01-08-18 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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ORDINANCE NO. 2018-______ AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE LA PORTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD, LOCATIONS AND DATES OF EARLY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY, ON THE SECOND SATURDAY IN JUNE; 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 5th day of May, 2018, such day being the first Saturday in May, 2018, 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: Mayor, for a 3-year term Councilperson--District 2, for a 3-year term Councilperson--District 3, for a 3-year term This will be a joint election with the La Porte Independent School District. A run-off election will be held, if necessary, on June 9, 2018, that day being the second Saturday in June, 2018, between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. 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: Instructional Technology Center (ITC Building) 9832 Spencer Hwy. La Porte, Texas 77571 Precinct 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;