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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1619 - canvassing returns and declaring results a .9, . ORDINANCE NO. 1619 AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, ON MAY 1, 1999; 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, (the "City"), ordained that an election be held in the City on the 15t day of May, 1999, for the purpose of electing one Mayor and four Council Members for a two year term; and WHEREAS, said election was called and notice given in accordance with the law, and the election was held in all material respects in conformity with the law; and WHEREAS, the returns of such election have been duly and legally made and submitted to the City Council of the City for canvassing, and a tabulation of the returns for each election precinct and for early voting, as canvassed and tabulated by the City Council of the City and shown in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, reflect the vote totals for each candidate, as follows: Linda Lewis 1,404 votes Burt Ballanfant 1,462 votes Bill May 1,324 votes John K. Grubb 1,308 votes John Bertini 1,214 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 preamble to this Ordinance are found to be true and are adopted as fmdings of fact by this City Council and as part of its judgement, particularly the results of the election described therein as canvassed and tabulated in the preamble hereof and as shown in, and made a part hereof for all purposes, Exhibit "A" attached hereto. 1 I:.~--..--~- _--~- ._........1-1: ""l"~~'f---::>r---- Section 2. As a result of such canvass and tabulation, it is hereby determined and declared that Linda Lewis, with a total of 1.404 votes cast for her, has been elected MAYOR of the City of West University Place, Texas, Burt Ballanfant, with a total of 1.462 votes cast for him, Bill May, with a total of 1.324 votes cast for him, John K. Grubb, with a total of 1308 votes cast for him, and John Bertini, with a total of 1.214 votes cast for him, have been elected COUNCIL MEMBERS of the City of West University Place, Texas. Section 3. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to make the appropriate entries of information appearing in the tabulation of precinct results shown in Exhibit "A" attached hereto in the election register maintained by the City in accordance with provisions of Section 67.006 of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE. Section 4. 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, section or other part of this ordinance to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Section 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only. Section 6. 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 Texas Open Meetings Act, 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. Section 5. The public importance of this measure and the requirement 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. 2' r'-.- ,.-="=:;O~.-=C'__ .- :I ~ ,[:-.'" "r -------,---------,..--..,..,~''f'~-.:~-..-.--.---- - PASSED AND APPROVED the 6th day of ~ .l.222.. Voting Aye: Voting Nay: Absent: ~~ ~ ..t ~aW.Foglet.zn . Mayor ATTEST: ~ City Secretary James L. Dougherty, Jr. City Attorney (SEAL) 3 I j 1'''-- _'.-------- "--.c-----.--..........---=-r...::r.r l" ,[_"'1 11 'r-.--..---.-.--'--,-------~_. -.-,---...-- - -.. - ''f'~r---~.----.'''.- - -"T-- CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS GENERAL ELECTION 1-May-99 OFFICIAL TABULATION OF RETURNS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR MAYOR PRECINCT 183 PRECINCT 183 EARLY VOTING PRECINCT 133 PRECINCT 133 EARLY VOTING PRECINCT 87 PRECINCT 87 EARLY VOTING PRECINCl ------------------------------ ---------------------------~-- --------------- - --------------- - -------------- --------------- - --------------- --------------- - --------------- - -------------- --------------- - --------------- --------------- - ----------- --------------- - ----------- LINDA LEWIS 256 67 241 32 351 83 302 ....~--_..__... ------- ---------- ..........----------..........-..- --..---......----- ----....---------...... ----... TERESA FOGLER 216 29 193 25 191 25 178 ..--....------ ------------- ...-....----..- ------- -------......_- ------------ FOR COUNCIL MEMBER DENISE BECK 159 16 192 21 195 35 190 ....---....-..-- -------.._------ -----..--...... ----..-......-- ----------.. --..---......-- --..-------- BURT BALLANFANT 288 69 275 37 327 77 312 ----_.._----..----...._-....... -----....-- ......-....-----..-- ---.._-~..- ---........-------- ---...----..- ------- BILL MAY ~ ~ m ~ ~ ~ ~ -----------------~- -------..--- ..--..-- --------~- -....------ ----..---------......- ---------..-. JOHN BERTINI - ~ ~ ~ m n _ --~------_..__...._-~- ----~_.._-------- ..---------------.. -..------......- --....-..-......-............. -..---....-....--.. ............---..-- CYNTHIA KIRBY NEAL 197 31 189 13 257 41 222 ....---..---...- ------..-.. --....--.-..-.. --..------..........- -........------..--.. JOHN K, GRUBB 318 70 238 .35 250 60 271 REGINALD BURNS 141 13 126 9 161 27 154 ..--......-......-.. --------.. ..-........------.... JEANIE FIELDER EYMONTT 90 11 110 9 147 24 100 TOTAL BALLOTS VOTED PER PRECINCT -......--....-..- -....----..-..-..- -....------....-- 491 99 444 58 554 116 497 _..~...._---.._.._....... ..--............-....-.......-- ....-........-....-....-........ ----_.._............_..~- .._----~_..__..- ------....-..-.. -~...._-._- . TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS 2,416 2.495 2,700 2,998 -------------- -------------- --------------- --------------- -----------. ------------ EXHIBIT A