01-26-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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ORDINANCE NO. 2015-________ AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LAPORTE; CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY; DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE LAPORTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTAND THE SAN JACINTO COLLEGE; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF EARLY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OFSAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. An election shall be held within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 9thday of May, 2015, such day being the second Saturday in May, 2015, between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., for the purpose of electing the following City officials. This will be a joint election with the La Porte Independent School District. Mayor, for a 3-year term Councilperson--District 2, for a 3-year term Councilperson--District 3, for a 3-year term A run-off election, if necessary, shall be held on Saturday, June 13, 2015, between the same hours. Section 2. Said election shall be held at each of the following voting places within said City, and the following named persons are hereby appointed as officers of said election, to-wit: Election Precinct #1 Polling Place: Baker School (Entry Area) 9800 Spencer Hwy. La Porte, Texas 77571 (Spencer Hwy @ Underwood; enter off Spencer Hwy.) Boundaries: BEGINNING at a point on the east right-of-way line of Underwood Road, said point being the southwest corner of Tract 490B-1, La Porte Outlots, and the northwest corner of Reserve A1, Block 14, Creekmont, Section 2; THENCE in a westerly direction a point for corner on the west right-of-way line of Underwood Road;