24-008 RESOLUTION NO. 24-008
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE,
TEXAS, RECEIVING THE CITY SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATION OF
UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES FOR THE MAY 4, 2024 GENERAL AND SPECIAL
ELECTIONS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake, Texas ("City") is a home rule city acting under its
charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of
the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code;
and,
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake Charter provides that City Elections shall be held
in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.004(b) of the Texas Election Code provides that the
governing body of a municipality shall be the authority to order a
General Election for the purposes of electing members to the
governing body; and
WHEREAS, the Council approved Resolution No. 24-001, ordering the May 4,
2024, General and Special Elections on January 16, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall
certify in writing that a candidate is unopposed for election to an office
if, were the election held, only the votes cast for that candidate in the
election for that office may be counted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. Certification of the City Secretary. As the authority responsible for
having the official ballot prepared, the City Secretary hereby certifies
that the following candidates are unopposed for election to office for
the elections that were scheduled to be held on May 4, 2024:
Office Candidate Term
Mayor Shawn McCaskill Three years - 2027
City Council, Place 2 Randy Robbins Three years - 2027
City Council, Place 3 Frances Scharli Fill vacancy - 2025
Section 2. Posting of Cancelled Election. Notice of the cancelled election shall
be posted as required by Chapter 2 of the Election Code.
Section 3. Necessary Actions. The Mayor and the City Secretary, in
consultation with the City Attorney, are hereby authorized and directed
to take any and all actions necessary to comply with the provisions of
the Election Code in carrying out and conducting the election, whether
or not expressly authorized herein.
Section 4. Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of March 2024.
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CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES FOR
OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS (NOT COUNTY)
CERTIFICACIONDE CANDIDATOS UNICOS
PARA OTRAS SUBDIVISIONES POLITICAS(NO EL CONDADO)
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To: Presiding Officer of Governing Body
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As the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared, I hereby certify that the
following candidates are unopposed for election to office for the elections scheduled to be held on
May 4,2024
Como autoridad a cargo de la preparation de la boleta de votacion official,por la presente certifico
que los siguientes candidatos son candidatos unicos para election para un cargo en la election que
se llevard a cabo el 4 de Mayo de 2024
Vol to cdch la nguai co tham quyen chin trtich nhiem chuan bi la phieu chinh thiec,toi xin xdc
nhan rang cac trrtg cir vien sau day khong co khd pang tranh cu vao chat vy trong cuoc bau cir dcr
kien to chirc vao ngay 4 thkng 5 nam 2024
List offices and names of candidates:
Lista de cargos y nombres de los candidatos:
Liet ke cac chin vu va ten cac irng cir vien:
Office(s)Oficina(s) (Cac)van phong Candidate(s) Candidato(s) (Cac)Ling vien
Mayor(alcalde)(Thi truang) Shawn McCaskill
Council Place 2(Lugar 2 del Consejo) (Hoi dong Nai 2) Randy Robbins
Council Place 3 (Lugar 3 del Consejo) (Hoi dong Nai 3) Frances Scharli
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Amy Shelley, TRMC •
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March 5, 2024
Date of signing (Fecha de firma) (Ngdy ky) (Seal) (sello) (Niem phong)