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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 2001-05 ,�.. . . RESOLUTION NO. R2001-OS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL ELECTION ON MAY 5, 2001, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING COUNCILMEMBERS TO POSITION NOS. 4 AND 6 FOR THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION ON THE SAME DATE TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY A PROPOSITION ON WHETHER THE CITY SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO OFFER FOR :�ALE CERTAIN PARK PROPERTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS LAKE FRIENDSWOOD; DESIGNATING THE POLLING PLACES AND APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR SUCH ELECTIONS; PROVIDING THE FORM OF THE BALLOT AT SUCH ELECTIONS; DIRECTING THE GIVING OF NOTICE OF SUCH ELECTIONS; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. * * * * * BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS: Section 1. In accordance with the Constitution and general laws of the State of Texas, a General Municipal Election is hereby �.:alled and ordered for the first Saturday in May 2001, the same being the Sth day of said month, at which election all qualified voters of the City may vote for the purpose of electing the following officials of the City: Councilmember, Position 4 Councilmember, Position 6 Section 2. No person's name shall be placed upon the official ballot as a candidate for any of the above-mentioned Council positions unless such person has filed his or her sworn application, as provided by Section 141.031 of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE, with the City Secretary of the City at the City Hall, loca�;:d at 910 South Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas 77546, not later than five o'clock (5:00) p.m. on the forty-fifth (45th) day before the FWD/'01 ELECTION.RES/2/16/Ol , . ,,m,- . . date of such election. The City Secretary shall note on the face of each such application the date and time of its filing. Such application shall include the number of the position the candidate is seeking. Section 3. It is hereby further ordered that a Special Election be held in the City on the Sth day of May 2001, at which Special Election there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City, for their action thereon, the following proposition regarding the authority of the City to sell certain park property commonly known as Lake Friendswood. The official ballot for said Special Election shall be prepared in accordance with the TExAS Er_,EC'r1oN CovE so as to permit electors to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the proposition. The proposition shall be stated as follows: PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shall the City be authorized to sell a certain 36.62-acre tract of land, more or less, owned by the city, which land is currently designated as City park property, and which is commonly known as Lake Friendswood, within the City of Friendswood, Texas. Section 4. 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: Election Precincts 456, 457 460, 220, 261, 278 and 362: Boundaries the same as those portions of Galveston County Election Precincts 456, 457, 460, 220, 261, 278, and 362 lying within the City limits of the City of Friendswood. Pollin P� lace: Friendswood City Hall 910 South Friendswood Drive Friendswood, Texas Election Officer: Eileen Mehnert, Presiding Judge Karen Van Auken, Alternate Judge FWD/'01 ELECTION.RES/2/16/Ol 2 . ,�,, . , Election Precincts 378, 474, and Part of Election Precinct 655: Boundaries the same as those portions of Harris County Election Precincts 378 and 474 lying within the City limits of the City of Friendswood and those portions of Forest Bend Subdivision and Wedgewood Village Subdivision lying within Harris County Election Precinct 655 lying within the City limits of the City of Friendswood. Pollin P� lace: Wedgewood Elementary School 4000 Friendswood Link Road Friendswood, Texas Election Officers: Barbara Trahan, Presiding Judge Lillian Hillmon, Alternate Judge Central Countin�Station: Presiding Judge: R. J. Blanken Manager: Deloris McKenzie Clerk: Kathleen Odell Tabulation Supervisor: Linda Thornton Tabulation Assistant: Gay Lynn Lyons Resolution Committee: Benny Baker Mary Prihoda Kevin Candee 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 elections, but in no event shall the Presiding Judge appoint less than two (2) clerks. Section 4. Ms. Deloris McKenzie, City Secretary, is hereby appointed clerk for early voting; appointments by the City Secretary of deputy clerks for early voting shall be in accordance with Section 83.031 et seq., Of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE ariC� tlle FWD/'Ol ELECTION.RES/2/16/Ol 3 City Hall 910 South Friendswood Drive Friendswood, Texas 77546 is hereby designated as the place for early voting for said elections. Said clerks shall keep said office open for at least nine and one-half (9-1/2) hours, that is, from eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. until five-thirty o'clock (5:30) p.m., on each day for early voting which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or an official state or federal holiday, beginning on the seventeenth (17th) day and continuing through the fourth (4th) day preceding the date of said election; provided, however, extended early voting shall be held on Saturday, April 28, 2001, from eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. until five o'clock (5:00) p.m. Said clerks shall not permit anyone to vote early by personal appearance on any day which is not a regular working day for the clerk's office, and under no circumstances shall they permit anyone to vote early by personal appearance at any time when such office is not open to the public. The above-described place for early voting is also the early voting clerk's mailing address to which ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be sent. The early voting clerk, in accordance with the provisions of the TExAs ELECTION CODE, shall maintain a roster listing each person who votes early by personal appearance and each person to whom an early voting ballot to be voted by mail is sent. The roster shall be maintained in a form approved by the Secretary of State. Section 5. Eileen Mehnert is hereby appointed as Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board. In accordance with Section 87.001 et seq., Of the TEXAS ELECTION CoDE, said presiding judge shall appoint at least two (2) other members to said board, and shall process early voting results in accordance with said TExAS ELEC'r�oN CovE. FWD/'Ol ELECTION.RES/2/16/Ol 4 Section 6. Said elections shall be held in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and all duly qualified resident electors of the City of Friendswood, Texas, shall be entitled to vote. Section 7. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to furnish all necessary election supplies to conduct such election. Section 8. The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the ballot in the general election shall be determined by a drawing by the City Secretary, as provided by Section 52.094 of the TExAS ELECT1oN CoDE. The City Secretary shall post a notice in her office, at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the date on which the drawing is to be held, of the time and place of the drawing, and shall also give personal notice to any candidate who makes written request for such notice and furnishes to the City Secretary a self- addressed, stamped envelope. Each candidate involved in the drawing, or a designated representative, shall have a right to be present and observe the drawing. Section 9. The candidates receiving a majority of votes in each of the positions to be filled at such election shall be declared elected. Section 10. The voting at such elections shall be by optical scan paper ballot. Early voting by personal appearance at such elections shall be by optical scan paper ballot; early voting by methods other than by personal appearance shall be by optical scan paper ballot. Section 11. Notice of these elections shall be given in accordance with the provisions of the TExAS ELECT�oN CoDE and returns of such notice shall be made as provided for in said Code. The Mayor shall issue all necessary orders and writs for such elections, and returns of such elections shall be made to the City Secretary immediately after the closing of the polls. FWD/'Ol ELECTION.RES/2/16/Ol S Section 12. Said elections shall be held in accordance W1tY1 the TEXAS ELECTION CoDE and the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. PASSED, APPROVED, AND RESOLVED this 19th day of Febru�rv , 2001. Harold L. Whitaker Mayor ATTEST , � Deloris McKenzie, MC City Secretary FWD/'Ol ELECTION.RES/2/16/Ol 6