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1988-007CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. 88-7 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS CALLING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 7, 1988, ESTABLISHING _ELECTION PRECINCTS WITHIN THE CITY; ESTABLISHING A POLLING PLACE WITHIN THE -CITY; APPOINTING AN ELECTION JUDGE AND AN ALTERNATE ELECTION JUDGE; ESTABLISHING OTHER PROCEDURES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTION; ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR CANVASSING RETURNS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, Section 41.001 of the Texas Election Code (the Code") specifies that the first Saturday in May shall be a uniform election date" and that a general election of a city may be held on such day; and WHEREAS, by a resolution adopted on January 19, 1988 by the City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas (the "City"), the first Saturday in May (May 7, 1988) has been adopted as the date of its general election; and WHEREAS, the City Council, by its resolution approved on January 19, 1988, established the next to last Saturday in May May 21, 1988), as the date for a runoff election should one be required for the general election; and WHEREAS, by this Resolution, it is the intention of the City Council to officially establish the election precincts within the City, to designate a polling place for the election, to appoint the necessary election officers and to establish and set forth procedures for conducting the election. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE: Section 1. Election Date. A general election shall be held in the City on Saturday, May 7, 1988, at which the following officers will be elected: COUNCILPERSON, PLACE NO. 3 COUNCILPERSON, PLACE NO. 4 COUNCILPERSON, PLACE NO. 5 Secton 2. Term of Office. In accordance with the City's Charter, the candidate for each office receiving a 0 2 1 3 a/ 7 majority of votes for such office shall be elected for a term of two (2) years beginning May 7, 1988, or until a successor is duly elected and qualified. Section 3. Eliqibility for Candidacy. In accordance with the City's Charter, no person shall be eligible for the office of Councilperson unless he/she is a qualified elector of the City and has resided in the City for at least twelve (12) months next preceding the election at which he/she is to be elected. Section 4. Application for a Place on the Ballot. In accordance with Section 143.007 of the Code, any eligible and qualified person may have his name printed upon the official ballot as a candidate for the offices herein set forth by filing his sworn application with the City Secretary not earlier than February 22, 1988 and not later than 5:00 p.m. March 23, 1988. Each such application shall be on a form as prescribed by Section 141.031 of the Code. The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the ballot shall be determined by a drawing by the City Secretary as provided by Section 52.094 of the Code. Notice of the time and place for such drawing shall be given in accordance with the Code. Section 5. Runoff Election. In accordance with the Code and a resolution of the City Council adopted on January 19, 1988, in the event that no candidate receives a majority of the votes for an office, there shall be a runoff election held on May 21, 1988. If a runoff election is necessary, it shall be ordered by the Mayor not later than five (5) days after the canvassing of the returns of the general election. Section 6. Election Precincts. In accordance with Section 42.061 of the Code, the City Council of the City hereby establishes its election precincts for all municipal elections from and after the effective date of this Resolution, such precincts to be coterminous with the boundaries of the below listed election precincts established by the Tarrant County Commissioner's Court, to the extent such election precincts are within the corporate boundaries of the City, and to be identified by the same number as the county precincts. The election precincts hereby adopted as the election precincts of the City are as follows: Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3030; Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3039; Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3040; Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3114; and Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3286. Section 7. Pollinq Place. The polling place for all election precincts of the City for all municipal elections from 2- 0 2 1 3 a/ 8 and after the effective date of this Resolution shall be City Hall, 667 North Carroll Avenue, Southlake, Texas. The polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., in accordance with and pursuant to the requirements of the Code. Section 8. Appointment of Election Judqe and Alternate Election Judqe. The following named individuals, residing at the respective addresses, are hereby appointed to serve as Presiding Election Judge and Alternate Presiding Election Judge, respectively, at the election: Presidinq Judqe: Name: Gary Fickes Address: 155 S. Kimball Avenue Southlake, Texas 76092 Alternate Presidinq Judge: Name: Lou Etta McPherson Address: 940 N. Peytonville Southlake, Texas 76092 All Election Judges shall be qualified voters of the City. The City Secretary shall, in accordance with Section 32.009 of the Code, deliver to the Presiding Judge and the Alternate Presiding Judge notice of their appointments not later than twenty (20) days from the effective date of this Resolution. Section 9. Appointment of Clerks. The Presiding Judge for the polling place shall appoint Election Clerks and as many additional Clerks as are necessary for the proper conduct of the election. Provided, however, five (5) Clerks, shall be the maximum number of Clerks which may be appointed to serve at the polling place. All Election Clerks shall be qualified voters of the City. Section 10. Compensation of Election Judqes and Election Clerks. The Presiding Election Judge, Alternate Presiding Judge and each Election Clerk shall be compensated at the rate of $5.00 per hour in accordance with Section 32.091 of the Code. The Presiding Election Judge shall also be paid the additional sum of $25.00 for delivering the returns of the election. Section 11. Method of Votinq. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and instructed to provide and furnish all necessary election supplies to conduct the election. In accordance with a resolution of the City Council, adopted on January 19, 1988, voting at the election shall be by electronic voting machine and shall be conducted in accordance with the Code. 3- 0 2 1 3 a/ 9 Section 12. Governinq Law and Qualified Voters. The election shall be held in accordance with the Constitution of the State of Texas and the Code, and all resident qualified voters of the City shall be eligible to vote at the election. Section 13. Publication and Postinq of Notice. Notice of the election shall be published once no earlier than April 7, 1988 and no later than April 27, 1988 in a newspaper in accordance with the provisions of the Code, and shall be posted no later than April 18, 1988 in the regular place for posting notice of meetings of the City Council of the City. Section 14. Absentee Votinq. Absentee voting by personal appearance shall be conducted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on each day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or an official State Holiday, beginning on April 18, 1988 and continuing through May 3, 1988. Absentee voting by personal appearance shall be at the office of the City Secretary, 667 North Carroll Avenue, Southlake, Texas. Applications for absentee voting by mail shall be delivered to the City Secretary at the same address not earlier than March 8, 1988 and not later than the close of business on April 29, 1988. Absentee voting, both by personal appearance and by mail, shall be by paper ballots and shall be canvassed by the Absentee Ballot Board, which is hereby created. The Presiding Election Judge and the Alternate Presiding Election Judge appointed herein shall serve as the presiding officer and the alternate presiding officer, respectively, of the Absentee Ballot Board. The other election officers serving at the election shall serve as the other members of the Absentee Ballot Board for the election. Section 15. Delivery of Returns. In accordance with the Code, immediately after the closing of the polls on the day of the election, the election officers named in this Resolution shall make and deliver the returns of the election in triplicate as follows: one copy shall be retained by the Presiding Judge, one copy shall be delivered to the Mayor of the City, and one copy of the returns, together with the ballot boxes and all election supplies, shall be delivered to the City Secretary. All election records and supplies shall be preserved by the City Secretary in accordance with the Code. Section 16. Canvassinq of Returns. The City Council shall convene on May 9, 1988, at 7:30 o'clock p.m., to canvass the returns of the election. Section 17. Necessary Actions. The Mayor and the City Secretary of the City, in consultation with the City Attorney, are hereby authorized and directed to take any and all actions 0 2 1 3 a/ 1 0 4- 0 necessary to comply with the provisions of the Code in carrying out and conducting the election, whether or not expressly authorized herein. Section 18. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be effective upon its adoption. l PASSED and APPROVED, this „c.dCj---o f-/Fel ru,y, J/9 8, ity k ' Mayor f Southlake, Texas ATTEST: A, F City Secretary =-'Lp City of Southlake, Texas; ,a ice/ '•• •• ... ••' w, APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attor City of Southlake, Texas 0 2 1 3 a/ 1 1 5-