O-2018-3725 Ordering a Special Election for December 8, 2018, for position of Councilperson-at-large-Position B

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ORDINANCE NO. 2018- 3725 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF COUNCILPERSON-AT-LARGE--POSITION B; DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF EARLY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; 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. A special election shall be held within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 8th day of December, 2018, such day being the second Saturday in December, 2018, between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., for the purpose of electing a city official to the position of Council person-at-large—Position B, for the remainder of the unexpired term of such office, which expires on May 2, 2020. Section 2. Said election shall be held at 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 4908-1, La Porte Outlots, and the northwest corner of Reserve Al, Block 14, Creekmont, Section 2; THENCE in a westerly direction a point for corner on the west right-of-way line of Underwood Road; THENCE in a northerly direction along the west right-of-way line of Underwood Road to its projected intersection with the north right -of -line of State Highway 225; THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the north right-of-way line of State Highway 225 to the southwest corner of Tracts 30A & 30A-1, Strang Subdivision; THENCE in a northerly direction along the west line of Tracts 30A & 30A-1, Tracts 17A & 18, and Tracts 17A-1 & 18A, Strang Subdivision, to a point for corner at the northwest corner of Tracts 17A-1 & 18, Strang Subdivision; THENCE in an easterly direction along the north line of Tracts 17A-1 & 18, Strang Subdivision to a point for corner at the northeast corner of Tracts 17A-1 & 18, Strang Subdivision;