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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1209 Ordering a Charter ElectionORDINANCE NUMBER 1209 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 OF- FICIALS 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 twenty- second day of February, 1982, 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 third day of April, 1982, 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 fifth day of April, 1982, wherein it was found and declared 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 following persons had been elected.members of the Charter Commission: Buddy Bell, Whitt F. Johnson, Betty Sellers, C. E. Blakeway, Virginia L. Mithoff, William J. Rogde, A. Gordon Jones, Helen C. Blair, Robert V. Turner, Kathleen D. Oliver, J. B. Thompson, William H. Tinch, Reid C. Wilson and Joan McCay; and WHEREAS, said Charter Commission proceeded with the framing of a new Charter, and completed its work on the twenty - seventh of December, 1982; and WHEREAS, said Charter Commission has found and declared that it is impracticable to segregate each subject of the Charter so that the voters may vote "Yes" or "No" on the same, for the reason that the Charter is so construct- ed 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: Section 1. That a special election shall be held in and throughout the City of West University Place, Texas, on the 2nd day of April, 1983, at which election there shall be submitted to the resident qualified voters of said City, for their action thereon, the following proposition 1� 4JOU1U14 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 election officials for each of said precincts shall be, respective, as follows: Voting Precinct #183 West University Community Building 6104 Auden Ann Covert Sally McCandless Voting Precinct #133 Colonial .Park - Recreation Center 4130 Byron Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge Noel B. Proctor Presiding Judge Cheryl Proctor Alternate Presiding Judge Voting Precinct #87 West University Methodist Church Activities Building. 3611 University Boulevard John B. Hurst Presiding Judge Vincent Fromen Alternate Presiding Judge Voting Precinct #15 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 5308 Buffalo Speedway F. A. Robinson Presiding Judge Ramsey Elder Alternate Presiding Judge The presiding Judge for each election precinct shall appoint not less than two election clerks to serve at the polling place under his jurisdiction. Section 3. That it is found and declared that it is impracticable to segregate each subject so that the voter may vote "Yes! or "No" 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. 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 lang- uage to be printed thereon shall include the following: OFFICIAL BALLOT Place an "X" in the square beside the statement indicating the way you wish to vote. ( ) 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 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 authoriz- ed 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 2nd day of April, 1983, 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 City 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 newspaper of 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 5:0.0 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 permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance on any _day which is not .a regular working -day for the City Secretary's office, and under no circumstances shall she permit anyone to vote absentee by per- sonal 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 II�h day of February 1983. Commissioners Voting Aye: Commissioners Voting No: VX act) ) - "&d Mara S. Forristall, Mayor ATTEST: L e Loc ard, City Secretary