79-E-7
ORDINANCE NO. 79 - E -7
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, ORDERING
THAT AN ELECTION BE HELD IN SAID CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
SUBMITTING TO ALL RESIDENT QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY
FOR THEIR ACTION THEREUPON CERTAIN PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE EXISTING CHARTER OF SAID CITY, AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE
OF SAID ELECTION, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz, Texas, heretofore on April 6, 1974,
adopted a Home Rule Charter pursuant to the provisions of Article XI,
Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, said City Council now desires to call an election for
the purpose of submitting the hereinafter set forth proposed amendments
to the existing Charter to the resident qualified electors of said city
for their action thereupon, NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
I
That an election be held in the City of Schertz, Texas, on the 7th
day of April, 1979, which date is not less than thirty (30) nor more
than ninety (90) days from the date of passage of this ordinance, at which
election shall be submitted to the resident qualified electors of the
City of Schertz, Texas, for their action thereupon, the following pro-
positions, to-wit:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
Shall Article IV, Section 4~02 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth below?
Section 4.02 Qualifications:
"The Mayor and each Councilman must, at the time of taking
office, have attained the age of 21, be a qualified regis-
tered elector, and have been a resident of the City for at
least twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceeding
taking office, and not be an obligor to the City on any
obligation past due, provided, however, that a person may
be elected and hold office if such obligation is being
actively contested in the appropriate form."
PROPOSITION NO. 2
Shall Article IV, Section 4.05 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth below?
Section 4.05 Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem:
II The Mayor shall be the official head of the City government.
He shall be the chairman and shall preside at all meetings of
the Council. The Mayor may vote only in the event of a tie.
He shall, when authorized by the Council, sign all official
documents such as ordinances, resolutions, conveyances, grant
agreements, official plats, contracts, and bonds. He shall
appoint special committees as instructed by Council; commit-
tee membership to be composed of nominees by council. He
shall perform such other duties consistent with this Charter
or as may be imposed upon him by Council. The ~myor shall
not have veto powers.
"The Mayor Pro-Tem shall be a councilman elected by the
Council at the first regular council meeting following each
regular City election and may not succeed himself. The
Mayor Pro-Tem shall act as Mayor during the absence or
disability of the Mayor, and in this capacity shall have
the rights conferred upon the Mayor. II
PROPOSITION NO. 3
Shall Article IV, Section 4.07 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth below?
Section 4.07 Prohibitions:
A. Holding Other Office:
"No Mayor or Councilman shall hold any other public
office or employment with the City nor have any
financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any
city contract or transaction.
B. "Neither the Mayor nor Councilmen shall dictate the
appointment or removal of any City employee when the
City tmnager is empowered to appoint or remove.
C. "The Mayor and Council shall deal with officers sub-
ject to the supervision of the City Manager and
employees solely through the Manager."
PROPOSITION NO. 4
Shall Article IV, Section 4.09 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth below?
Section 4.09 Meetings and Procedure:
A. "The Council shall meet at least once each month at
a time and place prescribed by ordinance. Special
meetings may be called by the Mayor, City Manager,
or on application of three (3) Councilmen. Written
notice of the date, place, and subject of each
meeting shall be posted in accordance with State
statutes (Article 6252-17, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes) .
B. "Meetings shall be open to t..l)e p1bbl:ic in accordance
with State statutes (Article 6252-17 Vernon's Texas
Ci vil Statutes) dealing with "Open meetings".
C. "Quorum: Three (3) Council members, excluding the
Mayor, shall constitute a quorum and no action shall
be valid unless adopted by the affirmative vote of
three (3) or more members of the Council.
D. "Rules of Procedure: The Council shall, by ordinance,
determine its own rules and order of business,
provided, however, that the citizens of the City
shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard at
any meeting with regard to any matter relevant to
the government of the City except at such meetings
of the Council as may be closed to the public as
herein before provided. provision shall be made
for the taking of minutes, which minutes shall be a
public record. Voting, except on procedural matters,
shall be by roll call and the ayes and nays shall be
recorded in the minutes.
E. "Passage of Ordinances: Ordinances and resolutions
shall be introduced to the City Council only in
written or printed form. The subject or subjects
of all ordinances shall be clearly expressed in the
title. Except as may otherwise be prescribed in
t..l)is Charter, an ordinance shall not be passed at
the meeting of the Council at ,..hich it is first
introduced, but instead the ordinance or its caption
shall be read, and the Council will determine whether
it shall be rejected or further considered at the next
meeting of the Council. If rejected, no further action
shall be required. If the Council determines that a
proposed ordinance shall be further considered, the
City Secretary shall cause a short synopsis of the
proposed ordinance to be published in the official
City newspaper prior to the next regular meeting
of the Council, at which time final action may then
be taken on such ordinance. Notwithstanding the fore-
going provisions, if the Council, by a vote of not less
than two.-thirds of the members present at the meeting
at which an ordinance is first introduced, determines
that an emergency exists requiring immediate action,
such ordinance may then be voted upon and rejected or
passed at that meeting. The "ayes" and "nays" s.hall
be taken upon the passage of all ordinances and resolu-
tions and entered upon the journal of the proceedings
of the Council. The affirmative vote of three or more
members of the Council is required to enact any ordinance.
The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be, "BE IT
ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS;" and every ordinance shall be authenticated by
the signature of the Mayor and the City Secretary and
shall be systematically recorded and indexed in an
ordinance book in a manner approved by Council."
1. "Penal Ordinances. Caption or title and penalties
of every ordinance imposing any penalty, fine, or
forfe.iture shall, after passage thereof, be publish-
ed in the official newspaper of the City of Schertz
at least one time within fiftenn days after the
passage of said ordinance.
2. "Franchise Ordinances. All ordinances gJ:l.anting,
confirming, extending, renewing, or amending a
franchise shall be accepted in writing by the
grantees and before taking effect shall be published
as otherwise in this Charter for penal ordinances.
3. "Effective date. Every ordinance passed by the City
Council shall be enrolled by the City Secretary as
soon as practicable after its passage. If the
ordinance was published, he or she shall note the
time and place of publication which shall be prima
facie proof of publication thereof. The affidavit
by printer or publisher shall also be prima facie
proof of the publication. Enrollment of an ordinance
shall be prima facie proof of its legal adoption and
effect.
4. "Codification of Ordinances. The City Council shall
have the power to cause the ordinances of the City to
be corrected, amended, revised, codified and printed
in code form as often as the Council deems advisable,
and such printed code, when adopted by the Council,
shall be in full force and effect without the necessity
of publishing the same or any part thereof in a news-
paper. All printed ordinances or codes of ordinances
shall be admitted as evidence in all courts without
further proof, and shall have the same force and
effect as did the original ordinance.
5. "Publishing synopsis of Ordinance. For any ordinance
not required to be published by the foregoing, the
City Secretary shall cause a short synopsis of the
ordinance to be published in the official newspaper
of Schertz at least once within fifteen days after
passage of such ordinance."
PROPOSITION NO. 5
Shall Article IV of the existing Charter of the City of Schertz,
Texas, be amended by adding Section 4.10 to read as set forth
below?
Section 4.10 Investigative Powers
liThe Council shall have the authority to investigate the affairs
of the City and the conduct of any City department, office,
or agencYi and, for the purpose may subpoena witnesses, admin-
ister oaths, take testimony and require the production of any
records or other evidence material to the investigation. Any
person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in
the exercise of these powers by the Council shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not more than two
hundred dollars."
PROPOSITION NO. 6
Shall .Article V, Section 5.03 of the existiili;[ Charter of the
City of'Schertz, Texas, be amended by adding~subsection J to
read as set forth below?
J. "He shall keep a written inventory of all real property
and all permanent equipment belonging to the City, said
inventory to be s'ubject to annual audit. A system shall
be established to control the use and replacement of
expendable items."
PROPOSITION NO. 7
Shall Article VI, Section 6.01 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth below?
Section 6.01 General Provisions:
A. Creation of Departments:
"The Council may continue, discontinue or establish
city departments, offices or agencies in addition to
those created by this Charter and may prescribe the
functions of all departments, offices and agencies.
B. Direction by Manager:
"All departments, offices and agencies under t..l)e
direction and supervision of the manager shall be
administered by an officer appointed by and subject
to the direction and supervision of the Manager.
With the consent of Council, the Manager may serve
as the head of one or more such departments, offices
or agencies or may appoint one person as the head of
two or more of them. !I
PROPOSITION NO. 8
Shall Article VI, Section 6.04 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth belmv?
Section 6.04 Judge of the Municipal Court:
"The Council shall establish a Municipal Court and shall
appoint a Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of
Schertz and fix his compensation. Sessions of the Munici-
pal Court shall be held at such times as may be determined
by the Judge of the Municipal Court. ' The dates of such
court sessions and each change thereto shall be filed with
the City Secretary.
"When the Judge is absent, disabled or unable to perform
his duties for any cause, or his office becomes vacant by
reason of death, removal or resignation, the Mayor or
Mayor Pro-Tem shall be the Judge of said court, or the
Council may appoint a special judge of said court who
shall serve until the Judge of said court returns to his
duties or a successor is appointed and qualified."
PROPOSITION NO. 9
Shall Article VI, Section 6.06 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth below?
Section 6.06 City Secretary
"The Council shall appoint a City Secretary and his/her
deputy or deputies who shall act as Secretary of the Council
and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Council. The
City Secretary shall be under the supervision of the City
Manager and shall be the custodian of all municipal records
and the City Seal. The City Council will set the compensa-
tion for the City Secretary."
PROPOSITIO~~ NO. 10
Shall Article VI of the existing Charter of the City of
Schertz, Texas, be amended by adding Section 6.07 to read
as set forth below?
Section 6.07 Tax Assessor-Collector
A. Office of Taxation:
"There shall be established an Office of Taxation, the
head of which shall be the City Assessor and Collector
of Taxes. This office shall be filled by appointment
by the City Manager. The Assessor-Collector shall give
a surety bond for the faithful performance of his duties
including compliance with all controlling provisions
of the state law bearing upon the functions of his
office in a sum which shall be fixed by the Council,
but in no event shall the amount be less than twenty
thousand dollars, the cost to be borne by the City.
B. Power to Levy, Assess and Collect Taxes:
liThe City shall have power to assess, levy and collect
annual tax upon taxable property within the City not
to exceed the maximum provided by the constitution and
la~s of the State of Texas.
C. Board of Equalization: Appointment; Qualification:
"The Council shall each year prior to the first day of
April appoint three residents who shall be registered
voters and real property owners as the Board of
Equalization. The first meeting of the Board shall
be on the first day of Mayor as soon thereafter as
practicable. Such Board shall choose from its member-
ship a chairman. The Assessor-collector shall be ex-
officio Secretary of the Board. A majority of said
Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business. Members of the Board while serving
shall receive such compensation as may be provided
for them by the Council.
D. Power of Board of Equalization:
"The Board of Equalization shall have the power to:
1. Adopt rules regarding the procedure of assessment
review.
2. After its first meeting, reconvene and adjourn
from time to time.
3. Review, on complaint of property owners, assess-
ments for the purpose of taxation of both real
and personal property within the City made by the
City Tax Assessor-Collector.
4. Hold hearings, administer oa~~s and take testimony.
5. Supoena all books, documents and other papers
pertinent to the investigation of the taxable
values of any person, firm or corporation having
or owning property within the corporate limits
of the City subject to taxation.
E. Duties of the Board of Equalization:
1. "The Board of Equalization shall, at its firs t
meeting, determine its rules of procedure. It
shall then be the duty of the Board to:
(a) Examine and, if necessary, revise the assess-
ments as presented by t..~e City Tax Assessor-
Collector, to the end that all property within
the City shall be assessed as fairly and uni--
formly as possible.
(b) Hold as many hearings as may be necessary
to hear and determine the complaint of any
person in relation to the assessment roll.
(c) Make adjustment in the assessment roll as
it may determine to be necessary.
(d) Keep an accurate record of all its proceedings
which shall be available for public inspection.
2. "Whenever the Board of Equalization shall find it
their duty to raise the value of any property appear-
ing on the lists or books of the Tax Assessor-
Collector, it shall, after having examined such
lists and books and corrected all errors appearing
therein, adjourn to a day not less than ten (10)
or more than fifteen (15) days from the date of
adjournment and shall cause the Secretary of said
Board to give written notice to the owner of said
property, or to the person rendering same, of the
time to which the Board has adjourned and that such
owner of other person rendering said property should
not be raised. Such notice may be served by deposit-
ing the same, property addressed and postage paid,
in the local government post office.
3. "Immediately upon completion of its work, the
Board shall certify its approval of the assessment
rolls, which shall be returned to the Council, who
shall thereupon approve the said rolls as returned
to it and thereupon adopt the same as the assessment
rolls to be used by the Assessor-Collector in com-
piling the tax roll or rolls and for the collection
of taxes for the current year.
F. Taxes, When Due and Payable:
"All taxes due the City shall be payable at the Office
of the Assessor-Collector and may be paid at any time
after the tax rolls for the year have been completed
and approved, which shall be.not later than October
first. Taxes shall be paid before February first and
all such taxes not paid prior to such date shall be
deemed delinquent and shall be subject to such penalty
and interest as the Council may provide by ordinance.
Until the amount of the penalty and the rate of interest
have been fixed by ordinance, the penalty shall be
eight per cent and the interest rate six per cent per
annum. The Council may cy ordinance provide a discount
for prompt payment of current taxes.
G. Tax Remissions, Discounts and Compromises:
"Neither the City Manager not the Council shall have
the right to forgive any current or delinquent taxes
or penalty and interest except in cases of error."
PROPOSITION NO. II
Shall Article VII, Section 7.03 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth below?
Section 7.03 Budget r1essage:
"The Manager's message shall outline the proposed financial
policies of the City for the ensuing fiscal year, describe
the important features of the budget, indicate any major
changes from the current year in financial policies, expen-
ditures and revenues, together with the reasons for such
changes, summarize t..~e City's debt position and include
such other material as the Manager deems desirable."
PROPOSITION NO. 12
Shall Article VII, Section 7.04 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth below?
Section 7.04 Budget Contents
liThe budget shall provide a complete financial plan for the
ensuing fiscal year.
"It shall contain the following:
A. A budget message;
B. A consolidated statement of receipts and expenditures
for all funds i
C. An analysis of property valuations;
D. An analysis of tax rate;
E. Tax levies and tax collections by years for the pre-
ceding five years;
F. General fund resources and all other fund resources
in detail;
G. Summary of prop0ged expenditures by function, department
and activity;
H. Summary of proposed expenditures by character and object;
I. Detailed estimates of expenditures shown separately for
each activity to support the summaries mentioned in (G)
and (H) above. Such estimates of expenditures are to
include an itemization of positions showing the number
of persons having each title and the rate of pay;
J. A revenue and expense statement for all types of bonds;
K. A description of all bond issues outstanding, showing
rate of interest, date of issue, maturity date, call
date, if any, amount authorized, amount issued, and
amount outstanding;
L. A schedule of requirements for the principal and interest
on each issue of bonds;
1>1. A special funds section i
N. The appropriation ordinance.
"The total estimated expenditures of each fund shall, not exceed
the total estimated reso~ces of each fund - prospective income,
plus cash on hand. The classification of revenues and expendi-
ture accounts shall conform as nearly as local conditions will
permit to the uniform classification as promulgated by the
national committee on municipal accounting or some other nation-
ally accepted classification."
PROPOSITION NO. 13
Shall Article VII, Section 7.05 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth below?
Section 7.05 Council Action on Budget:
liThe Hanager shall prepare and submit to the Council a Capital
Improvement Program either on his own initiative or when
directed to do so by Council. 11
PROPOSITION NO. 14
Shall Article VII, Section 7.06, Subsection. C of the
existing Charter of the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended
to read as set forth below:
C. Adoption:
"The Council should adopt the budget on or before
the 20th day of August of the fiscal year currently
ending. Should the Council take no final action on
or prior to such date, the budget as submitted by the
City ~mnager shall be deemed to have been adopted
by the Council. Adoption of the budget shall con-
stitute appropriations of the amounts specified
therein as expenditures from the funds indicated
and shall constitute a levy of the property tax
therein proposed."
PROPOSITION NO. 15
Shall Article VII, Section 7.07, Subsection D of the
existing Charter of the City of Schertz, Texas, be
amended to read as set forth below:
D. Transfer of Appropriations:
"Upon written request by the Manager, the Council
may transfer part or all of any unencumbered
appropriation balance among programs within a
department, office or agency, or from departments,
offices or agencies.
PROPOSITION NO. 16
Shall Article VII, Section 7.08 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as. set
forth below:
Section 7.08 Purchase Procedures:
"The City Manager shall be responsible for the preparation
of purchase procedures, which procedures shall be submitted
by him to the Council. The Council may accept and adopt
such procedures as proposed or may adopt them with such
amendments as the Council deems necessary or may reject them
in their entirety and direct the City Manager to further
consider the procedures and present new proposals at a
subsequent meeting. The purchase procedures shall be
reviewed at budget preparation."
PROPOSITION NO. 17
Shall Article VII ofithe existing Charter of the City of
Shertz, Texas, be amended by depleting the existing Section
7.10 and adding a new Section 7.10 to read as set forth below?
Section 7.10 Director of Finance; Surety Bond:
A. "There shall be a department of finance, the head of
which shall be the City ~~nager who shall provide a
bond with such surety and amount as the Council may
require, except that such bond shall be in an amount
of not less than twenty thousand dollars, the cost
to be borne by the City.
B. Director of finance; Power and Duties:
"The City Manager shall have charge of the administra-
tion of the financial affairs of the City and to that
end he shall have authority and shall be required to:
1. Compile the estimates of revenues and expenditures
for the budgeti
2. Supervise and be responsible for the disbursement
of all monies and have control over all expenditures
to ensure that budget appropriations are not exceeded.
Disbursement from the depository bank will require
two signatures:
3. Maintain a general accounting system for the City
and each of its offices, departments and agencies;
keep books for and exercise financial budgetary
control over each office, department and agencYi
keep separate accounts for the items of appropria-
tion, the amounts paid therefrom, the unpaid
obligations against it and the encumbered balance,
require reports of receipts and disbursements from
each receiving and spending agency of the City to
be made daily or at such intervals as he may deem
expedient;
4. Submit to the Council a monthly statement of all
receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail
to show the exact financial condition of the City:
5. Prepare, as of the end of each fiscal year, a
complete financial statement and report;
6. Supervise and be responsible for the assessment
of all property within the corporate limits of the
City for taxation, make all special assessments for
the City, prepare tax maps and give such notice of
taxes and special assessments as may be required by
law;
7. Supervise and be responsible for the collection of
all taxes, special assessments, license fees and
other revenues of the City or for whose collection
the City is responsible and receive all money
receivable by the City from the State of Federal
Government, or from any court, or from any office,
department or agency of the City;
8. Serve as ex-officio City Treasurer and have custody
of all public funds belonging to or under the control
of the City, or any office, department or agency of
the City, and have deposited daily all funds coming
into his hands in such depository(s) as may be
designated Bv resolution of the Council, as determined
by subsection 12 below:
9. Have custody of all investments and invested funds
of the City, or in possession of such government
in a fiduciary capacity, and have the safekeeping
of all bonds and notes of the City and the receipt
and delivery of city bonds and notes for transfer,
registration or exchangei
10. Supervise and be responsible for the purchase, storage
and distribution of all supplies, material, equipment
and other articles used by any office, department or
agency of the CitYi
ll. Approve all proposed expenditures. No appropriation
shall be encumbered and no expenditure shall be made
unless he shall certify that there is an unencumbered
balance of appropriation and available fundsi
12. Negotiate with all bank(s) located within the greater
Randolph area, within thirty days from October 1 of
each biennium and after advertising for depository
bids in one issue of the official newspaper for the
bank(s) to serve as city deposit@ry for all available
funds except reserve funds, contingency funds, or
other special funds for ~onds for the next two years,
or until such time as the successor depository(s) has
been selected. The City Manager shall take into
consideration in such negotiations the most favorable
interest rates that can be obtained in the interest
of the City on certificates of deposit for funds
invested, and also on funds borrowed. The City
Manager shall also take into consideration the
services offered by the prospective depository(s)
in serving the banking needs of the City, and shall
make a recommendation to the Council as to the
results of his negotiations. The Council shall
approve which bank(s) is to serve as the city
depository(s) during the next biennium. If the
City Manager and the Council determine that a
satisfactory depository contract cannot be entered
into with the local bank(s), then the City Manager
shall advertise in a newspaper of general circula-
tion within the greater Randolph area a request for
sealed bids by banks to act as city depository
for the next two years and the Council shall, prior
to December 1st of each biennium as stated above,
select one of the banks to serve as city depository.
