HomeMy WebLinkAbout13 2020-08-20 RESOLUTION NO. 20-13 CCPD
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EULESS
CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT, AMENDING EARLY
VOTING DATES FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION ON A MEASURE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 363 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CODE.
WHEREAS, the Crime Control and Prevention District approved Resolution No.
19-11 CCPD ordering a special election for the continuation of the Euless Crime Control
and Prevention District and the extension of a local sales and use tax at a rate of one-
quarter of one percent for a 20-year period to be held May 2, 2020; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 418.016, on
March 13, 2020, the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, certified that the novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster and, under the authority vested in the
Governor by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, declared a state of disaster
for all counties in Texas; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Election Code of the State of Texas, on April 15, 2020,
the Crime Control and Prevention District approved Resolution No. 20-12 CCPD,
postponing a special election to be held May 2, 2020, on a measure pursuant to Chapter
363 of the Texas Local Government Code to the next uniform election date on November
3, 2020; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure that elections proceed efficiently and safely when
Texans go to the polls to cast a vote in person during early voting or on election day for
the November 3, 2020 elections, it is necessary to increase the number of days in which
polling locations will be open during the early voting period, such that election officials
can implement appropriate social distancing and safe hygiene practices; and
WHEREAS, on July 27, 2020, Governor Abbott issued a proclamation suspending
Section 85.001(a) of the Texas Election Code to the extent necessary to require that, for
any election ordered or authorized to occur on November 3, 2020, early voting by
personal appearance shall begin on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, and shall continue
through the fourth day before election day; and
WHEREAS, Governor Abbott's July 27, 2020 proclamation additionally suspended
Section 86.006(a-1) of the Texas Election Code, for any election ordered or authorized to
occur on November 3, 2020, to the extent necessary to allow a voter to deliver a marked
mail ballot in person to the early voting clerk's office prior to and including on election day.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Euless
Crime Control and Prevention District that:
SECTION 1.
The Board of Directors of the Euless Crime Control and Prevention District, at a special
meeting held this date hereby extend early voting by personal appearance beginning on
Tuesday, October 13, 2020, and shall continue through the fourth day before Election
Day.
PROPOSITION
Whether the Euless Crime Control and Prevention District should be
continued for twenty (20) years and the Crime Control and Prevention
District sales tax should be continued for twenty (20) years.
SECTION 2.
Early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted at the Euless Family Life
Senior Center, 300 Midway Drive, Euless, Texas, 76039, and at the County's Main Early
Voting location, 2700 Premier Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76111. Branch offices for early
voting shall also be established as outlined in the joint election agreement with Tarrant
County.
Early voting by personal appearance will begin on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, and
will end on Friday, October 30, 2020, on the dates and hours approved by City Council
Resolution 20-1588 related to the General Election.
SECTION 3.
Heider Garcia, Tarrant County Elections Administrator, 2700 Premier Street, Fort
Worth, Texas, 76111, or his successor is hereby appointed as Early Voting Clerk and Kim
Sutter, City Secretary, 201 N. Ector Drive, Euless, Texas, shall serve as Deputy Early Voting
Clerk. Applications for ballot by mail must be received by 12 noon or close of business,
whichever is later, by Friday, October 23, 2020 (Mailing Address: P. O. Box 961011, Fort
Worth, Texas, 76161-0011; Attention: Heider Garcia, Early Voting Clerk.)
SECTION 4.
The City Manager and the City Secretary, in consultation with the City Attorney,
are hereby authorized and directed to take any and all actions necessary to comply with
the provisions of federal and state law in carrying out and conducting the election, whether
or not expressly authorized herein.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a special called meeting of the Euless Crime
Control and Prevention District Board of Directors on August 10, 2020, by a vote of 7
ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
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Ron Shields, President
ATTEST:
i Sutter, TRMC, CMC, City Secretary