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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-02-13 Special Meeting • MINUTES - SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LA PORTE CITY COMMISSION, LA PORTE, TEXAS FEBRUARY 13, 1980 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PRESENT: Mayor J. J. Meza; Commissioners John Tomerlin, I. J. Kibodeaux, Virginia Cline, and Tom C. Simons. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABS-ENT: None. OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT: J. R. Hudgens, City Administrator; Margie Goyen, City Clerk; H. F. Freeman, Chief of Police; Jack Burks, Public Works Director; Stan Sherwood, Parks & Recreation Director; Knox Askins, City Attorney; Paul Hickenbottom, Assistant Fire Marshal; David Paulissen, Inspector; Ben Talburt, Inspector. • OTHERS PRESENT: Betsy Webber, La Porte Bayshore Sun. PRESIDING: Mayor J. J. Meza. + + + 1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Meza called the meeting to order. + + + • • Special Meeting 2/13/80 2 2. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION JUDGES - ORDINANCE N0. 1184 - ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION; CALLING A RUN- OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY; DESIGDIATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE LA PORTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF - The Attorney read the caption of Ordinance No. 1184, added the names of election judges and alternates as follows: Election Precinct No. l: Lou Lawler, Presiding Judge; D. O. Laird, Alternate Presiding Judge; Election Precinct No. 2: Janet Graves, Presiding Judge; Ed Ferguson, Alternate Presiding Judge; and Absentee Voting Clerk, Lou Lawler; and corrected Section 7, establishing the deadline for a candidate to make application to have his name appear upon the ballot, to Wednesday, March 5, 1980. Motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by Commissioner Simons to repass Ordinance No. 1184 as corrected. Motion carried • by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons. NAYS: None. CAPTION: AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY; DESIG- NATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTERS OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE LA PORTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. + + + 3. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS ~ The Administrator stated that he would defer until work shop. • + + + • • Special Meeting 2/13/80 4. COUNCIL ACTION - Deferred until work shop. + + + 3 5. EXECUTIVE SESSION - V.A.T.S. - ARTICLE 6252-17 - SECTION 2 - (E), (F), AND (G) - (LEGAL, LAND ACnUISITION AND PERSONNEL) - None. + + + 6. ADJOURNMENT - Mayor Meza adjourned the special meeting at 7:03 P.M. ~'~!~~ c7 JL~ Margie yen, Cit Clerk • Passed and Approved this the 20th day of February, 1980. J. J. za, Mayor • i ~ ORDINANCE NO. 1184 AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS; CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY; DESIG- NATING ELECTION PRECIf1CTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOIP]TIf]G ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING; PROVIDING' FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NO'T'ICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A JOIf]T ELECTIONI WITH THE LA PORTS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE 6JITH THE OPEN MEETIf]GS LA[d; AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC`T'IVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COT4MISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS: Section 1. An election shall be held within the corporate ~~ limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 5th day of April, • 1980, such day being the first Saturday in April, 1980, between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.f4., for the purpose of electing a Commissioner of said City for Position No. 2, a Commissioner of said City for Position No. 4, and a Mayor of said City. Arun-off election, if necessary, shall be held on April 26, 1980, between the same hours. Said elec- tion, and said run-off election, if necessary, shall be held in conjunction with a Trustee's election to be held on the same date(s) by the La Porte Independent School District, and C the appointed officials who shall be appointed to conduct the La Porte Independent School District election, will also be allowed to conduct the City official election for the City of La Porte. • Section 2. Said election shall be held a t each of the following voting places within said City, and the following named persons are hereby appointed as officers of said election, to-wit: Election Precinct No, l: All voters living in such Pre- cinct No. 1 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte which is located east and north of the Southern Pacific Rail- road) shall vote at the La Porte Senior High School Student • • Ordinance No. 1184 , Page 2. Student Lounge, which is located at Park Street and East Fairmont Parkway in the City of La Porte, Texas, with the following election officers: LOU LA~aLER D. O. LAIP.D Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge Election Precinct No. 2: All voters living in such Precinct C No. 2 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte which • is located west and south of the Southern Pacific Railroad) shall vote at the Baker School Cafetorium, which is located at t•]est t4ain Street and Underwood Road, La Porte, Texas, with the following election officials: BETTY L~?ATERS , Presiding Judge CAROL GRABBE , Alternate Presiding Judge The Presiding Judge at each of the above specified polling places shall appoint as many clerks as he or she deems neces- sary for the proper conduct of said election at said polling place, provided that at least two clerks shall be appointed in each case. Section 3. Voting at said election, including absentee • voting, shall be by the use of voting machines and the ball ots of said elections shall conform to the Texas Election Code, as amended. Absentee voting shall be conducted by a clerk for absentee voting, namely, LOU LAWLER , and the place at which the absentee voting shall be conducted is designated as the Administration Building, La Porte Independent School i District, 301 East Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, to which • Ordinance No. 1184 , Page 3. • address ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be mailed. Said clerk shall keep said office open for absentee voting during his regular working hours and in any event for at least eight (8) hours on each day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or an official State holiday. Section 4. That all election raterials including notice of the election, ballots, instruction cards, affidavits and other forms which voters may be required to sign and all absentee C voting materials shall be printed in both English and Spanish, • or Spanish translations thereof shall be made available in the circumstances permitted and in the manner required by law. Section 5. The City Clerk of the City of La Porte shall forthwith issue Notice of said election by causing a substantial copy of this Ordinance to be published one time in the BAYSHORE . SUPd, which is hereby found and declared to be a newspaper of general circulation in said City, not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the said election. c Section 6. Upon a candidate tendering his application on the form prescribed, the City Clerk shall furnish to such candi- date all information relative to the qualifications for the office being sought; the method of placing the candidate's name on the ballot; the amount of the required filing fee; and any other pertinent information concerning said election. Section 7. The deadline for a candidate to make applica- tion to have his name appear upon the ballot for such election, is hereby designated and established as 5:00 o'clock P.M., Wednesday, March 5, 1980. No application shall be accepted for filing prior to February 5, 1980. The filing fee for each • C Ordinance No. 1184 , page 4. candidate for the office of Commissioner is hereby established as Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and the filing fee for each candi- date for the office of Mayor is hereby established at the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). The filing fees shall be used to defray the cost of the election, and said fees shall be prorated and any surplus shall be refunded to said candi- dates. As an alternative to paying a filing fee, a candidate may obtain a place on the ballot by filing a petition as pro- vided for in City of La Porte Ordinance No. 968, passed and approved October 1, 1973, codified as Section 9-3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte. Section 8. Said election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter of the City of La Porte, and the general election laws of the State of Texas governing general and municipal elections, so far as same may be applicable thereto. C r Section 9. Immediately after said election, the officers holding the same shall make and deliver the returns of the results thereof and the accompanying records for use in the official canvass to the City Commission of the City of La Porte, and the City Commission shall canvass said returns at the earliest practicable time, and shall, immediately after can- vassing the returns, declare the results of the election. The Mayor shall immediately thereafter deliver to the candidate for whom the majority of votes has been polled for each respec- tive office, a certificate of election. Such elected officials shall assume their duties within ten (10) days thereafter, Sundays excluded, upon their taking the oath of office. • Ordinance No. 1184 , Page 5. Section 10. The City Commission