HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-999 08-11-1998RESOLUTION NO. 98 -999
A RESOLUTION ordering a bond election to be held in the City of Euless, Texas,
making provision for the conduct of the election and resolving other matters
incident and related to such election.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas hereby finds that an election
should be held to determine whether said goveming body shall be authorized to issue bonds of
said City in the amount and for the purposes hereinafter identified; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: An election shall be held on the 3rd day of October, 1998 in the City of
Euless, Texas, which date is not Tess than fifteen (15) nor more than ninety (90) days from the
date of the adoption hereof and the holding of the election on such date rather than on a uniform
election date is hereby found to be in the public interest. At such election, the following measure
shall be submitted:
"SHALL the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, be authorized to issue
general obligation bonds of the City in the principal amount of $13,500,000 for
permanent public improvements and public purposes, to wit: street improvements
for Main Street, Harwood Road, West Pipeline Road, and other city streets,
including relocation of utility lines, drainage, sidewalks, street lighting, landscaping
and land acquisition; such bonds to mature serially or otherwise over a period not
to exceed FORTY (40) years from their date, to be issued and sold in one or more
series at any price or prices and to bear interest at any rate or rates (fixed, floating,
variable or otherwise) as shall be determined within the discretion of the City
Council at the time of issuance or sale of the bonds; and whether ad valorem taxes
shall be levied upon all taxable property in the City sufficient to pay the annual
interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity ?"
SECTION 2: Electronic optical scan voting system shall be used on the day of the
election and shall be used for early voting by personal appearance and by mail.
Ballots shall be prepared in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Election Code
so the voters may cast their ballots either "FOR" or "AGAINST' the aforesaid measures which shall
appear on the ballot substantially as follows:
"THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE AMOUNT
OF $13,500,000 FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS TO INCLUDE
MAIN STREET, HARWOOD ROAD AND WEST PIPELINE ROAD"
SECTION 3: The City shall be divided into two (2) election precincts for this election and
the polling places designated for each election precinct and the persons hereby appointed to
serve as Presiding Judge and Altemate Presiding Judge for each polling place are shown in
Exhibit "A ", which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as a part hereof for all
purposes.
Each Presiding Judge shall appoint not Tess than two (2) nor more than ten (10) qualified
clerks to serve and assist in holding said election; -provided that if the Presiding Judge herein
appointed actually serves, the Altemate Presiding Judge shall be one of the clerks.
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On election day, the polls shall be open from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Early voting shall be conducted at the City of Euless Midway Recreation Center, 300 W.
Midway Drive, Euless, Texas (Mailing Address: 201 North Ector Drive, Euless, Texas 76039), in
accordance with the provisions of V.T.C.A., Election Code. Early voting for this election shall
begin Wednesday, September 16, 1998 and end Tuesday, September 29, 1998, and the hours
designated for early voting by personal appearance shall be from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on each
day, except Saturdays, Sundays and official State holidays.
For purposes of processing ballots cast in early voting Martha Burleson is hereby
appointed Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board.
SECTION 4: All resident qualified electors of the City shall be permitted to vote at said
election, and on the day of the election, such electors shall vote at the polling place designated
for the Election Precinct in which they reside. This election shall be held and conducted in
accordance with the provisions of V.T.C.A., Election Code and Chapter 1 of Title 22, V.A.T.C.S.,
and as may be required by law, all election materials and proceedings shall be printed in both
English and Spanish.
SECTION 5: A substantial copy of this resolution shall serve as proper notice of said
election. Said notice, including a Spanish translation thereof, shall be posted at three (3) public
places within the City and at the City Hall not less than fourteen (14) full days prior to the date on
which said election is to be held, and be published on the same day in each of two successive
weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in said City, the first of said publications to appear
in said newspaper not more than thirty (30) days and not less than fourteen (14) full days prior to
the day of the election.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 11th day of August, 1998.
oLgai)
Mayor, Ci of Euless, Texas
ATTEST:
City Secretary City of
Euless, Texas
(City Seal)
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Election Precinct
No. 1 (County Voting
Precincts 3036, 3160,
3183, 3247, 3329, 3335,
3336, 3391, 3414, 3432,
3511 and a portion of
Precincts 3175 and 3457)
No. 2 (County Voting
Precincts 3216, 3389 and
a portion of Precincts
3322, 3390 and 3396)
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EXHIBIT A
Polling Place Presiding Judge Altemate Presiding
Judge
Midway Recreation Center Barbara Girouard Hariene Jones
300 W. Midway Dr.
Euless, Texas
Bear Creek Elementary School
401 Bear Creek Drive
Euless, Texas
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Kim Collins Martha Burleson