HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2021-3823 canvassing the returns of the Special Election for D6ORDINANCE 2021-3823
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE DISTRICT 6 SPECIAL
ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE ON THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH,
2021, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCILPERSON DISTRICT 6;
DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION; FINDING THAT NOTICE OF THE
ELECTION WAS DULY AND PROPERLY GIVEN, THAT THE ELECTION WAS
PROPERLY HELD AND RETURNS THEREOF MADE BY THE PROPER OFFICIALS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN
OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Charter of the City of LaPorte, the City Council, at a regular
meeting held on the I1i' day of January 2021, adopted Ordinance 2021-3815, calling a
special election to be held in the city on the 27 " day of March 2021, for the purpose of
electing a Councilperson-District 6; and
WHEREAS the election having been duly and regularly held as called and provided in said ordinance
and according to law, and the returns thereof having been made and the election judges
having certified the results of the election, as hereinafter set out, and the City Council
having duly and regularly canvassed the returns of the election and finding that the total
votes cast at the election were as follows:
COUNCH,PERSON-DISTRICT 6
DOLORES TARIN 3
ROBBIE McLARRIN 66
RANDY ROWAN 15
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of La Porte finds that the election returns set out above to be
accurate and correct.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Robbie McLarrin received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office of
Councilperson-District 6, and, accordingly, Robbie McLarrin is declared elected to the office of
Councilperson-District 6, subject to the taking of the oath as provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 2: The City Council finds that the notice of the election was duly and properly given as required
by law and as provided in the ordinance calling the election, and that the election was duly and regularly
held, and the returns thereof duly and regularly made by the proper officials of the election, and in all things
according to the law.
SECTION 3: Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this ordinance has been
separately considered and passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, and each said provision
would have been separately passed without any other provision, and if any provision hereof shall be
ineffective, invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, it shall not impair or affect the remaining portion, or
any part thereof, but the valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been passed alone.
SECTION 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent
of such conflict only.
SECTION 5: The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written
notice of the date, hour, place, and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place
convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as
required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been
open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof
has been discussed, considered, and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves, and
confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof.
SECTION 6: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon its passage and approval.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this, the a day of April, 2021.
5Tod'w-,rd
THE CITY OF �0 TEXAS
Louis . ' by, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Clark T. Askins, Assistant ity Attgmey
District 6
EARLY
Special
VOTING
Election
TOTALS
F .TION DAY RESULTS
City Council District
Totals
1 2 3 4 5 6
Tarin
2
39
it
52
1
27
4
32
3
66
15
%
MCLarrin
Rowan
Totals
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