O-2021-3814 calling a special election for proposed amendments to the La Porte Home Rule Charter, May 1, 2021

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CITY OF LA PORTE PROPOSITION MM Shall Article VIII, Section 8.06. –Amending this Charter.be amended by adding wording to clarify that the Charter shall be the subject of a mandatory review at least every ten (10) years, and that the process for proposing and submitting amendments to the Charter by qualified voters of the City shall be in accordance procedures established in state law.? _____ FOR (A favor) _____ AGAINST (Contra) CITY OF LA PORTE PROPOSITION NN Shall the City Charter be amended throughout with a conforming amendment for gender- neutrality, by replacing references to “his”, “him”, or “he” with “his or her”, “him or her”, or “he or she”? _____ FOR (A favor) _____ AGAINST (Contra) Section 7. If all of the above described propositions are adopted by the qualified voters of the City of La Porte, the following City Charter provisions shall be amended by as reflected on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated by reference. Section 8. Voting at said election, including early voting, shall be by the use of voting machines; and the ballots of said election shall conform to the Texas Election Code, as amended. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to obtain, or cause to be obtained, the necessary electronic tabulating equipment, to arrange for the testing thereof as provided by law and to employ a duly qualified manager and a duly qualified tabulation supervisor to perform the duties respectively imposed on them by law withrespect to the processing and tabulation of ballots at the Central Counting Station. Section 9. That the City Secretary is hereby ordered and directed to give notice of the election by publication in the Bay Area Observer on the same day in each of two successive weeks, with the th first publication occurring before the 14 day before the date of the election. The notice shall include a substantial copy of the proposed amendments. Section 10. As soon as practicable after the election and the declaration by the Council that amendments have been approved, the Mayor or City Manager shall certify to the Secretary of State an authenticated copy of the amendments under the City’s seal showing approval by the qualified voters of the municipality. Section 11. 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 12. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this ordinance has been