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Home My WebLink About029070 ORD - 05/24/2011AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 18, 2011 IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE ELECTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT THREE; DESIGNATING POLLING PLACE LOCATIONS, ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the official canvass of said election reveals that none of the candidates for the office of Council Member District Three, received the number of votes required for election; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 271 of the Texas Election Code, the runoff election has been scheduled for Saturday, June 18, 2011. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. A runoff election for the office of Council Member District Three in the City of Corpus Christi shall be held Saturday, June 18, 2011, with the names of the following candidates for the respective office(s) as follows: Council Member, District Three Priscilla Leal Roland Barrera SECTION 2. That at said election herein ordered, all the District Three qualified voters of the City of Corpus Christi eligible to vote in the runoff election shall be permitted to vote. SECTION 3. The names of candidates for said office shall be placed on said ballot in the manner and form prescribed by law. SECTION 4. The eSlate direct recording equipment shall be used at the election in accordance with Texas Election Code and the Election shall be held at the polling places in the regularly prescribed precincts of the City of Corpus Christi, as set forth on Attachment A hereto incorporated by reference and made part of this ordinance. The election shall be held in accordance with the election laws of the State of Texas. The polls shall be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 p.m. on the day of the Election. SECTION 5. The City Secretary shall conduct the Election as directed by ordinance of the City Council and by law. SECTION 6. Early voting in person at each of the temporary branch polling places shall be conducted from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on June 6, 2011 through June 11, 029010 INDEXED 2011; and 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on June 13 through June 14, 2011. The temporary branch polling places are hereby established as follows: Greenwood Senior Citizens Center 4040 Greenwood Corpus Christi Area Council for the Deaf 5151 McArdle Such early voting in person will also be conducted at the main early voting polling place located at City Hall, First Floor, 1201 Leopard on June 6, 2011 through June 11, 2011 from 8:00 am through 5:00 pm; and on June 13, 2011 through June 14, 2011 from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. The branch polling place and the main early voting polling place shall serve all election precincts in District Three. SECTION 7. The City Secretary is directed to post and publish such election notices as are required by the Election Laws of the State of Texas. The City Secretary is further appointed as the authority and officer responsible for the conduct of said election and is hereby authorized and directed to make all necessary arrangements for the holding of said election in accordance with and subject to the laws of this State including but not limited to coordinating the election process, tabulation equipment, and supplies in accordance with the joint election agreement to be executed with Nueces County. The City Secretary is authorized to approve all lawful changes and additions to the procedures provided herein in order to implement such agreement, including, but not limited to provisions for substations and mobile voting sites. SECTION 8. By approving and signing this ordinance, the Mayor officially confirms as his action all matters recited in this ordinance which by law come within his jurisdiction. SECTION 9. 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 10. The fact that it is necessary and essential that the governing body of the City of Corpus Christi order election pertaining to municipal affairs, that the notice of such election should be promptly posted and publish, that a City Runoff election shall be held on Saturday, June 18, 2011, and that the requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 may be timely met, and immediate action is necessary for the efficient and effective administration of the city's affairs, creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction but that such ordinances shall be read at two meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor or five Council Members, copy attached, having Charter rule and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction and take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, the Council hereby finds that such emergency and necessity do exists, and IT 1S ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the 'PI -7a -day of May, 2011. ATTES . The City of Corpus Christi Armando Chapa City Secretary Mayor pads Joe dame l� Approved: lg day of May, 2011 Carlos Valdez City Attorney Corpus Christi, Texas 27 Day of Agt , 2011 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, Council Members Respectfully, Jo Adame, Mayor City of Corpus Christi The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Joe Adame Chris N. Adler Larry Elizondo, Sr. Kevin Kieschnick Priscilla G. Leal John E. Marez Nelda Martinez Mark Scott Linda Strong /Lir Ay, 4 /41, #/dx- /4)4 4? - 0.29070 City of Corpus Christi Runoff Election Polling Place List June 18, 2011 Precinct Polling Place and Address 4 Kostoryz Elementary School (Music Room) 3602 Panama Drive 15 People's Baptist Church 1355 FM 665 20 Galvan Elementary School 3126 Masterson Drive 24 & 60 West Oso Jr. High School 5202 Bear Lane 34 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Mission 1080 Clarkwood Road 60 See Precinct 24 70 & 89 Legacy Home Health Agency 5633 S. Staples 71 8s 95 Central Park Elementary School - Cafeteria (formerly Lexington Elementary School) 2901 McArdle Road 74 Cunningham Middle School (Cafeteria) 4321 Prescott Street 78 West Oso Elementary School 1526 Cliff Maus 80 John F. Kennedy Elementary School 1102 Villarreal 89 See Precinct 70 93 & 114 Water Utilities Building (Conference Room) 726 Holly Road 95 See Precinct 95 98 Moody High School (Foyer Main Entrance) 1818 Trojan Drive 106 Tom Brown Middle School (Cafeteria) 4301 Schanen Boulevard 113 Garcia Elementary School (Cafeteria) 4401 Greenwood Drive 114 See Precinct 93 118 Tabernacle of Praise Church 5918 Kostoryz Road 121 Yeager Elementary School (Cafeteria) 5414 Tripoli Drive CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS (City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8) 1, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual appropriation by the City Council. City Council Action Date: m A Y a v, o r Agenda Item: a. Ordinance canvassing returns and declaring the results of the General Election held on May 14, 2011, in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas for the purpose of electing the Mayor, and eight Council Members. b. Ordinance ordering a Runoff Election to be held on June 18, 2011 in the City of Corpus Christi for the election of Council Member District Three; designating polling place locations. Amount Required: $50,000 Fund Name Account No. Fund No. Org. No. Project No. Amount General 530000 1020 10020 N/A $50,000 Total $50,000 [j Certification Not Required Director of Financial Services Date: 5_r7 - t1