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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1259 - ORD Ordering Bond Election in Regard to Sanitary Sewer System . ._IIII!I'III""'j I, , L.lI.I''1 " I I 58 ORDINANCE NUMBER 1259 r---, I I .' I ' " ' AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A BOND ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE,CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, IN: REGARD, TO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM OF SAID CITY; 'MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CONDUCT OF SUCH ELECTION; AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO SUCH ELECTION. L..J '-,\ WHEREAS, the City of ' West Unive-rsity Place, Texas (the "City"), is authorized by the laws of the State of Texas to issue its bonds, for the purpose descri bedi n the propos'i ti on herein; . WHEREAS, such bonds may not be issued until authorized by a majority vote of the resident electors of the City voting in an election called for such purpose; and WHEREAS,.the City Council of the City of West University Place, Texas (The "City CounciP) hereby finds that an election should be held to determine whether said governing body shall be authorized to issue bonds of said City in the amount and for the purpose hereinafter identified; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, THAT: -----'\ . i '-----.J , SECTION 1: An election shall be held on the 21st day of June, 1986, in the City of West University Place, Texas, which date is not less than fifteen (15) nor more than ninety (90) days from the date of the adoption hereof, for thepurp0s~ of submitting the following proposition: "SHALL the City Council of the City of West University Place, Texas, be authorized to issue bonds of the City in the principal amount of $4,700,000 for improving, "extending, replacing, repairing and rehabilitating the City's Sanitary Sewer System including all matters necessary or incidental thereto; such bonds to mature serially or, otherwise over a period not to exceed forty (40) years'from their date, to be issued and sold in one or more series, at any price or prices, and to bear interest at any rate or rates (fixed, floating, variable, or otherwise) as shall be determined within the discretion of the City Council at the time of issuance or sale of the bonds; and whether ad ' valorem taxes shall be levied upon all taxable property in the City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity?" SECTION 2: \ J (a) An electronic voting system and punch-card ballots shall be used for such election and absentee voting shall be by use of paper ballots .for absentee voting by personal appearance and by mail. 59 n (b) Punch-card ballot~ and punch-card b~llotlabels and absentee ballots for the election shall be prepared in accordance with the applicable provisions of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE so that the voters may cast their ballots either II FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS" or "AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS II with regard to the aforesaid proposition which shall appear on the ballot substantially as follows: PROPOSITION liTHE ISSUANCE OF $4,700,000 OF BONDS FOR IMPROVING, EXTENDING, REPLACING, REPAIRING AND REHABILITATING THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS NECESSARY ORTNCIDENTAL THERETO." (c) The City Council hereby appoints a Presiding Judge, J. T. Hood, for the Central Counting Station, which for purposes of this election shall be located at the West University Place City Hall, 3800 University Blvd. Opal McKelvey shall serve as the Manager of the Centra,l Counting Station ~nd Audrey Nichols as Tabulation Supervisor for the election. (d) The City of West University Place shall conduct a test of the automati c tabul ating equipment on Tuesday, June 17, 1986, at 7: o' c.lock P.M. in Council Chambers at City Hall, open to the public. o SECTION 3: (a) The City shall be divided into four (4) election precincts for this election and the: :p:oHing 'p'lacesdes'ignated:for.each election precinct and the persons hereby appointe:CL toserv.e, for: this election only, as Pres i di ng Judge and A Iternate Pres i ding Judge for each poll i ng place are as.; follows':': " I:. 'I , , VotinQ Precinct #183 West University Community Building 6104 Auden Ann W. Covert J. R. Covert " Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge I, Voting Precinct #133 Co loniai . Park: 'Recr.eatton C.enter 41i30cByron' ; i" 'I.' r: -.: : 1 '1- Cheryl Proctor Janet Redeker Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge u ! ; I ".': ': ' : J I 1 , r , .- ~ .-., -', .SlIIliIlIllIlIl"llt.llI. 'j I.-.JlL.ll t-. , ~o Voting Precinct #87 West University Elementary School 3756 University Blvd. John B~Hurst Joan Worley Voting Precinct #15 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 5308 Buffalo Speedway, J Presi ding Judge" ' Alternate Presiding~udge F. A. Robinson Ramsay Elder Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge (b) Said precincts shall be the same as the Harris County voter pre~incts bearing the same numberS as those ,most recently established by the Commissioners Court of Harris County, Texas. (c) Each Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two (2) and not more than five (5) qualified clerks to serve and assist at the polling place under his/her jurisdiction in holding said election; provided that if any Presiding JudgeJherein appointed actually serves in holdihg said election~ 'the Alternate, Presiding Judge for the precinct in question shall be one of the clerks. (d) On election day, the polls shall be open from 7:00 ,A.M. to 7:00 P.M. o (e) Absentee voting shall be conducted at the City Hall Council Chamber in the Municipal Building during the hours the City Secretary's main business office is regularly opened for business, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, (3800 University Bou.levard,. Houston, Texas 77005, which shall be the absentee voting clerk's mailing address to which ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be sent), in accordance with the provisions of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE. For purposes of processing absentee voting results, the precinct election officers serving Precinct #15 shall serve as the Absentee Ballot Board for this election. SECTION 4: All qualified electors of the City shall be permitted to vote at said election. Not withstanding any provisions to the contrary in this ordinance, this election shall be held and conducted in pccordance with the TEXAS ELECTION CODE and Chapter 1 of Title 22, TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. and, as may be required by law, all election materials' and proceedings shall be printed in both. English and Spanish. SECTION 5: A substantial copy of this Ordinance shall serve as proper notice of said election. Said notice, including a Spanish translation thereof, shall be posted at three (3) public places within the City and at the City Hall not less than fourteen (14) full days l;J~ prior to the date on which said election is to be held, and be published on the same day in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, the first of said publications to appear in said newspaper not more than thirty (30) days n and not less than fourteen (14) full days prior to the day of the election. SECTION 6: The Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tern ah~the City Manager, or any of them, and the City Secretary and the Assistant Secretary, or either of them, are authorized on behalf of the City Council to evidence adoption of this Ordinance and to do any and all other things legal and necessary in connection with the holding and consummation of such election and to give effect to the intent of this Ordinance. SECTION 7: If any provision, section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is held for any reason to be invalid, such invalid , portion shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. [ SECTION 8: 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, secti on or other part of thi s Ordi,nance to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. SECTION 9: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed'to the extent of the conflict only. SECTION 10: 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. u SECTION 11: The public importance of this measure and the fact that it is in the best interest of the City and its inhabitants to submit to an election the proposition for the issuance of bonds as herein set out at the earliest possible date, for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, and safety of the citizens of the City of West University Place, Texas, and for the usual daily operation of a municipal department of said City, (and a state of emergency is hereby declared) constitute and create an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring that this Ordinance be passed and take effect as an emergency measure, 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. --. ... '1'1'11 11111- r "11-1 81 " . ~ ~ 6-2~ . _I !II1~1111I.1 I I!J; ,Ii .1111'"11 1" , J PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 12th day of MAY , 1986. Councilmembers.Voting Aye: Mayor Parks, Councilmembers Higley, Bryan, Cummings, Schwartzel {" '. , ,I '(ouncilmembers Voting. No: None " . , Councilmembers Absent: None !' ,.- ( .- Mayor, MICHAEL L. PARKS City of West University Place, Texas ATTEST: j '. , I' ; 1": City Secretary, Audrey Nichols City of West University Place, Texas .. - 1 ( Sea 1) Approved as:to Form: City Attorney, James L. Dougherty', Jr. City of West University Place, Texas n i i , i ~ o '----..)