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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 762 ORDINANCE NO. CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, ORDERING AN ELECTION OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1992, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTING AN ADDITIONAL ONE-HALF CENT SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN THE CITY OF THE COLONY TO BE USED FOR IMPROVING AND PROMOTING ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BY THE CITY OF THE COLONY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD WHEREAS, it is hereby found and determined by the Mayor, acting in his official capacity, and the City Council 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 submitting a proposition pertaining to the levy and collection of additional sales and use taxes within the City for the purposes hereinafter set forth; and WHEREAS, the City is an "eligible city" under the provisions of Section 4A ("Section 4A"), Article 5190.6, Vernon's Texas Revised Civil Statutes (the Industrial Development Corporation Act, hereinafter, the "Act"), as the same may exist at the time of the proposed levy and collection; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4A of the Act, the combined rate of all local sales and use taxes imposed by the City and other political subdivisions having territory in the City will not exceed 2 percent; and WHEREAS, V.A.T.S. Election Code, Art. 2.0lb specifies the date on which such elections may be held; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS: Section 1. That a special election be held in and throughout the City of The Colony, Texas on Saturday, August 8, 1992, at which election the following proposition shall be submitted: The adoption of an additional one-half cent sales and use tax within the City of The Colony to be used for improving and promoting economic and industrial development by the City of The Colony Economic Development Corporation Board. Section 2. That the City election precincts for this election shall consist of the territory situated within the 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 COUNTY ELECTION PRECINCTS 112 AND 109 POLLING PLACE - Peters Colony Elementary 5101 Nash Dr. The Colony, Texas PRESIDING JUDGE - Colleen Terry ALTERNATE JUDGE - Diane Kovar DENTON COUNTY ELECTION PRECINCTS 201 AND 202 POLLING PLACE - Camey Elementary 4949 Arbor Glen The Colony, Texas PRESIDING JUDGE - Agnes Foster ALTERNATE JUDGE - Sally Horn DENTON COUNTY ELECTION PRECINCT 117 AND 110 POLLING PLACE - Denton County Government Center 6301 Main St. The Colony, Texas PRESIDING JUDGE - Mona Mason Effler ALTERNATE JUDGE - Brenda Ridgeway EARLY BALLOT BOARD PRESIDING JUDGE Mona Mason Effler 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 election shall be by paper ballot or by any other method as approved in the Texas Election Code, as amended, and said ballots shall be printed in accordance with the Texas Election Code, as amended. Section $. All eligible City of The Colony voters shall cast their ballots at the aforementioned Polling Places. The polls shall be open between 7:00 o'clock a.m. and 7:00 o'clock p.m. on August 8, 1992. Section 6. As to early voting for said election, paper ballots shall be used, and such early voting shall be conducted by the City Secretary, who is hereby appointed the Clerk for Early Voting, at the City Secretary's Office at City Hall, City of The Colony, Texas. For the period early voting for said election is permitted by law, the Clerk shall keep said office open for early voting during regular working hours of each workday. For the purpose of additional early voting the Clerk shall keep said office open on Saturday, August 1, 1992 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon. The early ballots for said election shall conform to the requirements of the Texas Election Code, as amended, and in so doing shall permit the voters to vote FOR or AGAINST the aforementioned proposition. A square shall be printed on the left of each of the words "FOR" and "AGAINST', and each elector shall place an "X" in the square the statement indicating the way he/she wishes to vote. Section 7. The election materials enumerated in V.A.T.S. Election Code, Art. 1.08a, shall be printed in both English and Spanish for use at the polling place and for absentee voting for said election. Section 8. Notice of said election shall be given by publishing the notice at least one time, not more than twenty-five (25) days nor less than ten (10) days before the election, in at least one newspaper regularly published in the City, and a copy of the notice shall also be filed with the City Secretary and another copy shall be posted on a bulletin board in the office of the City Secretary, at least twenty (20) days before the election. The City Secretary of the City of The Colony, Texas shall keep a copy of the notice as published, together with the name(s) of the newspaper(s) and date or dates of publication. C PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITy COU~ICIL OF THE CITY OF THE OLONY, TEXAS, TO BE EFFECTIVE this/ff~day o~1992 ATI'EST: William W. Manning, Mayor Patti A. Hicks,CMC, City Secretary City Secretary [SEAL] APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney