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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCalled Meeting - Amendment Voter Results 2/18/19699 Called Meeting of the Euless City Council �• February 18, 1969 CALL TO ORDER Mayor W. G. Fuller called the meeting to order at 7:15 P. M. in the Council Chambers of Euless City Hall with the following Councilmen present: Messrs. Frank Douglass, Dan Shull, Bill Byers, Don Warren and Harold Samuels. Also present were City Manager C. J. Griggs, City Attorney James Cribbs and Recording Secretary Florence Murr. VISITORS Visitors in attendance are listed as follows: Mr. Ivan Gregory, Mrs. Dan Shull and Mrs. Betty Potthoff, represent- ing Mid -Cities Daily News. RESOLUTION NO. 228A CANVASS OF ELECTION BALLOTS Mayor Fuller announced that this meeting { was called for the purpose of canvassing ballots cast in the City of Euless Ij Special Election held on this date for the purpose of voting on proposed amendments to the existing City Charter. Mrs. Reba Cromer, Election Judge, present- ed a tabulation of votes cast, as follows: AMENDMENT NO. I Should Section 1, Article II of the Euless City Charter be amended to provide that Councilmen be elected by the places - at -large system? FOR 89 AGAINST 23 AMENDMENT NO. 2 Should Section 1 of Article I) of the Euless City Charter be amended to provide that the City of Euless shall pay to the Mayor and each City Councilman a salary of $25.00 for each regular Council meeting attended by such Mayor and City Councilmen provided that such salary to the said Mayor and Councilmen shall not exceed the sum of $50.00 each month? j. _" FOR 52 AGAINST 61 _1 (Page Two, Called Meeting of the Euless Citv Council, February 18, 1969) AMENDMENT NO. 3 Should Section 1, Article Ill of the Euless City Charter be amended to provide that regular City elections shall be held annually on the second Saturday in April? A FOR 89 AGAINST 21 AMENDMENT NO. 4 Should Section 5, Article III of the Euless City Charter be amended to provide for the election of the Mayor and City Councilmen by majority vote? FOR+ 95 AGAINST 17 AMENDMENT NO. 5 Should Section 1, Article X of the Euless City Charter be amended to provide that the Planning and Zoning Commission be increased from five members to a minimum of seven -members? FOR 76 AGAINST 35 AMENDMENT NO. 6 Should Section 6 of Article XII of the Euless City Charter be amended to provide for written notice of claim against the City for damages? FOR 89 AGAINST 24 AMENDMENT NO. 7 Should Article XI of the Euless City Charter be amended by the addition of Section 19 thereto which shall exempt`the City of Euless from the requirement of posting bonds in action suits, appeals or proceedings wherein the City is a party to a legal proceeding? FOR 70 AGAINST 43 Mrs. Cromer reported that a total of one hundred, thirteen (113) votes were cast in this election and that all propositions carried, with the exception of proposed Amendment No. 2, which failed to carry a majority of votes. (Page Three, Called Meeting of the Euless City Council, February 18, 1969) 1 Mrs. Cromer presented election materials, as required by law, to City Officials. The vote tabulation and documents were reviewed by Members of the Council. Councilman Samuels made the motion that the Council accept the tabulation of votes as presented by the Election ,Judge, Mrs. Reba Cromer, declaring approval by the voters of Amendments Nos. one, three, four, five, six and seven, and rejection of Proposed Amendment No. Two. Councilman Byers seconded the motion, and the vote is as follows; Ayes; Councilmen Byers, Douglass, Samuels, Warren and Shull Nays; None Mayor Fuller declared the motion carried. City Attorney Cribbs advised that he will forward a copy of the minutes and Charter Amendments to the Secretary of State in Austin, as required by law. RESOLUTION NO. 229 ' CALLING MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Attorney James Cribbs presented Resolution No. 229, calling a municipal election on April 12, 1969, for the purpose of electing candidates to fill the office of Mayor, Councilman Place Two and Councilman Place Four. Councilman Douglass made the motion to approve Resolution No. 229 as presented. Councilman Shull seconded the motion, and the vote is as follows; Ayes; Councilmen Byers, Douglass, Samuels, Warren and Shull Nays: None Mayor Fuller declared the motion carried. CITIZEN'S COMPLAINT Mayor Fuller advised Members of the Council that he was recently contacted by Reverend R. M. Keller, Minister of Bear Creek Baptist Church, who advised that members of his congregation are.urtable to get from the street to the church property because of a ditch which has been dug to install a water line.