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ORDINANCE 2023-3929 AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE ON THE 6TH DAY OF MAY, 2023, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCILPERSON AT -LARGE POSITION B, A COUNCILPERSON DISTRICT 1, AND A COUNCILPERSON DISTRICT 6; DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION; FINDING THAT NOTICE OF THE ELECTION WAS DULY AND PROPERLY GIVEN, AND 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, the regular municipal election of the City of La Porte, Texas, for election of members of the City Council as prescribed by Section 2.03 of the City Charter, was held on the 6'' day of May 2023, in the city, for the purpose of electing a Councilperson At -Large Position B, Councilperson District 1, and Councilperson District 6; and WHEREAS the elections were held under and pursuant to the provisions of Ordinances 2023-3910 calling the general election and 2023-3919 updating the polling dates and hours of the general election, respectively; and WHEREAS the elections having been duly and regularly held as called and provided in said ordinances 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: COUNCILPERSON AT -LARGE POSITION B WYATT SMITH 493 BRENT McCAULLEY 807 COUNCILPERSON DISTRICT 1 MANDI WILLIAMS 186 COUNCILPERSON DISTRICT 6 ROBBIE McLARR1N 217 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: That the facts and recitations set forth in the preamble of this ordinance are true and correct.