HomeMy WebLinkAbout032957 ORD - 12/20/2022One -Reading Ordinance canvassing returns and declaring the results of the
Runoff Election held on December 13, 2022 in the City of Corpus Christi for the
purpose of electing the Council Members for Districts One, Two, and Three
Whereas, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, by Ordinance No. 032831 on August 16,
2022, ordered and called a General Election for the election of Mayor and eight Council Members
to be held on November 8, 2022;
WHEREAS, the official canvass of said election reveals that none of the candidates for the offices
of Council Member Districts One, Two, and Three received the number of votes required for
election; and
Whereas, by Ordinance No. 032921 on November 22, 2022, the City Council canvassed returns
and declared the results of the General Election;
Whereas, Ordinance No. 032921 declared the persons elected to serve as Mayor and in three at -
large Council Member positions and the Council Member Districts 4 and 5 positions;
Whereas, by Ordinance No. 032922 also on November 22, 2022, the City Council ordered a
Runoff election to be held on December 13, 2022, for the election of Council Member Districts
One, Two, and Three;
Whereas, the Runoff election described above is herein referred to as the "Election";
Whereas, notice of said Election was given as required by law;
Whereas, said Election was duly held on the 13th day of December 2022, at which said contests
were presented to the voters as provided in the respective City ordinance calling the applicable
Election and 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, it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this ordinance
was passed was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said
meeting was given, all as required by the Texas Open Meetings Act; and
Whereas, the City Council has reviewed and investigated all matters pertaining to this Election,
and finds that the said Election was in all respects lawfully held and that the City's Secretary's
tally and certification of results to the Council are correct;
Whereas, pursuant to section 67.004 of the Texas Election Code, two members of the governing
body constitutes a quorum for canvassing the election results.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS THAT:
032957
SCANNED
Section 1. The tally of votes cast in the Election held on the 13th day of December 2022, is made
and certified to by the City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, attached hereto as Attachment
A incorporated by reference and made a part of this Ordinance as though reproduced herein in
its entirety, and the same is hereby adopted as the official tabulations of the votes cast at the
Election, and that said tabulations be filed and recorded in the official records of the City of
Corpus Christi as the official canvass of the Elections.
Section 2. The City Council has diligently inquired into the poll lists and the official Election
returns which were duly and lawfully made to the City Council by the judges and clerks holding
and conducting such Election with the poll lists and the official election returns showing
separately the votes cast in the Election. From these returns, the City Council hereby finds that
the following votes were cast in the Election by voters who were resident, qualified voters of the
City. The results of the Election canvass are declared to be:
Council Member, District 1
Everett Roy
802
Billy Lerma
763
Council Member, District 2
Sylvia Campos
2,235
Mark Scott
2,089
Council Member, District 3
Roland Barrera
1,276
Eric Cantu
1,219
Section 3. The City Council officially finds, determines, and declares that the Election was duly
and properly ordered, that proper legal notice of the Election was duly given in the English
language and the Spanish language to the extent required by law, that proper election officers
were duly appointed prior to the Election, that the Election was duly and legally held, that all
resident qualified voters of the City in Districts One, Two, and Three, were permitted to vote at
the Election, that due returns of the results of the Election have been made and delivered, and
that the City Council has duly canvassed such returns, all in accordance with the laws of the State
of Texas and of the United States of America, and the separate ordinances calling the Election.
Section 4. The City Council accepts and approves the returns for the Runoff Election as received
and canvassed, and declares that the following persons are declared elected and may qualify for
the office indicated:
Council Member District One:
Council Member District Two:
Council Member District Three:
Everett Roy
Sylvia Campos
Roland Barrera
Section 5. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such
recitals are hereby made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes and are adopted as a part of
the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 7. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application of
such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 8. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this
Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Ordinance, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code.
Section 9. This Ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage and it is so
ordained.
Section 10. The necessity of making an official canvass of votes and declaring the results thereof
immediately in order to meet the requirements of State Law and the City Charter, and the need
for efficient and effective administration of the City's affairs, creates a public emergency
requiring the suspension of the City Charter rule that no ordinance be passed finally on the date
of its introduction but that such ordinance shall be read at two regular meetings of the City
Council, and the Mayor having declared that such emergency exits, having requested the
suspension of the City Charter rule that this ordinance be finally passed 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 20th day of December 2022.
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, state law supersedes 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,
aulette Guajardo
Mayor
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Paulette Guajardo
Roland Barrera A
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
John Martinez
Ben Molina
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
Pursuant to Section 67.004 (a) of the Texas
Election
Code, two members of the governing body
constitutes a quorum for canvassing the election results.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the December 20, 2022
ATTEST:
Rebecca Huerta Paulette Guajardo
City Secretary Mayor
032957
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI §
I, the undersigned, City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true, full and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by the City Council of the City
of Corpus Christi, Texas (and of the minutes pertaining thereto) on December 20, 2022, canvassing the
returns and declaring the results of the Runoff Election held on December 13, 2022, which ordinance is
duly of record in the minutes of said City Council, and said meeting was open to the public, and public
notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Texas Government
Code, Chapter 551.
EXECUTED UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of said City, on D ?. L. , , 2022.
City Secretary
(CITY SEAL)
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