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Home My WebLink About022160 ORD - 02/21/1995AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING CITY ELECTIONS IN 1995, INCLUDING APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF ELECTION OFFICIALS, VOTING SYSTEMS, BALLOT BOXES, AND CENTRAL COUNTING STATION. WHEREAS, regular City Council elections are scheduled for April 1995 and other City elections may be scheduled at other times in 1995; and WHEREAS, such elections should be conducted efficiently in accordance with the Texas Election Code section recited below; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. This Ordinance shall govem all City of Corpus Christi elections during the calendar year 1995. SECTION 2. Presiding Judges and Alternate Presiding Judges are appointed as specified in attached Exhibit A, which is incorporated herein (Sec. 32.005). Each Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two nor more than four election clerks, one of whom shall be the precinct's Alternate Presiding Judge appointed herein (Secs. 32.031, 32.033). The City Secretary is authorized in the event of an emergency, preventing any of the designated Presiding Judges and Alternate Presiding Judges from being utilized, to provide for suitable replacements. SECTION 3. Art Chavarria is appointed Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board (Sec. 87.002), and Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station (Sec. 127.005). SECTION 4. Armando Chapa is appointed Manager of the Central Counting Station (Sec. 127.002). SECTION 5. Diana Barrera is appointed Tabulation Supervisor of the Central Counting Station (Sec. 127.003). SECTION 6. Norma Marshall is approved as Assistant to the Tabulation Supervisor (Sec. 127.003). SECTION 7. City Secretary Armando Chapa is appointed the authority responsible for the conduct of City elections including training and is directed to make all necessary arrangements to lawfully conduct elections. He is authorized to contract with Nueces County for the use of electronic voting equipment, voting machines, and related support (Sec. 123.032) and to contract with others for election supplies and services in accordance with City purchasing procedures. hiLefsilEILMEit 022160 SECTION 8. Compensation for persons appointed in or pursuant to this ordinance shall be: (a) Appointment under Section 2 and 3: Presiding Judge and Alternate Presiding Judge shall be compensated at $6.00 per hour for services rendered; election clerks who are not City employees shall be compensated at $5.00 per hour for services rendered, subject to Section 32.091; $25 shall be paid for delivering precinct election records, keys to ballot boxes, or other election equipment, and unused election supplies after an election (Sec. 32.092); $6.00 shall be paid for one hour of training for Presiding and Alternate Judges. Overtime shall be paid as per Fair Labor Standards Act. (b) Appointments under Sections 4 and 7: No compensation additional to City salary. (c) Appointments under Sections 5 and 6: No compensation additional to County salaries (These services will be part of Package of services furnished by County.) (d) Any City employee: No compensation additional to City salary; overtime shall be paid as per City Compensation Ordinance and Fair Labor Standards Act. SECTION 9. The electronic voting system approved by the Secretary of State for Nueces County is adopted for early voting; Shoups mechanical voting machines are adopted for regular voting (Sec. 123.001). SECTION 10. Sealed ballot boxes shall be used in accordance with Chapter 127, Subchapter C, Election Code. SECTION 11. The Nueces County Courthouse is designated as the sole central counting station for early vote tabulation (Sec. 127.001). SECTION 12. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, work, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 13. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the need for immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs, such finding of an emergency is made and declared requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and shall take effect upon first reading as an emergency this the 21 day of rPhiMQ.