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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 1975-1009 - call charter amendment election e e . ORDINANCE NO. 1009 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD APRIL 5, 1975, FOR THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, TO ACCEPT OR REJECT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER OF SAID CITY; DESIGNATING AN ELECTION PRECINCT AND A POLLING PLACE; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. An election shall be held within the corpo- rate limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 5th day of April, 1975, at which election there shall be submitted to the resident qualified electors of the City of La Porte, for their acceptance or rejection, the following amendments to the . Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte, Texas, to-wit: AMENDMENT NO. 1 The second sentence of Article II, Section 14, of the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte, as amended, but only insofar as it provides for a salary for the Mayor, shall be amended by substituting for that portion thereof a Section 14-1, which shall read as follows: . "Section 14-1. Compensation of Mayor. "The Mayor shall receive as compensation for his services the sum of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00) per year, payable in equal monthly installments, and, in addition, all necessary expenses incurred by the Mayor in the performance of his official duties shall be paid by the City. II The Mayor shall devote his full time to the duties of his office. "This amendment shall become effective May 1, 1975." AMENDMENT NO. 2 The second sentence of Article II, Section 14, of the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte, as amended, but only insofar as it provides for salaries for Commissioners, shall be amended by substituting for that portion thereof a Section 14-2, which shall read as follows: . 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. . e e Ordinance No. 1009 , Page 3 . . Section 5. Immediately after the close of the polls on the 5th day of April, 1975, the election officials shall make due return thereof 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 canvassing the returns, declare the results of the election. Each such pro- posed amendment, if approved by the majority of the qualified voters voting in said election, shall become a part of the Charter of said City. No amendment shall be considered adopted until an official order has been entered upon the records of said City by the City Commission, declaring the same adopted. . Section 6. 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 the same may be applicable thereto. Only duly qualified resident electors of the City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, shall be qualified to vote at such election. Section 7. Voting machines shall be used at said election, and the ballots for said election shall have written or printed thereon the following: .. OFFICIAL BALLOT AMENDMENT NO. 1 (VOTE IIFOR" OR IIAGAINST") "Amend Article II, Section 14, of the Home Rule Charter to provide that the Mayor shall receive as compensation for his services the sum of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00) per year, payable in equal monthly install- ments, and, in addition, all necessary expenses incurred by the Mayor in the performance of his official duties shall be paid by the City. The Mayor shall devote his full time to the duties of his office. This amendment shall become effective May 1, 1975.11 .. 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