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

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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?" Section b. That the City of Council of the City of La Porte, based upon the results of the special Charter amendment election held on May 5, 2018, pursuant to its election Order and Section 9.005 of the Texas Local Government Code, by this Ordinance hereby enters an order in the records of the City of La Porte declaring that the Charter Amendment enumerated hereinbelow in Section 7 is adopted. Section 7. That pursuant to the special Charter Amendment Election, Proposition B, Section 2.02 a. of the La Porte Charter is amended to read as follows: 2.02. Qualification. a. Enumerated. The mayor and councilpersom shall have been qualified voters of the city for twelve (12) months at the time the candidate files for office, and continuously during their term of office. A district councilperson shall also be a resident of his or her district for twelve (12) months immediately preceding election day and continuously during his term of office. Section S. 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 9. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict only. Section 10. 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 the 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 11. This Ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon its passage and approval. N