HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1679 - election 05/05/2001 results
ORDINANCE NO. 1679
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE
RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF WEST
UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, ON MAY 5,2001; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS:
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West University Place, Texas, (tile
"City"), ordained tllat an election be held in the City on the 5th day of May, 2001, for tIle
pllrpose of electing one Mayor and four Council Members for a two year term; and
WHEREAS, said election was called and notice given ill accordance witll tIle law,
and the election was held in all material respects in conformity with tIle law; llild
WHEREAS, tile returns of such election have been dllly illld legally Inade mld.
Sllbmitted to the City Council of the City for canvassing, and a tabulatiol1 of tIle retuT11S
for eacll election precinct aIld for early voting, as canvassed and tabulated by tl1e City
Council of the City and shown in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, reflect tIle vote totals for
each candidate, as follows:
Linda Lewis Mayor 1,576 votes
Rich Langenstein Mayor 842 votes
Danny Jackson Council Meluber 1,189 votes
Debbie Ellis Council Member 918 votes
Carolyn Galfione Council Melnber 1,003 votes
Marilyn Otteman Griffin Council Member 1,080 votes
Denise C. Beck Council Member 1,021 votes
Mike Farley Council Melnber 1,195 votes
Bill May Council Member 1,515 votes
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST/ UNIVERSITY PLACE, THAT:
Section 1. All of the recitals contained in the premuble to this Ordil1ao.ce are
found to be true and are adopted as findings of fact .by this City Council llild as part of its
judgement, particularly the results of tIle election described therein as canvassed aIld
tabulated in the preamble hereof and as shown in, and made a part hereof for all purposes,
Exllibit "A" attached l1ereto.
Section 2. As a result of stIch canvass and. tabulation, it is hereby deterlnilled
and declared that Linda Lewis, with a total of 1,576 votes cast for 11er, llas .beel1 elected
MAYOR of the City of West University Place, Texas, Bill May, with a total of 1~515
votes cast for him, Mil(e Farley, witll a total of 1~195 votes cast for him, Danny Jack:soll,
with a total of 1,189 votes cast for him, and Marilyn Griffin, witll a total of 1~080 votes
cast for l1er, have been elected COUNCIL MEMBERS of the City of West Uluversity
Place, Texas.
Section 3. Tile City Secretary is hereby autllorized aIld directed to Ina1ce tile
appropriate entries of information appearing in the tabulation of precinct results SllOWll ill
Exhibit "A" attached hereto in the election register lnaintained by tIle City ill accofclallce
witll provisiollS of Section 67.006 of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE.
Section 4. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragrapll, sectiol1 or otller
part of this ordinance or tIle application tllereof to any perSOll or CirCl1ll1stance, sllall ever
be held to be invalid or uncol1stitutional by any court of competellt jurisdictiol1, tIle
remainder of this ordinance and the application of suell word, pllrase, clause, sellte11ce,
paragraph, section or other part of this ordinance to any other persolls or circunlstmlces
shall not be affected thereby.
Section 5. All ordinances a11d parts of ordinaI1CeS ill COllflict llerewitll are
hereby repealed to tIle extent of the cor1f1ict only ~
Section 6. The City Council officially finds, determilles alld declares th.at a
Sllfficiellt written notice of the date, hour, place alld subject of eacll1neetil1g at Wllicll tllis
ordinance was discussed, COl1sidered or acted upon was giVe!l ill tIle lllall11er reqllired by
the Open Meetings Law, as amended, and that eacll such meeting has beell opell to tIle
public as required by law at all times during such discussion, COl1sideratiol1 a11d actioll~
The City COUllcil ratifies, approves and confirms SUCll notices and tIle COl1tents alld
pOStil1g thereof.
Section 7. The public importance of tllis measure and tIle requiremel1t of t11e
law create an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring tllat tllis ordillaI1Ce .be
passed and ta1ce effect as an elnergency measure, and a state of elnergellCY is l1ereby
declared. This ordinance is accordingly passed as an elnergency lueasure and sllall ta1ce
effect ilmnediately UpOl1 adoption and sigl1ature.
PASSED,AND APPROVED the 10th day of May, 2001.
ATTEST:
Voting Aye:
Voting Nay:
Absent:
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L I1da Lewis
Mayor
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~OllOWay~
City Secretary
(SEAL)
James L. DOllg11erty,
City Attoflley
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