Polly Campbell, Sue Coverstone, Ann Covert, Roland Dahlin, Bette Hord, Dwayne Loftice, Andrew J. Martin, Jim McLaughlin, Bill Nettles, Robert R. Park, Ralph Pearson, Jr., Betty Sellers, Robert Turner, Mary Esther Young; and WHEREAS, said Charter Commission proceeded with the framing of a new Charter, and completed its work on the 24th day of August, 1981; and WHEREAS, said Commission has fixed the 3rd day of November, 1981, as the date of the election at which the Charter framed by the Charter Commission shall be submitted to the qualified voters of West University Place, Texas; and WHEREAS, the Charter Commission has found and declared that it is im- practicable to segregate each subject of the Charter so that the voters may vote IIYes" or "Noll on the same, for the reason that the Charter is so con- structed that in order to enable it to work and function it should be adopted in its entirety; and WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to proceed with the ordering of the election. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS: L Section 1. That a special election shall be held in and throughout the City of West University Place, Texas, on the 3rd day of November, 1981, at which election there shall be submitted to the resident qualified voters of said City, for their action thereon, the following proposition: j} ('00015 n SHALL THE CHARTER FRAMED BY THE CHARTER COMMISSION BE APPROVED AND ADOPTED AS THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS? Section 2. That said election shall be held in each of the election precincts within said City and the polling places and electron officials for each of said precincts shall be, respectively, as follows: Voting Precinct #183 West University Community Building 6104 Auden Sally McCandless Presiding Judge Stanley McCandless Alternate Presiding Judge Votinq Precinct #133 West University City Ha 11 3800 University Bouleval'"d A 11 an Goldstein Presiding Judge Ronda Feinberg Alternate Presiding Judge Votinq Precinct #87 West University Elementary School 3756 University Boulevard rn Vincent Fromen Presiding Judge William Watson Alternate Presiding Judge Votinq Precinct #15 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 5308 Buffalo Speedway Charles Orsburn Presiding Judge Ramsey Elder Alternate Presiding Judge the presiding judge for each election precinct shall appoiritnot less than two election clerks to serve at the polling place under his jurisdfction. Section 3. That it is found and declared that it is impracticable to segregate each subj ect so that the voter may vote IIYes'l or IINolI on the same for the reason that the Charter is so constructed that, in order to enable it to work and function, it is necessary that it should be adopted in its entirety. Section 4. That said election shall be held in accordance with the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas, and all duly qualified resident electors of the City of West University Place, Texas, shall be qualified to vote. It Section 5. That the ballots of said election shall conform to the requirements of the Election Code of the State of Texas (Chapter 492, Acts of the Fifty-second Legislature, Regular Session, 1951, as amended), and the language to be printed thereon shall include the following: "[ ,I If I~ ,-..... :""l"''I'iilr'.''l''llTr.. ~~L--'-"L._ .ilil I LI I ~ -----' , , l'.8 Ciltl1'6 OFFICIAL BALLOT Pl ace an .IX" in the square bes i de the statement i nd i cat i ng the way you wi sh to vote. ( ) Yes ( ) No 'SHALL THE CHARTER FRAMED BY THE CHARTER COMMISSION BE APPROVED AND ADOPTED AS THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WEST UNI- VERSITY PLACE, TEXAS? Section 6. That the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed not less than thirty days prior to the date of said election, to mail a copy of the proposed Charter as framed by the Charter Commission to each qualified voter in the City of West University Place as appears from the Tax Collector's rolls for the year ending the 31st day of January preceding said election. Section 7. That in addition to the mailing of copies of the proposed Charter as provided in Section 6 hereof, notice of the election hereby authorized and called shall be given by (a) the publication of a notice, a substantial copy of this ordinance in The Houston Chronicle, and notice shall be published on the same day in each of two consecutive weeks, the first publication to be at least 30 full days prior to the 3rd day of November, 1981, the date of such election, and (b) posting a copy of such notice at the"City Hall and at a public place in each of the election precincts of the"Cfty at least 30 full days prior to the date of said election. It is hereby found and determined that The Houston Chronicle is a newspaper which has heretofore been designated as a newspap~rof"general circulation within said City. Section 8. 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 Univer- sity Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77005, which is also the mailing address to which ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be sent. Said City Secretary shall keep said office open for at least eight (8) hours, that is, from 9:'00 a.m. to 5:00 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 5.05, Subdivision 3d, Texas Election Code, said City Secretary shall not pefmit anyone to vote ~bsentee by personal appearance on any day which is not a regular working day for the City Secretary's office, and under no 'cifcumstances shall she permit anyorie to vote absentee by personal appearance at any time when her office is not open to the public. Absentee voting shall be conducted on printed paper ballots with language as set forth in Section 5 herein. PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of September, 1981. ATTEST: ~ of'~ City Secretary u o I '---..J