The bank(s) that has been selected to be the city
depository(s) shall have adequate security pledged
at all times to protect all city funds."
PROPOSITION NO. 18
Shall Article VIII, Section 8.01 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth below?
Section 8.01 Planning and Zoning Commission:
"There shall be a Planning and Zoning Commission, composed
of five or more members as determined and appointed by the
City Council. Any such Commission shall be responsible for
exercising planning and zoning functions as may now or here-
after be required or authorized by statutes of the State of
Texas or ordinances of the City. Members shall be qualified
registered voters, resident of and own real property within
the City.
PROPOSITION NO. 19
Shall .Article VIII, Section 8.02 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth below?
Section 8.02 Board of Adjustment:
"The Council shall constitute the Board of Adjustment with all
the powers and duties conferred in articles 101la through lOllj
of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas as now or
hereafter amended."
PROPOSITION NO. 19
Shall Article IX, Section 9:.01, Subsection C of the existing
Charter of the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as
set forth below?
C. Conduct of Elections:
"The provisions of the general election laws of the State
of Texas shall apply to elections held under this Charter.
All elections provided for by the Charter shall be conduct-
ed by the election authorities established by law. For
the conduct of city elections the Council shall adopt by
resolution all regulations which it considers desirable,
consistent with law, and this Charter.
PROPOSITION NO. 20
Shall Article X, Section 10.07, Subsection C of the existing
Charter of the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as
set forth below?
C. Recall:
liThe qualified voters of the City shall have the power
to petition for recall of the Mayor or any member of
the City Council by name and position.
PROPOSITION NO. 21
Shall Article X, Section 10.02 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth below?
Section lO.02 Commencement of Proceedingsi Petitioners'
Committeei Affidavit:
"Any five qualified voters may commence initiative, referen-
dum or recall proceedings by filing with the City Secretary
an affidavit stating they will constitute the petitioners'
committee and will circulate the petition and file it in
proper form stating their names and addresses and specifying
t..he address to which all notices to the committee are to be
sent and setting out in full the proposed initiative ordinance
or citing the ordinance sought to be reconsidered. The affidavit
for recall must distinctly and specifically state the reason
or reasons for which the petition for recall is predicated.
Promptly after the affidavit of the petitioners' committee
is filed, the City Secretary shall issue the appropriate
petition blanks to the petitioners' committee."
PROPOSITION NO. 22
Shall Article X, Section 10.03 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
forth below?
Section 10.03 Petitions:
A. Number of Signatures:
"Initiative, referendum, or recall petitions must be
signed by qualified voters of the city equal in
number to at least 25 per cent of the total number
of qualified voters registered to vote at the last
regular City election.
B. Form and Content:
"All papers of a petition shall be uniform in size
and style and shall be assembled as one instrument
for filing. Each signature shall be executed in ink
or indelible pencil and shall be dated and followed
by the address of the person signing. Petitions
shall contain or have attached thereto throughout
their circulation the full text of the ordinance
proposed or sought to be reconsidered. The recall
petition must distinctly and specifically state the
reason or reasons upon which the petition is pre-
dicated.
C. Affidavit of Circulator:
"Each paper of a petition shall have attached to it
when filed an affidavit executed by the circulator
thereof stating that he personally circulated the
paper, the number of signatures thereon, that all
the signatures were affixed in his "presence, that
he believes them to be the genuine signatures of
the persons whose names they purport to be and that
each signer had an opportunity before signing to
read the full text of the ordinance proposed or
sought to be reconsidered.
"Affidavit shall be in the following format:
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF GUADALUPE
CITY OF SCHERTZ
I, , being first duly sworn, on oath
depose and say that I am one of the signers of the
above petitioni that I personally circulated the
said petition, and each of the signatures appearing
thereon was made in my presence on t..he day and date
it purports to have been made, and I solemnly swear
that the same are the genuine signatures of the
persons whose names they purport to be.
Sworn and subscribed to before me, this the
day of , 1979.
Notary Public in and for
Guadalupe County, Texas
D. Filing Recall Petition:
"The recall petition shall be initiated, signed,
certified, and filed with the City Secretary
within sixty (60) days after filing of affidavit
by the petitioners' committee.
E. Filing Referendum Petitions:
II Referendum petitions must be filed wi thin sixty
(60) days after adoption by the Council of the
ordinance sought to be reconsidered."
PROPOSITION NO. 23
Shall Article X of the existing Charter of the City of
Schertz, Texas, be amended by adding Section 10.08 to
read as set forth below?
Section 10.08 Limitation on Recall:
"No councilman shall be subject to recall wi thin six months
of his first election to office and no councilman shall be
subjected to more than one recall election during any two'-
year term in office. A recall election need not be ordered
by the Council against any councilman on whom a petition is
filed if his term of office is to expire within ninety days
after the petition is filed with the City Secretary.
PROPOSITION NO. 24
Shall Article XI, Section 11.04 f Subsection D (l) of the
existing Charter of the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended
to read as set forth below?
D. (1) 'To prescribe the form of accounts to be kept
by each such utility, provided, that if the
utility shall keep its accounts in accordance
with the uniform system of accounts for said
utility prescribed by anyone or more of the
following: The National Association of Rail-
road and utility Commissioners, the Federal
Power Commission, the Federal Communications
Commission, the Railroad Commission of Texas,
and the Public utility Commission or their
successors, such form of accounts shall be
considered satisfactory and no change may be
required therein.
PROPOSITION NO. 25
. Shall Article XII, Section 12.02, Subsection B of the
existing Charter of the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended
to read as set forth below?
B. Penal ties:
"Any person who by himself or with others willfully
violates any of the provisions of paragraphs A (1)
through (6) shall be guilty of misconduct and shall
immediately forfeit his office or position upon order
of City Manager or City Council.
PROPOSITION NO. 26
Shall Article XII, Section l2.04 of the existing Charterof the
City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set forth
below?
Section 12.04 Charter Amendment:
'Amendments to this Charter may be framed and submitted to the
electors of the City by a Charter commission in the manner
provided by law for framing and submitted a new Charteri by
ordinance passed by a majority vote of the full membership
of the Council, or by a petition signed by not less than fi ve.-
percent (5%) qualified electors of the City. When a Charter
amendment petition shall have been filed in conformity with
section 10.03 of this Charter, the Council shall forthwith
provide by ordinance for submitting such proposed amendment
to a vote of the electors. Any ordinance for submitting a
Charter amendment to the electors shall provide for submission
at the next regular municipal election if one shall occur not
less than thirty nor more than ninety days after passage of
the ordinancei otherwise, it shall provide for submission at
a special election to be called and held within the time
aforesaid. Not less than thirty days prior to such election
the City Secretary shall make available a copy of the proposed
amendment or amendments, to each qualified voter in the City.
If a proposed amendment shall be approved by a majority of the
electors voting thereon, it shall become a part of the Charter
at the time fixed therein. Each amendment shall be confined to
one subject; and, when more than one amendment shall be sub-
mitted at the same time, they shall be submitted so as to
enable the electors to vote on each separately. II
PROPOSITION NO. 27
Shall Article XII, Section 12.05 of the existing Charter of
the City of Schertz, Texas, be amended to read as set
. forth below?
Section l2.05 Charter Review Commission:
"At its first regular meeting in June, 1980, and of each
succeeding even numbered year, the Council shall appoint
a Charter Review Commission of five citizens of the City.
It shall be the duty of the commission to:
A. "Inquire into the operation of the city government
under the Charter provisions and determine whether
any such provisions require revision and to this
end, public hearings may be held and the commission
shall have the power to compel the attendance of any
officer or employee of the City to require the sub-
mission of any of the city records which it may
consider necessary to the conduct of such hearing.
B. "Make any recommendations it considers desirable to
insure compliance with the provisions of this Charter
by the several departments of the City.
C. "Propose amendments to this Charter to improve its
effecti ve application to current condi tions.
D. "Report its findings and present its proposed amend-
ments, if any, to the Council. The Council shall
receive and have published in the official newspaper
of the City any report submitted by the Charter
Review Commission, shall consider any recommendations
made, and, if any amendment or amendments be presented
as a part of such report, will order such to be sub-
mitted to the electors of the City in the manner
provided in section 12.04.
"The term of office of the Charter Review Commission
shall be three months, and, if during this term no
report is presented to the Council, then all records
of the proceedings of the commission shall be filed
with the City Manager and shall be a public record."
PROPOSITION NO. 28
Shall .Article XII of the existing Charter of the City of
Schertz, Texas, be amended by redesignating the existing
Section 12.05 as Section 12.06 to read as set forth below?
Section 12.06 Separability:
"If any provision of this Charter is held invalid, the
other provisions of the Charter shall not be affected
thereby. If the application of the Charter or any of
its provisions to any person or circumstances is held
invalid, the application of the Charter and its provisions
to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected
thereby."
II.
That for the purpose of holding said election, the entire
City of Schertz, Texas, shall be and constitute one election precinct,
and the polling place for the holding of said election shall be at
the Schertz Community Center, 1400 Live Oak Road, Schertz, Texas.
III.
That is hereby appointed Presiding Judge of
said election and is hereby appointed Alternate Presiding
Judge of said election and said Presiding Judge shall appoint as many
resident qualified electors of said City as may be reasonably necessary
to properly conduct such election to serve as clerks of said election.
The Presiding Judge shall appoint a person fluent in the Spanish
language to render oral aid in the Spanish language to any voter
desiring such aid at the poll on the day of said election. In the
absence of the Presiding Judge of said election, the Alternate
Presiding Judge above named shall perform the duties of the Presiding
Judge of said election.
IV.
That the polls of said election shall be open on the day of
said election from 7:00 o'clock A.M. to 7:00 o'clock P.M.
V.
That absentee voting in said election shall be conducted
at the Schertz! Community Center, 1.400 Live Oak Road, Schertz, Texas,
and the City Secretary is hereby charged with the duty of conducting
absentee voting in said election, as required by law. The Absentee
Voting Clerk shall appoint a.Deputy Absentee Voting Clerk who is
fluent in the Spanish language to render oral aid to any voter desiring
to vote absentee in said election who requests such aid. That with
the exception of Saturdays, Sundays, and official State holidays, said
office or place shall remain open from 8:00 o'clock A.M. to 4:00 o'clock
P.M. for the purpose of conducting absentee voting in said election.
VI.
That the ballots to be used in said election shall be pre-
pared in conformity with V.A.T.C.S. Election Code, as amended.
,
That in the holding and conducting of said election, all voter forms,
instructions, and other materials required therefor, including the
ballots shall be prepared in such manner that the voters may cast
their ballots either "FOR" or "AGAINST" the foregoing propositions:
VII.
That notice of said election shall be given by publishing
a substantial copy of this ordinance, disignated as a notice, on the
same day in each of two (2) succeeding weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation published in said CitYi the date of the first publication
to be not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set for the
holding of said election.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED on this, the day of
February, 1979.
(SEAL OF CITY)
!1ayor, City of Schertz, Texas
ATTEST:
Ci ty Se cre tary
DOBBllVS. HA:lUU:S & GONZALEZ
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
WILLIAM P. DOBSI NS
RICHARD W. HARRIS
OSCAR C. GONZALEZ
2200 TOWER LIFE BUILDING
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS 78205
STEPHEN R ALL.ISON
ROY W. RICHARD, JR.
(512) 223-2641
BRANCH OrrlCE
SCHERTZ BANK & TRUST
SCHERTZ,TEXAS 78154
(512) 658-4902
February 20, 1979
Mr. Walter Hill, City Manager
City of Schertz
P.O. Drawer I
Schertz, TX 78154
Dear Wal ter:
We herewith deliver to you the original and two
copies of an Ordinance calling a charter amendment election
for the City of Schertz, Texas.
Yours very truly,
DOBBINS,/IijtRRIS & GONZALEZ
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RWH/kn
Herald Publishing Company of Texas
MAIN OFFICE
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STATE OF TEXAS )
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, authorized representative of the Herald Publishing
Company, do solemnly swear that the notice, a printed copy of which is hereto attached,
was published once a week for
1
consecutive weeks in the Northside/Weeklyl
Northwest Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation published at Universal
City, Bexar County, Texas, on the following dates, to-wit:
1 March
A.D. 19 79
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Subscribed and sworn to before me, this c;L day of -.m.~~, 19 1'1.
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SCHERTZ
NOTICE: OF EI.ECTlON
TO ALL QUALIFIED' F.U:t.
TORS OF
THE CITY 01- SCHERTZ.
TEXAS:
,T AKE NOTICE Ihal a- Cily
Council election will he held m said
City on SATURDAY/APRIL 7,
]979, by the City of 'Schertz,
Texas:
I,
Said elecl~on shall be fOr'lhe
purpose of elecling lhr~ (;)
cQuncilrnemhers fAr <;aid City TO
serve for a term of 111.'0 (2) years.
The Councilmembers are to be
elected for p05ilion~ No.3. 4; and
5. respecTively.
fl.
That any candidate de"iring 10
have his or her name placed on the
ofli<:ial ballol of said eleclion
shall make applit:3lion therefor i~
accordance with tav..
IH,
That all qualified voters of said
CilY shall be entit1cd 10 VOle in said
election. .
1)',
ThaI [he polling place for lhe
holding of said election shall be at
the Schertz Commumty Cenler.
1400 Live Oak .Road, Schertz.
Texas: and the entire City of
Schertl_. Texa~. for the'Purpo~e of
holding said election. shall be and
constitute one munil'iJial election
precinct
V.
Jane..tine K'IQ,pil is hereby
appoimed Presidil\g Judge of said
election and Adolph Aguilar is
hereb'l appointC'd Allernale
Presiding Judge Ofl;ald eleclion.
V~.
T~at absentee >\loTing in said
elecllon shall be conducled al Ihe
CiTY Hall., 1400, b.'t' Oalo.. Road
Schertl, Texas, and lhe City:
SC(relary is herell,}' .charged with
lhe dUlY uf conducting absentee
\loting in said election as required
by law. That with~he'eltc.:eption of
Saturday", Sundays, and official
Slate holidays, th6 City Hall shall
remain open from 8-:00 a.m. to
4:00 o'dock p.m. .for the purpose
of (ondu,cting absentee voting for
saId decllon,
VJI.
Thatlhe polls of said election on
the day of said election ~hall be
open from 7;00 (i)'c1ock a,m. to
7:00 o'clock p.m.
VIII.
That paper ballots will be used
in saidclection
IlL
The notke of said election will
be gi....en in accnrdmcc with law.
YOU WILL, Ti-fEREFORE
TAKE NOTICE of.a1l1he malter~
and facts sel oul in' the' foregoing
NotkeofEJccTion,
~'il Ju.ne G. Krause
C'TYSECRETARY.
City ofScherlz. Texa~
J-fO I J, '30, Cj
AVISODEELECCION
A TODOS LOS RESIDENTES
CON CU:AI:.'IDADES
NECF.sARIAS
PARA VOTARDELA CIUDAD
DE SCHERTZ." TF..JAS:
TOME A VISO que una eleccion
para COflsejo de la Ciudad lIevara
a cabo efl dkha Ciudad el
SABADO. A'BRll1, )1l79. par la
Ciudad de ScherlZ. Tejas:
I.
Dicha elecciOlt sera con el
proposilo de elegir Ires (3) COfl-
scjales para dkha Ciudad para
servir par eI tellJlino de dos (2)
anos. Los COfTsejalc'i seran
elegidos para los puestos Nos, 3,4
y~. respelivamt'Tlle.
".
Que cualquier_ candidalo que
desee tener su nombre pueslo en la
balota oficial para dicha e1eccion,
hara solicitud en' acuerdo con la
ley;
III.
Que 10dos los vOlantes con
cualidades necesarias de dicha
Ciudad tendran el'derecho a vOlar
en dicha e1ecciOn.
W.
Que la casilla electoral donde se
lIevara a cabo dicha eleccion sera
en eI Centro de,Comunidad en
Schertz, 1400 Live' Oak Rd.
Schertz, Tejas: y la Ciudad emera
de Schertz, Tejas, con el proposito
de lIevar a cabodicha eleccion,
sera y conSliluita un recinto
municipal de e!eceion.
v,
Janesline Kvapil es aqui
nOlllbrado como Jtlez Dirigente de
dicha eleccion y ADolph Aguilar es
aqui nombrado :fuez Dirigente
Allerno de dicha e1eCc10n.
VJ.
Que d voto absemista en dicha
eleccion sera cQnducido en el
Ayumamiento de- la. Ciudad (City
Hall), 1400 live Oak Road.
Schertz, Tejas. y el Secretario de la
Ciudad es aqui ~encargado del
deber de conduclr el 'I~o ab.
~nlisla en dicha eleccion, como 10
requiere la ley. Que con la ex.
cepdon de los sabados, domingos,
y dias de fies16 oficiales del
estado. el Ayuntamiento de la
Ciudad eSlara abieno de !as 8:00
a.m. a 4:00 p.m. con el proposilo
de conducir el voto 'absenlista' de
dicha elecciOh.
~Il.
Que las casillas de dicha eleccior
en el dia de 1a. clet(ion eSlara'
abiertas de;.de las, 7:00 a.m. a If
7:00p.m,
VOl.
Que balotas -de papel se
usadas en dicha eleccion.
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Que a...iso de dicha eleccior
dado en acuerdo eon la ley.
UD. POR 1:.0 TA
TOMARA NOTA de to'
asunlOS y faclos presentad
anterior A ...iso de Eleccion
s/June', , .
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Ciudad de Sch.~, Tejas
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a printed copy of whioh is hereto attached, was published once
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1
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p:Jblished at Universal City, Bexar County, Texas, on the fol-
lowing dates, to-wit:
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A.D. ,
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ORDINANa NO, 79.:.1.7
ANO_INANa
BYTHE CllY COUNCIL OFTHE
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS.
ORDERING THAT AN ELEC.
TlON DE HElD IN ~ID CITY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF
SUIlMITIlNG TO ALL RESIDENT
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF
~ID CITY FOR THEIR ACTION
THEREUPON CERTAIN
PROPOSED AMENDMENT5 TO
THE EXISTING CHARTER OF
~ID CITY, AND PROVIDING
FOR NOTICE OF SAID
ELECTION, AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY (1
WHEf\EAS, the City of Schertz,
Texas heretofore on April 6,
1'974, adopted 0 Home I\ule
Charter pursuant to the provisions
of Article XI. ~ctlon 5 of the
,Corntitutlon of the State of Texas;
on<!
, WHEI\EAS, soid City Council
now d€'Sires.ta con an eleoion for
the purpose of submitting the
hereioaftpr set forth proposed
amendments to the existing
Charter to the reSident qualified
electol'!> of said dtyfor their action
thereupon, NOW, THEf\EFOI\E,
DE IT OI\DAtNED OY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS.
