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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE 027017 ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 14, 2007, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
FOR THE ELECTION OF MAYOR AND EIGHT COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO INCLUDE AN ELECTION FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE
CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT AND SALES TAX
FOR 10 YEARS AND TO PROVIDE FOR EXTENDED EARLY VOTING
HOURS
WHEREAS, the City Council, by Ordinance 020717 ordered a general election to be
held on April 14, 2007, making necessary provisions for holding said election;
WHEREAS, the Corpus Christi Crime Control and Prevention District was created by
successful referendum on November 4, 1997, and continued by successful referendum
on November 5, 2002;
WHEREAS, Texas Local Government Code, Section 363.251, provides that the Crime
Control and Prevention District Board may call a continuation referendum not earlier
than the third anniversary of the date of the most recent continuation election, and
Section 363.2515, provides that the Board may specify the number of years for which a
district and sales tax should be continued;
WHEREAS, the Corpus Christi Crime Control and Prevention District Board has called
a continuation referendum for April 14, 2007;
WHEREAS, Texas Election Code, Section 85.005(d) requires that Early Voting be
conducted for twelve hours on two weekdays at the main Early Voting polling place; and
WHEREAS, the public is served by holding the Crime Control and Prevention District
election iointly with the City's general election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Ordinance 027017 is amended to read as follows:
SECTION 1. A regular City election (hereinafter "the Election ") for a
Mayor and eight Council Members and an election for the continuation of
the Corpus Christi Crime Control and Prevention District and the crime
control and prevention district sales tax for a period of 10 years shall be
held in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas on the second Saturday in April,
2007 (April 14).
SECTION 2. Section 3 of Ordinance 020717 is amended to read as follows:
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SECTION 3. The names of candidates for the office of Mayor and the
names of candidates for the office of the City Council members shall be
placed on said ballot in the manner and form prescribed by law.
At the Election, the voters shall be presented with the following proposition
(in English and Spanish) in the form prescribed by the Texas Election
Code
Ballot Language.
FOR
AGAINST
PROPOSITION NO. 1
WHETHER THE CORPUS CHRISTI CRIME CONTROL
AND PREVENTION DISTRICT SHOULD BE CONTINUED
FOR 10 YEARS AND THE CRIME CONTROL AND
PREVENTION DISTRICT SALES TAX SHOULD BE
CONTINUED FOR 10 YEARS.
SECTION 3. Section 6 of Ordinance 020717 is amended to read as follows:
SECTION 6. The eSlate direct recording equipment shall be used for the
conduct of the Election on Election Day and for early voting. Early voting
in person at each of the following temporary branch polling places shall be
conducted from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning
on March 28. 2007, and ending on April 10, 2007. Such early voting in
person may also be conducted at the main early voting polling place
located at City Hall in the lobby
1201 Leopard. Additionally, early voting in person shall be conducted at
the Main Early Voting Polling Place from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on April 9,
2007, and April 10, 2007.
Northwest Site
Westside Site
Southside Site
Flour Bluff Site
Central Site
Hilltop Community Center 11425 Leopard
Greenwood Senior Citizen Center 4040 Greenwood
C. C. Area Council for the Deaf 5151 McArdle
Nueces County Building 10110 Compton Road
Nueces County Courthouse 901 Leopard
In addition.. early voting in person may be conducted at the mobile
temporary branch polling places set forth in Attachment B, and then
incorporated by reference and made a part of this ordinance, during the
days and hours specified therein (said Attachment B to be attached when
the mobile polling places are finally determined). The City Secretary is
authorized. in the event of an emergency, preventing any of the
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designated polling places from being utilized, to provide for suitable
replacement locations.
Each branch polling place and the main early polling place shall serve all
election precincts.
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That the foregoing ordinancy,yips read for the fir t time and passed to its
second reading on this the1day of N jCt(f�1 , 2006, by the
following vote:
Henry Garrett
Brent Chesney
Melody Cooper
.erry Garcia
Bill Keily
Rex A. Kinnison
John Marez
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
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That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this
, 2006 by the following vote:
Rex A. Kinnison
John Marez
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
the j) day of VU4 W)eY
Henry Garrett
Brent Chesney
Melody Cooper
Jerry Garcia
BiII Kelly
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the
ATTEST
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
APPROVED: December 6, 2006.
Gary . Smith
Assistant City Attorney
for City Attorney
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MICHELLE JOYCE CABRERA
December 18, 2006. Monday
ONOTICE OF PASSAGE?
OF ORDINANCE NO.
027076
Amending Ordinance
No. 027017 ordering a
general election to be
in e d n April 14, 2007.
City Corpus
Christi for the election
ot Mayor and Council eight
include an election tor
the continuation of the
Crime Control and
Prevention District and
sales tax for 10 years.
This ordinance was
passed and approved
by the City Council of
the City of Corpus
Christi on second
reacting on December
12, 2006.
;s, Armando Chapa
City Secretary
b City of Corpus Chris