O-2013-3466 special election/proposed amendments to the LP Home Rule Charter

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ORDINANCE NO.ZI 6~ &+(0 C0 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE LA PORTE, TEXAS HOME RULE CITY CHARTER TO BE HELD ON MAY 11, 2013, CONCURRENT WITH THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS; PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, HOME RULE CITY CHARTER; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND POSTING OF NOTICE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC NOTICE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, has on its own motion determined to submit to the qualified voters for adoption or rejection of certain proposed amendments to the existing Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte, Texas, pursuant to Section 9.004 (a) of the Texas Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, hereby calls a special election to allow the voters to determine whether the Charter should be amended as hereinafter set out; and WHEREAS, Section 9.004 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that a charter amendment election shall be held not less than thirty (30) days after the passage of the ordinance calling for charter amendments; and WHEREAS, Section 9.004 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that the charter amendment election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Texas Election Code or the earlier of the next general municipal election or the next Presidential election; and WHEREAS, the City of La Porte is holding a general municipal election for election of City Council members on May 11, 2013, which is the earliest available date to hold a special election for consideration of proposed charter amendments. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1. That the facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this Ordinance are hereby found and declared to be true and correct legislative findings and are adopted as part of this Ordinance for all purposes. Section 2. That a special election is hereby ordered to be held within the jurisdiction of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 11th day of May, 2013, pursuant to the laws of the State of Texas and the