I
That an election bE' held in the
City of Schertz, Texos, on the 7tt:l
(j1?Y of April. 1979, which date is
-not less than thirty (3D) nor more
thon ninety (90) days from the
date - of passage of this or-
dinance, at which election sholl
be submitted to the resident
qualified electors of the City of
Schertz, Texas, for their oaion
thereupon, the following
propositions, to-wit.
PROPOSITION NO, 1
Shall Article tV, Section 4.02 of
the existing Charter of the City 01
Xheltz, Texas, be amended to
reod ossetfolth below?
Section 4.02 Qualifications.
'The Mayor ond each Cou.n-
d1man must, at the time of taking
office. hove attained the age of
21. be 0 qualified registered
elector. and hO'ole been 0
reosldent of the City for Q[ least
twelve (1 2) consecutive months
immediately preceeding taking
office, and not be on obligor to
me City on any obligatiOn past
, due, provided, however, that 0
pefSOI"I mey bE" efe.aed and hold
office If such obligation is being
oaively contested in the ap-
p"'pliote torn." ~C\
PROPOSITION NO.2
ShaN ArtICle IV, Section 4.05 of
the exiSting Charter of the City of
Schertz. Texas be amended to
read as set forth below1
~ion 4.05 Mayor and Mayor
Pro-Tem,
"The Mt:Jyor shall be the official
heod of the City govemment. He
sholl be- the chairman and, sholl
plestde at 011 meetings of. the
Council. The ivkJyor may vote only
In'the i!'vent of 0 tie. He shall.
when OIJthorized by the Council.
s19n 01 offrcial documents such os
ordinances, resolutiOns, con-
YE'yClnces, grant agreements.,
official plots, contracts, and
bands.He shaa oppoint !,pedal
committees as instructed by
Coundll cOmmittee membprship
to be composed of nominees- by
council. He sholl petfOlTTl such
other duties conSistent with this
Charter or as may be imposed
upon him by Council. The Mayor
sholl not,have velo powers.
'ihe Mayor Pro-Tem shall be a
councilmen elected by the
Council at the flm r69ular council
meetingfoHowing €'Och regular
City election and may nOI suc-
ceed himself. The Mayor Pro.Tem
shall oct.. as 'Moy.or- during' the
absence or disability of the
Mayor, and in chis capacity sholl
have the rights conferred upon
,~Moyor." lii1'
, PROPOSIT10~NJ. 3 .
ShaJl Artfde IV,. Secion 4.El7,
SubSKtion ,A of the existing
Charter or me Clty of 5chen:,
Texas,. be amended to read os
setfolth below?
SeCtion 4.07 Prohibitions.
A. Holding Olher Office,
"No 'Mayor or Councilman sholl
hold ony o"lher public office or
employment With the Ciry nor
hove any flnandol interest:.
directly or Indlrealy, in ony city
contraa or tronso~ion.
PROPOSITION NO.4
Sholl Article N, Sectfon 4.09 of
the exiSting Charter of the City of
SchertZ, Texas. be amended to
read os set fotth below?
Section 4.09 Mttetings and
Procedure,
A. 'The Coundl sholl meet at
least once each month at a time
and place prescribed by or.
dlnance: Speclol meetings moy
be coiled by the Mayor, City
Manager, ar on appUcolion of
three (3) Councilmen. Written
notice of the date,plcce, .and
subject of each meeting shall be
posted in accordance with State
stotutes (Article 6252-17,. Ver~
non's Texas Civil Statutes).
B. "Meetings sholl be open to the
public: In accordance with Stote
Statutes (ArtIcle 6252-17 Ver-
non's Texo. s CIv~ Stotutes) d~Ung
wlth"O~nmeliJtlngs'.. )1.1l.,:)
C. ''Quorum, Three C~ 'COUncil
membeB, excluding the Moyor_
sholl constitute Q quorum Qnd no
action sholl be valid unless
odapted by the. affirmative VOte
of three (~) or more members of
tne Council.
D. "RuJes of Procedure, The
::ooncll sholl. by ordinance,
::letermlne Its own rules and
::ll'l::ler of business, provided,
~wever, mot lhe Citizens of the-
:ity sholl hove' a reasonable
~pportuMy to be heard at any
neeting with regard to ony
notter relevant to the govern-
neot af the'City except at such
neetlngs of the Council as may
~e closed to the public as herein
:)efore provided, Provision shall
~e mode for the taking of
'nInuces, whiCh minutes sholl be a
~ubllc record. Voting, except pn
~rocedura.1 matters, sholl be by
'011 coU ond the ayes and nays
ihallbe recorded In the minutes.
;, "Passage of Ordlnance-s. Qr-
::tlnonces ond resolutions sholl be
mroducei:l to the City coundl only
n wr!tter:\..or' printed form. The
.ubj&a or subjects of, all or-
'/nonces sholl be d&orIY ~x-
::>I...HtKIL
dinonces sholl be, "OE IT' 'OR-
DAINED Dr THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:"
and every ordinance sholl be
authenticated by the signoture of
the Mayor and the City Secretary
and sholl be ,systemarically
recorded and indexed in on
ordinance book in 0 manner
approved by Council." :.!:1q
1 "Penal Ordioonces, COptkm or
title and penalties of every or.
dinonce imposing any penalty,
fine, or forfeiture shall, after
posso9@ thereof. be published in
the offlciOr newspaper of the City
of 5cherQ at Ieost one time within
fifteen doys after the passage of
sod ordinance.
2. "Franchise Ordinances. All
ordinances grontlng. confirming,
extending renewing, ,or
amending a franchise sholl be
accepted in writing by the
grontees and before taking
effect shail be pubiished as
otherwise in thiS Charter for penal
ordinances
J "Effective date. Every or-
dinone passed by the City
Council shall be enrolied by the
City 5ecretary os soon os proc
ticable after its pasSage. If the
ordinance was published, he or
she shall note [he time and pJace
of publication which shall be
prima facie proof of publication
thereof, The affidavit by primer Of
publisher sholl also be primo facie
proof of the publication.
Enrollment of on ordinance shall
be prima facie proof of its legal
adoption and effect
4, "Codification of Ordinances.
The. City .Cauncil sholl hove the,
poweno cause the ordinantes of
the City to be corrected,
amended, revise-d, codified and
printed in code form 05 often os
the Council deems advisable,
and such printed code, when
odopted'by the Council. sholl be
In full force and effect withOUt the
necessity of publi5hing the some
or any port thereof in a
newspaper. All printed or-
dinances or codes of ordinances
shall be admitted as evidence in
all courtS without further proof,
and shoji have [he some force
and effect as did the original
ordinance. ~ ~~ '
~. "Publishing synopsis- of Or.
dinance For any ordInance 'not
required 10 be published by. the
fore-gOing, rhe City Secre~ary sholl
cause a sholt synopsis of. the
ordinance to be published in the
official newspaper of 5chelU. at
least once within fifteen days
after passage of such ordinance."
Pf\OPOS1TION NO\ 5
Shall Article iV of the exi5l:ing
Charter of the City of Schettz,
Texas, be amended by adding
Section 4 10 to read as set forth
below?
Section 4.10 Invesligotive
Pow€'rs
'ihe Counel sholl hove the
authority to investigate the offa Irs
of the City and the conduCt of any
City deportment offlcoe, 01
agency; and, for the purpose
may subpoena wim€'s.ses, ad.
minister oaths, take testimony
and require the praduaion of any
records or other evidence
motellal to me investIgation. Any
person who foils or refuses to
obey a lawful order issued in the
exercise of thpse powers by the
Council sholl be guilty af 0
misdemeanor and punishable by
o fine of not more. than t'lHO
hundred doltol'5\"
PROPOSITION NO.6
Shatl Article V, Section 5.0n of the
existing Charter of the City of
Schertz. Texas, b:e ameonded by
adding subsection J to read asset
faith below1
J "He shall keep a written in.
ventory of all real property arid
all permanent equipment
belonging to the City, said in-
vent~ry to be subject. to 'onnl,lQI
audit. A system sholl be
established to control the l;jse and
replacement af expendoble
items."
Section 6.07 Tax Assessor-
Colleo-or
A. Office of Taxation,
'ihere shall be established (In
Office of Taxation, the head of
which sholl be the City Assessor
and Collector of Taxes. This office
sholl be filled by appointment by
the City Manager. The Assessor-
Colle<:tor sholl give 0 surety bond
for the fa ithful performance of hJs
duties Including compliance with
011 controlling provisions of ,the
stote law beallng upon the
functions of hi!. office it'! 0 sum
which sholl be fixed by the
Council. bUt in no event sholl the
amount be les.s than twenty
thousand dollars, the cost to be
bome by the City
D_ Power to Levy, Assess 000
ColleaTaxes, c. 1",
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'ihe City shall hove power to
assess, levy and collect annual
tox upon taxable property within
the City not to exceed the
moxinum provided by the
constitution and lows of the State
ofTexas.
C. Doord of Equalization: Ap-
pointment; Qualification,
'ihe Council sholl eoch yeor Pfior
to the first day of April apppfnt
three resident$ who shall be
registered VOte-rs and . real
propelTy owners os the Board of
Eqvolization. The first meeting of
the Doord sholl be on the first day
of May Of 05 soon thereafter as
proctlble. Such Ooord sholl
choose fram its membership a
chairman. The Assessor-collector
shaR be ex.afficlo Secre-tal}' of
the Boord. A majority of said
Doord shalf constitute a quol\Jm
for the tronsaaion of business.
Members of the Boord while
serving sholl receive such
compeosorlan os may -be
provided for them by the CouRdI.
D. Power of Oaard of
Equalization,
"The Doard of Equolizmlan shall
have the power to.
1. Adopt I\Jles regarding th~
procedure at assessment review
2. After its first meeting, rec0n~
vene and odJoum from tirr:'e -(0
time,
3. Review, on complaint of
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SCHERTZ
A. Creallon of DepartmentS
'The Council may continue,
discontinue or establish city
departments, offices or ogencies
in additIOn to those created by
this Charter ond may prescribe
me functiOns. of all departments,
offices and agencies."
PROPOSITION NO.8
Shall Article VI, Section 6.04 of
the existing Charter of the City of
5cheltz, Texas. be amended to
read as:set forth below?
Section 6.04 Judge of the
Municipal Court;
'The Council shall estoblish a
MuMicipol Court and shaD appoint
a Judge of the Municipal Court of
the City of 5cheltz and fix his
compensation. Sessions of the
Municipal Court shall be held Ot
such times os may be determined
by the Judge of the. Municipal
COUrt. The dates of sum court
sess.lons and each change
thereto sholl be filed with the City
Secretory. \ ~: 'l.\
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"When the Judge is absent.
disabled or unable to perform his
duties for any cause, or his office
becomes vacant by reason of
death, removal or reSIgnation,
the Mayor or Mayor Pro-T emshall
be the judge of said COUrt, or the
Coundl may OrlPoint 0 spiE'Cial
judge of said court who sholl
selVe until the Judge of soid court
returns to his dutIes ora successor
Is appoimed and qualified,"
PROPOSITION NO.9
Sholl Article VI, Section 6.06 of
the existing Charter of the City of
Schertz, Texos, be amended to
read os set forth below?
Section 6.06 City Secretary
'The Council shall appoint 0 City
Secretory and his/her deputy or
deputies who shoji 00 as
Secretory of the Council and shall
hold office at the pleasure of the
Council. The Ciry Secretory sholl
be under lhe supervision of the
City Manager and shall be the
OJstodfan of all municipal records
ond the City Seal. The City
Council will set lhe compe-nsation
for the City Secreta/y:'
PROPOSITION NO.. 1 0
Sholl Article VI of the existing
Chorter of Ihe City of Schertz..
Texos, be amended by adding
Seclion 6.07 to read as set faith
below?
(bl Hold as many hearings. os
may b€' necessol}' to hear and
determine the complaint of any
person In relation to the
osses.sment roll
(c) Make odjusrrnent In the
assessment roll os it may
dplermine to be necessory
(d) Keep an aca.Jroti:' record of 011
its proceedings which $haJl be
available for public inspectiol).~.
:'5'Oi.J
2. "Whenever ~. "'BoOrd of
Equolization shall find it their duty
to raise the value of any:property
appearing on the hsts or books of
the Tax Assessor.Collector, it
sholl, after having examined
such 11sts and books, ond
corrected all e<<ors appearing
therein. adjourn to 0 day not less
than ten (1 Q) or more than fifteen
(1~) days from the dote of ad-
journment ond. sholl causa the
Secretory ot said Board ta. give
written notice to the owner of
sold property, or ra the pefSQn
rendering some, of the time [0
which rhe Board has adjourned
and that such owner of other
person rendenng said propercy
should not be raised. Such noace
maybe seNed by depositing Ihe
same. propeny addressed and
postage paid, In lhe locol
govemmenr post office.
a "lrTVT'Iedlately upon com.
pletiOn of ItS work, the -Doard
shall certify its approval of the
assessment rolls. whidl sholl be
returned to the Councir,~ho sholt
thereupon approve the said ro'IIs
05 returned to it and thereupon
odoPI the some as the
assessment rails to be used by
the Assessor-Colleoor in com.
piling the lax roll or rolls ond for
the colleaion of tax€'S for the
current year.
F. Taxes, When Due and
Payable,
"All ,toxes due the City shall ,be
payable Ot the Office- of the
Assessor-Collector and. may be
paid at any time after the tax
rolls fOf the year have been
completed and approved, which
shall be not lacer than OCtober
first. Taxes shall be paid Qoefare
February fl/"5t and all such taxes
not paid pllor ta such date sholl
be deemed delinquent and,sholl
be subject to such penalty ond
interest as the Council rrioy
provide by ordinance. UntJ~ the
amount of the penalty and the
race of interest have been fJxed
by ordinance, the. penalty sholl
be eight per cent and the fnlerest
rate six per cent per annum.,The
Council may by ordinance
provide 0 discount for prompt
paymennt of current taxes.
G. Tax RemiS51ons, Discoun[S and
Compromises:
"Neither .the City Manager nat the
CounCil sholl hove the right to
forgive any current or delinquem
taxes or penalty and interest
except in cases of errar5 b 7:
PROPOSITION NO. 11
ShaJI Article VII. SectiOn 7.03 of
the existing Chorter of the CIly of
Schertz, Texas, be amended to
read as set forth betow?
Section 7.03 OudgetMeooge
'The Monage(s messogll' shall
outline the proposed. financial
policles of the City for the ensuing
tiscal year" describe the im-
portant features of the budget,
indicate any major chonge5 from
the current year In financial
policies, expenditues and
revenues. logether with the
reasons for such chaflges,
summarize the City's debt
position and indude such other
~~ter~~1 ~,s the Manager deems
penditure5 shown separately fer
each activity to support the
SlJmmaries mentiOned In (G).ond
(H, obove. Such estimates af
expenditures are to indude on
nemizatlon of positlans showing-
me nl.tmber of persons having
each title and the rote of Poyl
J. A revenue and expense
stater:nentforoR rypes of bOnds:
K. A de5(riptlon of 011 bond issues
OUtStanding, showing rote of
interest date of I~e,. molUl'ity
date, call date. if any, amount
authorized, amount Issued, and
amount outstanding:
l. A schedule of require-menrs for
the plincipal and intereston eoch
Issue of bonds;
M. A special funds-sectlon:
N. The appropriation ordinance,
"The lotal estimated ex-
penditures of each fund shall not
@xc:e.ed the lotal 'estlmclled
resources of each fund
prospective income, plus cosh on
hand. The classification of
revenues ,and expenditure
accounts sholl conform os neal1y
os local conditions wlU permit to
the uniform dassiflcotion as
promulgated by the notional
cammittee on muniCipal ac-
counting or some other notionally
acxepted classification." 5 ':J
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PROPOSITION NO. "3
Sholl Article VII, Seaion 7,05 of
the existing Charler af the City of
Schertz, Texos, be amended to
read as set faith below?
Section 7.05 Capital 1m.
provemenl Program
'The Manager sholl prepore and
submit to the Council 0 Capitol
Improvement Program either on
his own initla[ive ar when
direoed to dose byCouncU."
PROPOSITION NO, 14
Shall Article VII. Seaion 7.06,
Subsection C of the. .existln9
Cholter of the Ciry of Schertz.
Tex05, be amended to read os
set forth belOw,
C_AdoptiOn:
'The Council 5hould adopt the
budget on or 'before the 20th
day of AU9USl. of the fiscal year
curre-ntly ending, Should the
CounCil take no final action on or
prior to such dote, the budget os
submitted by the City Manager
sholl be deemed to hove been
adopted by the Council.
Adoption 01 the budget sholl
con~ritute approprknions 0' tlie-
amounrs speatied therein os
expenditures from the funds
indlc;ated and shall constitute a
levy of the property tox therein
proposed, "
PROPOSITION NO 15
Shoil Micle VII, Seaion 7.07,
Subsection D of the., .existing
Charter of the- City of SchE'ttz,
Texas, be amended to read os
set forth below:
D. Tronsferof Appropriations
"Upon written reqU€\Sl by the
Manager, the Counc!1 may
tronsfer port or all pf any
unencumbered appropriation
balance among progroms wilhin
a depattment, office ar ogency,
or from deportments, offices or
ogende'. 7 c "i-
PROPOSITION NO. 16
Sholl Article VII, Sealon 7.08 of
theexlstlog Ch(;mer ~f JhA.qt1..at
Schertz, Texas, be amended 10
read os set forth belaw,
Sec,tion 7.08 Purchase
Procedures,
'ihe City Manager shOll be
responsible for the pre-porotian of
purchase- procedures,' which
procedures sholl be submfaed by
him to the CounciL The Council
may accept and adopt sud1
procedure5as propo!red. or may
adopt them .wlth such. omend-
ments os the CouncH deems
necessary or may rejea them in
their entirety and direct, the City
Manager to further consider the
procedures and pre5ent new
proposals 01 a subsequent
meetfng. The purchase
procedures sholl be reviewed at
budget preparation."
PROPOSITION NO. 1 7
Shall Article VII of the existing
Charter of the City of Schertz,
Texas: be amended by
depleting the existing Secllon
7.10 and adding a new Sealon
7.10 to read os set forth belaw?
Section '7,10 Olreaor of Finance;
Suretyl300cL
A. 'There sholl be a deportment
of flnonce, the head of which
shall be the City Manager who
shall provide a bond wilh such
surety and amoum as the Council
moy requite. except thOt such
bond sholl be in an amount of
not less lhon twenty thOU50nd
dollars. the cost te:? be bome by
theCicy.
B. Director of finance, Power and
Duties.
7/f'7
'The City MaOOger shall have
charge ~f the administration of
the finonclol affairs of me City
and to that end he sholt hove
authority ond sholl be required
to,
1. Compile the estimates of
revenues ond expenditures for
the budget.
2. Supervise ond be responsible
for the disbursement of all
monies and hove control over 011
expenditures to ensure- thol
budget appropriations ore not
exceeded. Disbursement, from
the de-po'sitorybank will requIre
twa signolUresi
:.}, Moinlain 0 general accounting
system for the City and each of its
offIces. departments and
ogencles, keep books for the
exerd5e finoncial bu~torv
SCHERTZ
6. Serve as ex-officio City
Treasurer and hove custedy of 011
public funds belonging to or
under the control of the City, or
any office, department or
agenCy of the City, and hove
deposited doily 011 funds coming
into his hands in such
depository's) as moy be
deslgootedby resolution of the
Council. as de,termined by
subsealon 12 be-low; ,-:;. /~ .~
L~ '\-:" ../
9, Have cuSfody of aU in-
vestments end Invested funds of
rhe- City, or In possession of such
government In a fiduciaty
capaci~y. ond have the
:Safekeeping of all bonds and
notes of the City and the. receipt
and delivery of cicy bonds ond
notes for tronsfer, l'€'9istratiOn or
exchange:
10. SUpeNise and be responsible
for the purchase, sW'rege ond
distribution of 011 supplies,
moterial, equipment and other
articles used by any office,
deportment or agency of the
City;
11. Approve 011 proposed ex-
penditures. No apprapnatlon
shoJi be encumbered' and no
expenditure shall be mode unles
he shall certify rhot. there is on
unencumbered bolonce of
approprlotiOn and available
funds,
12. NegOtiate with 011 bonk(s)
located wfthin the greater
P.ondolph area, within thirty days
from October 1 of each biennium
and after advertisi'og fa r
depOSitOI}' bids In one is~e of the
official newspaper for the bonk(s)
ro seNe os city depository far 011
avo Hable fuodsexcept reserve
funds, conrlngency funds, or
orher spetiol funds far bonds for
the next twa years. or until such
tim-e as the successor
depositoryCs) has been 6elected.
