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__ • • Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council February 2, 1983, Page 3 8. City Attorney Askins read,:. AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS; CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY; DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES.; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE LA PORTS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EF- FECTIVE DATE HEREOF. The date for runoff election, should there be one, was dis- cussed. Two dates were considered - April 23 and April 30. A motion was made for April 30. Th date of April 23, 1983, it become necessary. a runoff election should • A motion was made by Council erson Skelton.to pass and ap Ordinance No. 1353 as read by e City Attorney.. Second Councilperson Westergren. The motion carried, 8 ayes and 0 nays . Ayes: Councilpersons Malone, Longley, Matuszak, Graves, Pfeiffer, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Cline Nays: None Councilperson Deotis Gay arrived at City Ha11 and was seated at the Council table at 7:45 P.M: 9. Council considered increasing the Board of Directors for the La Porte Area Emergency Ambulance Corp from the present five (5) members to seven (7) members. A motion was made by Councilperson Graves to table action on this item for further study. .Second by Councilperson Ma one. The motion carried, 6 ayes and 3 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Longley, Graves, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton and Mayor Cline Nays: Councilpersons Malone, Matuszak, Westergren son Malone to set the runoff •