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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 86-02 RESOLUTION N0. R86-2 ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURE FOR CITY OFFSCERS' ELECTION STATE OF TEXA5 () CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD () ON THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1986, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, CONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION OPEN TO TAE PUBLIC, AT THE REGULAR MEETING PLACE THEREOF WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT, TO WTT; MAYOR RALPH LOWE COUNCILMAN LEON BROWN COUNCILMAN PHYLLIS LEE COUNCILMAN EVELYN NEWMAN COUNCILMAN JAN JORDAN COUNCILMAN JOE PRIHODA COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER CITY MANAGER JIM MORGAN CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE AND THE FOLLOWING ABSENT: NONE CONSTITUTING A QUORUM, AND AMONG OTHER PROCEEDINGS HAD WERE THE FOLLOWING: COUNCILMAN BOB WICKLANDER INTRODUCED A RESOLUTION AND ORDER AND MCJVED IT5 ADOPTION. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE AND THE MOTION CARRYING WITH IT THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND ORDER PREVAILED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE, AYES 7 NOES___-0- THE RESOLUTION AND ORDER ARE AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CHARTER PRCIVIDES THAT ON APRIL 5, 1986, THERE SHALL BE ELECTED THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS FOR THIS CITY: MAYOR COUNCIL POSITION #1 COUNCIL POSITION #3 COUNCIL POSITION #5 WHEREAS THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXA5 AND FRIENDSWOOD CITY CHARTER PRaVIDE THAT THE ELECTION CODE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS IS APPLICABLE TO SAID ELECTION, AND IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH SAID CODE, AN ORDER SHOULD BE PASSED ESTABLI5HING THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED IN SAID ELECTION, AND DESIGNATION OF THE VOTING PLACE FOR SAID ELECTION. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, STATE OF TEXAS; THAT ALL INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES AT THE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 5, 1986, FOR THE ABOV E MENTIONED OFFICES FILE THEIR APPLICATIONS TO BECOME CANDIDATES WITH THE CITY SECRETARY OF THIS CITY AT CITY HALL, 109 WILLOWICK ON OR BEFORE 5:00 ON THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY. ALL CANDIDATES SHALL FILE WITH SAID APPLICATION THE LOYALTY AFFIDAVIT REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. 1 THIS CITY HAVING FIV E ELECTION PRECINCTS, AND ELECTION SHALL BE HELD AT THE FOLLOWING PLACE5 IN SAID CITY; 1. ELECTION PRECINCT #56 AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL, 109 WILLOWICK. 2. ELECTION PRECINCT #57 AT WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 506 WEST EDGEWOOD. 3. ELECTION PRECINCT #60 AT FRIENDSWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 402 LAUREL. 4. ELECTION PRECINCT #474, THE WATER DISTRICT OFFICE, 5006 PENNYSTONE. 5. ELECTION PRECINCT #378, THE FOREST BEND CIVIC BUILDING, 4300 LAURA LEIGH. THE CITY SECRETARY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND FURNISH ALL NECESSARY ELECTION SUPPLIES TO CONDUCT SAID ELECTION. THE ORDER IN WHICH THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES ARE TO BE PRINTED ON THE BALLOT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY A DRAWING BY THE CITY SECRETARY AS PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. THE MAYOR SHALL GIVE NOTICE OF THIS ELECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PRO�lISIONS OF THE ELECTION CODE. IT IS FURTHER FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDER OF THIS GOVERNING BODY, THE CITY SECRETARY POST WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE DATE, PLACE AND SUBJECT OF THIS MEETING ON THE BULLETIN BOARD LOCATED IN THE CITY HALL, A PLACE CONVENIENT AND READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND SAID NOTICE HAVING BEEN SO POSTED AND REMAINING POSTED CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRECEDING THE SCHEDULED TIME OF SAID MEETING. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1986. � MAYOR LPH L. LOWE AT S : � DELORIS MCKENZIE CITY SECRETARY 2