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ORDINANCE NO.
INANCE CALLI BOND ION
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF IS
CITY OF UNIVERSITY PLACE
Ci Council of the City 0
( IICityll) deems it advisable to
to ascertain whether the City Council shall be
issue the bonds of the City for purpose
and
t Universi
hold an election
authori to
inafter stated;
WHEREAS, the Ci Council wishes to proceed with
ring of such election;
THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF UNIVERSITY PLACE:
Section 1. election shall be ld in the City on the
8th day of August. 1992, which is not less fi (15)
days nor more than ninety (90) days from the date hereof, in
which all resi qualified electors the City shall be
entitl to vote and the City Council hereby finds that holding
the election on such date is in the public interest. The polls
shall open r voting at such election from 7:00 a.m. to 7:
p.m. at llowing polling places in each of the following
precincts hereby established, and the following are hereby
appoi cers to conduct election at each lling
place, respectively:
ELECTION PRECINCT #183
Pollinq Place:
West Universi Community Building
6 Auden
Election Officers:
Sally McCandless
a Aufdermarsh
Presiding Judge
Alternate Presiding Ju
imum
of c"lerks: 2
ELECTION PRECINCT #133
Pollinq Place:
Colonial Park Recreation Center
4130 Byron
Election Officers:
Marie Monroe
Brinah Salsburg
Presiding Judge
Alternate Presiding Judge
Maximum number of clerks: 2
ELECTION PRECINCT #87
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West University Elementary School
3756 University Blvd.
Election Officers:
John B. Hurst
Smith
Presiding Judge
Alternate Presiding Judge
Maximum number of clerks: 2
ELECTION PRECINCT #15
Pollina Place
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
5308 Buffalo Speedway
Election Officers:
Burt Ballanfant
Ramsay Elder
Presiding Judge
Alternate Presiding Judge
Maximum number of clerks: 2
Section 2. At the election the following PROPOSITION
shall be submitted in accordance with law:
PROPOSITI
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY W UNIVERSITY
PLACE, TEXAS BE AUTHORI TO I AND SELL ANY
PRI ICES THE THE CITY IN THE OF
$ 000,000.00, MATURI SERIALLY I E WITHIN
40 Y FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES AND BING
INTEREST AT SUCH RATE OR RATES, NOT TO EXC THE
INTEREST RATE NOW OR HEREAFTER AUTHORIZED BY
. AS SHALL DETERMINED WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE, THE
OF CONSTRUCTI OR RECONSTRUCT I
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN AND FOR THE CITY, TO
WIT STREET AND RELATED DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS
RAND ITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, AND TO LEVY
ES UPON TAXABL PROPERTY W IN THE C
ANNUALLY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON THE BONDS
AS IT ACCRUES AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE
INTEREST ON THE BONDS AS IT ACCRUES TO CREATE A
SINKI FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF BONDS AS IT
MATURES?
Section 3. An electronic ing system as defi
described by Title 8, Texas Election Code, shall be u
said ection, City Council shall appoint a Manager,
Tabulation Supervisor and Presiding Judge to serve at the
1 Counting tion.
The Manager Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station
may appoint not more than two (2) clerks to serve at the Central
Counting Station.
The official llot cards and ballot labels, tively,
for election shall be prepared in nee Texas
Election Code so as to permit the electors to vote IIFORII or
"AGAINSTII the said PROPOSITION which shall be set forth on
such llot cards and ballot labels in substantially the
following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
( ) AGAINST
)
)---
)
PROPOSITION
THE ISSUANCE OF $ ,000,000.00
() FOR
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT BONDS
shall be conducted by
, and the:
City Secretary,
City Secretary's Office
Municipal Building
3800 University Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77005
is hereby designated as the place for early voting for said
election. The City Secretary shall keep the place for early
voting open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on each day except
Saturdays. Sundays, and official State holidays, during the
period for early voting by personal appearance, which shall
begin on July 20, 1992, and end on August 4, 1992.
Early voting will also be held on Saturday, August 1,
from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 3800
University Boulevard, Houston Texas 77005.
Section 4. Notice of such election shall be given by
posting a substantial copy of this election ordinance, in
English and Spanish. at the City Hall and at three other places
in the City, not less than 14 days nor more than 30 days prior
to the set for the election; and a substantial copy of this
election ordinance, in English and Spanish, also shall be
published on the same day in each of two successive weeks in a
newspaper of general circulation published in the City, the date
of the rst publication to be not more than 30 days and not
less than 14 days prior to the date set for the election.
Section 5. In all matters relating to the ordering,
giving notice, and holding the election, the City shall comply
with the applicable parts of the Texas Election Code, including
particularly Chapter 272 of the Texas Election Code pertaining
to bilingual requirements, and the Federal Voting Rights Act of
1965, as amended.
Section 6. It is hereby officially found and determined
that notice of the meeting at which this ordinance is adopted
was given as required by the Open Meetings Act, Article 6252-17,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, and that such meeting has been
open to the public at all times when this ordinance was
discussed and acted on.
Section 7. The public importance of this measure and the
requirements of the law 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 and signature.
PASSED
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
James L. Dougherty Jr.
Ci ty Attorney
APPROVED
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