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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16172 ORD - 04/06/1981SO AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE REGULAR ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HELD ON THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 1981; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, WHEREAS, on the 25th day of February , 1981 the Mayor and the City Council by Ordinance No. 16068 ordered a regular election to be held on April 4, 1981; and WHEREAS, notice of said election was given as required by law and as directed in said ordinance, as is shown by affidavit properly filed in the office of the City Secretary; and WHEREAS, said election was duly held on the 4th day of April, 1981, in conformity with the election laws of the State of Texas, and the results of said election have been certified and returned by the judges and clerks thereof; and WHEREAS, this Council has today canvassed the returns of said election held on the 4th day of April, 1981; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that the said election was in all respects lawfully held and that the City Secretary's tally and certification of results to the Council are correct: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the tally of votes cast in the regular election held op,;the 4th day of April, 1981, made and certified to by the City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, be and the same is hereby adopted as the official tally of the votes cast at said election and that said tally be filed and recorded in the official records of the City of Corpus Christi as the official canvass of said election SECTION 2, That the results of such canvass are declared to be: That the following were duly elected Council Members: Council Member, Place 2 Council Member, Place 3 Council Member, Place 4 • Jack Dumphy Betty Turner Cliff Zarsky That none of the candidates for the office of Mayor nor for the office of Council Members of Places 1, 5 and 6 received a majority of 16172 MICROFILMED SEP 27 1984 ' • 7 v all votes cast at said election for such respective office, thereby necessi- tating a runoff election, in compliance with the terms of the State law and the City Charter. SECTION 3. The necessity of making an official canvass of votes and declaring the results thereof immediately in order to meet the runoff requirements of State law and the City Charter creates a public emergency requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction but that such ordi- nance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor, having declared that such emergency exists, having requested the suspension of the 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, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the Ip day of April, 1981. ATTEST: ty ecretary APPROVED: alts DAY OF APRIL, 1981: J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY By 41 .syr HAYiR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Corpus Christi, Texas a Ze day of � ��, 19 DJ TO'THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspension of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, request that, you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. The Charter rule was Luther Jones Edward L. Sample Dr. Jack Best Jack K. Dunphy Leopoldo Luna Betty N. Turner Cliff Zarsky The above ordinance was Luther Jones Edward.L. Sample Dr. Jack Best Jack K. Dumphy Leopoldo Luna Betty N. Turner Cliff Zarsky Respectfully, MAYOR T E CITY F CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS suspended by the following vote: passed following vote: 16V2 se AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE REGULAR ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HELD ON THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 1981; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, on the 25th day of February , 1981 the Mayor and the City Council by Ordinance No. 16068 ordered a regular election to be held on April 4, 1981; and WHEREAS, notice of said election was given as required by law and as directed in said ordinance, as is shown by affidavit properly filed in the office of the City Secretary; and WHEREAS, said election was duly held on the 4th day of April, 1981, in conformity with the election laws of the State of Texas, and the results of said election have been certified and returned by the judges and clerks thereof; and WHEREAS, this Council has today canvassed the returns of said election held on the 4th day of April, 1981; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that the said election was in all respects lawfully held and that the City Secretary's tally and certification of results to the Council are correct: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the tally of votes cast in the regular election held on„ the 4th day of April, 1981, made and certified to by the City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, be and the same is hereby adopted as the official tally of the votes cast at said election and that said tally be filed and recorded in the official records of the City of Corpus Christi as the official canvass of said election SECTION 2. That the results of such canvass are declared to be: That the following were duly elected Council Members: Council Member, Place 2 Jack Dumphy Council Member, Place 3 Betty Turner Council Member, Place 4 Cliff Zarsky That none of the candidates for the office of Mayor nor for the office of Council Members of Places 1, 5 and 6 received a majority of 161'72 MICROFILMED SEP 27 1984 '' OS all votes cast at said election for such respective office, thereby necessi- tating a runoff election, in compliance with the terms of the State law and the City Charter. SECTION 3. The necessity of making an official canvass of votes and declaring the results thereof immediately in order to meet the runoff requirements of State law and the City Charter creates a public emergency requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction but that such ordi- nance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor, having declared that such emergency exists, having requested the suspension of the 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, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the (p day of April, 1981. ATTEST: ty cretary MAY APPROVED: DAY OF APRIL, 1981: J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY R THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Corpus Christi, Texas Le day of 0/2/2/J. 19 211 TO'THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas . For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspension of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, request that, you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, MAYOR TFIE CITY'F CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Luther Jones Edward L. Sample Dr. Jack Best Jack K. Dumphy Leopoldo Luna Betty N. Turner Cliff Zarsky The above ordinance was passed Luther Jones EdwardL. Sample Dr. Jack Best Jack K. Dumphy Leopoldo Luna Betty N. Turner Cliff Zarsky by the following vote: 161"72