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1975-02-18 CC PacketRESOLUTION NO. 75-4 23 WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28, Chapter 2, of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, it is provided that there shall be held in each municipality of the State of Texas on the first Saturday of April of each year a general election for the purpose of electing officers of said t municipality; Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS THAT 1. The Mayor of the City of Southlake, Texas, at a regular meeting held this date, does hereby order an election of officers of the City of Southlake to be held on Saturday, April 5, 1975, for the purpose of electing Councilmen, for a term of two years, from April 5, 1975, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Candidates for the offices of Mayor and Councilmen for Place 1 and Place 2 receiving the highest number of votes for such office and such places shall be elected fora term of t-dears. 2. For the purpose of said election, the entire City of Southlake is hereby constituted one voting precinct and said election shall be held at one polling place,,to-wit: City Hall, 667 North Carroll Avenue, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. on the aforementioned date, and the following persons are hereby appointed as election officers: Elsie McAlister, Presiding Judge Glayds Joyce, Alternate Presiding Judge and the Presiding Judge at such election shall appoint no more than three clerks, with the rate of pay for the Presiding Judge at $2.00 an hour and a like amount for the Alternate Presiding Judge; and the rate of pay for the clerks fixed at $1.50 per hour, 3. No person shall be eligible for the office of Mayor unless he is a qualified elector of the City of Southlake and has resided in the City for one year etc.; and no-ppreon shall be eligible for the office of Councilman unless he is a qualified elector of the City of Southlake and has resided in the City for six months next preceding the election at which he is elected. 4. Any eligible and qualified person may have his name printed upon the official ballot as an independent candidate for the offices herein provided for by filing his sworn application with the Mayor.not later than Midnight, March 6, 197§. The application shall state the specific office being sought by the applicant and that the applicant is eligible and qualified under the Laws j of the State of Texas, to become a candidate for and hold the J office being sought, if elected. 5. Any other candidate for either of the offices herein pro- vided for may have his name printed upon the said ballot on application to the Mayor, such application to be furnished by the City Secretary and the same contain the signatures of five percent 5%) of the qualified voters of the City of the entire votes cast in the City at the last general election. 6. The names of all those who have filed their sworn applica- tion to have their names printed on the official ballot as candi- dates shall be posted by the City Secretary in a conspicuous place at her office for the inspection of."':fhe public for at least ten days before.she orders the ballots to be printed. All objec- tions shall be made within five days after such posting, all written notices filed fth the City Secretary setting forth the grounds of objections. In case no such objection is filed within the time prescribed, the regularity or validity of the application of no person whose name is so posted, shall not thereafter be contested. The City Secretary shall preserve in her office for a period of two years all applications, notices of objections and other related matters 7. Any person eligible to the offices herein provided for who has filed his sworn application in accordance with the provisions of this resolution shall have his name printed on the official ballots. Any such person may cause his name to be withdrawn at any time before the official ballots are printed by filing in writing with the City Secretary a request to that effect over his signature, duly attested to b? a Notary Public. No name so with- drawn shall be printed on the ballots.. Not later than ten days before the City General Election, the City Secretary shall have I the official ballots printed.f 8. The ballots to be used in said election shall be prepared in I the manner and form in the Election Code of the State of Texas. 