HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-895 05-09-1995RESOLUTION NO. 95 -895
RESOLUTION CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING
RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN THE
CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, ON MAY 6, 1995, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF FILLING THE CITY COUNCIL POSITIONS
OF COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE ONE AND COUNCIL
MEMBER PLACE THREE AND CANVASSING RETURNS
AND DECLARING RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION
TO ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF EULESS
WHEREAS, there was held in the City of Euless, Texas on the 6th day of May 1995, a
general election at which there were submitted to the duly qualified resident electors of
the City of Euless, Texas, for their action and vote therefore candidates for the offices of
Council Member Place One and Council Member Place Three and four proposed
amendments to the Euless City Charter; and
WHEREAS, there were at said election a total of 996 voters; and
WHEREAS, only duly qualified resident electors of said City of Euless, Texas, voted at
said election, and said election was called and held in strict conformity with the laws of
the State of Texas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
That the election described in the preamble to this Resolution was duly called and notice
thereof given in accordance with the law; that said election was held in the manner
required by law; that only duly qualified resident electors of the City of Euless, Texas,
voted at said election; that due returns of said election have been made by the proper
officers; that votes cast at said election for the offices of Council Member Place One and
Council Member Place Three and the proposed amendments are as follows:
TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS: 996
Place 1 Carl Tyson 468
Larry Barthel 140
Leon Hogg 366
Place 3 Bobby Baker 618
PROPOSITION NO. 1
Article IV of the City of Euless Charter shall be amended to provide that the
minimum number of signatures required on a petition for initiative, referendum or
recall shall be equal in number to three percent (3 %) of the number of registered
voters who resided in the City of Euless at the time of the last regular municipal
election of the City of Euless.
704 FOR the Proposition
163 AGAINST the Proposition
PROPOSITION NO. 2
Article XI, Section 3 of the City of Euless Charter, pertaining to the publication of
ordinances granting, amending, renewing or extending franchises for public
utilities, shall be amended to conform the provisions thereof to State law.
772 FOR the Proposition
77 AGAINST the Proposition
PROPOSITION NO. 3
Article III, Section 3 of the City of Euless Charter shall be amended to make the
residency language of the candidate's application consistent with the qualifications
for public office set forth in Article II, Section 2 of the Charter, by clarifying that a
candidate must have been a resident of the City of Euless for at least one year
preceding the date of election.
847 FOR the Proposition
46 AGAINST the Proposition
PROPOSITION NO. 4
Article II of the City of Euless Charter shall be amended to correct grammatical
errors therein.
837 FOR the Proposition
48 AGAINST the Proposition
That the above canvass be, and the same is hereby approved.
SECTION 2
That a runoff election will be required for the office of Council Member Place One in
which the candidates receiving the highest and second highest votes were Carl Tyson
and Leon Hogg.
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SECTION 3
That the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas hereby officially declares that Bobby
Baker has been elected to City Council Member Place Three to serve until May of 1998
or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
SECTION 4
That the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, hereby officially declares that proposed
Amendments Nos. 1 through 4 have been properly and lawfully adopted in accordance
with the provisions of Section 9.004 and 9.005 of the Local Government Code of the
State of Texas and are therefore an integral part of the Euless City Charter.
SECTION 5
That no Charter amendment election has been held by the City of Euless, Texas, for a
period of two (2) years prior to this special election of May 6, 1995 (last Charter
amendment election held November 5, 1991).
SECTION 6
That the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to transmit to the Secretary of
State of Texas by United States Certified Mail a certified copy of this Resolution and
Order canvassing the returns of the special election held on May 6, 1995, along with a
copy of Euless City Ordinance No. 1166 under the official seal of the City of Euless,
Texas, showing the approval of proposed Amendments Nos. 1 through 4.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 9th
day of May, 1995, by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
U 4 )�i1,x of
Mary Lib leh, Mayor
C0f)th_i,
ATTEST:
Susan Crim, MC, City Secretary
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