The City Manager sholl.toke into
cansiderotion in such
negotlalions the most favoroble
Imerest rotes that can be ob-
tained in the Jmerest of the Ciry
on,certlflcates of depOSit tor funds
Invested, and also on funds
borrowed, The City Manager
sholl also tOke Into consideration
the seNices offered by the
prospective depository(s) in
serving the banking needs af the
City. and shall make 0 recom-
mene!atian to the Council as to
the results of hiS negotiations. The
Council shall approve which
bonkCs) 1$ to 5e'Ne as 'the city
depository(s) during t~e next
biennium. If the City Monoge.r
and the Council determine that 0
SOtisfoctory depositO!)' contraCl
tannot be entered InlO with (he
local bonk(s), then the City
Manager sholl advertise in a
newspaper af general circulation
within the greater Randolph ar~a
a request for sealed bids by
books to 00 os dty depository for
the next two yeats and the
Council shoD, prior to December
1 st of each biennium as stated
obove. selea one of the banks to
serve os city deposirory The
bank(s) thar has been selpcted to
be the City depositoryCs) sholl
hove adequole ~CUrity pledged
at all times to protect 011 city
funds. ,. ? ,? r;1
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PROPOSITION NO. 16
Sholl Article VIII, Section 8.01 of
the existing Charter of me City of
Schertz, Texas, be amended to
readossetforth below?
Section 6.01 Planni'ng ond
Zoning Commissian,
'There shall be a Planning ond
Zoning Commission, composed
of five Of more members os
,deteremined, Qrd appointed.by
the City Coul1CiL Any such
Commission sholl be responsible
for e-xerdsing planning and
zoning functions as may now or
hereatter be required or
autharized by stoMes of the
Stale of Texas or ordinances of
Ihe City. Members sholl be
quallfied registered Voters.
resident of and own real property
within the Oty .
PROPOSITION NO. 19
Sholl Artlde VII. Seaion.8.02 of
the existing Chorter of the City of
Schertz, Texos, be amended to
read as set forth below?
Section 8.02 l30ard of Ad-
justment
'ihe Council sholl constitute the
Board of Adjustment with 011 the
powers and duties conferred in
articles 10110 throogh1011) af
the Revised Civil Statules of the
State of Texas as now or
hereotter amended,"
PROPOSITION NO, 19
Shall Alticle IX, Section 9,01,
Subsection C of the existing
Chalter of the Cicy of Schertz,
Texas, be amended to read os
set fonh below? g 3/
c. ConcIua of Elecions..
'The provisiOn! of the, generol
election laws of the ~tote of
Texas shall apply to election held
under this Charter. All ~lectians.
provided for by the Charter shall
be conduaed by the e1eaion
outhoriUes established Iby low
F' or the conduct of city .elections
the Council sholl odopt by
resolution aU regulations which it
can~ide/"5 desiroble, consistent
with law, and this Chorter.
PROPOSITION NO. 2D
Sholl Altide X, 5eaiQn 10.01.
Subsection C of the existing
Chorter,of the City of 5chercz,
Texas, 'be amended to read os
serforth below?
C. Recall,
'The qualified VOters of the City
sho' hove the power to petitlQn
for recall of the Mayor or any
member of me City Council. by
nome ond po~cion.
PROPOSITION NO. 21
5holl Article X, Sealon' 1 0.02 of
the eXiSting Chimer of me Clry of
Schertz, Texos, be amended to
reod as 5et forth below?
Ie
In number ta at least 25 per cent
of the total number of qualified
Voters regIStered to vote. ot the
last re-gular City election.
D, Fofl'T1 and Content,
"All papers of 0 petition sholl be
uniform in size one! style ond shall
be assembied os one instrumeOl
for filing. Each signolUre shall be
executed in Ink or indelible
pencil oncl sholl be doted and
followed by the address of 'the
person signing. Petitions ~II
cOOlaln or hove atroched thereto
throughOut their drculotion the
full text of the Qrdinance
proposed or sougDt to be
reconsidered. The recall petition
must dislinCtly ond .specificolly
state the reason or reasons upon
which the petition is prediCated.
C. Affidavit of Circulator,
"Eoch paper of a petition sholl
hove attoched to il when filed an
offldavit exec:uted by the cir-
culator mereof stating thot he
personally circuloted the paper,
the number of signatures
thereon, thot all the signatures
were affixed in his presence, thai
he believes them to be the
genuinl;tsignorures of the pers.ons
whose names they purport to be
and that e'ach signer hod on
DpjX)ftunity before singing to
reod the full teXt of the ordinance
propased or sought to be
reconsidered
"Affidavit sholl be in the following
fOlTTlat,
STATEOFTEXAS
COUNTY OF GUADALUPE
CITY OF SCHERTZ
1. . being first duly sworn, an
oath depose> and soy that I om
one of the Signers of the above
petition; that I personally cir.
OJloted the said petition, and
e-och of the slgnatures.appeoring
thereon wos made In my
presence on the day and date it
purportS to have been mode,
and I solemnly swear that the
some ore the genuine signotures
of the persons whose nome5they
purport to. be_ /6 p..,
Sworn and subSCribed to before
me. this the
dayof_, 1919.
Notal)' Public in and for
Guadalupe County, Texas
D. Filing Recall Petition,
'The recall pelition shall be
i/"litiot~d, signed, certified, and
filed with me City SecretaI)' within
slxty (60). days after fiiing of
affidavit by the petitioners'
committee.
E. Filing Referendum Petitions,
"J\eferendum petitions mUSI be
filed within SIXty (60) days after
adoption by the Council ot the
ordinance sought co be recon-
Sidered."
PROPO~TlON NO. 23
Sholl Alticl~ X of the existing
Charter of the City of Schertz.
Texas, be amended by adding
Sectlan 10.08 to read os set forth
below?
Section 10.08 Umitation on
R<,<all. ;.::/'71
"No councilman shall be subject
to recall wirhin SIX months of his
first election to offiCe and. no
councilman sholl be subjected to
more than one recall election
during any two-year term in
office. A recall election need not
be ordered by the Council
again5l: any counciiman on
when) a petition,s filed if his lerm
of office is to expire withi(1 ninety
days ofter the petitiOn fs filed with
the City Secretory
PROPOSITION NO. 24
Sholl Article XI. SectIon 11.04.
Subsection 0(1) of the exi~ting
Charter of the City- of Scheltz.
Texas. be amended to read os
setfotth below?
0, (1)"'Ta pre-$cribe the form of
aCcounts to be kept by ~och such
utility, provided, that if the utility
shall keep its accounts in ac.
cordance with the uniform system
af o<caunts for soio utility
prescribed by anyone or more of
the fallOwing: The Notionai
AssOciation of f\oilrood ant:! Utility
Commissioners, the F:ederal
Power Commission, the Federal
Communicotions ~ Commission,
the Raiirood CornmiS6ion of
Texos. ond the Public Utility
Commission or their successors,
such form of accounts sholl be
con~dered satisfactory and no
d'lange may be required therein
PROPOSITION NO, 2 S
Sholl Atticle XII. SectIOn 12,02,
Subsection D of the existing
Charter of me City of Schertz,
Texas, be omended .ta read os
set forth below?
D. Pe""ltie'. 1/:5 3
"Any per.son who by himself or
with others wilfully violates any
of the proviSions of parographs A
(1) throtJ9h (6) shall be guilty of
misconduct ond shall Im-
mediately fodeit hi!> office or
position upon order of City
Mangger or City Cauncil.
PROPOSITION NO. 26
Shali Attlcle XII. Sealon 12.04 of
the existing Charter of the City of
Schertz, Texos, be amended to
read os set folth below?
5eetion 12.04 Charter Amend.
ment,
"AmendmentS to this Charter
may be framed and submftted to
the- eleaors of the City by a
Chaner commission in the
manner provided by law for
framIng and submitted a. new
Charte.r: by ardinonce passed by
o majority vote of the. full
membel:Ship of theCouncil,~or by
a petition signed by not less than
fi~e-percem (5%) qualified
SCHERTZ
reod os set forth below?
5ection 12.05 Chotter P.eviev.
Commission, / ;. (.3
"At its first regular mP€'ting Ir
June, 1980, and of eam suc.
ceeding even numbered year
the Council Sholl appoint c
Charter f\eview Commission al
five citizens of the Cily, It sholl be
the duty of the commission to,
A. "Inquire into the operation 01
the City govemment:' under the
Charter provisions and determine
whether ony such provisions
require revision and to this end,
public heorings may be held and
the commission shaH nave the
power to compel the ottendance
of any officer or employe of the
City to require the submission 01
any of the city records which it
may consider necessal}' to the
conduct of !oUch hearing
o "Make ony recommendations
it considers desirable to i05Ure
compliance with the provisions of
this: Chatter by the :several
deportmenl:s of the City.
C. "Propose amendments to this
Charter to improve its effective
applicQ[ion to current conditions
D. "Report its findings and
present irs proposed amend-
ments, If any, to the Council. The
Council sholl receive- and hove
published In the official
newspoper of the City ony re-pon
submitted by the Charterl\eview
Commission. shall consider any
recommendations mo~ and, jf
any amendment oromendment5.
be presented os 0 port of such
report. w"f order such to' be
submitted to the electol'!> of the
City in the manner provided In
sect'an 12.D4. / ;. t./ (,
'The term of office of the Charter
I\evlew Commission sl1o11 be
threp months. and. If during this
term no report is presented to the
Council, then 011 recard3, of the
proceedings of the commission
shall be. filed with. the- City
Manager and sholl be 0 public
record."
PROPOSITION NO. 28
Shall Article XII of the existing
Charler of the City of Schertz,
I Texas, be amended by
redesignOting the existing,
Section 12.0505 Seaion 12.06
to read asset forth below?
Section 12.06 SepOfOblJity,
"If any provision of this Chorter Is '
held Invalid. the other provisions
of the Charter sholl not. be af-
fected thereby If the application
of the ChartE'r or any of its
provisions to ony person or cir.
cumstances is held involid. the
opplicotfon of the Charter ond its
provisions to other pe.rsons or
circumstances sholl not be of-
fected thereby."
II.
Thai for the purpose of holding
said election, the entire City of
Schertz. Texas, shall be ond
constitute one eleclion precinct,
and the polling place for the
holding of said election sholl be
at the Scheftz Community Center.
1400 Live Oak Rood, Sc;hertz,
Texa. / ff <;; !'I
111.
That Jonestine KvoplHs hereby
appointed PreSiding Judge of
said election and Adolph Aguilar
is. hereby appointed Allemote
PreSiding Judge of said election
and sold Presiding Judge shall
app~_int as many resident
qualified ele<tors of said. Cll)' os
may be reasonably necessary to
properly conduct such election to
seNe as clerks of soid eleCtion.
The Presiding Judge shaJl appoint
a person fluent in the Spanish
ionguage to render- orell, aid In
the Spanish language. 10 any
voter desiring such aid at the poll
on the day of said election. In the
absence of the Presiding Judge
of said election, the Altemote
Presiding Judge above named
sholl perform the duties of 1he
Presiding Judge of soid ttlecoon.
IV.
That the polls of sakl election
sholl be open on the day of soid
eleaian from 7,00 o'clock A.M.
to 7.00 o'clock P..M.
V.
That absentee voting In said
electIon sholl be condUCted at
the ScheftZ Municipal Duilding
1400 Uve Oak f\ood, Scheortz,
Texas. and the City Secreta'Y is
hereby chorged with the duty of
concluaing absentee VOting In
SOld election, as_ required by low.
The Absentee VOting Clelk sholl
appoint 0 Deputy Absentee
Voting Cleli<l who Isfluem in the
Spanish language to render oral
aid to any voler desiring to vote
absentee in soid election who
requests such aid That with the
exception of Saturdays. Sundays,
and official State holidays, said
office Of place shail remain open
from 8,:30 o'clock A.M. to 4,30
o'dock P.M. for the purpo5E' of
conducling absentee vo~ 1n
said election. J 3 ,~ S
VI.
Thot (he ballots to be -used In
said election sholl be prepared In
conformity with V.A.T C.S.
EI,ectionCode, os amended. That
in the hording and conduaing of
said eleCtion, all voter. forms,
instruCtions, and other moterials
required ther€'far. Including the
ballots shall be prepored in such
manner that thE: VOlers'may cost
their ballo[S either "F.01\'. or
"AGAINST" the foregoing
propositions,
VIr.
That notice of Said election
shall be given by. publishing a
substantial copy .af. this or-
dinance, designated as a notice.
on the same day in- eac;h of. two
(2) succeeding weeks in a
npwspaper of general drcuJation
published in said Cityl the dare of
Ihe fil'!>t publkation to be nat less
than fourteen (14) daY!r prior to
the dOle set for lhe holdino of
OffiCe If sUch- ;;bligation is being
oaively contested in thE' op-
propoote form," ~ :.:\,
PROPOSITION NO 2
Sholl ArtIcle IV, Section 4.05 of
the existing Charter of the City of
Schertz, Texas be amended to
read os 5et forth below?
Section 4,05 Mayor and Mayor
Pro-Tem:
'The Moyor sholl be the officiol
heed of the Cicy govemmenc. He
sholl be- the chairman and-shall
preside at 011 meetings of the
Council. The Moyar may vote only
In the event of 0 tie. He sholl,
when authorized by the Council.
sign aM officiO I documE"nts such as
ordinances. resOlutiOns, con-
veoyonces. grant ogreement~.
officiO I plou. conuocts, and
bondS.He sholl appoint special
committees os instructed by
(cuncH: committee membership
to be composed of. nominees. by
council. ,He shall pefform such
other duties consislent wirh this
Cholter or os may be imposed
upon him by Council. The Moyor
sholl not.hovE' veto powers,
"The Moyor Pro-TefT'l ~holl be 0
councllmon elected by the
Council at the first regular coundl
meeting following each regular
City election and. moy not suc-
ceed himself. The Mayor Pro. T em
sholl oct os 'Ml:Jyor' during' the
absence or disability of the
Moyor, ond in thi~ copocity sholl
have the nghts confl?n"l?d upon
the-Moyor." 1&;1'
PROPOSITION NO. J
Sholl Article IV, Seaion 4.07,
5ubse,ctiQn A of the e.isting
Chorter of Ehe City of )chert.;,
Texas, be omended to read as
~t forth below?
Sectlon4.07 Prohibitions,
A, Holding OlherOffice
"No Mayor or Councilman shaH
hold any omer public office or
employment with the City nor
hove any finonciai interest,
directly or indirectly, in any city
contract ortronso~on.
PP.OPOSITION NO.4
Sholl Article IV, Section 4.09 of
the existIng Chorter of the City of
xhertZ. Texas, b& amended to
read asset faith below?
Section 4.09 Ml;::ecings and
Procedure,
A, "The Council sholl meet at
least once each month at 0 time
ond place prescribed by or.
dinance. Special meeting~ moy
be called by the Mayor, Clcy
Manager, Of on application of
three (3) Councilmen. Written
'narlCe of the doce.ploce, . and
5Ubject of each meeting ~hall be
poSted in occoroance with State
~tOrutes (Artlde 62.52-17. Ver-
roon.s Texas Civil Statutes).
B. .'M!etings sholl be open co the
public in accordance with State
Statutes (Article 6252-1'7 Ver.
non's Texas Civil Statutes) detillng
with "Openmeedngs". \L\~
C. "Quorum, Three (:J1-Council
members. exduding the Mayor,
sholf constItute Q C1uorum and no
aaion shall be- valid unless
adopted. by me. affirmative vote
of three (.:)) or more members of
, the Coundl.
D. "fWles of Procedure, The
Council shalt, by ordinance.
determine Its own rules and
order of business, provided,
however. that the dtizern of the
City sholl hove. a reasonable
opportunity to be heard at any
meeting with regqrd to any
matter refevont ta the govern.
ment of the City except at such
meetings of the Coundl os may
be closed to, the public os herein
before provided. Provision sholl
be made far the taking af
mlnutes. which ml~tes sholt be 0
public record. VO[ing. except pn
procedural matters. sholl be -by
roll call and me ayes and nays
shall be recorded In the minutes.
E. "Passage of Ordinances, Qr-
dtnonc:es and resolutions sholl be
IntroducEid to the City council only
in written. or printed form. The
subject or subjects of all or-
dinances shoD be deariy ex.
pressed in the- title. Except os
may oche.wlse be prescribed, In
this Chatter. on ordinance sholl
not be passed at the mee"ting'of
the Council at which It Is fIrst in.
troduced, but Instead thE' or-
dinance or its caption shaH be
1'&Cd. and the COul"lCfI will
detennlne whether It shoH be
rejected or futther cansidered Qt
the next ryleetlng of the<oundl.
If rejected. no, futther action sholl
be required. If the Council
determInes tho( 0 proposed
ordinance sholl be further con-
SIdered, the City Se-aetol)' sholl
couse 0 short synopsls of the
proposed ordinance to be
published 10 the- offlclOl Clty
newspoper prior to the ne-xt
regular meeting of the Councll,ot
whk:h time final oalon may
&hen be token on such ordInance,
Notwlhstoncllng the foregoing
provi~lons. It the ~ncIl, by 0
vote of not Ies& than two-thirds of
the members present at the
meeting at which on ordinance is
first Introduced. determInes that
~n emergency exists reCluiring
Immedlote oaion, such or-
dinance may then be voted upon
on rejected Of passed at that
meeting. The "ayes" and "nayS'
.sholl be IOken upon 1he P05509"
of 01 ordinances and resolutions
ond, entered upon the journal of
1he plOceedng. 01 ih& Council.
The offltmotlve vote of three or
lTIO:re members of the CouncH Is.
.r&qulred to_enacxony omlnence-.
The> enoctIng clause of on or.
otter passage at sucn Ordinance
PROPOSITION NO.5
5-hall Artide IV of the existing
Chatter of the Ciry of Schertz,
Texas. be omended by adding
Section 4,10 to read os set fotth
below?
5-ection 4 10 Investlgotive
Powers,
'1he Council sholl hove the
authority to investlgme the affairs
of the City and the conductof any
City depottment. offlGe. 01
agency, and, for the purpose
may subpoena wime5Se~, ad
minister oaths. toke te~tlmOny
and require the production of any
records or other evidence
mmeriol to the investigation. Any
person who foils or refuses (0
abeya lawful order issued in the
exercise of these powers by the
Counc::il shall be guilty of a
ml0emeanor and punishable by
o fine of not more. then twO
hundred doilor';o'
PROPOSITION NO.6
Sholl Article V. Sewon 5.0n of the
existing Chotter of che City of
Schertz. Texa~, be amended by
adding subsection J to read as set
forth below?
j ..He shall keep 0 wfitten in-
ventory of 011 real propeity and
011 permanent equipment
belonging to the City, said in-
ventory to be> subje<:t co 'onnua)
audit' A ~ystem shall be
e~toblished to control the "'se and
replocement Qf expe:ndable
items,"
Section
Collecror
6.07
Tax
Assessor-
A. Office of T axalian.
'There sholl be e!.tablished \!In
Office of Taxation, the head of
which shall be the City Assessor
and Collectar of Taxes. This office
sholl be filled by appointment by
the City Manager. The Assessor-
CoUector sholl give 0 surety bond
for the faithful performance Qf his
duties including compliance with
011 controlling provisions of ,the
~tate low bearing upon the
functions of his office in 0 sum
which shall 'be fixed by thE'
Council. but in no event sholl the
amount be less than twenty
thousand daUa~. the coSt to'be
borne by the Cicy.