of the City of La Porte hereby authorizes reimbursement to the La Porte Independent School District, for one-half (1/2) of the common expenses of the joint election(s). Section 11. Each and every provision, paragraph, sen- tence and clause of this Ordinance has been separately con- sidered and passed by the City Commission of the City of C 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 unconstitu- tional, 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 12. This Ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon its passage and approval. Section 13. The City Commission officially finds, deter- C mines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meetin of the g City Commission 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 Law, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; 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 Commission further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Ordinance No. 1184 , Paqe 6. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 6 day of February 1980. CITY OF LA PORTS J. J. t~ieza, ~layo~ ATTEST: ;. City C irk APPROVED: City Attorney r~ U ~~ . • • ORDENANZA NU. 1184 • UNA ORDENANZA PARR MANDAR LA ELECCION ANUAL REGULAR DE LA CUIDAD. DE LA PORTE; PARR OTRA EL~CCION EN CASO DE LA FALTA DE RECIBIR UNA MAYORIA DE LA VOTACION UN CANDIDATO, SI RESULTA NECESARIO ESTO; PARA~DESIGNAR LOS DISTRITOS ELEC~ORALES Y LOS LUGARES DE VOTACION; EL HALER DISPONIBLE~LAS MAQUINAS PARA VOTAR;~ NOMBRAR LOS OFICIALES DE ELECCIONES; PARA ESTABLECER EL METODO Y LAS FECH$S DE VOTAR PARA ELLOS QUE ESTARAN AUSENTES DURANTE LA ELECCION REGULAR; PARA RECOGER, CONTAR, Y DOCUMENTAR LOS VOTOS DE DICHA ELECCION; PARR DAR NOTICIAS; PARA DECLARAR UNA FECHA FINAL PARA LA CUAL LOS CANDIDATOS DEBERIAN DE HABER PAGADO LOS COSTOS TANTO COMO HABF~RSE DECLARADO VERDADEROS CANDIDATOS; PARR CELEBRAR UNA ELECCION DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE LA PORTE EN ~OMUN CON LA OTRA ELECCION; PARA DAR UNA CL.~USULA DE AHORRO; HALLANDOSE DE ACUERDO CON LA LEY QUE GOBIERtdA A LAS SESSIONES ABIERTAS; Y PARR PROVEER UNA FECHA EFFECTIVA. SEA ORDENADA POR LA COMISION DE LA CUIDAD DE LA PORTE: Seccion 1. Una eleccion se celebrara dentro de las fronteras de la Ciudad de La Porte, Tejas, el 5 de abril, 1980, este dia siendo el primer sabado de abril, 1980, entre las horas de las 7 de la manana y las siete de la tarde. El proposito • de esta eleccion es de eligir un comisario para el puesto numero 2, un comisario para el puesto numero 4 y un alcalde para la dicha Ciudad. En caso de empate, otra eleccion se celebrara el 26 de abril, 1980, durante las mismas horas. Dicha eleccion, y tambien la eleccion en caso de empate, se celebrara al mismo tiempo Como una eleccion para escoger unos fiduciarios para el distrito escolar independiente de La Porte. Todas las elecciones emplearan los mismos oficiales o jueces de eleccion. Seccion 2. Dicha eleccion tendra lugar en los siguientes lugares de votacion en dicha Ciudad, y las_personas siguientes oficialmente son los jueces: E1 Distrito Electoral • en el distrito electoral 1 Ciudad de La Porte situada Southern Pacific) votaran Nu. 1: Todos los votantes viviendo (consistiendo de esa porcion de la al norte y al este del ferrocarril .n el salon social de los estudiantes de la escuela superior de La Porte, situada entre las Galles Park y East Fairmont Parkway, en dicha Ciudad, con los siguientes oficiales: La senora LOU LAWLER , juez principal E1 senor D. O. LAIRD , juez alternate n U Ordenanza Nu. 1~ Page 2 E1 Distrito Electoral Nu. 2: • Todos Los votantes viviendo en el distrito electoral nu. 2 (consistiendo de esa portion de la Ciudad de La Porte al oeste y al sur del ferrocarril Southern Pacific) daran sus votos en la cafeteria de la escuela Baker Jr. High, ubicada entre Las Galles West Main Street y Underwood Road, La Porte, Tejas, con Los siguientes jueces: La senora BETTY WATERS , juez principal El senor CAROL GRABBE , juez alternate • La juez principal en cada uno de Los ya mencionados lugares de votacion nombraran tantos ayudantes Como se crea necesarios para llevar a Cabo de una manera eficaz y apropiada~dicha eleccion en dicho Lugar. Dos ayudantes tienen que ser nombrados en cada caso. Seccion 3. La votacion en dicha eleccion sera por medio de maquinas de votar, y Las boletas de dichas elecciones corresponderan a el codigo de elecciones de Tejas, Como se halla modificado. Una dependienta, LOU LAWLER sera la encargada del • votar en la eleccion temprana (para ellos que no pueden votar a la fecha regular). E1 Lugar para esta eleccion sera el edificio administrativo del distrito escolar independiente, 301 East Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Tejas, y a esta direction se deben enviar Las aplicaciones para conseguir boletas y Las boletas que ya estan completas. Dicho dependiente quardara abierta dicha oficina de votar para Los votos ausentes