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L~ Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council January 23, 1989, Page 3 Authority, and asked that Council not grant any zone differences except the ones that are now in effect. 6. Council considered an ordinance calling the regular annual election of the City of La Porte. The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1630 - AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF PdECESSARY; 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 AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BOARD; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilperson Waters to adopt Ordinance 160 as read by the City Attornev. Second by Councilperson Clarke. The motion carried, 9 ayes and 0 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Waters, Cooper, Matuszak, Porter, Shipp, Gay, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: None 7. Council considered an ordinance amending Chapter 26, Articld II, "Water, Sewers and Sewage Disposal," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte. The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1631 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE II, "WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL," OF THE GODS OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; ESTABLISHING A NEW RATE AND FEE STRUCTURE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDIi1G COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made by Councilperson Matuszak to adopt Ordinance 161 as read by the City Attorney. Second by Councilperson Gay. The motion carried, 7 ayes and 2 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Waters, Matuszak, Shipp, Gay, Skelton, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: Councilpersons Cooper and Porter