04-26-21 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Appropriation Agenda Date Requested: April 26, 2021 Source of Funds: Requested By: Louis R. Rigby, Mayor Department: City Council Account Number: Amount Budgeted: Report Resolution Ordinance Amount Requested: Exhibits: Ord. 2021-3826 Budgeted Item: Yes No SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION Councilperson-District 1 Trey Kendrick tendered his resignation of the position on April 12. Per Texas Election Code Sec. 201.023, a vacancy occurs on the date the resignation is accepted by the appropriate authority or on the eighth day after the date of its receipt by the authority, whichever is earlier. The City Charter 2.04. b. Procedure provides that \[w\]hen a vacancy occurs for any reason in the office of mayor or councilperson, council shall call a special election within one hundred twenty (120) days. At said election the vacant office or offices shall be filled under the provisions of this Charter. When read together, the vacancy will occur on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, and a special election must be held on or before August 18, 2021. Councilperson Kendrick will continue serving as the officeholder in a holdover capacity until his successor is sworn in. Staff recommends an election be held on July 31, 2021. LPISD has generously agreed that this election may be voted at the LPISD ITC location, convenient to District 1 voters. Staff recommends this location for early and election day voting. The July 31 election date provides a ballot filing period from Tuesday, April 26, through nd 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2021 (the 62 day before election day is a Sunday and May 31 is Memorial Day, a City holiday). The Election Code permits candidates until 5 p.m. on fifth day after application to withdraw and have their name removed from the ballot. ACTION REQUIRED BY CITY COUNCIL Adopt Ordinance 2021-3826 providing a date and making other provisions for the Councilperson-District 1 special election to fill a vacancy.