13, Power to Levy. Assess and
Collect Taxes "? 5 'f
'The City sholl hove power to
assess, levy and collect annual
tox upon taxable property wlmln
the City not to exceed the
maximum provided by the
constitution and lows of the State
ofTexas.
C. Boord of Equalization: Ap-
pointment: Qualification:
'The Council shall each year prior
to the first day of April appplm
three residents who sholl be
registered voteI'!> and ,real
property owne~ os the Goard of
Equalization. The first meeting of
the Boord sholl be on the fi~t day
of Mayor os soon thereafter os
praclible. Such Boord sholl
choose from its membel!>hlp 0
chairman. The Assessor-calleaor
sholl be ex-officio Secretory of
the Boord. A majority of said
Boord sholl constitute 0 quorum
for the transaction of bu~iness
Membe~ of the Boord while
serving shall receive such
compen~ation a~ may .be
provided for them by the CouAdI.
D. Power
Equalization:
of
Goard
'The Ooord of Equalization sholl
have the power to,
1. Adopt rules regarding ~e
procedure of assessment review.
2. After Its flr~t meeting. recon'
vene and odjoum from time'tO
time.
3. Review, on complaint of
property owners. ossessments for
Ihe purpose af taxation of both
real and pe~nol property within
the City made by the City Tax
As.sessor-Callecto'r. ~ C} 5
4. Hold hearings, administer
oaths and taketeStlmony.
5. Supoeno 011 books, documents
and other pope~ pertinent to the
Inve~tigotion of the toxo~
volue~ of any person. firm or
corporation having or owning
property wkhin the corpcrote
limits of the City subjeCt to
taxation.
E. Duties of the
Equatlzoclon,
'The Ooord of Equalization
sholl. at its first meeting.
determine its rules of procedure.
It sholl then be the duty of the
Ooardto,
Boord of
(0) Examine and, If necessary,
revise the assessment~ os
presented by the City Tax
Assesso,..Collector, to the end
that 011 property within the City
sholl be assessed o~ fairly and
unlforrnlyasposslble. J11 '1
PROPOSITION NO.7
Shon ArtIcle VI. Sealon 6.01.
Subsection A of the eXiSting
Charter of me City of Schertz.
Texas, be amended to reod os
5e't faith below?
Sectlon6.01 Gene-rol P.rovlSiOns,
I...r1Orter or me uty or xnertz,
Texas. be amended by adding
Section 6.07 to read o~ set farth
below?
(b) Hold as many hearings a~
may be necessary to hear, and
determine the complaint of any
person In relation to the
assessment roll
(c) Make odjus<rl1ent In
assessment roll os it
detJ'?OTIine to be necessory.
(d) Keep an accurote record of 011
it~ proceedings which shall- be
availabie for public Insp'ectio'1~
5C,-,
2, "Whenever the Boord of
Equalization sholl find it their duty
to raise [he value of ony-property
appearing on the lists or books of
the Tax A~sessor,CQllector, It
shaN, ofter havirig. examined
such iistS and books and
corrected all errors oppeonng
therein, adjourn to a day net less
thanten(1 0) or more man fifteen
(15) doys from the dote of ad.
journment and shall couse ~e
Secretory Qf ~Old Ooord to, gIVe
written notice to me owner of
said property. or to the pel'SOn
rendering some, of the time to
which the Board hos adjourned
and that such owner of other
person renderin9 said prope,rty
shouid not be rOlsed. Such notlce
may be served by depoSiting the
some, property addressed and
po~toge paid, in the locol
govemment pose office
3. "Immediately upon com.
pletion of its work, the -Daore!
sholl certify its approval of the
assessment rolls. which shall be
returned to the Cauncil,who sholl
thereupon approve the said rolts
a~ returned to it and thereupon
adopt the ~ome os the
a~sessment rolls to be used by
the ~essor-Calleoor In com.
p1iifl9 the tax roll or roUs and for
the collection of taxes for the
current year
F . Taxes. When Due and
Payable,
'.Alltaxes due the City sholl ,be
payable at Ihe Office of the
Asse~sor-Collector and may be
paid at any time after the tax
roUs for the year hove been
completed ond approved, which
sholl be not iater thon Oaober
first. Toxes shall be paid Qefore
February fj~t and 011 such taxes
not pold prior to such dote sholl
be deemed delinquent and sholl
be subject to such penalty and
Interest a~ the Council may
provide by ordlnance.UntU the
amount of the penalty and the
rote of interest have been fIxed
by ordinance, the. penalcy shaH
be eight percent and thE' interest
rote six per cent per annum" The
Council may by ordinance
provide 0 discount for prompt
paymenm of current taxes.
G. Tax !\emIssions. DI~count5 and
Compromises,
of
"Neither the Cicy Menage-r not the
Council shall have the nght to
forgive any current or delinquent
taxes or penalty and interest
exCePtincose~oferror5b r
PROPOSITION NO. 11
Sholl AtticJe VI!. Section 7.00 of
the exi~ting Chorter of the City of
Schertz. Texas. be amended to
read as,setforth betow?
Seaion 7.0:) OudgE!'t Message,
"The Menoger's message sholl
outline the proposed financial
policies of the City for the ensuing
fiscal year, descnbe the 1m-
pottont features of the budget,
indicate any mojor changes. fram
the current year In flnonclal
poliCies, expenditues and
revenues, together with the
reasons for such changes,
summarize the City'~ .debt
position and indude sudlorher
moteriol os the Manager deem~
desirable ..
PROPOSITION NO. 12
Sholl Atticle VII, Seaian 7.04 of
the existing Charter of the 'ley of
Schertz. Texas, be amended to
read as ~et forth below?
Section 7.04 Budget ContentS
"The budget ~holl provide 0
complete financial pian for the
ensuing flscalyear.
"It shaR contain the following,
A. A budget message-; 59C:
B. A consolidated, statement af
receipts and expenditures for 011
fundSr
C. An Anyfysls .of property valua-
tions:
D An analysis ohox ratel
E. Tax levies ond tax collectlans
by years. for the preceding five
years;
F. General fund resol:Jfces and aU
Qtherfund resources,in detalh
G. Summary of proposed ex-
penditUres by funaion. depalt.
menc and activity;
H. Summocy of proposed
pendltures by charooer
object;
Detailed esc:jmCite~ of ex-
the
may
ooY' or AUgust or me,tlSCQI year
currendy ending. Should the
Council toke no fino! actiQn Qn or
prior to such dote, the budget as
submitted by the City Manager
sholl be deemed to hove been
adopted by the CounciL
Adoption of the budget sholl
constitute appropriations of the
amounts. specified therein os
expenditures from the., funds
indicated and shoji constitute 0
levy of me property tox therein
proposed:'
PROPOSITION NO. 15
Sholl Article VI!. Seaian 7_07.
Subsection 0 of the' .exiSting
Choner of the City of Schertz.
Texas. be amended to read os
set fonh below,
D. Transfer of Appropriations
"Upon written request, by the
Manager, the Counc.11 moy
transfer port at all ~ any
unencumbered appropriation
balance among progrofTl$ within
a depaltment, affice or agency.
or from departments., offlC€'$ or
agencie~. 7 C 'i-.
PROPOSITION NO.16
Sholl Article VII. Sec:tion 7.08 of
the existing Chprte! of ,t~ '-lty...Gf
Schenz. Texas. be amended to
read os~etfon:h belaw:
Section
Procedure-s;
7 08
Pur.chase
"The City Manager shOll be
responsible for the pre-porotion of
purchase procedures, which
procedures sholl be submiaed by
him to the Council. The Council
may, accept and adopt such
procedures os propased Of 'may
adopt !hem .wkh such- amend-
ments o~ the COlIna! deem~
nece$Ory ar may reject- them in
their entirety and dire-ct, the City
Manager to fulther consider the
procedures and pre-sent new
propose Is at 0 subsequent
meeting. The purchase
procedures shall be reviewed at
budget preporation "
PROPOSITION NO. 17
5-holl Article VlI of the existing
Charter of the City of Schertz.
T exa~. be amended by
depleting the exl~tJng Section
7.10 and adding a new Section
7 10tareadas~cforthbelow?
SectIon 7 10 Director of Finance;
Surety Bond:
A. '1here sholl be 0 deportment
of flnonce. the head of which
sholl be the City Manager who
sholl provide 0 bond with sum
surety and amount os the Council
may requIre. except ~at such
bond shall be in an amount of
not Ie~ than twenty thousand
dollars, the cost to be bome by
the City
B. Director of flnanee; Power and
Duties:
7117
'The City Manager sholl hove
charge of the administration of
the fioondol affairs of, thl> Cky
ond to thOt end he shalt hove
authority and shall be required
10.
1 Compile the estimateS of
revenues and expenditures for
,the budget;
2. Supervise ond beo re~nsible
for the disbursement of all
monies and hove cancrol over 011
expenditures to ensure that
budget oppropriatians ore not
exceeded. Olsbul'5emenr, from
the depository bonk will require
twO signatures.
~. Maintain 0 generol aCCounting
system for the Ciry and each of its
offices, departments and
agencies: keep books for dle
exercise financial budg.etoty
control ovel each offiCt!!'.
deportment and agency; keep
separate accounts for the Items
of appropriation, the amounts
pold merefrom, me unpolel
obligations against It'and the
encumbered bOOnee, require
reports of receipts and dlsbur.
sements from each recelvihg and
spending oger"lCf of the City (0 be
mode dolly or ar wch intervals os
he may deem expedlentl
4. Submit to the Coundl 0
monthly stotemelll: of otllecelpu
ond disbursement!. In suffiCient
derol ta show the exQO finondol
condition of the City,
5. Prepare, os of the end of t'OCh
fiscal )"&ar, a complete financial
statemencond report;
ex-
and
6. Supervise and be responsIble
far the a~ssment of 011 pl'Operty
within the corporate limits of the
City fOI toxadon. make 00 spedol
assessments for the Cicy. p~re
tax maps and give- wch not1ce. of
taxes and specIal t>>seSSments os
moYbereQUlredby'7;9 1
7. Supervise and be responllble
for the collealon of 011. taxes.
special assessments, license fees
and other revenues afthe City or
for whose coUecdon lhe. CIty Is
responsible and receive' oR
money receivabte by the City
from the State of .Federal
Goverrvnem. or from any court,
OIftom any office. deportment or
agency of the City;
LOunei! snail approve wnich
bonkl.S) is to' serve os ,the my
d~positOlY{s) during tt;lE: next
bie-nnium. If the Cicy Manager
ond the Cquncil determine tho( 0
satisfactory depository controct
connot be entered Into wilh the
local bonk's). then the Cicy
Manager sholl advertise in 0
newspoper of genera i circulation
within the greaterR.andolpharea
a rl'Quest for sealed bids by
bank~ to oct as ciry depOsitory for
the ne.t two years. and the
Council shali. pnor 10 December
1 st of each biennium a~ stated
above, select one of the bonks to
serve os city deposito!)' The
bonk(s) that has been seleoed to
be the city depositary(s) sholl
have adequate security pledged
at aU time~ to protect all clcy
funds." ~ .~! r;'
i'
PROPOSITION N9. 18
Sholl Artkle VIII, 5eccion 6.01 of
the existing Charter of the Clty of
Schettz, Texas, be omended to
fead os set fotth below?
Section 6.01 Plonni'ng
Zaning Cammi~~ion,
"There sholl be 0 Plonrllng and
Zoning Commission, composed
of five or more members as
,dete1'emined ond"oppointed by
thto City Council. Arry such
CommMion shaP be responsible
for exercising planning and
zoning functions as may now or
hereafter be required or
aumarized by st:atutes of the
Stote of Texa~ or ordinances c:if
(he Clcy. Members sholl be
qualified registered voters.
residem of and ownreol pfaperty
within the City, .
PROPOSITION NO. 19
Sholl Article VII. Section. 8.02 of
the existing Charter of the City of
Schenz. Tex~ be amended (0
read os set foi'th below?
5-ectlan 8,02 Board of Ad-
juStment,
'The Council sholl consti~ute the
Board of Adjuwnent with 011 the
powers and duties conferred In
artides 10110 through1011j of
the Revised Civil 5-totu[es of the
5tace of Texas os now or
hereafter amended ,.
Pl\OPOSrTION NO, 1 If
Sholl Attic!e IX, Section 9,01,
Subsection C of the exl~ting
Chan:er of the City of Scheu.
Texas. be amended to reod o~
set'althb~ow? . CjSl
c. Canduo of ElectiOns,
'The provi~ians of the, generol
election lows of the Stote of
Texas sholl apply to election held
under this Charter. All elections
provided far by the Charter sholl
be conducted by the election
outhorilies established ,by low.
For the <onduct of city .elecrions
the Coundl sholl adopt by
resalution 01 regulations which It
considers desirab!e, consistent
with low. and this Chorter.
PROPOSITION NO. 20
ShoJI Article X. Section 10.01.
Subsectian C of the existing
Cholter ,of the City of Schertz,
Texas. be amended to, read os
set faith below?
C. RecoU.
'The quolifled vote~ of the City
sholl hoVE' the power t6 petition
for recall of the Moyor or any
member of the City Council b,y
nome and po5ition.
PROPOSITION NO. 21
ShoJI Attlcle X, Sealon.10.02 of
the existing Charter of the City of
SchertZ, Texas, be amended to
read os set forch below?
Section 10.02 'Commencement
of Proceeding~1 Petitioners'
Commiaee1 AffIdavit,
"Any five qualified Voters may
commence initiative. referendum
or reco.ll proceedln~ by flUng
with the CIty Secrerory on of-
fldaYlt ~rotlng they will corutitute
the pelltlO/llefS' Committee and
will cifOJlote .the pe;titlan and file
it In proper fotm Slating their
names and addresses, and
specifying the address to. which
all notices to the committee ore
to be sent and-setting our. in fI.lll
the proposed initiative ordinance
or citing the ordfnonce sought to
be feconsldered. The affid'Wlt far
recall mu~t distinctly, and
spedfl,calty stOle the reason or
reasons for which the pelltion for
recall b predJCOted. Promptly
ofter the affidavit of. rhe
petitIoners' committee Is - filed.
the CIty Seaetol'f sholl Issue the
oppropriote petition blanks to
the petitionel'$' committee." I
PROPOSITION NO. 22
ShaN Article X, Section 10.003 of
the existing Chorteor of the City of
Schertz. Texas, be amended to
read os set folth below?
Seafan 1 0.03Pedtlons,
A. Number of Signatures, /(ffJ
'.Inltlative, referendum. or ,ecoll
petitions muSt be Signed by
qualified voters of ~ citY eQuol
day af_, 1 979.
Notary Public in and for
Guadalupe County, Texas
D. FlUng Reca II Petition:
"The recoil petition sholl be
initlafed. signed. cettified, or:='
filed with the Crty Secretory within
sixty (60) days aher fi.li.ng of
affidavit by the petitioners'
committee.
E. Filing Referendum Petitions
.'Referendum petition~ mus[ be
filed within Sixty (60) days after
odoptlOn by the Council of the
ordinance sought to be recon-
sidered."
PROPOSITION NO 2J
Sholl Article X of the eXiSting
Chaner of the City of Schertz,
Texas, be amended by adding
Section 10.08 to read a~ set forth
below?
and
SeCllon 10_08 Llmilatian on
Recall; /C7'!
"No councilman sholl be subject
to recall within six months of his
first electiQn to offICe and. no
councilman shail be subjected to
more than one recall election
during any two-year term In
office. A recall eleaion need not
be ordered by the . Council
agolnsl any_ ~~uncilmon on
whom a petition IS flied If hiS term
of office i~ to expire withi(l ninety
dO)'$ after the petition ~s filed with
the City Secreta"!
PROPOSITION NO, 24
Sholl Alticle XI. Section 11.04.
Subsection 0(1) of the exi~ting
Charter of the Cicy. of Schertz.
Texas, be amended to read os
~et forth below?
D, (1)' "T 0 pre~rlbe the form of
accounts to be kept by ~ach such
utilicy. provided, thot it the utility
sholl keep itS accountS in ac.
cordoncewith the uniform system
of accounts far seid. utility
prescribed by anyone ormo(e of
the following, The Notional
Association of I\oilroad and Utility
Commis~lone~. the F.ederol
Power Commission. the Federal
Communicalion~ ' Commission.
the Railroad Commission of
Texas, and the Public Utility
CommiS!>ian ar their succe~ar~.
5Uch form of accounts sholl be
considered satisfactory and no
change may be required therein
PROPOSITION NO. 25
ShaH Attide XII. Sectlon 12.02.
SubseClion 0 of th~ eXisting
Chotter of the City of Schertz.
Texas. be> amended .ta reod os
set fatth below?
B Peno';.,. //3 3
"Any person who by himself or
wkh others willfully violates any
of the pravi~lan~ of paragraph~ A
(1) through C6} sholl be guilty of
misconduct and shatl im.
mediacely forfeit his office or
position upon order of City
Manqger or City Council
PROPOSITION NO 26
Shall Atticle XU, Section 12.04 of
the existing Cnarter of the City of
5chettz, Texas, be amended to
reO<fossetfotth below?
Section 12.04 Charter Amend-
mef)t
"Amendments to thi~ Charter
may be framed and submitted to
the electon of the City by 0
Chorter commission In the
manner provided by low for
framing and submitted a. new
Chorter, by ordinance po~sed by
o mojonty vote of the full
mernbeoop of -the Council, or by
o petitlan signed by not less than
five. percent (5%) qualified
eleaors of the City When a
Charter amendment petition
sholl hove been filed in con.
falTTlity with section 10.03 of this
Chafter. the Concil sholl forthwith
provide by ordinance for- 5Ub-
mlt:tlng such proposed amend-
ment tQO vote of the electors
Any ord Inonce for submitting 0
Charter amendment to the
""Iecto~ shaU provide for sub-
mission at the next regular
municipal election If one sholl
occur not less than thirty nor more
than ninety days after passage af
the ordinance; otherwise, it shall
provide for submission at 0
special election to be called and
held withln'the time aforesoid.
Not less than thirty days prior to
such eleaion the City Secreto
shalt make available 0 copy of
me proposed amendment qr
amendments. to each qualified
voter in the City. If 0 proposed
amendment ~holl. be approved
by 0 mojonty of the electolS
voting thereon. it sholl become, 0
pelt of the Charter ot the time
fixed therein. Each amendment
shall be confined to one subject;
and, when more than one
amendment sholl be submitted
at the some time, they shoJI be
submitted so os to enable the
electors to vate on. each
seporate~ "
JlCfb
PROPOSITION NO,. 27
Sholl Altlcle XII. Sealon, 12,05 of
the exIstIng Charter of the City of
Schertz. Texo~. be amended to
Section 12.06 Separability:
"If any provision of this Charter i
held invalid. the other provis.ion
of [he Charter sholl not be of
fected thereby. If the appllco~ior
of the Charter or any _of it,
provisions to any person or cir
cum stances i~ held invalid. thE
application of the Charter and It
provisions to Qther pe'l'Sons a
circumstances sholl not be of
feoed thereby"
II.
That for the purpose of holdln~
said election. the e-ntlre City 0
Schenz. Texos. sholl be one
con~titute one election precina
and the polling place for thE
holding of .sold election sholl bE
Q( [he Schertz Communiry Center
1400 live Ook P.ocd, 5-chertz
Texa~. / J- i5'-(
III.
