HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 885 ' ORIGINAL
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 885
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE
RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 6TH DAY OF
MAY, 1995, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE MAYOR AND
THREE COUNCILMEMBERS FOR SAID CITY; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council caused to be published in accordance with the laws of
the State of Texas notice of the election held May 6, 1995, to elect the Mayor and three
Councilmembers for said City; and
WHEREAS, notice of election was actually given as required by law; and
WHEREAS, said election was duly and legally held on May 6, 1995, in conformity
w/th the election laws of the State of Texas, and the results of said election have been
certified and returned by the property judges and clerks thereof;
and
WHEREAS, the election returns duly and legally made showed that there were cast
at said election 1827 valid and legal votes, and that each of the candidates in said election
received the following votes:
FOR MAYOR
Bill Manning 1061
Toby Pollard 758
FOR COUNCILMAN PLACE 1
Mike Lynch 751
Bill Longo 1052
FOR COUNCILMAN PLACE 2
Gary McClure 759
Mary Blair Watts 1019
FOR COUNCILMAN PLACE 6
Christine Donald 188
G. David Heiman 254
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.04 of Chapter VII of the Home Rule Charter of
the City, in order to be declared elected, a candidate must receive a majority of the legal
votes cast for the office or place for which such person is a candidate.
NOW~ THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That each and every one of the recitals, findings and determinations
contained in the preamble to this Ordinance are hereby repealed and incorporated herein
as due, proper and formal findings and determinations of the City Council.
Section 2. That it is further found and determined that the results of the election as
canvassed and tabulated in the preamble reflect the expressed desires of the resident,
qualified electors.
Section 3. That the duly elected members of the City Council of the City of The
Colony, Texas, elected May 6, 1995, for Mayor, Councilmember Place 1, Councilmember
Place 2, and Councilmember Place 6, and subject to the taking of the oaths as provided by
the laws of the State of Texas, are as follows:
Mayor William W. Marming
Councilmember Place 1 Bill Longo
Councilmember Place 2 Mary Blair Watts
Councilmember Place 6 G. David Heiman
Section 4. That the public importance of this measure and the fact that it is in the
best interest of the City to declare the duly elected officers of the City at the earliest
possible date for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety
of the City and its citizens creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity which
requires that this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its final passage
and approval, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~lh day of May, 1995.
William W. Manning, Mayor
ATI'EST:
Patti A. Hicks, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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