05-14-18 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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ORDINANCE NO. 2018- CONSIDER APPROVAL OR OTHER ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 5, 2018, CITY OF LA PORTE GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE ELECTION OF A MAYOR, COUNCILPERSON-DISTRICT 2 AND COUNCILPERSON-DISTRICT 3; DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 5, 2018, CITY OF LA PORTE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR PROPOSITION A: 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; AND FOR PROPOSITION B: SHALL SECTION 2.02 OF THE LA PORTE CHARTER BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OR A COUNCIL POSITION SHALL HAVE BEEN A QUALIFIED VOTER OF THE CITY FOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ELECTION DAY, INSTEAD OF FOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS AT THE TIME THE CANDIDATE FILES FOR OFFICE; AND, THAT A CANDIDATE FOR A DISTRICT COUNCIL POSITION SHALL HAVE BEEN A QUALIFIED VOTER OF HIS OR HER DISTRICT FOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ELECTION DAY, INSTEAD OF FOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS AT THE TIME THE CANDIDATE FILES FOR OFFICE, TO CONFORM THE CHARTER TO STATE LAW; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the City of La Porte, Texas, held a general election on the 5th day of May, 2018, for the purpose of electing a Mayor, Councilperson-District 2, and Councilperson-District 3, and a special election for the purpose of determining the outcome of Proposition A: 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; and Proposition B: Shall Section. 2.02 of the La Porte Charter be amended to provide that a candidate for mayor or a council position shall have been a qualified voter of the City for twelve (12) months immediately preceding election day, instead of for twelve (12) months at the time the candidate files for office; and, that a candidate for a district council position shall have been a qualified voter of his or her district for twelve (12) months immediately preceding election day, instead of for twelve (12) months at the time the candidate files for office, to conform the Charter to state law, all in accordance with the Texas Election Code and Section 8.10 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte, Texas; and.