That Janestine Kvopil'ls here b)
appointed Presiding- Judge 0
said election and Adolph Aguila
is hereby appointed Alternate
Presiding Judge of said (>Iectior
and soid Presiding Judge shal
appoint os many res,iden!
quailfled eiectors at said. CIty a!
may be reasonably necessoty tc
properly conduct such eleaion tc
seNe a~ c1erk~ of said e-lection
The Pre~iding Jud9€' sholl appoinl
o pel}Qn fluent in the Sponis~
language to render oral' aid ir
the 5-panish language- to 01'1)
Voter desinng such aid at the pet
on the day of said election. In the
absence of the Presiding Judge
of said election. the Altemote
Presiding judge above named
sholl perform the duties of the
Presiding Judge of said ~Ie-ction.
N
That the poils of soid election
~hall be open on the day of soid
election from 7,00 o'clock A.M.
to 7,00 o.c1ock P.,M.
V
That absentee vaclng In soid
elE:'Crion sholl be conducte-d at
[he Schettz Municipal Building
1400 Live Oak P.oad. Schl?rtz.
Texas, and che City Secretory is
hereby charged with the duty of
conducting absentee vOling In
soid election. as reCluired by low.
The Absentee Voting OeF1\ ~holl
appoint 0 Deputy Absentee
Voting Cle~ who is fluent 1M the
5-panish language to ~ender oral
aid to any voter desinng to vote
absentee in said election wha
requests r.uch aid. That with the
exception of Saturdays, Sundays,
ond official State holidays, said
office or place sholl remain open
from 8,30 o'clock A_M. ta 4,30
o'clock P.M. for the purpose of
conductin,g absentee vo~ in
said election. ;,.3 ,3 s
VI.
That the baliots to be ,used in
said election sholl be prepored In
conformity with V.A.T.C.S.
EI,ection Code. a~ ame-ncled. Thee
in the holding and concluc:ting of
said election. 011 voter. forms,
in~tI1Jctians, and other mmeriols
required therefor, including the
ballots ~haU be pfe-pared in such
manner that tNt voters ,may cost
their bollQts either "FOR.' or
.'AGAINST" ,the foregoing
propositions
VII
That notice at solei ejeCtion
shall be given by, publishing 0
substontiol capy .of thl~ or-
dinance, designated os a notice.
on the same doy il1'each of.two
(2) succeeding 'Weeks in 0
newspoper of general circulation
published in sold City; the dote of
the first publication to be not less
thon fourteen (14) day!> prior to
the dote set for the holding of
said election. i 3~ d-
VIII.
The public importance of this
measure constitutes and creates
on urgent publiC necessity
requiring that this ordinance Is
accordingly pa~sed a~ on
emergency measu~.' and sholl
take effect and be In farce Im-
mediately upon and oher Its
pa5S0ge.
PASSEO, AOOPT-EO, AND AP~
PROVED thIs the 20th day of
FebRJary, 1~79.
I\obert'c'Bueker
Mayor, CltyafSchertz. Te)ljQS
PUBLISHING CO. OF TEXAS
PUBLISHER'S
AFFIDAVIT
COUNTY OF BEXAR)
STATE OF TEXAS )
I,
Therese A. Neville
, authorized representative of the
Herald Publishing Company, do solemnly swear that the notice,
a printed copy of which is hereto attached, was published once
a week for
2
consecutive weeks in the Northside/Weekly/
Northwest Herald, a weekly newspaper ot general circulation
p:.Jblished at Universal City, Bexar County, Texas, on the fol-
lowing dates, to-wit:
March 15, & 22,
A.D.,
19 79_.
~~~IsQNbl~~tA~\r) OF TEXAS
~
Subscribed and sworn to
before me, this l30 day of ~
rz;x~~ 2~If'._L-ll /
Notary Public in and for Bexar County,
Texas
19 '11-.
Sholl Article> IV, Sec(ion 4.09 of
lhe ex15(lng Chorter of Ihe Clry of
Schertz, T exas, ~ ameondect to
read asset fortn below?
Seaion 4.09 Mt:etings and
Procedure,
A. 'The CoUncil sholl meel 01
least once ead'l momh at 0 time
and place prescribed by Of.
dlnooce. 5pedol meetings moy
be c:oHed by the Moyor, Ciry
Manoger. or on appOcotion of
lhree (3) Councilmen. Wrllten ~tion ~.04 Judge Oflhe
notice of the dote.plca!', and Municipal Coun,
subject of eoch meeting sholl be
posted In accordance with Store
statutes (Anlcle 6252-17, Ver.
non's Texas Civil Stotutes).
D. "Meetings sholl be open to the-
public In accotdonce with Slate
StaMes (ArtiCle 6252.17 Ver.
non's Texas Civil Statutes) dealing
wilh "Open meetings"'.
C, "Quorum, Three (J) Council
membelS. ..xdudlng the Mayor.
$hall COnstitute Q quorum ond na
oaion sholl be \lOUd unless
adopted by the.afflrmatlve vote
of Ihree (.:)) or more membe~ of 'When lhe Judge is absent,
meCoundl. diSobled or unable to perform his
D. "!\ules of Proceclure, The duties fOf any couse, or his office
Council sholl. by ordinance. becomes vacont by reason of
determine its own rules. and death. removal or resigllOtion.
order of business. ptOvided, theMa~ororMayorPro.Temshall
however, thai the <:Itlzens of the be ~ Judge of !.OI~ court, or lhe
City shaD hove'a reosonable Counol mey appoint a special
I Judge- of said COUrt who sholl
opportunity to be heard at any serveuntJltheJudgeofsaidcouft
meeting with IVgard [0 any r&tums 10 his dUlles or 0 successc..
matter reJeyam to the govem. Isappolntedondquahfied."
ment of the City except Ot !ouch PI\OPOsITION NO.9
meetings of the Council os m~y
be closed to the- public os hereoin
before pfO\lided, Provislan sholl
be mode for !he taking' of
minutes, which m1nute-s shall be a
publle: r.cord. Voting, except on
procedural tnOtteoB, !.hall be by Section~,O~CitySecretary
roD caD and the ayes ond nays
snoll be recorded In me minutes..
E, "Passage of OrdlnOnces, Or.
dinenc:..s. and resoludons shan be
introduCed to the City council only
In wdtten or printe'd tom. The
~~~__ or_,- ~J:cts of ~II or.
.~NO.7t..-7
AN ORDINANU
DY THE CIA' CoUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS,
ORDERING THAT AN ELEC-
TION BE HELD IN SAID CITY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF
5UllMmING TO ALL RESIDENT
QUAUFIED ELECTOI\5 OF
SAID CrTY FOR THEIR ACTION
THEREUPON CERTAIN
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE EXISTING CHARTER OF
SAID CrTY, AND PROVIDING
FOR NOTICE OF SAID
ELECTION, AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, thf: City of Schertz.
Texas heretofore on ApIIl 6,
1974, odopted a Home Rule
Chofter pursuant to th" proVisions
of Atticle. XI, Section 5 of the
Constitution of the State ofla)las,
ond
WHEREAS. soid City Council
now desires to caK an ele-alon for
the pu'pose of submitting the
hereinafter set .tofth proPOsed
omendmenlS to the existing
Chalte-r 10 the resident qualified
ele<:tors of said city far their octlon
lnereupon. NOW. THEl\EfORE.
BE IT OI\DAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS,
I
That an election be held in the
CityofSdlertz, Te-xes, onlhe 7th
doyof April. 1Q79, which dale is
not less than thirty (.:to). nor more-
than nine-ty (90) days from the
date - of possoge of this or.
dlnance. at whld"t elealan shall
be submitted co the resident
qualified e-Iectors of the City of
Sd'leftz. Te)los, for chelr oaion
thereupon, the faHowing
Prop05l11ons, to-wit,
PROPOSITION NO.1
Sholl Anicleo IV. Section 4.02 of
the existing Chaner of !he Ciry of
5chel'tZ, Texas. b@ amended to
read as sel forth below?
Section4.02 Quollflcatians.,
"The Mayor and each Coun.
Cilman mvst. at the time of taking
office. hove altolned the age of
21. be 0 quoJlfled registered
elector. and haVE' been a
residenl of the City for Ot Ie-Ost
ewelve '(12) COl"'lSKUtive months
immediately preceedlng taking
office. and not be- on obligor to
the City an ony obligation pOst
due. provided. however, that 0
person may be eleCted and hold
ortice if :such obligation Is. being
aalvely contested in the ap-
proprio Ie fotm."
PROPOSITION NO.2
Sholl AJtic~ rv. Section 4.05 of
the existing Cholter of the Ctty of
Xhel'tZ. Texos be amended to
read os set forth below?
5ection 4.0~. Mayor and Mayor
Pro-Tem,
'The Mayor sholl be the officlol
head of the City government. He
shall be me chairmen and sholl
pt'esid. at oU meetings of the
Council. The Mayor may 'late only
in the event of a tie. He shan.
when outhorized by the COUncil.
sign oR official documents such as
ordinances. re50lullons, c:on-
VE"yonces, giant agreements,
official. plats, comrom, and
boods.He $hen oppolnt special
committees as loscllJaed by
COund!; committee membeBhip
to be e:omposed of nominees by
"council. He sholl perform such
other dutie~ consistent with this.
Chorter or 05 may be Imposed
upon him by Coun<:iI. The Moyor
snail not hove veto powers.
"The Mayor Pro.Tem sholl be a
councilman eleaed by the-
Council at the fiB[ regular council
meeting fodowing eoch regular
Cicy election and may not suc-
ceE"dhlmseff. TheMoyorPro.Te.m
sholl act os Mayor during the
obsence or d!SObility of the
Mayor, and in this capocity sholl
have the rights conferred upon
;~ht-;MoY.or. "
PROPOSITION NO. J
Shall Article IV, Section 4.07,
Subs.eaian A of the eXis.ling
Charter of the Cicy of Schertz.
Texas, be- amended to read os
set forth below?
Sectlon4.07 ProhibitiOns,
A. Holding O[her Ortlce,
"'No Mayor or Councilman sholl
hold any olher public office or
employment wkh tM Cicy nor
have any financial Interest,
directly or indlrecdy. in any city
controa or lroroo~lon.
PROPOSITION NO.4
")l.Ht.KIL
dH'lOnces sholl ~, "BE IT OR-
DAINED BY THE CrTY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SCHERTZ. TEXAS:'
and every Otdlnance sholl be
autMntlcOted by the slgnarure of
the Moyor and tne City Secretory
and sholl be systematically
re-COrded and indexed in on
ordinance bocll in 0 manner
approved by Council:'
1. "Penal Ordinances, Capllon or
titteo ond pe-oolties of every or.
dlnance impo!.lng any penalty,
flne, or forfeiture sholl, after
oo~ge thereof. be publl!.hed in
the offlclol newspaper of thl!!> City
of Schertz oc least Onl!!> time within
fifteen days oher the p05$CIge of
said ordinance-.
2. "Francnise Ordinances. All
ordinances gramlng. confirming.
extending. renewing. or
amending 0 franchise shall be
acCE'pted In writing by the
gral'll:ees and before toking
effect sholl be published os
othelW'ise in this Charter for penal
ordinances
:). "Effective dote [vel')l or.
dlnane passed by the- City
Council shall be enrolled by the
City Secretory os soon os prac-
ticable after lIS passoge. If the
ordinonc:eo wos published. he Or
she !.ha' note the lime and ploce
of publlcotlon which s.holl be
prima facie proof of publkotion
thereof. The offldavlt by printer or
publisher s.hall also be prima fade
proof of the publication.
Enrollmem of on ordinance shall
be prima facie proof of its legel
adoption and effect.
4. ~Codl'fica(jon of Ordinances.
The City Councif sholl hove the .
power 10 e:ouse the ordinances of
the (lcy to be correctE'd.
amended, revised. Codified and
printed in code form as often os
rhe (ouncll deems advisable.
and such printed code. when
odoptecl by the Council. sholl be
in full force and effea wllhout the
necesslcy of publishing the some-
or any part thereof In 0
newspaper. All printed or-
dinances or codes of ordinances
sholl be Odmitled as evidence in
011 courts without further proof.
and sholl hove the !.Ome force
and effect as did !he Original
ordinance.
5. "Publishing synopsis of Or.
dlnance. For any ordinance not
required to be published by the
foregOing, the City Secretory sholl
couse a short synopsis of !he
ordinance co be published in lhe
official new!.poper of Schertz Ot
least once within fifteen doys
ofter possage of such ordinance."
PROPO~TION NO. S
Sholl' Article IV of the existing
Charter of the City of Schertz.
Texas, be omended by adding
Section 4.10 10 read as set forth
beJow?
Section 4.10 Invesligalive
Powers,
'The Council sholl hove the
authority to Inve51igole the- affoirs
of me Cicy and the condUCt of any
City deportment. office. or
a~ncy, and. for the purpose
may subpoena wilnessE'S, ad.
minister ooths, toke testimony
ond require the produoion of any
records or other evidence
moteliol to the InveSElgallon. Any
person who foils. or refuses to
obey 0 lawful order issued in the
exercise of these powe-rs by the
Council sholl be guilty of 0
misdeffll?Onor and punishable by
o fine of not more than ewo
hundred doHo~."
PROPOSITION NO.6
Shall Article V. Seaion 5.0~ of lhe
existing ,Chafter of !hE" City of
Schenz. Texas. be amended by
adding subs.ealon J to read as set
forth below?
J. "He sholl keep 0 written in-
ve-ncory of 011 re-al property and
all pe,manent equipment
belonging to the City. said in.
ventory to be- subject to annual
audit. A system $hall be
estobll!.hed to control the u~ and
repSacemenl of expendable
items"
PROPOSITION NO.7
Shall Article VI. SeCtion 6.01,
Subsection A of the existing
Chorter of the City of Schertz,
Texas.. be amended 10 read os
5e't forth below?
Seaion 6.01 General Provisions
A, Creation of DeportmentS
'1hf. Council moy COntinue.
diSconllnue Or establish city
departments, offices or agencies
in addillan to tnose crE"oted by
Chis Chorter and may prescribe
the fUnclions of all departments.
offices and agencies."
PROPOSITION NO.8
Sholt Article VI, Seaion 6.04 of
the existing Charter of the Cicy of
Schertz. Texas., be amended to
read as set forth below?
'The Council shall estobli!.h 0
MuniCipal COUrt and shall appoint
o Judge of the Munlc'pal COUrt of
the Ciry of ScheItZ and fix his
compensation. Sessions of the
Municipal Court sholl be held at
such times as may be determined
by the Judge of the Municipal
COUrt, The dates. of such COurt
sessions and each <hange
thereto sholl be filed with the City
Seoaeto'Y.
Shall Article VI. Seaion ~.06 of
the eXiSting Charter of the Cicy of
XhPltz. Texas. be omended to
reodassetfarth below?
lhe Council sholl appOint 0 City
Secre-tory and his/her deputy or
deputies who snoB aa os
Secretory of lhe Council and sholl
hold office ac the pleasure of the
Council. Th. Citv ~n".tnlv ~",...II
SCHERTZ
pointment: QualifiCation,
'The Council shall each year prior
to the first day of April appoint
three 'esidents wno shall be
reglstl!!>re-d voters and real
property owners os. the Boord of
Equolizollon. The fi~t meeting of
the Doord sholl be on che first day
of Mayor os soon thereafter as
praCtible. Such Boord sholl
choose from its membe~hlp 0
chairman. The Assessor-colleaor
sholl be ex-officio 5ecrerory of
100 Board. A majority of !.Old
Oaard sholl cOOSliture 0 quol\lm
fOr the trOnsoctlon of bu!.lness.
Memb€-~ of [he Doard while
serving shall recel'..e such
compenSOlion as may be
provided for them by the Council.
D. Power of Boord of
Equalization,
'The Doord of Equolizotlon !.hall
hove the power to ,
1. Adopt rules regarding the
procedure of assessment review
2. After Its first meeting, recon--
vene and odjoum from time to
time.
3. P.eview. on complaint of
prope-rty owners. ossessnienlS for
the purpose of toxotion of both
real and personal property within
the City mode by the City Tax
Assessor.Calleaar.
4. Hold hearings. administer
oathsand coke testimony.
5. Supoeona all books. dOOJments
and other pape~ pertinent to the
investlgotion of the taxable
values ofony person. firm or
corporation havIng or owning
properry within the corporote
limits of tMe City subje(t to
taxation.
E. Duties of lhe Ooard of
EqualiZation,
1. "The lloord of Equalization
sholl, ,at its flBt meeting,
dete-rmtne lIS I\Jles of procedure.
It sholl then be the ducy of the
Board la,
(0) Examine ond, if necesso'Y,
revIse the assessments as
presented by the Cicy Tax
Assessor-Colleoor. to the end
that 011 property wllhin me City
sholl be assessed os fainy and
uniformly as POssible.
Sholi Article VI of the- existing
Chorter of the Ciry of Schellz,
Te-:xos, be- omenc:led by adding
Section 6.07 to read as set forth
below?
(b) Hold os many hearings 05
may be- necessary to he-ar and
determine lhe compk)/nt 0' ony
person in relation to the
assessmentcoll.
(c) Make odjuscrnent in the
asse~ment roll 05 it may
determine to beo n&ces!.Ory
(d) Keep on occurote record of 011
its proe:eedings which 5hal! be
o...ailable for public Inspeaion.
2. 'WheneVE" the Boord of
Equalization shall find it their ducy
(0 raise me \/Clue of any property
appearing on the lists or books of
the Tax Assessor-CoIleGor. ic
sholl. after having exomined
such lists and books and
correaed all erro~ appearing
therein, odjoum 10 a day not less
chon ten(i Q) or mOle thon fifteen
(13) doys from lhe dale of ad.
journmE'm ond sholl couse the
Secretary of soid Boord to give
wrltlen notICe to the owner of
said property, or to the, person
rendenng some, of tne time to
which the Board ha~ odjaumed
and that such owner 0' other
person rendering said property
$hould not be raised. )uch notice
may be served by deposiling lhe
!.Ome, property addressed and
postage paid. in the iocol
govemmentposr: office
J. "lmmediatefy upon com-
pletion of its work. the Doard
sholl Certify its approvai of the
asse-ssmerv: rolls. which sholl be
relUrO€'d to the Council. who sholl
thereupon 'approve the- said rolls
05 returne-d, to it and thereupon
adopt the some os the-
assessment raUs to be used by
the Assessor.Colleaor In com-
piling the lOX roll 0' rolls. and for
the colleaian of taxes for the
current year.
f . Taxes, When Due and
Payable,
"All loxes due the Cicy sholl be
payable at the Office 01 the
Assessor.Calleaor and may be
paid Ot ony time- after the tax
rolls far the year hove been
completed and approved. which
!.hall be not loter than October
first. Taxes sholl be paid be-fare
February first and oil such taxes
not paid prior to such dote ~hoil
be deemed delinquent ond sholl
be subjea to such penalty and
Interest 0$ the Coundl moy
prOvide by ordinance. Until the
amount of the penalty and lhe
rate of inte'rest ho...e been fixed
by ordinance, the penalty sholl
be eight per cent a nd the Interest
role six per cent per annum. The
Councii may by ordinance
provide 0 discount for prampl
poymenm of Current taxes
G. Tax f\emisslons. Discounts and
Compromises,
"Neither the Ciry Manager not the
Council shall have the right to
forgive ony current or delinquem
taxes. or penalty ond Interest
except in cases of error:'
PROPOjlTION NO. 11
Shall Article- VII, SeCtion' 7.0,1 of
the existing Charter of the City of
Schertz. Texas, be amended to
read os sel fOfth below?
