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Home My WebLink About025204 ORD - 02/18/2003ORDINANCE GOVERNING CITY ELECTIONS IN 2003, INCLUDING APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF ELECTION OFFICIALS, VOTING SYSTEMS, BALLOT BOXES, AND CENTRAL COUNTING STATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, regular City Council elections are scheduled for April 2003 and other City elections may be scheduled at other times in 2003; and WHEREAS, such elections must be conducted efficiently and in accordance with the Texas Election Code; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. This Ordinance governs all City of Corpus Christi elections during the calendar year 2003. SECTION 2. The Presiding Judges and Alternate Presiding Judges specified in the attached and incorporated Exhibit A are appointed pursuant to Texas Election Code, Section 32.005. Each Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two nor more than five election clerks (with any additional clerks appointed only upon the approval of the City Secretary), one of whom must be the Precinct's Alternate Presiding Judge, pursuant to Texas Election Code Sections 32.031,32.032, and 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. Arturo Chavarria is appointed Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board pursuant to Texas Election Code, Section 87.002, and Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station pursuant to Texas Election Code, Section 127.005. SECTION 4. Armando Chapa, City Secretary, is appointed Manager of the Central Counting Station pursuant to Texas Election Code, Section 127.002. SECTION 5. Maria Biddle, Deputy Nueces County Clerk is appointed Tabulation Supervisor of the Central Counting Station pursuant to Texas Election Code, Section I27.003. SECTION 6. Norma Marshall, Nueces County Elections and Archives Manager, is appointed Assistant to the Tabulation Supervisor pursuant to Texas Election Code, Section 127.004. SECTION 7. City Secretary Armando Chapa is appointed the authority who is responsible for the conduct of City elections including training and is directed to make all necessary arrangements to lawfully conduct elections. SECTION 8. Compensation for persons appointed in or pursuant to this Ordinance is: Appointments under Sections 2 and 3: Each Presiding Judge and Alternate Presiding Judge must be compensated at $6.00 per hour for services rendered; election clerks who are not City employees must be compensated at $6.00 per hour for services rendered, subject to Texas Election Code, Section 32.091; $25.00 must be paid to election judge or clerk for delivering precinct election records, keys to ballot boxes, or other election equipment, and unused election supplies after the election pursuant to Texas Election Code, Section 32.092; $6.00 must be paid to Presiding Judges, Alternate Judges, early voting clerks and deputy voting clerks for attending one hour of training, pursuant to Texas Election Code Section 32.112. Overtime must be paid as per Fair Labor Standards Act. Appointments under Sections 4 and 7: No additional compensation to City salary. Appointments under Sections 5 and 6: No additional compensation to Nueces County salaries. These services are part of services furnished by Nueces County. No additional compensation to City employee salary. Overtime must be paid as per the City Compensation and Classification Policy and the Fair Labor Standards Act. SECTION 9. The electronic voting system approved by the Secretary of State and the United States Department of Justice for Nueces County is adopted for early voting and election day voting. SECTION 10. Sealed ballot boxes must be used in accordance with Chapter 127, Subchapter C, Texas Election Code. SECTION 11. The Nueces County Courthouse is designated as the sole Central Counting Station for early vote tabulation. SECTION 12. