1985-009RESOLUTION NO. 85-9
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
JOINT RESOLUTION
COUNTY OF TARRANT §
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake will be conducting City
Council Elections and such other matters as may be placed upon
the ballot by the governing body of said City on April 6, 1985;
and,
WHEREAS, on April 6, 1985, Tarrant County will conduct an
election on the question of confirmation of the creation of a
County -wide 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number District, and, the
unincorporated portions of Tarrant County will be conducting an
election on the question of the formation of a Rural Fire Preven-
tion District; and,
WHEREAS, it is the finding of the governing bodies of the
parties hereto that the joint conduct of such elections would
result in substantial savings to the taxpayers of the governmen-
tal entities required to conduct such elections and that such
savings would be realized if the elections, where possible, be
held in the same location, utilizing the same personnel, and
utilizing the same voting machines, with the two governmental
entities sharing the expenses incurred in the conduct of this
election; and,
WHEREAS, all the eligible voters of Tarrant County shall be
entitled to vote in the election to determine the question of
confirmation of the creation of the County -wide 9-1-1 Emergency
Telephone Number District, and all those eligible voters of Tar-
rant County who are residents of the unincorporated portions of
said County shall be entitled to vote on the question of the for-
mation of a Rural Fire Prevention District;
NOW THEREFORE, be it hereby resolved jointly, by the City
Council of the City of Southlake and the Commissioners' Court of
Tarrant County, Texas, that these two entities, where possible,
shall conduct said elections jointly on April 6, 1985, and that
in the event there are election precincts which include
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incorporated territory lying within the limits of the said City
and unincorporated territory, lying outside the limits of any
city, that said voters from the unincorporated territory shall be
allowed to vote only on the question of the Rural Fire Prevention
District formation and the question of the confirmation of the
creation of the County -wide 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number
District; while those voters who are residents of the City shall
be allowed to vote only on the City Council races and such other
matters as may be placed upon the ballot by the governing body of
said City and upon the confirmation of the creation of the 9-1-1
District; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Southlake and the
County of Tarrant share the costs involved in the conduct of such
joint elections by the County making available to the City, at no
charge, the voting machines necessary, including transportation
of such machines, in those Precincts where such elections are to
be conducted jointly, and by the City's bearing the cost of such
additional voting personnel as may be required by the joint
conduct of such elections and the applicable charges for delivery
to the County Clerk of the results of the 9-1-1 Telephone Number
District confirmation election and the rural Fire Prevention
District formation election.
SIGNED this the day of 1985.
TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS
MIKE MONCRIEF, County Judge
CITY OF-SOUTHLAKE
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AT'EST:
CITY SECRETARY
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