Ord. 1975-1009 - call charter amendment election

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e e Ordinance No. 1009 , Page 2. . "Section 14-2. Compensation of Commissioners. "Each Commissioner shall receive as compensation for his services the sum of twenty-four hundred dollars ($2,400.00) per year, payable in equal monthly install- ments, and, in addition, all necessary expenses incurred by members of the City Commission in the performance of their official duties shall be paid by the City. "The Commissioners shall not be required to devote their full time to the duties of their office. "This amendment shall become effective May 1, 1975.11 Section 2. The City Commission of the City of La Porte hereby designates and establishes all of the area encompassed within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, as one election precinct for this election, and the La Porte Civic . Center, 618 San Jacinto Street, La Porte, Texas, is designated as the one polling place for such election. Section 3. Mrs. Arbela Ralston is hereby appointed Presiding Judge of said election, and Mrs. Isadore Jenkins is hereby appointed Alternate Presiding Judge of said election. The maximum number of Clerks which may be appointed to serve at said election is three (3), who shall be selected by the Presiding Judge or the Alternate Presiding Judge, as the case may be. Section 4. Absentee voting by personal appearance shall begin on the 20th day and shall continue through the 4th day . preceding the day of the election. Absentee voting shall be conducted by the City Clerk at the City Hall, 124 S. 2nd Street, La Porte, Texas. Voting machines shall be used for the cast- ing of absentee votes at such election. The City Clerk shall not permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance on any day which is not a regular working day for the Clerk's office, or at any time when the Clerk's office is not open to the public. The City Clerk of the City of La Porte is hereby authorized and directed to appoint deputy absentee balloting clerks as necessary. .