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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 2019-09-24 RESOLUTION NO. 19-11 CCPD A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EULESS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT, CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON A MEASURE TO BE HELD ON MAY 2, 2020, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 363 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE; PLACING A PROPOSITION BEFORE THE VOTERS TO CONTINUE THE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, TARRANT COUNTY; ESTABLISHING THE DATES AND TIMES FOR EARLY VOTING FOR SUCH ELECTION; AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH TARRANT COUNTY TO FURNISH ELECTION SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT. WHEREAS, the qualified voters of the City of Euless in an election held on November 7, 1995, created the Euless Crime Control and Prevention District and authorized the imposition of a sales and use tax at the rate of one- quarter (1/4) of one (1) percent; and WHEREAS, the qualified voters of the City of Euless in an election held on August 12, 2000, approved the continuation of the District for an additional period of twenty years; and WHEREAS, the Euless Crime Control and Prevention District would be dissolved on September 30, 2020, unless the districts holds a continuation referendum prior to the end date; and WHEREAS, applicable provisions of the Local Government Code authorize the governing body of the political subdivision that created the district to request a continuation of the district after holding a public hearing; and WHEREAS, the Euless City Council conducted a public hearing on September 10, 2019, and recommended the Crime Control and Prevention District order an election for May 2, 2020, for the continuation of the Euless Crime Control and Prevention District and the extension of a local sales and use tax at a rate of one-quarter of one percent for a 20-year period; and WHEREAS, after notice and public hearing the Board of Directors of the Euless Crime Control and Prevention District desire to order a referendum for the continuation of the Municipal Crime Control and Prevention District and the collection of the sales and use tax for a term of twenty (20) years. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Euless Crime Control and Prevention District that: SECTION 1. The statements made in the foregoing preamble being true and correct and being adopted hereby as findings of fact, a referendum election (the "Election") shall be held in and throughout the City of Euless, Texas, on Saturday, May 2, 2020, such date being a uniform election date as defined in Section 41.001 of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE, as amended (the "Code"). At the Election, the following proposition (the "Proposition") shall be submitted to a referendum vote of the qualified voters of the City which ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the Proposition. PROPOSITION Whether the Euless Crime Control and Prevention District should be continued for twenty (20) years and the Crime Control and Prevention District sales tax should be continued for twenty (20) years. SECTION 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a contract with the Tarrant County Elections Administrator for the purpose of having Tarrant County furnish all or any portion of the election services and equipment needed by the City Secretary to conduct the election. The contract document and election services provided therein shall conform to Chapter 31, Subchapter D, of the Texas Election Code and other applicable statutes and laws. SECTION 3. The election services contract shall provide (a) the type of electronic voting equipment to be used for early voting by personal appearance and on election day, (b) notification and training for election judges and clerks, (c) an estimate and final payment terms for the election services provided, (d) agreements for early voting equipment and voting machine rental, and (e) other procedures to conduct the election. SECTION 4. Combined ballots may be utilized containing all of the offices and propositions to be voted on at each polling place, provided that no voter shall be given a ballot or permitted to vote for any office or proposition on which the voter is ineligible to vote. Returns may be made on forms, which are individual or combined, and the Tarrant County Election Administrator shall be designated as the custodian of the combined records. SECTION 5. Heider Garcia, Tarrant County Elections Administrator, 2700 Premier Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76111, or his successor is hereby appointed as Early Voting Clerk and Kim Sutter, City Secretary, 201 N. Ector Drive, Euless, Texas, shall serve as Deputy Early Voting Clerk. Applications for ballot by mail must be received by 12 noon or close of business, whichever is later, by Tuesday, April 21, 2020 (Mailing Address: P. O. Box 961011, Fort Worth, Texas, 76161-0011; Attention: Heider Garcia, Early Voting Clerk.) SECTION 6. Early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted at the Euless Family Life Senior Center, 300 Midway Drive, Euless, Texas, 76039, and at the County's Main Early Voting location, 2700 Premier Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76111. Branch offices for early voting shall also be established as outlined in the joint election agreement with Tarrant County. Early voting by personal appearance will begin on Monday, April 20, 2020, and will end on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, and the hours designated for early voting by personal appearance shall be as set forth below: April 20—April 24 (Monday- Friday) 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. April 25 (Saturday) 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. April 26 (Sunday) 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. April 27—April 28 (Monday—Tuesday) 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. For purposes of processing ballots cast in early voting, the election officers for the Early Voting Ballot Board shall be appointed and designated in accordance with the provisions of the election agreement with Tarrant County. SECTION 7. All resident, qualified voters, determined by the laws of the State of Texas, the Charter and ordinances of the City of Euless shall be qualified to vote at such election. For the purpose of said election, the entire City is constituted into one voting precinct. Voting on Election Day, May 2, 2020, shall be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. SECTION 8. The results of the election shall be certified, canvassed, and returned in the form and manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas and the charter and ordinances of the City of Euless. SECTION 9. The notice of the election hereby ordered and called shall be promulgated, published and posted in keeping with the laws of the State of Texas, and the charter and ordinances of the City of Euless. SECTION 10. The City Manager and the City Secretary, in consultation with the City Attorney, are hereby authorized and directed to take any and all actions necessary to comply with the provisions of federal and state law in carrying out and conducting the election, whether or not expressly authorized herein. APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a special called meeting of the Euless Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors on September 24, 2019, by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. APPROVED: Q-�, ILu— Ron Shields, President ATTEST: i Sutter, TRMC, CMC, City Secretary