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Home My WebLink About028083 ORD - 02/24/2009ORDINANCE GOVERNING CITY ELECTIONS IN 2009, INCLUDING APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF ELECTION OFFICIALS, VOTING SYSTEMS, AND CENTRAL COUNTING STATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, regular City Council elections are scheduled for April 2009 and other City elections may be scheduled at other times in 2009; 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 2009. SECTION 2. The Presiding Judges and Alternate 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. Diana Medina, Nueces County, Deputy County Clerk is appointed Tabulation Supervisor of the Central Counting Station pursuant to Texas Election Code, Section 127.003. SECTION 6. Rochelle Limon, Nueces County Elections and Archives Manager is appointed Assistant to the Tabulation Supervisor pursuant to Texas Election Code, Section 127.004. 028083 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: a. Appointments under Sections 2 and 3: Each Presiding Judge and Alternate Presiding Judge must be compensated at $7.50 per hour for services rendered; election clerks who are not City employees must be compensated at $7.50 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, judge booth controller, or other election equipment, and unused election supplies after the election pursuant to Texas Election Code, Section 32.092; Presiding Judges, Alternate Judges, early voting clerks and deputy voting clerks will be compensated for attending the required training program at a rate not to exceed $7.50 an hour, pursuant to Texas Election Code, Section 32.112. Overtime must be paid as per Fair Labor Standards Act. b. Appointments under Section 4 and 7: No additional compensation to City salary. c. Appointments under Section 5 and 6: No additional compensation to Nueces County salaries. These services are part of services furnished by Nueces County. d. 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. The Nueces County Courthouse is designated as the sole Central Counting Station for early vote tabulation. SECTION 11. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment 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 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 12. 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 that this ord• ance is passed and take effect upon first reading as an emergency measure this the day of February, 2009. ATTEST: THE CITY F CORP CHRISTI Armando Chapa He arrett Mayor day of February, 2009 City Secretary APPROVED: Dated this the /g/94 ary K City At1`6rney Corpus Christi, Texas 'iP day of February, 2009 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, /heir enry Garrtt, Mayor City of Corpus Christi Council Members The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Melody Cooper Larry Elizondo Henry Garrett Mike Hummell Bill Kelly Priscilla Leal John E. Marez Nelda Martinez Michael McCutchon 028083 Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 26 28 29 30 32 33 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI JOINT GENERAL ELECTION ELECTION DAY JUDGES AND ALTERNATES Judge Sharon Pope Don Grainger Robert Andreas Audelia Longoria Kara Rose Douglas Bynum Trina Garcia Barbara Behr Anita Cates Sherry Kosarek Dian Hodge Maria Gonzalez Linda Cribley Minerva Leal Esmeralda Martinez Ruth Lance Rudy Martinez Sam Dalton Josie Lozano Joseph Alley Patricia Franklin Cameron Fox Lodia Sally Villegas Alternate Judge Suzanne Cramer Peggy Miller Thomasita Oliveras P Dan Yarborough Gloria Young Barbara Sellers Angelicia Garcia Glenda Hudgens Peggy Bickham Mildred Kosarek Alice Rodriguez Charmine Pena Carie Cribley Alva Turincio Yvonne Martinez Phyllis Thedford Rosemarie G. Martinez Shana Williams Hortencia Cisneros Richard Alonzo Connie Perez Ruth E. Fox Maria Lira EXHIBIT A Precinct Judge 34 Yolanda Landin 38 Betty Thomas 39 & 31 Delia Salazar 40 Maybeth Christensen 41 Jesse Hix 43 & 83 Mercedes Flores 44 Carmen Duron 45 & 46 Belia Alaniz 47 Delia Garcia 48 Glenn Ellen Dreggors 49 & 111 Larry Bell 50 & 59 Irma Guerra 51 Eddie Ginn 53 Andres Rodriguez 56 Ken Gandy 57 Alicia Garcia 58 Kay Lund Fisher 60 Lydia Guartuche 62 & 85 Frances Powell 63 & 42 & 86 Antonia Mercado 64 Mody Boatright 65 Gerald Cheetham 66 Jimmy Ross 67 Linda Barriger 68 Linda Rodela Alternate Judge Norine Bersen Bruce Switaila Gloria Perez Tom Criser Berta Mireles Estella Mercado Hector Tovar Jesus Alaniz Ernestina Garza Betty Noster Albert Ayarzagoritia Mary Morin Mable Ginn Ida G. Worden Juanita L. Arriaga Reynaldo Garcia Judy Telge Anastacio Guartuche Angie Estrada Mary Christmas Frances A. Boatright James Tansey Jane Ross Karen Murphey Sylvia Hinojosa Precinct 69 70 & 89 71 & 95 72 73 74 75 76 77 & 61 78 79 & 52 80 81 82 84 87 90 91 92 93 94 96 97 98 99 Judge Rene Guzman Joan Veith Viola Van Houten Jovita Rossy Virginia Torres Margaret Palacios Rosemary Martinez Robert Bettiga Valinda Mendez Yolanda Pantoja John Luna Yolanda Flores Carolyn Dorsey Bryan McCool Carolyn Jensen Felita Allred Reynaldo Ramos Patricia E. Clark Carolyn Sue Yaklin Amelia Campos Eulogia De La Cruz Gayle Wayland Carlos Valdez Atilano Castro Linda Cavazos Alternate Judge Totsy Armadillo Mary Pizzini Adela Soto Marge Flora Lisa Ann Torres Olga Gonzales Laura Duran -Castillo Philip Hudson Val Salinas Isabel Soto Amada Luna Melanie Flores Sofia Soliz Max D. Maugham Rudy Escamilla Sylvia Samaniego Betty Lou Dalton George Clower Bonnie Johnson Gil Casillas Emilie J. Olivares Dot Parkos Minnie Rodriguez Baldo Rodriguez Yolanda Carpenter Precinct 100 101 103 106 107 & 23 109 110 112 113 114 115&88 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 Judge Charlotte Knesek Aubrey Bryan Sabrina Winchester Paul Eubanks James Covington Barbara Dunk Janie Pena Wilma Raub Arlena Pullam Alma Lee Harris Liane Lorenz Ruth Brionez Pamela Allen David Sharp Mary Saenz William Payne Maria Silva Nancy Hemphill Douglas K.Thomas Vivian Towry Pat Beseda Karen Frazier Alternate Judge Rudy Aleman Beatrice Bryan Frances Rocha Ruben Garza Patricia Covington Leroy Dunk Sandra Davis Olga M. Bell Beverly Williams Gertrude Hubbard Susan Thieme Dolores Gillece Glenda Turner Yolanda Romo Belinda Pompa Jerry Wade Maria M. Garcia Edward Carr Dolores Dees Dean SantaMoor Irene Smith Adrian Rodriguez