Ord. 1975-1009 - call charter amendment election

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e e Ordinance No. 1009 , Page 4. . OFFICIAL BALLOT AMENDMENT NO. 2 (VOTE "FOR" OR "AGAINST") "Amend Article II, Section 14, of the Home Rule Charter to provide that each Commissioner shall receive as com- pensation for his services the sum of twenty-four hundred dollars ($2,400.00) per year, payable in equal monthly installments, and, in addition, all necessary expenses incurred by members of the City Commission in the performance of their official duties shall be paid by the City. The Commissioners shall not be required to devote their full time to the duties of their office. This amendment shall become effective May 1, 1975." Section 8. Notice of said election shall be given by posting a copy of the notice containing a substantial copy of this Ordinance, at the City Hall in the City of La Porte, Texas, ~ and by publication thereof, in the La Porte-Bayshore Sun, a newspaper of general circulation published in said city, on the same day in each Qf two successive weeks, the date of the first publication to be not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set for said election; and, not less than thirty (30) days prior to such election, the City Clerk shall mail a copy of the proposed amendments to each qualified voter in the City of La Porte, Texas, as appears on the latest rolls of the Tax Collector. Section 9. This Ordinance shall be in effect immediately . upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 20th day of January, 1975. ~~.~.. -;~~ : .:$' "- P" "- ATTEST! ~ ~, '4 ~ - ~, CITY OF LA P~ BY~~~~ E. A. Thomas, Mayor '\~~1~~ , ;/ .' ~"', t.. ..-;. ~. ~. . ..:?, ...- :~u/ d- City Attorney