+1�i , 19 go) . ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED: (7 DAY OF J Y, 1995 JAMES R. BRAY, JR CITY ATTORNEY By —� f ` V_ MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two regular meeting; I/we, therefor, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, Council Members The above ordinance Mary Rhodes Jack Best Melody Cooper Cezar Galindo Betty Jean Longoria Edward Martin Clif Moss David McNichols David Noyola Respectfully, MAYOR THE CITY 0-0ORPUS CHRISTI was passed by the following vote: (hy. 022160 PRECINCT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 17 18 20 21 24 29 30 31 32 33 34 38 39 40 & 19 41 42 43 44 45 & 46 47 48 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI GENERAL ELECTION - APRIL 1, 1995 ELECTION JUDGE Victoria Sloan Dorothy Corcoran Walter Applegate Jack Hanna Leloise Green Stephen R. Avery Rosalinda Rodela Betty F. Shockley San Juanita Cabrialez Joe Gaytan Cecilia Davila Elizario Elizondo Mary Bodger Eloisa Cortez Mark Harper Oveal Williams Andrea Vasquez John A. Cheatham Lodia Sally Villegas Maria Hinojosa Pearley Askey Catalina Martinez Ann M. Alexander Eleanor Vargas Phyllis K. Lewis Mary B. Sugarek Gloria Garcia Gabe Rivas, III Mrs. Ireneo Saenz Mrs. Jimmy Mosier ALTERNATE JUDGE Cary Griffin Patricia Rimar Wendell Keetch Estella B. Mejia Vivian Berryman Francisco Rodriguez Raul Rodela Mary E. Henderson Suzanna Resendez Tanya C. Gaytan Beatriz Chapa Raquel Alcocer Walter Bodger Juan Luna Evelyn Darliek Ardelil Price Veronica Leal Cecil M. Henry Odelia Cantu Lucia Bentacourt Ruth Tryon Arturo P. Martinez Thomas W. Riley Margaret Resendez Virginia Wenzell Martha Jo Southemwood Samuel Canales Joseph Rivas Gilbert Gutierrez Mrs. Donald Gibson PRECINCT 49 50 & 59 51 53 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 & 95 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 & 52 80 81 82 83 84 85 ELECTION JUDGE Elma Corkill Pelagia M. Cazalas C.E. Ginn, Sr. Blanche M. De Los Santos Ruth C. Olson Irene Patterson Ethel Durham Flora Holmes Lillie White Frances Powell Marion Potter Estella Cage E.W. Schrader Virginia Spoor Howard S. Garcia Lucille Herford Mrs. J.O. Spencer Joan Veith Adela Soto Pearline Dlabaja M. R. Zepeda Simon Chavez Aurora Castillo Dolores O'Riley Mary M. Garcia Fernando L. Garza Lucile Fuqua Anita Gonzalez Leesola Hulsey Eva Prado Joe J. Flores Catherine Arntz David Gonzalez ALTERNATE JUDGE Carol Mierau Jay Cazalas Mable Ginn Joseph Briones Juanita Lopez Patricia Gwin Pearl Shaddox Virginia Escamilla Amy Coleman Rene Guzman Dorothy Gallagher Joan Hennings Billy Johnson Mrs. Antonio Abarca Beatrice Chapa Edna Luna Robert Stoner Felix Veith Gordon Perry Jovita Rossy Nina Zepeda Carmen Quintero Teresa G. Rivera Carmen Gonzalez Valentina Torres Hortencia Garza Mrs. G. L. Polinard Dora Rodriguez Marlin McMarrow Romana Soliz Kay Christianus Noema Marie Valenzuela Jose David Gonzalez PRECINCT no ELECTION JUDGE ALTERNATE JUDGE 86 Valerie Voeste Mrs. John Stensland 87 Victoria S. Brown Victoria Roberson 88 Elda Taylor Dolores Kautz 89 Barbara Cline Juanita Garza 90 Gretchen Penny Louise Coleman 92 Carolyn Sue Yaklin Larry DeVille 93 Maria Garcia Juanita Contreras 94 Grace M. Hooper Eleanor McKinney 96 Gladys Kirton LaVerne Jones 97 Carlos Valdez Minnie Rodriguez 98 Myrtle E. Bell Anner L. Howard 99 E.F. Bennett D.E. Barron 100 Rhoda Cavin Camile Till 101 Lee Noble Sue Noble 103 Iona O'Brien Otto O'Brien 106 Paul Eubanks Mary F. Eubanks 107 & 23 Delores Munson Linda Atkinson 109 Sarah V. Zuniga Claudia Cantu 110 Bernice Martini Ray Martini 111 Lydia Mendoza M.G. McDonald 112 N. Jean Swenson Sylvia Wilson 113 Clarice Lott Rosario Calderon 114 & 15 Alma Lee Harris Cortrude Stewart 115 Nancy Stevens Virginia Herbert 116 David Simmons Noe Trevino 117 Patsy Sparkman Mary Coons 118 Petra Cardona Dora Casares 119 Kay Viles Lynn Kutch 120 & 91 Henry Simmons Jas. E. Cook 121 Oscar Reyna Sulema G. Reyna 122 & 26 Cindy Garcia Viola Farias