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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCalled Meeting - Election and Amendment Voter Results 4/19/1975I I CALL TO ORDER Called Meeting { Euless City Council / April 19, 1976 The called meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order at 7:50 P.M. in the Council Chamber of Euless City Hall by Mayor Pro Tem Harold Samuels. Members present were: Mrs. Willie Mae McCormick, Messrs. Ray Ozebek, Harold Copher, and Wayne Wright. (Absent: Mayor A. C. Krause.) Also present were City Manager W. M. Sustaire, and Recording Secretary Bonnie O'Brien. VISITORS Visitors present were as follows: Messrs. Frank Douglass, Wayne Sanderlin, Jan K. Boyd, C. G. Miller, Carl Tyson, Charles Hunt, Mel McReynolds, Guy Jennings, Merrill C. Morong, Ivan Gregory, Jr., Barry Sanderlin, Warren Samuels, Bob Pippin, W. G. Ragley, W. R. Trahan, R. R. Bolton, N. B. Gregory, Col. Don Perkins, Ronald Shields, Glenn Walker, Hugh Anderson Mesdms. Tommie Samuels, Sharon K. Boyd, Jill K. Boyd, Elyse Sanderlin, Wynona Sanderlin, Rhonda Sanderlin, Mary Sartor, Carole Samuels, Leslie Sartor, Glenn Walker, Jennifer Vercher, Judy Pippin, Brenda S. Eberhart, Dale Douglass, Virginia Copher, Peggy McReynolds, Janet Sherrell, Carla Shields, Lori Shields, Suzy Shields, and Ruby Ozebek. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Mr. Frank Douglass. CANVASS ELECTION BALLOT Mayor Pro Tem Samuels announced this meeting was called for the purpose of canvassing the ballots cast in the Municipal Run -Off Election for Mayor and for the Charter Amendment Election. Mr. W. W. Cromer, Election Judge, announced that 1,331 ballots were cast, and the election results are as follows: Mayor Harold Samuels 751 Wayne Sanderlin 571 L �o (Page Two, Called Meeting, Euless City Council, April 19, 1976) Amendment No. 1 Should Section 2, Article II of the Euless City Charter be amended to change the qualification for office of Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Euless to conform with current constitutional requirements established by the courts by deleting the requirement for real property ownership, by changing the Euless residency requirement from two (2) years to one (1) year, and deleting the requirement that a candidi�ate may not be in arrears in the payment of any obligation due the City? FOR - 487 AGAINST - 602 Amendement No. 2 Should Section 9, Article II of the Euless City Charter be amended to provide a vacancy in the office of Mayor or any Councilman who has missed three (3) regular consecutive meetings of the Council unless prevented from attendance by sickness br unless leave of absence was previously obtained? FOR - 896 AGAINST - 204 Amendment No. 3 Should Section 2, Article II of the Euless City Charter be amended to dispense with the requirement of formal reading of each ordinance in its entirety by, the Council and in place thereof allow the reading by the Council of the descriptive caption of such ordinance which provides a briefer detail of the terms and provisions of the ordinance? FOR - 630 AGAINST - 372 Amendment No. 4 Should Section 3, Article II of the Euless City Charter be amended to change the form of application to become a candidate for the office of Mayor or City Councilman to conform with current constitutional requirements established by the courts by deleting the requirement for real property ownership, changing the Euless residency requirement from two (2) years to one (1) year, and deleting the requirement that a candidate may not be in arrears of the payment of any obligation due the City? FOR - 449 AGAINST - 623 Amendment No. 5 Should Section 2, Article I and Article VI of the Euless City Charter be amended to change the name of the City court from the "Euless Corporation Court" to the "Euless Municipal Court" in compliance with recent changes in state law; to provide for additional judges as such need may arise; and to require that the Municipal Judge or Judges be an attorney at law? FOR - 885 AGAINST - 185 (Page Three, Called Meeting, Euless City Council, April 19, 1975) Amendment No. 6 Should Section 12, Article VII of the Euless City Charter be amended to allow the City Manager, without competitive bidding, to negotiate purchases or contracts, up to the limits allowed by state law? (Recent change in state law now allows for purchases or contracts up to $3,000 while the present Charter imposes a $2,000 limit, without competitive bidding.) FOR - 569 AGAINST - 496 Amendment No. 7 Should Section 6, Article IX of the Euless City Charter be amended to allow the Euless City Council authority to establish the amount of delinquent penalties and interest on unpaid City taxes? FOR - 600 AGAINST - 460 Amendment No. 8 Should Section 2, Article XII of the Euless City Charter be amended so that citizens of Euless will not be disqualified from holding office or employment with the City solely because of the fact that they are a shareholder or director owning less than five per cent (5%) of the stock of a company or because they are strictly salaried employees of a company contracting or selling to the City? Any officer or employee of the City having any other financial interest in a contract with the City however, would continue to be ineligible to serve as an officer or employee of the City? FOR - 521 AGAINST - 540 Mayor Pro Tem Samuels stated there needed to be a resolution forwarded to the State regarding the Charter Amendment Election. Councilman Ozebek moved to approve Resolution No. 358, accepting the tabulation of votes on the Charter Amendment Election as presented by Mr. W. W. Cromer. Mrs. McCormick seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Mr. Ozebek, Mrs. McCormick, Messrs. Samuels, Copher and Wright Nays: None Mayor Pro Tem Samuels declared the motion carried. Mayor Vro Tem Samuels stated that Amendment one (1), Amendment four (4), and Amendment eight (8) failed. Councilman Harold Copher moved to accept the tabulation of votes on the Municipal Run -Off Election as presented by Mr. W. W. Cromer, and declare Mr. Harold Samuels elected to the office of Mayor. (Page Pour, Called Meeting, Euless City Council, April 19, 1975) Mr. Ozebek seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Copher, Ozebek, Wright, Samuels, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None Mayor Pro Tem Samuels declared the motion carried, and expressed leis appreciation to the Election Officials. II ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:15 P.M. APPROVAL: Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary