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1993-049City of Southlake, Texas RESOLUTION NO. 93-49 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 1993; ESTABLISHING ELECTION PRECINCTS WITHIN THE CITY; APPOINTING AN ELECTION JUDGE AND AN ALTERNATE JUDGE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF NOTICES; ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR CANVASSING RETURNS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, by Ordinance a Special Election has been called to be held on November 2, 1993, to determine whether the City of Southlake should adopt a one-half of one percent sales and use tax for the benefit of an industrial development corporation created pursuant to VATCS Article 5190.6, Section 4B, for the purpose of developing public parks, or other projects permitted by law; 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 in" accordance with the requirements of the Election Code (hereinafter referred to as Code")- NOW, Code"). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT: 1. 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 Denton County and Tarrant County Commissioner's Court, to the extent such election precincts are within the corporate boundaries of the City: Denton County Election Precinct No. 318 Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3470 Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3039 Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3040 Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3286 Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3359 2. Pollina Place and Time. The Polling Place of the City for all Municipal Election from and after the effective date of this Resolution shall be Southlake City Hall, 667 North Carroll Avenue. On Tuesday, November 2, 1993, the polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., in accordance and pursuant to the requirements. Resolution No. 93-49 Special Election page two 3. Appointments of Election Judge and Alternate Judqe. The following named individuals residing at the respective addresses, are hereby appointed to serve as the Presiding Election Judge and Alternate Election Judge, respectively, at the election: Presiding Judqe: Name: Aloha Payne Address: 1213 Whispering Lane, Southlake, Texas Alternate Judqe: Name: Sue Eubanks Address: 2711 Rolling Lane, Southlake, Texas The Election Judge and Alternate Judge 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 Judge written notice of their appointments not later than twenty 20) days from the effective date of this Resolution. Appointment of Clerks. Th shall appoint Election Cle necessary for the proper however, five (5) clerks which may be appointed to Clerks shall be qualified 4. e Presiding Judge for the polling place ks and as many additional clerks as are conduct of the election. Provided, shall be the maximum number of Clerks erve at the polling place. All Election voters of the City. 5. Compensation of the Election Judqe and Election Clerks. The Presiding Election Judge, Alternate Judge, and each Election Clerk shall be compensated at the rate of $6.00 per hour in accordance with Section 32.091(a) of the Code. The Presiding Election Judge shall also be paid the additional sum of $25.00 for delivering the returns of the election. 21 Method of Voting. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and instructed to provide and furnish all necessary election supplies to conduct the Special Election, in accordance with this Resolution. Voting at the election shall be by electronic voting machines and shall be conducted in accordance with the Code. Resolution No. 93-49 Special Election page three 7. Governing Law and Oualified Voters accordance with the Constitution Code, and all resident qualified eligible to vote at the election. 8. The election shall be held in of the State of Texas and the voters of the City shall be Publication and Posting of Notice of Election. Notice of the election shall be published twice no earlier than October 4, 1993, and no later than October 23, 1993, in the newspaper in accordance with the provisions of the Code. Additionally, notice shall be posted no later than October 121 19931 in the regular place for posting notice of meetings of the City Council, of the City, and shall remain posted continuously through election day, November 2, 1993. Earlv Voting. Early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted as follows: October 13-15 Wednesday -Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. October 18-22 Monday- Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. October 23 Saturday 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. October 24 Sunday 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. October 25-27 Monday -Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. October 28-29 Thursday -Friday 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Early Voting by personal appearance shall be at the Office of the City Secretary, 667 North Carroll Avenue, Southlake, Texas. Applications for early voting by mail shall be delivered to the City Secretary at the same address not earlier than September 21, 1993, and not later than the close of business on October 26, 1993. The City Secretary is the Early Voting Clerk. Early Voting, both by personal appearance and by mail, shall be by paper ballots and shall be canvassed by the Early Voting Ballot Board, which is hereby created. The Presiding Election Judge and the Alternate Presiding Judge appointed herein shall serve as the presiding officer and the alternate presiding officer, respectively, of the Early Voting Ballot Board. The other elections officers serving at the election shall serve as the other members of the Early Voting Ballot Board for the election. Resolution No. 93-49 Special Election page four 10. Submissions to the United States Justice Department. The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is authorized to make such submissions as are necessary, if any, to the United States Justice Department to seek pre -clearance approval for additional length of Early Voting. 11. Delivery of Returns. In accordance with the Code, immediately after the closing of the polls on the day of the election, the election officers names 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 elections 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. 12. Canvassing of Returns. The City Council shall convene on November 4, 1993, at 6:00 p.m. o'clock, to canvass the returns of the elections held on November 2, 1993. 13. 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 necessary to comply with the provisions of the Code in carrying out and conducting the election, whether or not expressly authorized herein. 14. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be effective upon its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1993. CITY OF OTHLBY: t6yor Resolution No. 93-49 Special Election page five C -j F J ATTEST: o ;7P LT :N h9kA Sandra L. LeGrand •••• City Secretary''','',h'' ll uun APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney res\93-49\sp\elec\Nov.2\sl