Seaion 7 .03 Budgel Message,
'The Manager's message- sholl
outline the proposed financlol
polie:ies of the- City for the en!.Uing
fiscal year. describe the 1m.
ponont features of the budge-t.
indicate any mOjo' changes from
the current year In financial
poliCIE"s. expenditues and
re"'enues, together with 'the
reasons for suc:h chdnges.
summarize the City's debt
position and include s.uch other
.............,,_. -. .....- ..
"'No councilman sholl bE" subject
'There shall be 0 Planning and to recoli within six months of his
Zoning COlTVT"llssion, composed first elealon ,to office and no
of five or more membe~ as councilman shaH be subj@cted to'.
deteremined and appointed by more than one recall election
.he City Council. Any such during any two-yeor term. In
CommiSSIon sholl be respons.ible office A recall elee:tion I1€:€'d n05"
for, exerciSing. plonnirlg., .~(Id., ..,~,(>__ o%'.-:e:~~~_ ~_ t~e C?~OC!
zoning functiOns as m~y'how~Of- ~"O~""'E:fiii~e~.;;
here-alter be required or w~o'p~litionls.flle:d,f~
authonzed by Stotutes. of the- of office is to'explre within ninely
State of Texas or ordinances of dayso,fterthepetitIOni~filedw~
the City. Membe~ shall b@ theCitySecrecol)'.
qualified registered vOlers.
resldem of and own reol property
within lhe City
peodltutes shown separately for
each aaivlty to support the
summortes menlloned in CG) and
CH) above. Sud'l estimates of
expenditures ore to Include on
itemization of poSitions showing
the number of perso~ having
each rille ood the rate of pay:
,
J. A revenue and expense
statement foran types of bonds.
K. A deSCription of all bond issues
Outstanding. showing rote 0'
Imerest, dOle of Issue, maturity
date, coli date, if any, amount
authorized, amount issued. and
amount oUC$tanding;
L A schedule of requJr€'ments. for
the prtncipol ond intereSt on each
is.sue of bonds;
M. A special funds seaion;
N, Theapproprialionordinonce.
"The- total estlmOled ex.
penditures of each fund shall nOI
exceee' the total escimaled
r@s.ources of each fu nd
prospective income. plus cosh on
hand. The classification of
revenues and e-)tpendilUre-
accounts shoD conform as. neally
os local Conditions will permit to
the unifOlfn dassificocion 05
promulgated by the notional
committee- on municipal ac-
counting or some other nationally
accepted cIO~ification. ,.
PROPOSITION NO.1 J
Sholl Article VII, Sealon 7.05 of
the existing Charter of the City of
Schertz. Texas. be amended 10
read os set forth below?
SeCtion 7.05 COpital 1m.
provement Program
'The Manager sholl 'prepare and
submit to the Council a Capilal
Improvement Program either on
his own initiotive or when
direaed to do so by Council:'
PROPOSITION NO. 14
Sholl ArtICle VII, Se-ction 1,06.
Subseclion C of the existing
Chorter of the City of Schertz,
Texos. be amended to read as
set forth below,
C. Adoption,
"The Council should adopt the
budgel on or before the 20th
day of August of lhe fiscal yeor
currently ending. Should the
Council take no final octiOn on or
prior to !oUch date. the budget os
!oUbmitted by the City Monager
sholl be deemed to hove been
adopted by the Council.
Ado~tion of the budget sholl
constitute appropriations af the
amounts specified therein as
expenditures trom the funds
indicated and shall constilUte a
levy of the property tax therein
proposed:'
PROPOSITION NO.1 5
Sholl Article VII. Seoion 7,07,
Subsection 0 or the eXiSting
Chorter of the Ciry of Schertz.
Texas, be amended to read as
set forth below,
D Transfer of Appropriations
"Upon w,itten request by the
Manager. the Council moy
trOnsfer pOrt or all .of any
unencumbered appropriation
balance among programs witnin
o deportment, office or agency.
or from departments, offices or
agencIes
PROPOSITION NO. 16
Sholl Artide VII, Section 7.08 of
the existing Charter of the City of
Schertz, Texos. be amended (0
read as set forth below,
Seclion 7 08 Purchase
Procedures.
'The City Manoger shall be
responsible forthe preporanon of
purchase procedures, which
praCE"dures shoil be submitted by
him to the Coonol, The Council
may accept and adopt such
procedures as. proposed or may
odopt them wilh such amend.
meOlS os the Council deems
necessary or may reje-a diem in
their entirety and direcl the- Cicy
Manager to further consider the
procedures and present OE'W
proposals at a subsequent
meeting. The purchase
procedures sholl be- reviewed ac
budgel preparation."
PROPOSITION NO.1 7
Sholl Arlicle VII of the existing
Charter of the City of Schertz.
Texas, be amended by
depleting the eXisting Section
7 10 and adding 0 new Sea,on
7.10 to read as se( forth below?
Section 7.10 DireClo. of Finance.
Surety Oand.
A. 'There $hall be 0 deportment
of finance. the head, of which
sholl be the City Manoger who
sholl provide a bond with such
surety and omouOl as (he Council
may require. except tha~ such
bond shall be in on omount of
not less man t\venty thousand
dofiers. the COSt to be borne by
lheCity.
0, Director of finance: Power and
Dutres,
'The Clcy Manager shall hove
charge of the administration of
the finane:ial affairs of the City
and to thot end he sholl hove
authority and sholl be required
to,
1 Compile ,the- eStimOles of
reve.....es and expenditures for
the budget:
2. Supervise and be responSible
for the diSbursement of 011
monies and have Control over all
expenditures to ensure thm
budget appropriOli005. ore not
exceeded. Disbursement from
lhe deposilory bonk will require
two signotures;
~,Maintoin 0 general aCCounting
syste-m for the City and each of its
offices. departments and
ogendeo:s.. keep books for thp
SCHERTZ
8. ~f\le 05 ex-offiCiO City
T reosurer and have custody of oN
public funds belonging to or
under the <0nt'1'01 of the City. or
any office, deportment or
agency of !he City, and have
depOSited doily 011 funds coming
into his hands in such
deposltory(s) 05 may be
designated by resolutIon 0' the
Coundl, as determined by
subs.ealon 12 below;
9. Hove custody of all In.
vestments ond Invested funds of
the Clcy, or in pos$ession of such
government In a fidudOry
capacity, and hove the
safekeeping of 011 bonds and
notes of the Clcy ond the receipt
and deUvery of City bonds and
notes for transfer, registration or
exchange: .
1 O. Supervise ond be respansible
for !he purcha:se. storage and
distribution of all supplies,
matenal, equipment and other
articles used by any office,
depoltment or agency of the
City,
11. Approve 011 propose-d ex.
penditures. No approprlmion
sholl be encumbered and no
expenditure shall be mode ui"lles
hE! shall Certify that lhere Is an
unencumbere-d balance of
appropriotlon and available
funds,
12. NegotiOle with 011 bankCs)
locoted within the- greoter
Randolph area. Within thirty days
from October 1 of ead'l biennium
and ofter advertising for
depository bids/none issue of the
official newspaper for the bonkCs)
to seNe as dty de-pository for all
available funds except reserve
funds, contingency funds.. or
other special funds for bonds tor
the next two yea~, or until such
lime as the succes.sor
depositoryCs) has been seleCted
The Clcy h\anager sholl take into
consideration in s.uch
ne-gatiatlons lhe most fovorable
Interest rates that con be ob.
talned in the Interest of the City
on ce"ificatE'sof de-posit for funds
invested. and olso on funds
borrowed. The City Manager
shall also toke into considerallon
the services offered . by the
prospeCtive deposltory(s.) In
seNing the banking needs of,the
Cicy. and shall make a recom.
mendotion to the ,Counol 05 to
the re!oUlts of his nE"gotiOlions. The
Council sholl approve which
bonk(s) is to serve 05 the City
depositoryCs) during the, next
bIennium. If the City Mcinoge-r
and Ihe Councii determine thoc 0
satisfactory depository Contract
cannot be ente-red into With the
locol bonk(s). then the City
Manager shall advertise in 0
newspaper of generol circulation
within the greoter Randolph area
o request for sealed bids by
bonks to aa as e:it)' depOsitory for
the next two yealS and the
Council sholl, prior to December
1 $t of each biennium os stated
above. selea one of the bonks to
serve os. City depository. The
oonk(s) thot has been selected to
be the city depositoryCs) shoH
hove adequole.seOJrity pledged
at oil times to protect oU city
funds."
PROPOSITION NO 18
Sholl Article VIII. Sl!!>aion 8,01 of
lhe existing Charter of the Cicy of
Schertz, Texos, be amended 10
read as set forth beiaw?
Section 8.01 Planning
Zoning Commission
PROPOSITION NO, 19
Sholl Article VII. Sea,on 8.02 of
the existing Charter of the Cicy of
Schertz, Texas, be amended 10
read a$set forth below?
Section 8.02 Ooord of Ad-
justmenr
'The Council ~hali constitute the
Ooard of Adjustmenr wilh all the
powe~ and duties conferred in
articles 10110 through 1011j ot
the I\evised CiVil Statvtes of the
State of Texas as now Or
hereafter amended,"
PROPOSITION NO. 20
Sholl Article IX. Sealon 9.01.
SubseCtion C of 'the exis.ting
Cholte-r of the City of Schertz.
Texas. be amended to reod as
s.et forth below?
C. Conduct of Elealons,
'The provisions of the general
eieOlon iaws of the SrmE" of
Texas s.holl apply to e~ctiOn held
undE."f this Charter. All eleCliorl$
provided for by the Charter sholl
be condUcled by the eleaion
oUlhorilles established by Ibw.
For the conduct of cicy eleaions
the Council sholl OdOPI by
resolulion 011 regulations which it
considers. desirable, consistent
with low, and this Charter
PROPoSITION NO. 21
Sholl ArtiC!e X. Sealon 10.01.
SubseCtion C of the exlsling
Chorter of the C1ry of SchertZ,
Texas, be amended to read as
set forth below~
C. P.ecoll,
'The qualified vmers of lne Cicy
shoJI hove lhe power to petition
for recoil of the Mayor Or any
member of the City Council by
name and posJtion.
PROPOSITION NO. 22
Shall Article X, SeCl:ion 10.02 of
the e-xistlng Charter of the City of
Schertz, Te-xas. ~ amended to
rporl 0.. '<Ar ~^...... h......I........
In f1umberto at leoSl:25 percent
of the total number of qualified
voters reglscered to VOte. at the
lost regular Clry eleaiorl
13. Form and Content,
"All papers of o petItion !.hall be
uniform in size aQdstyle ond $h~!l
be OSSl?mbled 05 'one instf\Jmem
for filing. Each signabJre $hall be
execute-d In Ink or indE"lible
pencil and $hall be doted and
fotJowe-d by the address of "!he
person signing-. Petitions, iholl
c;ontoln or hove attached thereto
throughouttheircJrculotion the
full text of the ordinance
proposed or sought to be
reconsidel'ed. The recoil petitIOn
must distlnaly and speclficolly
state the reason or reosons upon
which the petitiOn is predlCoted
C. AffidaVit of CIrculator,
"'Each paper of 0 petition sholl
hove attached to ir when filed on
offido:vit executed by me clr.
culatar the'eof stating mot ne
PE'lSono11y drculoted rhe poper,
lhe number of slgnotures
the-reon, that 011 the- Signatures
were ol'flxed in his P~SE>nce, that
I'\eo believes them to be the
genuine signatures of the p@ooos
whose names they purpan to be
and thot each signer hod on
opportUniry befor~ singing to
read the full textaftne ordinance
proposed Or sought to be
reconsidered.
"Affidavit sholl be In me follOWing
fOm1ac
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF GUADALUPE
CITY OF SCHERTZ
I. . being first duly swom. on
oath depose and say thai! om
o.ne of the SitJners of the above
petition; that I personally cir.
culated the !.Oid peN!On, and
each of the SigoolUl'E's.appeol1ng
thereon wos madE" in my
presence on the day ond date it
purportS to have beeI') made,
and I sofemnly swear thaI, the
same ore the genuine signa lures
of the persons. whose nomes !hI!!>Y
purpOrt to be.
Swom and subSCribed to before
me. this the
dayof_, 197Q;
Notol)' PubiJc in and for
Guadalupe County. Texos
o FiIln.; l\ecaU Pe-tilion
'''["he rE'Call petition shall be
initiated, signed. celtlfied. and
file-d with the Ci~ Secretary within
sixty (60) days after filing of
affidavit by che pecitioners'
committee.
E, Filing Refel'E'ndurhPetit/ons,
"Relerendum petilions must be
flied wilhin Si)tCY (60) cloys after
adoptiOn by. the 'COUncll of the
ordinance sought to be recon,
sidere-d."
PIIOPOSITION NO. 24
Shall Article X of the e:XiStlng
Chorter of the City of Schertz.
Texas.be'cimended by'odding
Section 10.06,to reodas set forth
below?
ond
Section 10.06 UmLtOtion on
Recall,
PROPOSITION NO. 25
Sholl Artic:leXI: )e.C1:ian 11.04.
Subsection 0(1) of'the 'existing
Chorter of the City of Xhe-rtz.
Texas. be amended to reod os.
set forth below?
D, (1) 'To pres.cribe the ,form of
accounts 10 be kept by each such
ulihcy. provided. that if the utility
sholl keep 11$ accounts in oc.
cordon<:e with 1f1e unifOrm system
of accountS for soid ,1Itiliry
prescribed by any one or more of
the following, The -Notional
Association of. Railroad and Ulility
Commissionen: th. Federal
Power CommiSSion. the. FedE"rol
Communications CommiSSion,
the' Roilrood CommiSSion of
Texos. and the Public Utility
Commission or lheir successors.
such form 0' accounts. sholl 'be
considered SOllsfoctory and na
change may be ,equired therein.
PROPOSITION NO. 26
Shall Article XII. )eoion 12.02,
Subsection 0 ot the existing
Chorter at the- City at Sche-rtz.
Texas. be om@'ndedlO read as
setfotth.below~
6. Penalties,
"Any peoon! who 'by himself Of
with o~eB willfully. violates. of'1t
of the prbvjs.ia(U of paragraphs.A
(1) through (6) sholl be>guilty of
misconduct' and sholl im-
mediatetyfurfeithis office or
POSition upon. orde-r of Ctry
Monqger or City Council.
PROPOSItiON NO, 27
Shall Article XII, Section 12.04 of
the existing Choner of the City of
Schertz. Texas, be amended to
r~ad 05 set forth below?
Section 12.04 Chorter Amend.
ment.
"Amendments to this Charter
may be framed and submitted to
the electors of the City by a
Chorter commission In lhe
momerpraVided bY 'faw for
framing and Subm/tl:ed 0, new
Chorter; by ordInance POS~d by
a majOrity vote of the full
membef'!hip of tne Council. or by
a oelltlon ~in""'rl hv rvv 1_. ..........
SCHERTZ
reodasset'orth below?
Section 12.05 Choner I\evlew
Commission,
"At Its first regular meeting in
June, 1980. and of each sue:-
ceedingeven r.Jmbered year,
the Council Shall appoint a
Charter I\eview Commission of
five Citizens of th~ City It shall be
the dulY of the- commission to,
A. "Inquire Into the operation 0'
the Cicy govemment under the
Chorter prOvis.ions and determine
whether any such provl.9lons.
requi'e revision and to 'this end,
public hearings may be- held and
the commission shall hove the
power to compel the attendance
of ony officer or employe of the
CIIy to require the submission of
any of me city records which it
may consider ne-ceSSCIIY fO the
condua of such hE"arlng.
B. "Make any recommendations
It considers desirable to insure
,compliance With the- provisions 0'
this Chorrer by the several
departments of the City.
C. "Propose amendments to this
Chalter to-. improve its effective
application to current conditions.
O. "Re-port its findings and
present lIS .proposed amend.
menu, if any, to the Coun<:if. The.
Council sholl rec:eiYe and hove
published in the offl<::iol
newspaper of th@ Ciry any report
submitted by the Charter Review
Commission, shan COnsider any
recommendations mode, and, If
any amendment or amendments
be- presented as a pon: of such
report, will order such to be-
wbmitted to the electors of the
City In the manner provided In
seaion 12.04.
'The term of office of the Charter
P.:evie-w CommiSSion shall be
three months, and, If during thiS
term no report is presented to the
CalJncil. then. all records of the
proceedings of the commission
sholl be filed with the City
Monager and sholl be- a public
record."
PROPOSITION NO. 29
Sholl Article XII of the eXiSting
Chorter of the City of S<hertz,
T E"XOS, be amended by
r.:!'deslgnatlng the existing
Seaion 12,05 as Section 12.06
to reod os set forth below~
)ealan 12.06 Separability,
"If any provision of this Chorter is
held invalid, the other provisions
of the Charter sholl not be of.
feaed thereby if the application
of the Charter or any of its
provisions 10 any person or clr.
OJmstal1Ce!. is held invalid, Ihe
applicatiOn of the Chorter ond Its
pcoVisions to other peBons or
cirCumstances sholl not be of.
feaed thereby"
II.
Thatfor the purpose of holding
!.Oid eleCtrOl;l. the emire City of
ScheltZ. Texas, sholl be ond
cOnstitule one election precinct.
and the. poUing place for the
holding of said election shall be
Ot the Schertz Community Center,
1400 live Oak ROOd, Schertz.
rexas.
III.
That Janestine Kvopills hereby
appOinted Pres.lding Judge of
Sold eleaion and Adolph Aguilar
is hereby oppoimed Alteroote
Presiqlng Judge of !.OicI election
and said Presiding Judge sholl
appoint os many resident
qualified electors at said City 05
may be reasonably nece.ssory to
properJy.cO:!'lduct such eJealon to
~'_ . N:g~~ ~I~.~~. gf said eleCl:lon
-~~lloppo;nt
pe'5on..,JIl.!el1l in the ~pa"'lsh
language to render oral Old in
the Spanish klnguage to any
Voter desinng such old at the poll
on the day of SQid eleCl:ion In the
absence of the Presiding Judge
of said eleCtion. lhe Allemate
Presiding Judge above named
sholl pef1'orrn the duties of Ihe
. Presiding Judge of sold eleaion.
N.
That the polls of soid eleoiol'l
Sholl be open on the day of said
~Itoction from 7,00 o'clodl A.M.
107,00 o'c1ock P.M.
V
ThO[ absentee voting in said
election shoH be conducted at
the Schertz MuniCipal Building
1400. LiVl!!> Oak I\oad, Schertz.
texas. and the City Setretory Is
hereby chorged wi!h the duty of
cO.nduCting absentee voting in
sold election: as required by law.
The Absentee Voting Clelf.. !.hall
OppOint 0 Deputy Absentee
Voting Cierk who is f1uenl in the
Spanish Ionguage to re~r oral
oid to any voter desiring to vote
obsemee in !.Old electiOn who
requests such aid. ThO[ wilh lhe
exe:eptlon of Saturdays.. Sundays.
af'd official Stare holidays. !.Old
office or place shall remoin open
from 8,.:J0 o'clock A.M. to 4,JO
O'Clock P.M. for the purpose of
conduoing absentee VOting -In
sold election.
VI.
That the ballots to be used in
said election sholl be prepared in
confOrmily with V.A.T C.S.
Elecllon Code. as amended. Thot
In the holding and conduaing of
said eleaion, all voter 'arms,
instructIons. and other materials
required therefor. inr:ludlng the
ballots $holt be- prepored In !oUch
manne-r that the voters may cast
their bellofS either "fOR" or
"AGAINST" che foregOing
propositions,
VII,
Th6t notie:e of SOld eleoian
shalf be- given by publishing a
substantial copy of this or-
dinance. designated as a notice-.
on the same day In each of two
(2)' succHdirlg weeks In 0
newspaper of generol circulation
published in said Cicy; the date of
~e fir;.t publica.tior:' to be nOl less
dOy of April. 1 Q79, which date is
not less. than thirty (30l. nor more-
then ninety (QO) days from the
dote - of paS609!' of thi~ or-
dlnance, at which electiOn sholl
be submitted to the resident
qualified electors of the City of
Scheltz. Texas, fOf the-Ir action
the reu pan. the following
propositions. to-wk,
PROPOSITION NO.1
be prtma facie- proof of its lega!
adoption and effea,
4. "Codlficotion of Ordinances.
