O-2013-3482 Canvassing Special 2013 Election

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Section 6. That pursuant to the Charter Amendment Election, Proposition Three, Section 1.06 of the La Porte Charter is amended to read as follows: 1.06. - Special provisions for damage suits. Before the city shall be liable to damage claim or suit for personal injury or death or damage to property, the person who is injured or whose property is damaged or someone in his behalf or his personal representative in cases of death shall give the city secretary notice in writing within one hundred eighty (180) days after the occurring of the alleged injury, death or damage stating specifically in such notice when, where and how the injury, death or damage was sustained and setting forth the extent of the injury or damage as accurately as possible, and giving the names and addresses of all witnesses upon whose testimony such person is relying to establish the injury, death or damage. No action at law for damage shall be brought against the city for personal injury, death or damage to property prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days after the notice hercinabove described has been filed with the city secretary. After the expiration of sixty (60) days aforementioned, the complainant may then have two (2) years in which to bring an action of law. State law reference— Tort claims, notice, V.T. C.A., Civil Practices and Remedies Code § 101.101. Section 7. That pursuant to the Charter Amendment Election, Propositions Pour, Five and Six, Section 2.01 of the La Porte Charter is amended to read as follows: 2.01. - Composition of city council. a. Members of council. City council shall be composed of a mayor and eight (8) councilpersons. The positions of councilpersons shall be designated as follows: Councilperson District 1 Councilperson—District 2 Councilperson—District 3 Councilperson District 4 Councilperson—District 5 Councilperson—District 6 Councilperson-at-large—Position A Councilperson-at-large--Position B. The mayor and the two (2) councilpersons-at-large shall be elected by a majority vote of the city at large. The city shall be divided, as described below in subsection b, into six (6) districts, Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, and one councilperson shall be elected from each district by majority vote of the resident qualified voters of such district. b. Formation of districts. City council shall divide the city into six (6) districts which are reasonably compact, contiguous and of as nearly equal population as practicable. It shall be the duty of city council to establish the boundaries of six (6) districts covering the entire city for the purpose of electing district councilpersons. Such boundaries shall be established by ordinance, which shall be final for purposes of this Charter. The first such establishment shall be made as soon as practicable prior to the first city election following adoption of this section. Any subsequent establishment shall be made when required by this Charter. Promptly following the addition of territory to the city by a boundary change, the city council shall, by ordinance, add such territory to an adjacent district or districts. 11