HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 940222-YRESOLUTION NO.
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SAID ELECTIONS.
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of Georgetown,
Texas provide that on Saturday, May 7. 1994, there shall be a General Election at which shall
be elected the following officials for this City -
Three (3) Members of the Council: Districts 2, 6, and 7; and Mayor (elected at large
from all City districts); and
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of Georgetowl
'Texas allow that on Saturday, May 7, 1994, the voters shall also accept or reject certain revisiori
to the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, the Georgetown City Council appointed a Charter Review Committee f-9
make revisions to the Georgetown City Charter, the ballot wording to be substantially the sa
as in the Charter Review Committee Report to the Council and is attached to this document
Exhibit A; and I
WHEREAS, District 1 Councilmember Lupe Carranco resigned from office on Februa
9, 1994; and I
WHEREAS, there shall be elected one Councilmember for District 1 to fill the unexpir
term of former Councilmember Lupe Carranco, that term ending in May, 1995 and I
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ana in oruer to comply witn saiu Coae, a Wesolution snoulu De passeu estaullbi
to be followed in said election, and designating the voting places for said election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT:
The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution are hereby found and
declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a
part hereof, as if copied verbatim.
Revised General Election Resolution No.
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The City Council has found that this action implements Governmental Affairs Policy
of the Century Plan - Policy Plan Element, which states- "All citizens actively participate
governmental functions."; and has found that this action is not inconsistent or in conflict with a]
other Century Plan Policies, as required by Section 2.03 of the Administrative Chapter of ti
El"olicy Plan,
This election shall be held to elect Councilmembers for Districts 2, 6 and 7; to elect a
Mayor; to elect a Councilmember for District 1 to fill the unexpired term of Councilinember
Lupe Carranco, and to accept or reject certain revisions to the City Charter, the ballot wording
of those revisions being substantially the same as in the attached Exhibit A.
All candidates for the election to be held on the first Saturday in May, 1994, for Distric
1, 2, 6, and 7, and for Mayor (elected at large from all City districts) shall file their ,•e I!
to become candidates with the City Secretary at the City Hall, 609 Main Street, Georgetow
Texas, on or before 5-00 p.m. on the forty-fifth day before the election, such date being Mar 11
23,1994.
The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the ballot shall
determined by a drawing held by the City Secretary on March 24, 1994, at 9-00 a.m. in the Ci
Council Chamber, located at 101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas.
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As provided in the City Charter, in the event that no candidate can be declared the winn
in any or all of the individual races to be conducted in the General Election, a runoff ele*cti
shall be held not less that three nor more than four weeks after the regular election, that da
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being Saturday, May 28, 1994.
In such Runoff Election, the two candidates who received, in the preceding election, t
highest number of votes for each office to which no one was elected, shall be voted on agaii,
and the candidate who receives the majority of the votes cast for each such office in the Run
Election shall be elected to such office.
Voting shall be conducted with paper ballots prepared in conformity with the Texas
Election Code.
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Election day voting shall take place at Polling Place "A", Georgetown Public Library, 808
Martin Luther King Blvd. for voters residing in City Single -Member Districts 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7,
and at Polling Place "B", at the Georgetown Independent School District Tax Office, 603
Lakeway Drive, for voters residing in City Single -Member Districts 4 and 5.
The following persons are hereby appointed as election • for said election -
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In Polling Place "A": Ms. Mary Herrera will serve as Presiding Judge, Ms. Mary
Gieseke will serve as Alternate Presiding Judge, and the clerks for the election
will be appointed by the Presiding Judge in a number not to exceed five (5)
clerks.
In Polling Place "B": Ms. Kathleen Leedy will serve as Presiding Judge, Mr. Ken
Jones will serve as Alternate Presiding Judge, and the clerks for the election will
be appointed by the Presiding Judge in a number not to exceed five (5) clerks.
Election officials shall be compensated at a rate of $6.00 per hour, and officials w
-teliver the ballots and election supplies shall be compensated an additional flat fee of $25.1
• the hourly rate for their service.
The City Secretary shall conduct an unofficial tabulation of results after the closing of t
polls of the General/Special Election on May 7, 1994. The official canvass and tabulation of t
results
• the election shall be conducted by the City Council at the regularly scheduled Coun
Meeting on Tuesday, May 10, 1994.
If a Runoff Election is required, the City Secretary shall conduct an unofficial tabulati
of results after the closing of the polls of the Runoff Election on May 28, 1994. The officil
canvass and tabulation of the results of the Runoff Election shall be conducted by the Ci
Council at a specially -called Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 31, 1994. 11
Attest:
Sandra D. Lee
City Secretary
Marianne Landers Banks
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By: LEO WOOD
Mayor
See. 1.08 Comprehensive Plan
"(1) Purpose and intent. It -4 is the purpose (There are no changes to the
remainder of this Section.)