9. All qualified voters within the meaning of the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas, shall be entitled to vote at such election. I 10. Voting by absentee ballot in said election shall commence on i March 17, 1975, at the office of the City Secretary, 667 North Carroll Avenue; voting by absentee ballot shall close at five o'clock P.M., April 1, 1975. 11. The election officers above named shall make and deliver the returns of said election in triplicate, one being retained by the Presiding Judge, one delivered to the Mayor of the City and one copy with ballot boxes and all election supplies shall be delivered to the City Secretary of the City, the ballot box containing the signature stubs from ballots used in said election shall be delivered to the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, and other ballot boxes and election records and supplies shall be preserved by the City Secretary in the proper office as by law provided. The City Council will meet at 7:30 P.M. on April 7, 1975, for the purpose of canvassing said ballots. 12. The Mayor is hereby directed to give notice of said election which shall be signed by the Mayor and City Secretary and shall state the purpose of the election, and the Police Chief shall post a properly executed copy of the election proclamation at the polling place herein provided and two copies at two other public places within the City. Such notices shall have attached thereto a certified copy of this Resolution. 13. Said election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas for the holding of general elections for state and county offices except as otherwise provided by Chapter 2, Title 28, of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. By approving and signing this Resolution, I, Wade Booker, Mayor of the City of Southlake, Texas, officially confirm as my action all matters recited in this Resolution which by law come within my jurisdiction. PASSED AND APPROVED this 18th day of February, A. D. 1975. Mayor ATTESTz I e- City Secretary i r 24 RESOLUTION NO. 75-5 r WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Article r 2351A-3, Revised Civil Statues of Texas, the Commissioners' Court of Tarrant County, Texas, has tendered to the City of Southlake, Texas, the sum of $3,000.00, in consideration of the Volunteer Fire Department of said city to fur- nish fire protection to real and personal pro- perty located outside of the boundaries of said City and within such distance as such volunteer Fire Department may reasonably be expected to reach and render service in case of fire, and has submitted for consideration its contract r in connection therewith; Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS: That the offer of the Commissioners' Court of Tarrant County, Texas, be, and is hereby accepted and that the Mayor of Southlake, the city under the attest of the Secretary and seal of the City, be, and is hereby authorized to deliver said contract to the Commissioners' Court of Tarrant County, Texas, for its approval. ADOPTED this 18th day February, A.D. 1975. I APPROVED: Mayor I ATTEST:- City Secretary! i it f i I J 177 THE STATE: OF TEXAS X COUNTY OF TARRANT X f MIS CQNTRACT AND AGREEMENT made and entered into b and betweenY i TARRANT COMITY, acting by and through its Commissioners' Court, hereinafter referred to as COUNTY, and the city of Southlake Texas, 1imicipal Corporation, acting by and through its City Council hereinafter referred to asCITY':f I WITNESSETH: i The above namedcITY has a volunteer fire department rel op~nized by the Insurance Commission of the State of Texas, and has by anorder or resolution of its governing authorities, petitioned by the Commissioners' 4D M.-Court of COUNTY to enter into a contract with said CITY for the use of the fire truck and other fire fighting equipment of said cityfor, the purpose of fire protection to real and personal property located outside of the boundaries of said CITY and within. such distances as such volunteer fire department may reasonably be expected to reach and render service in case of fire, and said COUNTY has agreed to enter, and does by these presents entered into a contract by the terms of which TARRANT COUNTY acting by its Commissioners' Court will pay to said CITY for the purposes aforesaid, the sum of THREE MiOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,000.00) DOLLARS per annum, such amounts to be paid in a lump sum or in equal monthly installnents'within the discretion of the Commissioners' Court of Ta att County, taking into consideration the needs and demands of said CITY and its volunteer fire department. Said COUNTY shall be under no obligation with respect to providing fire fighting aquipment or any other expense incidental to the