HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 470 O INANCE NO.
CITY OF TIlE COLONY, TEXAS
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TIlE COLONY,
TEXAS, ORDERING AN ELECTION OF TIlE QUALIFIED
VOTERS OF SAID CITY ON THE FOURTH DAY OF
· APRIL, 1987, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A
MAYOR, AND THREE COUNCILMEMBERS FOR SAID CITY
WHEREAS, the term of office of the Mayor, and three (3)
councilmembers presently on the City Council expires April 4,
1987; and
WHEREAS, it is hereby found and determined by the Mayor,
acting in his official capacity, and the City CU~ncil acting as
the governing body of the City that it is in the best interest of
the City and its citizens to hold an election for the purpose of
electing a Mayor, and four (4) Councilmembers to tile City Council
Places 1, 2 and 4; and
WHEREAS, Vernon's Ann. Civ. St., Art. 978 authorizes such
election; and
WHEREAS, V.A.T.S. Election Code, Art. 2.01b specifies the
date on which such elections may be held;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY TIIE CITY COUNCIL OF TIlE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That a general election be held in and
throughout the City of The Colony, Texas on Saturday, April 4,
1987, for the purpose of electing a Mayor, and three (3)
Councilmembers to serve on the City Council Places 1, 2 and 4;
and
Section 2. That the City election precincts for this
election shall consist of the territory situated within tl~e
various Denton County election precincts located within the
corporate limits of the City and bearing the following numbers,
and the polling place and officers of said election shall be as
follows, to wit:
DENTON CO. CITY
ELECTION ELECTION POLLING PRESIDING ALTERNATE
PRECINCTS PRECINCTS PLACES JUDGE JUDGE
2N,2D,2S 4 and 5 Peters Colony Dee Cole Rita Webster
5101 Nash Dr.
The Colony,Tx.
2B & 2C 3 and 6 Camey Elem. Kay Einig Sharon Mi].].s
4949 Arbor Glen
The Colony,Tx.
ABSENTEE BALLOT BOARD PRESIDING JUDGE
Kay Einig
The Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two (2) nor
more than six (6) qualified election clerks to serve and assist
in the conduct of the election, providing that if the Presiding
Judge named above actually serves as expected, the Alternate
Presiding Judge shall be one of such clerks.
By passing this Ordinance, the City Council of said City
approves and concurs in the appointment of the aforesaid election
officers.
Section 3. That voting at and on the date of said electi~l~
shall be by paper ballot or by any other method as approved
the Texas Election Code, as amended, and said ballots shall be
printed in accordance with the Texas Election Code, as amended.
Section 4. No person's name shall be placed o~ the ballot
as a candidate for the position of Mayo~ or Councilmember of thc,
City Council until such person has filed his/her swo~.'~
application and affidavit as provided by the laws of the State of
Texas and the Charter of the City of The Colony, Texas with
City Secretary at least, forty-five (45) days prior to
election date.
Section 5. All eligible City of The Colony voters shall
cast their ballots at 'the a.forement.i, oned Polling Places.
polls shall be open between 7:00 o'clock a.m. and 7:00
p.m. on April 4, 1987.
Section 6. As to absentee voting for said election, paper
ballots shall be used, and such absentee voting shall be
conducted by the City Secretary, who is hereby appointed
Clerk for Absentee Voting, at the City Secretary's Office at City
Hall, City of The Colony, Texas. Fo]~ I:.l~e l~er.iod at.)senteo vol
for said election is permitted by ].aw, t]~e Clerk shall keel') sai~l
office open for absentee voting dur:i_~g reg,]].ar working hou~:s
each day except Saturday, Sunday and official. State ho] ]days.
The absentee ballots for said electJ, ot~ sinai ]. cot~[o~-m ~.{~
requirements of 'the Texas Election Code, as amended, and .i~
doing shall permit the voters to vote fo~: a Mayor a~d [.]~:~e (3)
Councilmembers, Places 1, 2 and 4. Each elector shall p]ac~~
"X" in the space provided beside each candidate ' s nnme
he/she wishes to vote for, provided, ]]oweve]:, t]~at no
shall vote for more than one (1) ca~didate .~o~: Hayom:
Councilmember in each Place.
Section 7. The election materials enumerated in V.A.T.S.
Election Code, Art. 1.0Sa, shall be printed in both English and
Spanish for use at the polling place and for absentee vo['.i~g
said election.
Section 8. Notice of said e]ectio~ sha].] ]>e q~v~n
publishing the notice at least one time, not more titan
five (25) days nor less than ten (10) days before t]~e
in at least one newspaper regular].y pub]Js~hed .la t~]e C~ Ly, n~l a
copy of the notice shall also be filed with the City Secret. a~-y
and another copy shall be pos'ted on a bul ]erin boa.rd ].]~
office of the City Secretary, at least twenty (20) days befor'e
the election. The City Secretary of the City of The Colo]~y,
Texas shall keep a copy of the notice as published, togetl~er
the name(s) of the newspaper(s) and date or dales of [.~ubl]cat}~.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS, TO BE EFFECTIVE this /~day of
Don~mJ ClX,
ATTEST:
Patti A. }licks, City Secretary
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney