HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2002-14 RESOLUTION NO. R2002-14
A RESOLUTION AMENDING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS,
RESOLUTION NO. 2002-10, PASSED AND APPROVED THE 18TH DAY
OF FEBRUARY, 2002, AND BEING A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR
THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL OFFICERS ELECTION AND TWO
SPECIAL ELECTIONS, BY ADDING TO SECTION 7 THEREOF A NEW
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 16, BY ADDING TO SECTION 8
THEREOF A NEW PROPOSITION NO. 16, AND BY DELETING ALL
OF SECTION 9 THEREOF AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW
SECTION 9; PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMITTING OF AN
ADDITIONAL PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING
CHARTER OF THE CITY AT SUCH ELECTION; DESIGNATING
ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR PRECINCTS IN HARRIS COUNTY; AND
PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS:
Section 1. City of Friendswood, Texas, Resolution No. 2002-10, passed and
approved the 18`h day of February, 2002, and being A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE
HOLDING OF A GENERAL ELECTION ON MAY 4, 2002, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING COUNCILMEMBERS TO POSITION NOS. 2 AND 5 FOR THE CITY;
PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION ON THE 4TH DAY OF
MAY 2002, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF
THE CITY A PROPOSITION RELATING TO WHETHER THE CITY SHALL BE
AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE A ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX
PURSUANT TO SECTION 4B OF ARTICLE 5190.6, TEXAS REVISED CIVIL STATUTES
(THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT OF 1979); PROVIDING FOR THE
HOLDING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION ON THE 4TH DAY OF MAY 2002, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY CERTAIN
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING CHARTER OF THE CITY; STATING
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER TO BE VOTED UPON AT
SAID ELECTION; DESIGNATING THE POLLING PLACES AND APPOINTING
ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR SUCH ELECTIONS; PROVIDING THE FORM OF THE
BALLOTS AT SUCH ELECTIONS; DIRECTING THE GIVING OF NOTICE OF SUCH
ELECTIONS; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT,
is hereby amended by addition to Section 7 thereof Proposed Amendment No. 16, to provide as
follows:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 16
The last sentence Section 3.10 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Friendswood,
Texas, shall hereafter provide as follows:
"Sec. 3.10. Rules of procedure.
...Four (4) members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business and no action of the council, except as provided in section 3.06
above, shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of four or
more members of the council."
Section 2. Said City of Friendswood, Texas Resolution No. 2002-10 is hereby
further amended by adding to Section 8 thereof Proposition No. 16, to provide as follows:
PROPOSITION NO. 16
Shall the last sentence of Section 3.10 of Article III of the Charter of the
City of Friendswood, Texas, which provides that a quorum of the council shall
be four councilmembers, be amended to provide that a quorum shall be four
members of the council?
Section 3. Said City of Friendswood, Texas Resolution No. 2002-10 is hereby
further amended by deleting all of Section 9 thereof and substituting therefor a new Section 9
to provide as follows:
"Section 9. Polling Places; Election Officials. Said elections shall be held in each of
the election precincts within said City and the polling places and election officials for each of
said precincts shall be as follows:
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Election Precinct Nos. 220, 456,
457, 460, 461, 462, 482, 483,
484, and 485 (Galveston County�: Boundaries the same as those portions of Galveston County
Election Precincts 220, 456, 457, 460, 461, 462, 482, 483,
484, and 485 located within the corporate limits of the City.
Pollin Pg lace: Friendswood City Hall
910 South Friendswood Drive
Friendswood, Texas
Election Officers: Clarence White, Presiding Judge
Eileen Mehnert, Alternate Judge
Election Precinct Nos. 378, 474,
655 (Harris County�: Boundaries the same as those portions of Harris County
Election Precincts 378, 474, and 655 located within the
corporate limits of the City.
Pollin Pg lace: Wedgewood Elementary School
4000 Friendswood Link Road
Friendswood, Texas
Election Officers: Rudy Trahan, Presiding Judge
Lillian Hillmon, Alternate Judge
Central Counting Station:
Presiding Judge: R. J. Blanken
Manager: Deloris McKenzie
Tabulation Supervisor: Linda Thornton
Tabulation Assistant: Toni Mader
Clerks: Kathleen Odell
Beth Livesay
Resolution Corrunittee: Benny Baker
Kevin Candee
Mary Prihoda
The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to provide a copy of this
Resolution to each judge as written notice of their appointment as required by Section 32.009
of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE.
Each Presiding Judge shall have the authority to appoint no more than three (3)
qualified voters as clerks to assist in the holding of said election, but in no event shall the
Presiding Judge appoint less than two (2) clerks."
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Section 4. All resolutions or parts of resolutions inconsistent or in conflict herewith
are, to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict, hereby repealed.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND RESOLVED this 4`b day of March, 2002.
arold L. Whitaker
Mayor
ATTEST
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D loris McKenzie, RMC
City Secretary
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