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Home My WebLink About440 02-27-1973ORDINANCE NO. 440 AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 14, 1973, IN THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF EULESS FOR ADOPTION OR REJECTION, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING CITY CHARTER, DESIGNATING THE OFFICIAL POLLING PLACES AND APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS, DEFINING QUALIFIED VOTERS, PRESCRIBING FORM OF BALLOTS, PRO- VIDING FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION, AND PROVIDING GENERALLY FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTION. WHEREAS, the Euless City Council has determined that certain amendments and changes should be made to the Euless City Charter adopted on July 21, 1962, and the amendments to said Charter adopted on February 18, 1969, and WHEREAS, the Euless City Charter has not been amended or changed within the two (2) years next preceding the pro- posed election date herein designated, and WHEREAS, the Euless City Council now deems it proper to submit said proposed amendments to the Euless City Charter to the qualified voters of the City of Euless for adoption or rejection, at an election to be held on April 14, 1973; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS: I. That a special election be held in Euless, Texas, on April 14, 1973, at which election there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of said City for adoption or rejection the following proposed amendments to the existing Charter of the City of Euless: AMENDMENT NO. 1: To amend Section 1, Article III of the City Charter of the City of Euless, Texas, so that upon the adoption of such amendment, said section shall read and provide as follows: "Section 1. General Elections. The regular City election shall be held annually on the first Saturday in April at which time officers shall be elected to fill those offices which become vacant that year. The City Council shall fix the hour and place for holding such election." AMENDMENT NO. 2: To adopt by the addition to the Euless City Charter a new Article XIII entitled "Parks and Recreation Board" and to adopt Section 1 thereof so that upon the adoption of this proposed Amendment No. 2 at the Charter Amendment Election such Article and Section shall provide as follows: " ARTICLE XIII Parks and Recreation Board Section 1. Creation of the City of Euless Parks and Recreation Board. There shall be established by the Euless City Council a Parks and Recreation Board which shall consist of six (6) residents of the City of Euless. The members of said Parks and Recreation Board shall be appointed by the Euless City Council for a term of two (2) years. Three (3) members of the Euless Parks and Recreation Board shall be so appointed each odd numbered year and three (3) members shall be so appointed each even numbered year. The membership of the Parks and Recreation Board shall elect a Chairman from among its members and shall meet not less than once each month. Vacancies and unexpired terms shall be filled by the Euless City Council for the remainder of the term. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Parks and Recreation Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings which shall be of public record and shall serve without compen- sation. The duties and responsibilities of the Euless Parks and Recreation Board shall be defined by ordinance adopted by the Euless City Council. The Board shall be responsible to and act as an advisory body to the Euless City Council and shall have and perform such additional duties as may be prescribed by ordinance from time to time." AMENDMENT NO. 3: To adopt by the addition to the Euless City Charter a new Article XIV entitled "Library Board" and to adopt Section 1 thereof so that upon the adoption of this proposed Amendment No. 3 at the Charter Amendment Election such Article and Section shall provide as follows: " ARTICLE XIV Library Board Section 1. Creation of the City of Euless Library Board. There shall be established by the Euless City Council a Library Board which shall consist of six (6) residents of the City of Euless. The members of'-said Library Board shall be appointed by the Euless City Council for a term of two (2) years. Three (3) members of the Euless Library Board shall be so appointed each odd numbered year and three (3) members shall be so appointed each even numbered year. The membership of the Library Board shall elect a Chairman from among its members and shall meet not less than once each month. Vacancies and unexpired terms shall be filled by the Euless City Council for the remainder of the term. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Library Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings which shall be of public record and shall serve without compensation. The duties and responsibilities of the Euless Library Board shall be defined by ordinance adopted by the Euless City Council. The Board shall be responsible to and act as an advisory body to the Euless City Council and shall have and perform such additional duties as may be prescribed by ordinance from time to time." II. For the purpose of said election the entire City of Euless is hereby constituted one voting precinct. The polling place for said election shall be the Euless City Hall located at 201 Ector Drive in said City and said election shall be held between the hours of 7:00 o'clock a.m. and 7:00 o'clock p.m. III. The following persons are hereby appointed to act as election officials and clerks: W. W. Cromer , Election Judge Ruth Jemison IV. , Asst. Election Judge , Clerk , Clerk Clerk Clerk. The said election shall be held in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and all duly qualified resident electors of the City of Euless, Tarrant County, Texas, shall be qualified to vote. r r V. Voting by absentee ballot shall commence on the twentieth day and shall continue through the fourth day preceding the, day_ of said election, that is, the absentee balloting shall begin on March 26, 1973, and shall close at 5:00 o'clock p.m. April 10, 1973, at the office of the City Secretary at the Euless City Hall, 201 Ector Drive in said City. VI. The City Secretary shall have printed a sufficient number of paper ballots containing the following propositions: "OFFICIAL BALLOT AMENDMENT NO. 1 Should Section 1, Article III of the Euless City Charter as amended on February 18, 1969, be amended to provide that the regular city election shall be held annually on the first Saturday in April? Answer: Yes No AMENDMENT NO. 2 Should there be added to the Euless City Charter a new Article XIII providing for the creation of a six (6) member Parks and Recreation Board? Answer: Yes No AMENDMENT NO. 3 Should there be added to the Euless City Charter a new Article XIV providing for the creation of a six (6) member Library Board? Answer: Yes No VII. Voting on the election date, April 14, 1973, shall be conducted by the use of voting machines as provided by Article 7.14 et seq. of the Texas Election Code. The City Secretary shall obtain a sufficient number of voting machines from the r , Commissioners Court and County Clerk of Tarrant County, Texas. The machines shall be examined, prepared, operated and the voting conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Texas Election Code pertaining to voting machines. The ballot box containing the absentee ballots and the voting machines shall be delivered and preserved pursuant to the provisions of the Texas Election Code and all election returns, records and supplies shall be preserved by the City Secretary in her offices as by law provided. The City Council shall meet to canvass the results of said election and declare the official results thereof promptly upon receipt of the election returns. The canvass of the returns and declaration of the re- sults by the City Council shall take place on the 14th day of April, 1973, as soon as practical after the polls have closed, the ballots counted and the returns certified by the election judge. VIII. The notice of the election hereby ordered and called shall be given by publication of the Amendments on the same day of two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published within the City of Euless, the date of the first publication to be not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the election date set herein. Notice of the election hereby ordered and called shall be posted at three public placed in the City of Euless, two of which public places shall be the Euless City Hall and the Euless Post Office, such posting to be made not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date set herein for such election. IX. Should any section, provision, word, phrase, or clause of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person,. or circumstances be held invalid, unconstitutional or ineffective, the remainder of the ordinance and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. , X. The fact that the regular City Council election for 1973 has been callod by the City of Euless for the 14th day of April, 1973, provides an opportunity to consider amendments to the Euless City Charter without additional cost to the tax- payers of the City of Euless creates an urgency and an emergency • , . . " requiring that this ordinance be passed with one reading so as to permit due notice and publication as required by the Election Code of the State of Texas. PRESENTED AND PASSED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.on_th.e 27th day of February, 1973, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas. APPROVED: OR ATTEST: Lez City Secretary