O-2021-3816 - call 5-1-21 general election

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SECTION 9. The City Secretary of the City of La Porte shall issue notice of said election to be published one time in the Bay Area Observer, which is hereby found and declared to be a newspaper of general circulation in said City, not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the said election; in addition, notice of said election shall be posted on the bulletin board in City Hall not later than the twenty-first Is)(2day before election day and remain posted thorough election day. SECTION 10. The Mayor and/or the City Secretary of the City of La Porte are hereby authorized to execute and/or issue, for and on behalf of the City, such orders, documents, and forms as may, from time to time, be promulgated by the Secretary of State of the State of Texas in conjunction with the election herein ordained. SECTION 11. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this ordinance has been separately considered and passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, and each said provision would have been separately passed without any other provision; and if any provision hereof shall be ineffective, invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, it shall not impair or affect the remaining portion, or any part thereof, but the valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been passed alone. SECTION 12. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place, and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by Texas open meetings law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. SECTION 13. This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED, this Ql �j day of 2021. ATTEST: Woodwar , City Secreta /=..,,...A P�RTFd1oo�, i lll� ti,9•. �� Qi� CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS L 's . Rigby, Malor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Clark T. Askins, Assistant City Attorney