carrying out of this contract, and shall have no right, title or interest in and to the fire fighting equipment belonging to siad CITY. This contract shall be in full force and effect for and during the entire period of 1 9 7 S and no longer, unless renewed or extended by further contract. ii The funds to be paid by said Tarrant County for the use of lthefirefightingequipment, and the use and service thereof by the fire department of such CITY for fighting fires joutside of the limits of said CITY shall be paid out of the Genera Fund of Tarrant Count andy,shall be paid to .the above named incorporated CITY: as hereinabove provided. IMNESS THE SIGNATURES of the representative' Parties hereto this day of_~A . D .I TARRANT COUNTY acting aby and through it sio Court o Co udge v ommis loner, recinct No. One Co, ssio er Precinct No. Two Commissio r, Precinct No.Three CQ=-1ssione recinct No. our CITY OF SOUTHIAKE By 1a orY ATTEST: CITY Secretary 25 BILLS FOR APPROVAL AT COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 18, 1975: Gulf Oil Corp. Gas)7195 377.30 Regional Office Supply (Supplies-City) 2404 10.22 Thompson Printing Svc. Printing-City) 2/17/75 23.00 Burroughs Corp. Repair-City)3385921 59.69 Xerox Corp. City)028100463 & #028100464 166.80 Tex.Pwr.& Light Co. City)Svc. to 1/30/75 74.09 Tex.Pwr. & Light Co. Water)Svc. to 1/30/75 601.99 Corona Plumbing (Rpr.Items-Water)D 92167 15.73 No.Tx.Waterworks (Meters-Water)925 383.30 Gen.Telephone (P.D.)2/1/75 38.16 Gen.Telephone (Fire Dept.)2/1/75 25.11 Gen.Telephone (City)2/1/75 207.74 Village Grocery (Supplies-P.D.)2/17/75 8.90 Bell Comm.(Radio - P.D. & F.D.)1/31/75 50.50 NCTCOG (Teletype - P.D.)1/31/75 201.13 Gibsons (Film - P.D.)6283 12.76 Smith Mun.Supplies (Emblems - P.D. & F.D.) #14257 42.52 Motor Supply Co. Supplies-F.D.)45885 14.71 Tarrant County Firefighters Assn.(Fire) 75-078 1.05 Crabtree & Powers (Batterys - F.D.)0995 95.30 Grapevine Auto Supply (Supplies-F.D.)35227 4.65 Colleyville Auto Clinie (P.D.)1040 23.30 IIMC Dues-City)2/14/75 20.00 a 2s FIRE REPORT SUMMARY SOUTHLAKE FIRE__DEPARTMENT MONTH OF.Tanuary 19 1. TOTAL CALLS r....._15 2. GRASS FIRES..4 3. STRUCTURE FIRES.;........:.0 4. SIGNAL 1 0 5. ;SIGNAL 2 1 6. RESCUE SQUAD......;.......1 79 FALSE ALARMS 0 8. MISCELLANEOUS ALARMS 9. ALARMS IN ASSIGNED RURAL AREAS........ 10. MUTUAL AID ALARMS TO'OTHER DISTRICTS...4 It. AMBULANCE CALLS N/A 12. TOTAL NUMBER OF MAN-HOURS EXPENDED ON CALLS 81 13. TOTAL NUMBER OF MAN-HOURS EXPENDED ON CIVIC PROJECTS OTHER THAN FIRE DEPT. OPERATIONS.......................16 14. NUMBER OF MEN ATTENDING MEETING FOR MONTH...,.. 41 15. NUMBER OF DRILLS DURING MONTH..1 16. NUMBER OF MAN HOURS ON DRILLS.............33 j 17. NUMBER OF MAN HOURS ON MAINTENANCE 6110011C !MIN wi a SPECIAL 'REPORT MEN RESPONDING DURING MONTH FOR ALL CALLS: Chief Steele 14 Lt BradleA/Chief Joyce 4 y 5 Dodson, Co 1 D/Chief Clifton 6 Shelton 2 HughesD.`°3 Capt. Polson 61Andrews, J.9 Martin, R,.,4Armstrong, D.. 2 ATcMi11ionj J. 6Capt. Schirman 11 Capt. Schneider 8 Booker, W.2 1.3 Lt. Bell 5 73radley, H.,Jr.1 MillerPolson, J. Lt. 3Davis, S.2 Shelton, m.2 Steele. P? 1 Honorable Mayor and City Council:27 Police Department Report for the month of January 1975 Tickets issued in December 169 Tickets issued in January 261 Persons in jail in December 9 Persons in jail in January 11 Traffic accidents in December 11 Traffic accidents in January 9 Burglaries investigated in December 1 Burglaries investigated in January 1 Approximate total value taken in burglaries in January 180.00 Approximate total value recovered in burglaries in January 0 Thefts investigated in December 0 Thefts investigated in January 1 Approximate total value taken in thefts in January 35.00 Approximate total value recovered in thefts in January 0 Number of calls in December 248 Number of calls in January 285 Miles driven in December 10,954 Miles driven in Janaury 11,914 Speedometer reading on Unit #5(74 Ford)45,950 Speedometer reading on Unit #7(75 Ford)7,405 Speedometer reading on Unit #8(75 Ford)1,552 Respectfully submitted, Dougl s R. Hughes Chief of Police SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT DRH: ss L j I February 3, 1975 Honorable Mayor and City Councilmen: Police Department Summa for the Y 28rYearof1974 Tickets issued 2,064 Fines written 38,104.75 Fines paid 40,750.50 Traffic Accidents 109 Burglaries investigated i 29 Thefts investigated 32 Number of calls 2,635 Persons in jail 167 Miles driven 127,340 Respectfully submitted, CDouglas R. Hughes Chief of Police SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT DRH":ss 2.