durante sus horas normales de trabajo, y en todo caso por to menos 8 horas cada dia si no es sabado, domingo, ni un dia de vacation official del estado de Tejas. . Seccion 4. Que todos Los materiales de la eleccion, incluyendo Las noticias de la eleccion, Las boletas, Las tarjetas de instrucciones, Las declaraciones juradas, y Las otras formas que necesiten la firma del votante y todas Las formas para Los votantes que tengan gue votar en adelante por ausencia se veran en ingles y en espanol, o traducciones estaran disponibles segun la ley. • Ordenanza Nu. ~_, Page 3 Seccion 5. E1 dependiente municipal de La Porte dares, sin • demora, noticia de dicha eleccion por causar que aparezca una parte substantial de esta ordenanza en el BAYSHORE SUN, to cual es debidamente hallado y declarado el periodico de circulation general de esta ciudad, en no menos de 10 dias ni en no mess de 30 dias antes de la fecha de dicha eleccion. Seccion 6. Al dar un candidato su aplicacion en la forma correcta, el dependiente municipal tiene que dar a tal candidato toda la informacion en cuanto a less calificaciones de la oficina deseada; el metodo de poner el nombre del candidato en la boleta, el costo pares aplicar por la oficina; y cualquier otra informacion tocante a dicha eleccion. Seccion 7. La ultima hora pares la cual un candidato pueda • • aplicar pares que aparezca su nombre sobre less boletas de tal eleccion es less 5 de la tarde, miercoles, el 5 de marzo, 1980. Ninguna aplicacion sera aceptada antes del 5 de febrero, 1980. E1 honorario pares cada candidato pares la posicion de comisario es debidamente declarado ser cincuenta dolares ($50.00). E1 honorario pares cada candidato pares la posicion de alcalde es debidamente declarado ser cien dolares ($100.00). Este honorario, o sea costo, se usara pares disminuir el costo de la eleccion, y dichos costos de los candidatos se cuotizaran y si se queda algo, esto se devolvera a los candidatos. En vez de pagar honorarios, un candidato puede obtener un lugar sobre la boleta por dar una petition Como provisto en la ordenanza municipal de La Porte nu. 968, parades y aprobada el primer dies de octubre, 1973, codificada como la section 9-3 del codigo de ordenanzas de la ciudad de La Porte. Seccion 8. Dicha eleccion se celebrara de acuerdo con less provisioner de la cartes municipal de La Porte, y con less leyes generales electorales del estado de Tejas que gobiernan less elecciones generales y municipales. • ' Ordenanza Nu. 1 ~ Page 4 • Seccion 9. Inmediamente despues de dicha eleccion, los • oficiales o jueces entregaran los resultados y las copiers oficiales a la comision municipal de La Porte para que ester los pueda contar y verificar. La comision tiene que contar los resultados tan pronto posible, y entonces, sin demora ninguna, declarar los resultados oficiales de la eleccion. Entonces el alcalde inmediatamente entregara al candidato recibiendo una mayoria de los votos un certificado de eleccion. Los nuevos eligidos tomaran sus lugares oficiales dentro de 10 dias, no inclusive los domingos, al prestar juramento de sus posiciones. Seccion 10. La comision municipal de La Porte3a permiso para un reembolso al distrito escolar de La Porte para la mitad (1/2) de los gastos comunes de la (s) eleccion(es) acoplada(s). • Seccion 11. Cada provision, parrafo, frase, y clausula de ester ordenanza ha sido separadamente considerado por su propio merito, y pasado por la comision municipal de La Porte, Tejas, y cada provision hubiera sido aprobada sin cualquier otra provision, y si alguna provision cualquiera sea inefectiva, invalida, en contra de la constitucion, no obstante la razon, esto no danara ni afectara la parte restante, ni ninguna otra parte, pero cualquier porcion valida se quedara efectiva como si hubiera sido pasada sola. Seccion 12. Estes ordenanza ester en efecto inmediatamente al ser pasada y aprobada. Seccion 13. La comision municipal oficialmente halla, determiner, reciter, y declarer que suficientes noticias escritas de la fecha, la hora, el lugar, y el sujets de ester session de la comision municipal se han exibidos en un lugar conveniente al publico en la cases consistorial de ester Ciudad de acuerdo con el tiempo requerido por la ley, como requerido por la ley de las sessiones abiertas, articulo 6252.17, las leyes civiles anotadas de Tejas; y que ester session ha estado abierta al publico como requiere la ley durante todos los tiempos durante los cuales ester ordenanza y la materia que ester discute han • sido discutidas, consideradas, y formalmente actuadas. Mas, la comision municipal confirma, aprueba, y confirma tales noticias escritas, su contenido, y su exibicion. Ordenanza Nu. l~ Page 5 PASADA Y APROBADA este dia el 6 de febrero, 1980, A.D. LA CIUDAD DE LA PORTE BY /s/ J. J. MEZA J. J. Meza, Alcalde ATESTADO: /s/ MARGIE GOYEN Dependiente APROBADO: /s/ KNOX W. ASKINS Licenciado • PUBLISH: MARCH 12, 1980 • •