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction, it may not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of the 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, the City Council (1) finds and declares an emergency due to the need for immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs and (2) suspends the Charter rule that requires consideration of and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings so Ihat this ordinan~ce is passed and takes effect upon first reading as an emergency measure this the I(~q'"ttay of ~4.)O~ IJ, ~ ,2003. ~ J ATTEST: Armando Chapa City Secretary APPROVED: February 12, 2003 Lisa Aguilar {~) Assistant City Attorney For City Attorney THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Samuel L. Ne~, Jr. Mayor ATTACHMENT "A' CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ELECTION PRESIDNG JUDGES AND ALTERNATES JUDGES APRIL 5, 2003 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 17 18 20 21 24 26 & 16 28 29 3O 32 33 Sharon E. Pope Dorothy Corcoran Carolyn Buntrock Phillis D. Yarborough Frances Thompson Stephan R. Avery Trina Garcia Betty F. Shockley Anita Cates Marcia Nauer Helane Fennessy Marie Spcer Barbarita Ternes Ron Thcdford Maria Guerra Sam C. Dalton Melvin Schanen Alan Moravits Louella Coleman Cameron Fox Lodia Sally Villegas ALTERNATE JUDGE Suzanne Cramer Patricia Rimar Linda Dorsey Catherine Stein Christine Struzick Julia Wilke Iretta Moore Mary Hemandez Peggy Bickham Joan Bluntez Delbert Hooper Georgia Ann Hackney Esmeralda Martinez Phyllis Thedford Janie McManus Rebecca Bradford Theresa Dittlinger David Gress Peggy Beasley Doris Gilbreth Wilmer Davis 34 38 39&31 40 & 28K 41 42 43 & 83 44 45 & 46 47 48 49 50 & 59 51 53 56 57 58 60 61 & 77 62 & 85 63 Yolanda Landin Jamie M. Mumphrod Willard H. Clark Bill Parker Jesse Hix Diane Prewitt Mary B. Sugarek Rosa Tamez Dora Diamond John Luna Glenn Ellen Dreggors Elma Corkill William Tate C.E. Ginn, Sr. Blanche M. De Los Santos Ruth C. Olson Minerva Leal-Gaytan Kay Lund Fischer Lydia C. Guartuche Shirley Stanum Rene Guzman Antonia M. Mereado Mody Boatright ALTERNATE JUDGE Mary Canttera H. M. Alleyman Delia G. Salazar Danny Goss Mary Hernandez Virginia Wenzell Ignaeia R. Dominguez Sylvia Mireles Andie Munguia Amada Luna Georgie Marsh Larry Bell Lila Huling Mable C. Ginn Josie Chalko Ken Gandy Howard Stephen Gan:ia Wendy Pizzo Daniel Guartuche Julia Rojas Frances Powell Judy Telge Frances Boatright PRECINCT 65 66 67 68 69 70 & 89 71 72 73 74 75 76 78 79 & 52 80 81 & 19 82 84 86 87 90 91 92 93 Gerald N. Cheetham W.W. Redfox Leona Corkill Andy Beaver Cynthia R. Vail Kendall Peterson Viola Van Houten Margie B. Flora M.R. Zepeda Margaret Palaeios Laura Duran Mary Lou Garcia Yolanda G. Pantoja Alberto Garcia Olga Luis Alice Palumbo Romana Soliz Denise D. Bracey Valerie Voeste Sharon Munchew Gretchen Penny Robert Jones Carolyn Sue Yaklin Helen Cox ALTERNATE JUDGE Billy Johnson Dick Brown Roy Corldll Jean Armstrong Betty Hammonds Rudy Gonzales Adela Soto Jovita Rossy Mrs. Nina Zepeda Elma Garza Rosemary Martinez Lori Gareia Maria Guerra Mary Alice Sheller Valentina Torres Ann Alexander Bryan D. McCool Gerardo R. Alvarez George Clower Ted Lewis A. Elizabeth Bray Dorothy L. Jones Bonnie Johnson Haskel Cox 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 103 106 107 & 23 109 110 111 112 113 114 & 15 115 & 88 116 117 118 119 120 Lesley Nolen Andrew H. Busker Rosalinda Rodela Carlos Valdez Atilano Castro Domingo Barlone Gustavo Rodriguez Aubrey E. Bryan Sabrina Winchester June Gildersleeve Clark Haston Barbara Dunk Frances Hoelscher Barbara Behr Wilma Raub Charles E. Sanders Alma Lee Harris Nancy Stevens Bernadette Baggerly Pat Beseda Pat Cardona Joyce Zarsky Alfred Hesse ALTERNATE JUDGE Christine Salem Leticia Delgado Bessie Nichols Minnie Rodriguez Gloria G. Gonzales Lucille Schultz Martha Ellen Rodriguez Donald Bryan Ruth Gilliland Paul Eubanks Peggy Hansen Sarah Zuniga Rose Lee Hoelscher Ronald Molina Ted Raub Herlinda Garcia Gertrude Stewart Hubbard Janet Reimers Christopher Baggerty Irene Smith Mary Garcia Leo Estrada William Payne 121 122 123 124 125 Abril Garcia Jarrold Towle Carmelita Shafer N. Jean Swenson Anthony Martinez ALTERNATE JUDGE Irene Kubala K~styna Lynch Delores Dees Olga Bell Art Flores Corpus Christi, Texas I~q~3 Dayof ~r)y2AOA~),2003 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 meetings: I/we, therefore, 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, Respectfully, Council Members The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Samuel L. Neal, Jr. Brent Chesney Javier D. Colmenero Henry Garrett Bill Kelly Rex A. Kinnison John Longoria Jesse Noyola Mark Scott