Sec. 2.01 Number, selection, and term of office.
"The Council shall be composed of seven (7) Councilmembers elected from single -
member districts and a Mayor elected at -large, each of whom unless sooner removed under the
provisions of the Charter, shall serve for two yeaF three-year terms, from the first meeting of the
Council following the Councilmember's election until the first meeting of the Council following
the election twe (2) three Q) years later, or until the Councilmember's successor has been elected
and duly qualified.
Four (4) members ef the Ceuneil shall be elected each odd numbered yeaf and thFee-@)
membm and a Mayor- eaGh even numbered year-.
Councilmembers must reside in the districts from which they are elected except that
Councilmembers may complete the terms to which they were elected if district boundaries are
changed during their terms causing their residences no longer to be within the districts from
which they were elected.
The authority to adopt council district boundaries shall reside in the council. The council
may revise district boundaries from time to time and shall adopt district boundaries wit in one
year after the publication of each United States decennial census.
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shall ne leag@F be a per-tien ef the Ghafte.F Mftemr D ember- 31, 1990. (Or -d. Ne. 980170,
Amend. No. 35 5 10 88. -
"The election of Mayor ' and Councilmembers for tbree-year terms shall beggin with the
general election to be held in 1995,_ and the terms shall be staggered such that three
Councilmembers are, elected in one year, the Mayor and two Councilmembers are elected in the
following year and two Councilmembers are elected the last year. For the stagggdqg_i
initial three-year terms, the following procedure shall apply:
or a two-year term L2 members).
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Revised General Election Resolution No.
Exhibit "A"
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for three:year terms in compliance with this Charter.
This section of the Charter shall be deleted after the staggering to three-year terms has
been completed.
1996 Mayor and Districts 2, 6 & 7 elected - Mayor = 3 yrs.-, draw straws as to terms: 3 yr.
terms Q, 2 yr. terms (1)
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to the Qty for any taxes, utilities or anything else, as of the last legal date for filing. No
member of the Council shall hold any other office or employment under the City Government
while a member of said Council, nor hold any paid employment under the City Government
within two (2) years thereafter. A member of the Council ceasing to reside in the City shall
immediately forfeit that office."
See. 2.10 Procedure to enact legislation.
"The Council shall legislate by ordinance, and the enacting clause of every ordinance shall
be: "Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Georgetown." The City Attorney shall
approve all ordinances adopted by the Council, as to the legality thereof, or shall file with the
City Secretary written legal objections thereto. Evidence of approval of an ordinance by the City
Attorney may be by notation on the ordinance itself, or by separate paper or instrument. Every
ordinance enacted by the Council shall be signed by the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, or by two (2)
Councilmembers and shall be filed with and recorded by the City Secretary. All ordinances shall
R e read in open meeting of the Council at two (2) open meetings of the Council on two (2)
Revised General Election Resolution No. qv�)zxz—y
Exhibit "A"
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separate days; the second such reading shall occur not less than ten (10) days following the first
such reading, provided, that the secondary reading required herein shall be sufficient if read by
descriptive caption only. The actual reading of the ordinance on first reading may be
accomplished by the reading of the n only if the following actions have been completed
prior to the Council meeting when the ordinance is being considered.
reffroffro "MU11111! 1
within the City for minimum of 72 hours prior to the meeting; and
meeting.
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vote of the majori!y of the Councilmembers present at the meeting
See. 3.01 General election.
"The regular City election shall be held annually on the first Saturday in A43f4 May,
which time officers shall be elected to fill those offices which become vacant that year. Sa
election shall be ordered by the Mayor, and in case of the Mayor's failure to order the same, t
Council of the City shall make such order. In the case of the inability of the Mayor and t
Council to act, the election may be called by the City Secretary, and in case of the Ci
Secretary's inability to act, by the County Judge of Williamson County, Texas, and in case
the County Judge's inability to act, by the Governor of the State of Texas. The Mayor of t
City shall give notice of such election in the manner required by
Sec. 4.05 Council consideration and submission to voters.
"When the Council receives an authorized initiative petition certified by the City
Secretary to be sufficient, the Council shall either- (a) pass the initiated ordinance without
amendment within thirty (30) days after the date of the certification to the Council; or (b) submit
said initiated ordinance without amendments to a vote of the qualified voters of the City at a
regular or special election to be held within ninety (90) days after- the datea of th—fa. 6-10-r-tifleatien to
the Council on the next uniform election date in order to comr)lv with State election laws-, or (c)
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such ordinance is not repealed with thirty (30) days, it shall be submitted to the qualified voters
of the City at a regular or special election to be held no raore than ainety (90) days afte-
date of the eertifiGatien to the Ceunc4l on the next uniform election date in order to comely with
Revised General Election Resolution No.
Exhibit "A"
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