HomeMy WebLinkAbout86-620 01-14-1986RESOLUTION NO. 86 -620
WHEREAS, the City of Euless, Texas ( "Euless ") and the Hurst -
Euless- Bedford Independent School District ( "H.E.B. ") desire
to conduct joint elections pursuant to the provisions of the
Texas Election Code, including the conduct of joint absentee
voting and to provide for the sharing of expenses; and
WHEREAS,'Article 2.Olc provides for joint elections upon the
passage of a resolution by each of the governing bodies par-
ticipating therein reciting the terms of the agreement, in-
cluding the method for allocating expenses for the election;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS,
AND THE TRUSTEES OF THE HURST - EULESS - BEDFORD INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT:
Sec. 1. The City of Euless and the Hurst - Euless- Bedford Inde-
pendent School District shall hold a joint election on the first
Saturday in April for the purpose of electing members of the
Euless City Council and Trustees to the H.E.B. Board of Trus-
tees. It is further agreed that such election shall be
conducted by the City of Euless at such polling place as the
City of Euless shall designate, utilizing the election officers
appointed by the City of Euless and that absentee voting shall
be conducted by the Euless City Secretary at such location as
the City of Euless shall name.
Sec.2. Voting machines and /or paper ballots shall be utilized
for the election itself and a single ballot may be utilized
containing all the offices and propositions to be voted on at
each polling place, provided that no voter shall be given a
ballot or permitted to utilize a machine capable of casting a
vote for any office or proposition on which the voter is
ineligible to vote. Returns may be made on forms which are
individual or combined, and the officer designated by law to be
the custodian of the records for the City of Euless shall be
designated as the custodian of the combined records.
Sec. 3. The expenses of the election shall be borne equally by
Euless and H.E.B., and H.E.B. agrees to indemnify Euless for the
cost of any recount or election contest required for officers
or propositions to be voted on for H.E.B.
Passed this 14th day of January , 19 86 , by a vote
of 5 to 0
ATTEST:
Kay
iney, Ci'j Secretary
CITY OF EULESS
By:
Harold D. Samuels, Mayor
Approved as to form and legality:
,4°,/
Bob McFarland
City Attorney
Passed by the Hurst - Euless - Bedford Independent School District
on this the 14th day of January , 19 86 , by a vote of
6 to 0 .
ATTEST:
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President, H.E.B. Board of Trustees