O-2010-3215 voter reauthorization-municipal street repair and maintenance quarter percent sales tax

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ORDINANCE NO. 2010- 3~ /5 AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE TO PERMIT VOTING FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSITION: "THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AT THE RATE OF ONE - FOURTH OF ONE PERCENT TO CONTINUE PROVIDING REVENUE FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MUNICIPAL STREETS", DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES, PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES, APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS, PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF EARLY VOTING, PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD, PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION, PROVIDING FOR NOTICE, PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. A special election shall be held within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 8th day of May, 2010, such day being the second in May, 2010, between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The reauthorization of the local sales and use tax in the City of La Porte at the rate of one-fourth of one percent to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets." Section 2. Said election shall be held at each of the following voting places within said City, and the following named persons are hereby appointed as officers of said election, to-wit: Election Precinct #1 POlling Place: Baker School (Entry Area) 6000 West Main Street (West Main Street/at Underwood - enter off Spencer/Main) La Porte, Texas 77571 Boundaries: BEGINNING at the intersection of the Union Pacific Railroad and "Old" Underwood Road; THENCE south along Underwood Road to the north boundary line of the Creekmont SUbdivision;