The Cicy CoUOCiI 91011 hove the.
power to couse the ordlnonces of
the Clcy 10 be correcte-d.
amended. revised. codified ond
printed in code forn as often os
the Coundl deems odvisoble,
and such printed cod@, when
adopted by the Council. shan be
in tv. force and effea: without the
necessity of publishing the some
or any pan: thereof In a
newspaper, All primed or.
dinances or codes of ordinances
sholl be odmitted as evidence in
011 courts without further proof,
and shaH hove the some force
ond effect as did the original
o!'dinanc@,
5, "Publishing synopsis of Or.
dinance, For any ordinance not
required to be published by the
foregoing. theOty Sec~to'Ysholl
couse 0 short synopSIS of the
ordinance 10 be published in the
official newspoper of Schertz at
leost once within fifteen doys
after passage of such ordinance,"
pp.OPO~TlON NO.5
$holl' Anlde IV of the existing
Cholter of the- City of Xhe-rtz.
Texas. be amended by oddlng
Seoaion 4.10 to reed os set folth
below)
5eccien 4 10 lnvestigotive
Powe-rs,
'The (ouncll sholl hove the-
authority to investigate the affoi~
of the City and the conduct of any
City deportment. office. 01
age-ncy, ond. for the purpoSE
moy subpoena witnesses. ad.
minister oolhs, take testimony
and require the pfOduction of any
reco,ds or other evIdence
material to the investigation. Any
f)E'oon who falls or refuSE'$ to
obey 0 lawful order issued in the
exercise of the~ powers by the
Coord sholl be guilty of a
misdemeanor and punishoble by
o fine of not more man tlNa
hundred dollar!>."
PROPOSITION NO.6
Sholl Article IV, Sectlon 4,02 of
[he existing Choner of tM City of
SchertZ. Texas. be orne1'lded to
reod os set forth below?
Sealon 4.02 Qualifications,
"The Mayor and each Coun.
cllmon must. at ehe time of taking
office, hove attained the age of
21. be a qualified rE'glstereod
elector, ond hove been a
resident of the City for ot 1e-0Sl
twelve- '(12) consecutive manths.
immediately preceeding taking
office. end not be on obligOr to
thE" City on any obligation post
due, provIded. howE"Ve', ehat 0
person may be elected a.nd hold
office It such oblIgation 'IS being
aaively cont:ested In the ap-
propriote fotm,"
PROPO~TlON NO.2
Shall An:lcle IV, $eaion 4,05 of
the exiSting Chalter of me City of
SchertZ. Texas be amended to
read os set fo([h below?
Section 4.050. M1:J,/or and Mayor
Pro.Tem,
'The Mayor ~ell be ~he offlcldl
head of the City goverry,ment. He
sholl be the cholnTlan and $hall
preside ot all meetings of the
Council. The /kryof may vote only
In the evene of 0 de, He shoD.
when authorized by the- Council,
sign all officlol documencs s-uch os
ordinances, resolutIOns. con.
v@yarces. grant agreements,
offlciol. plats. canCfOClS. and
bonds,He sheill appoint special
committees as Instruaed by
Council; committee membership
to be COl'T\posed of nominees by
'Coundl, He sholl perforn such
other duties conslstenl with this
Charter or os may be imposed
upon him by Council. The Mayor
sholl nOt hove veco powers,
"The Moyor Pro-Tem Yloll be 0
coVOCilmon eleaed by the
Council otlhe first regular council
meeting following each regular
City election and may not suc.
ceed himself. The Mayor Pro-Tem
shott act as Mayor during the
Qbserce or dlsobJlty of the
foNJyor, ond in Ihis capacity sholl
hQve the rights conferred upon
the Mayor."
PROPOSITION NO. J
Shall Article IV, $Ktlon 4.07.
Subseaion A of the existing
Cho([er of the City of xhertz.
Texas. be amended to read a!.
set forth below?
Seaion 4,01 Prohibitions.
A. Holding Other Office.
"No Mayor or Councilman sholl $ection6,01 Genero!Provi~ons.
hoid any other publiC office or
employment with the City nor A.CreotlonofDeportment:s
hove Qny finonciol InterE'st.
directly or indirectly, In ony city
contraa or transopion,
PROPOSITION NO 4
$holl Article IV. :section 4.0Q of
the eXiSting Chorter of the- City of
xhertz. Texo!.. be amended to
read asseefolth below?
$ectlon 4,OQ ~Ungs and
Procedure,
A. "The Council sholl meet at
ieast ooce eodl mOnlh at a time
and place pre:;cribed by. ar-
dinonce. Spedal meeting$ moy
be called by the Mayor, City
Manager, or on application of Section 6,04 Judge- of che
three (3) Councilmen, Written Municipol Cou([
notice of the dote. place, and
subject of each me-eling sholl be
posted In occordonce with State
StaMes (.A.rtlcle 6252-17. Ver.
non's Texas Civil Statutes)
O. "Meelings shall be open to the
publiC in accordance with Scate
Statutes (Article 6252-17 Ver-
non's Texos Civil $tatules) dealing
with "Open meli'lings.'.
C, "Quorum, Three (.,J) Coundl
member!>. exdudlng the Moyor.
sholl constitute Q Quorum and no
action shon be valid unless
adopted by the. affirmative vote ''When the Judge is obs.em,
of three (,1) or more members of disabled or unable to perform his
the Council. duties for any couse. or his office
D. '.Rules of Procedure, The become!. vocont by reason of
CounCil. sholl, by ordinorce. death. remo'<lol or reslgnotlon.
deeermine Its _own rules _ and the Moyor or Mayor Pro-Tem shot!
order of buSIness,. proVided. be the Judge of sold caun:, or the
h?wever. mot the citizens of the Council may appoint 0 special
City sholl heve. areasonoble judge of soid court who sholl
opportunity .to be heard at any I serve uncil che Judge of said coult
meeting With regard to any , relVrns to his duties or 0 successor
molter relevant to the govern. is appolnt@dandquolified:'
ment of the City except at such PROPOSITION NO. Q
meeting!. of the CounCil os may
be c1o!.ed to the public o!. herein
before proVided. Proviston ~all
be mode for me toking of
minutes. which minutes !.hall be a
public record, Voting, except on
procedural molters. shall be by Section 6.06 City Secretory
roll call and the ayes and nays
sholl be re-corded In the m!nutes..
E. "Po$SOge of Ordinances, 0,-
dinances and resolutions !.haU be
imroduced to the Cicy council only
in wrllCen or primed form, The
subject or subjeCts at 011 or-
dinarll:es sholl be cleor1y ex-
pre!.Sed in the title, Except a!.
may otherwise be preSCribed in
this Chorter, on ordInance sholl
not be passed at the meeting of
me Council at which Ie Is fim in.
rroduced. but insteod the or.
dlnance or il$ copciOn sholl be
read. ond the COuncil will
determine whether it ~all be
reJea:ed or further considered at
the next meeting of tn..(oundl, A. Office ofToxotion
If rejeae~, no fulther aalon s.ho!1
be requIred, If the CounCIl
determines that 0 proposed
ordinanCe ~oll be further con-
sid ere-d. the City Secr@tory ~all
couse 0 mort synapsis of the
proposed ordinance co ~e
published In the, officiOl City
newspaper prior to the next
regulor meeting of the Caundl, at
which time final oCtlon may
then be [aken on such oldinance.
Notwithstanding the foregoing
pravision~. if the CouncH. by a
'Vote of not less than [Wo-thirds of
the member!> present at the
meeting at which on ordinance is
first introduced, determines that
on emergency exists requiring
immediate accton. such or- 0, Power to Levy, Assess and
dinonce may then be voted upon Callea Taxes,
on rejected or poS5eCI at thot
meeting. The "oyes" and "noys"
shall be token upon the poS$Oge
of 011 ordinances and resolutions
and entered upon the jOurnal of
the proceedings of the Council.
The~ote of three or
mClfe members or the Council is
required to enaCt any ordinance.
The enoaing douse of 011 or- C. Doard of Equolizocion, Ap-
Sholl AnlcleV. Section 5.03 of the
existIng Chorter of the City of
Schertz. Texas. be amended by
adding subsection J to read as ~t
forch below?
J, "He sholl keep 0 wmten in-
ventory of 011 real property and
011 permonent equipment
belonging to the Cicy. said in-
ventory to be subject to annual
audit. A system sholl be
established to comrol the use ond
replacement of ellipendoble
Items,"
PROPOSITION NO, 7
$holl Article VI. Seaion 6,01
Subsection A of the exiSting
Chorter of the City of Xhertz,
Texas, be amended to read os
setfolthbelow?
'The Council may continue.
discontinue 01 eStablish city
deportment!., offices or agencies
in addition to those created by
thiS Charter and may prescribe
the functions of 011 deportments.
offices and ogencies."
PROPOSITION NO.8
Shall Altide VI. SeCtion 6,04 of
the existing Charter of the City .of
Schertz, Texas, be amended [0
read os set faith below?
'The Council !hali e!.[abhsh 0
MunIcipal CCUIt and sholl appoint
o Judge of the MuniCipal Court of
the City of Schertz and fiJll his
compensotion, )euions of the
Municipal COUft sholl be held at
such times os may be determined
by the Judge of the Municipol
COUrt. The dotes of such court
sessions and each change
thereto sholl be filed with the Cicy
Secretory.
Sholl Article VI, Section 6.06 of
the exi$tlng Chorter of the City of
5cheltz, Texas, be amended to
read os set forth below?
'The Council !hall appoint a City
Secretory and hlslher deputy or
deputies who ~oll oCt os
Secretory of [he CounCil and sholl
hold office 01 the pleasure of lhe
Council. The City SecretaI)' sholl
be ur)CIer the supervision of the
City Monager and sholl be the
custodian of all municipoi records
and the City Seal. The City
Council will set the compensation
for che City $eaecol)',"
PROPOSITION NO.1 0
Section 6.07 Tax Assessor-
Colieaor
"'There shall be established on
Office of Taxation. the head of
which sholl be the City Assessor
and Collector of Tax~. fhis office
sholl be filled by appointment by
the City Manager. The Assessor-
Collector sholl give 0 surety bond
for the faithful pel'farmance of his
duties including compHonce with
all comrolling provisions of me
state low bearing upon the
functIOns of his office in 0 sum
which sholl be fixed by the
Council, but in no event sholl the
amount be less thon twenty
thousand dollolS. the COst to be
bome by the City
"The City sholl hove power to
assess. levy and collea: onnual
tOlli upon coxable property within
!he O:y not to exceed che
maximum provided by the
conscitotion ard low!. of the >tote
ofT exas.
4, nOlo neunl'Y~. <;.IU"''''''''~I
oaths and take-~esdmony,
5, Supoena oil books, dodJmenlS
and othe-r papers peltinent 10 the
investigation of the taxable
vaues of any pef!>On. firm or
corporolion having 01 owning
property within the COIporote
limitS of the City subjeCt to
toxotion.
E Dutle-S of the Doard of
Equalization,
1. "The Coord of E:quolizatlon
shotl, . at its first meeting,
determine Its rules of procedure.
It sha. then be the ducy of the
Doard to.
(0) Exomine and. if necessary,
revise the assessments as
presented by the City Tax
Assessor-Colle cor. to the end
that all property within the City
sholl be auessed os fairly and
unifotmlyaspos&ible,
Sholl Article V1 of the existing
Choner of the City of SchertZ,
TexaS. be amended by adding
Section 6,01 to read as liet forth
below?
(b) Hold o!. many hearings a!.
may be necessol)' to hear and
determine [he comploint of any
person in relation to the
assessment roO,
(d Make- adjustment In
a~essme-nt foil os it
determine to be necessol)'
Cd) Keep on OCC\ltote record of 011
Its proceedings which sholl be
avoiloble for public inspection,
2 "Whenever the Doorcl of
EquaBzotlon sholl find it chelr duty
10 roise the value of any propeny
appearing on the lists or books of
the Tox Assesso,-Collectar. It
sholl, after having examined
such lists and books and
carreoed 011 etl'ors appeoring
therein. adjourn to 0 day not less
It'lan ten '1 0) or more thon fifteen
(15) days from the date of ad.
jOurnment ond sholl couse the
Secretory of said Ooord to give
wrlnen notice to the owner of
said property. or to the person
rendering some. of the time to
which lhe Boord hes odjoumed
and that such owner of other
person rE'ndering soid prope.rty
should not be raised, Such nOClce
may be 5eIVed by depositing the
some. property addressed and
postage paid. in. the local
govemmenCpost office,
J. "Immediaeely upon com-
pletion of Its work. the Oocrd
shall cen:ify its approval of the
assessment rolls, which sholl be
returned to the Council. who sholl
thereupon'approve the said rolls
as returned, to it and thereupon
adopt Ihe same as the
assessment rolls to be used by
the Assessor-Colleaor In com-
piling the tax roll or rolls and for
the colleaion of taxes for the
current year,
F, Taxes. When Due and
Payable,
"All taxes due the City sholl be
payable at the Office of the
As!lessor-Callector and may be
poid at ony time after the tax
rolls for the YE"Or hove been
completed ond approved. which
!hall be not later than October
first, Taxes sholl be poid before
February fi~t and all such toxe!.
not pald prior to such dote shall
be deemed delinquent and sholl
be subjea to such penalty and
interest os tne Council may
provide by ardinonce. Until the
omaunl of the penalty and the
rote of interest hove been fixed
by ordinance, the penalty sholl
be eight per cent. and the interest
rote six per cent per annum. The
Council may by ord inance
provide a discount for prompt
paymeMt of current eoxes,
G, Tax I\emlssions, DIscounts and
Compromises,
.'Neltheor [he City Manager not the
Council sholl hove the right to
fergive any current or delinquent
taxes or penalty and interest
except in co!les ofelTor."
PROPO~ITlON NO. 11
Sholl Article VII. SeCtIon 7.03 of
the existing Charter of the City of
Schertz. Texas, be omended to
read os set forth below?
$eaion 7,03 Oudget Message,
"The Manager's message sholl
oudine the' proposed financial
polkie!. of the City for the ensuing
fiscol year. describe the 1m.
portant features of the budget.
indiCaee art( major changes from
the current year in financial
poliCies. expendltues and
revenues. [ogel:her with the
reasons for such changes.
summaoze the City's debt
position and include such other
material os the Manager deems
desirable "
PROPOSITION NO. 12
Sholl Article VII, Seaion 7_04 of
the existing Charter of the City of
Schen.z, Texas. be omended to
read os set fo([h below?
Seoion 7.04 DudgetCantents
'The budget sholl provide a
complete financial plan for the
ensuing fiscal year.
"It shall contOin the following,
A, A budget message;
B. A consolldo{ed !.tatemerie of
receipts and expenditures for all
funds.
\:. An Anylysis of property valua-
tions,
o Anonolysisaftaxrote;
E. Tox levies and tax collections
by years for the preceding five
yeors,
F, General fund resources end 011
other fund resources In detail,
G. Summal)' of proposed ex.
pendltures by funaion. deport-
mentondaalvity.
H. $ummcry of proposed
penditures by choroaer
abjea,
Detailed E'$Iimotes of ex.
PROPOSITION NO. 13
Sholl ArtiCle VII, Seaion 7,05 of
me existing Charter of the City of
Schertz. T@xas, be amended to
read os set faith below)
Section 7.05 Capitol
provemeot Program
'The Manager sholl. prepore and
submit to the Council 0 Capitol
Improvement Progrom either 0('1
his own initiative or when
dlreaed to doso by Council."
PROPO$ITION NO 14
Sholl Article VII, Seaion 7,06,
Subsection C of the existing
Chol'ler of the City of Schertz,
Texas, be omended 10 read as
set forth bE'low
tho
moy
C. Adoption.
'The Coundl should adopt the
budget on or bE'fore the 20th
day of August of the fiscal year
currently ending, Should the
Council toke no final action on or
prtono such date. the budget os
submitted by [he City Monoger
!.holl be deemed to hove been
adopted by the Council,
Adoption of the budget shoil
constitute oppropr(Otions of the
amounts specified therE'ln os
expenditures from the funds
IndICated and sholl constitute 0
levy of the property tox ,therein
proposed:'
pp.OPOSITION NO 1 5
Shall Article Vlt. Seaion 7.07.
Subsection D of the eXiSting
Chal'ler of the Cicy of Schertz.
Texos, be amended to read os
set forth below,
O. T rooster of AppropriatiOns
"Upon written request by the
Manager, the Counc.!1 moy
transfer PO([ or all pf any
unencumbered appropriation
balance among programs within
o deportment. office or agency,
or from departments. offices or
agencies
PROPOSITION NO, 16
Shon Article VII, Section 7,08 of
the existing (harter of [he City of
Scheltz. Texas, be amended to
read asset forth below,
SectIon
Pmcedures
7.08
Purchase
"The City Manager sholl be
re!tpoosible for the prepormion of
purchase procedures, whICh
procedures sholl be submitted by
him to the CouncIl. The Council
may accept and adopt such
procedures os prop05ed or may
odopl them with such omend.
ments os the Council deems
necessary or may f'E'ojeO them in
their entirety and direct the City
Manager to fulther consider the
procedures and present new
proposals ot 0 subsequent
meeting. The purchase
procedures shoH be reviewed at
budget preparation"
PROPOSITION NO 1 7
Sholl Article VII of the existing
Chaner of the City' of Sche([z.
Tellias. be amended by
depleting the eXiSting Section
7 1 Q and adding 0 new Section
7.10 to read os set forth below?
Section 7.10 Director of Finance,
Surety Oond,
A, "There shall be 0 deportment
of finance, the head of which
shall be the City Manager who
shall provide 0 bond with such
surety ond amount os the Council
may require, except that such
bond sholl be in on amount of
not le$ than [Wenty thousand
dollars, the cost to be borne by
the City.
B. Director of finance. Power and
Duties,
'The Cicy Manager shall hove
charge of the administration of
tne financial affairs of the City
and to thot end he sholl ho'Ve
authority ond sholl be required
to,
1 Compile the estimates of
r~venves and expenditures for
the budget
2, Supt?Nise and be responsible
for the disbu~emem of 011
monies and hove control over all
expenditures to ensure that
budget appropriotions ore not
exceeded. DlsbufSement from
the depository bonk will require
two signolVre!.,
,1, Moimoin 0 generol aCCOunting
system for the City and each of Its
offices. departments and
agenCies; keep books fOf the
exercise financial budgeeory
control o'Ver, each office,
deportment and agency; keep
separate accounts for the items
of apprOprlation, the amount:s
paid theretrom, the unpaid
obligotlom. against It and the
encumbered balance, reqUire
repol15; of receipts and disbur.
semerllS from each receiving and
spending agency of the Clcy to be
mode daUy or at such intervals as
he rnoy deem expedient!
4. Submit to the Council a
monthly statement of all receipts
and disbursementS In sufficient
detail to show the exaa finanCial
condition of the City:
5 Prepore. os of the end of each
tiseol year. 0 complete financial
statement ond repolt,
6_ Supervise and be responSible
For the asses.sment of 011 property
within the corporate limits of the
(ltyfor taxation. make all special
assessment!. for'the City, prepore
tax mops and gIVe such flotice of
taxes and special assessments os
may be required by law,
0'-
and
7. Supervise and bi'" responsible
for ,the colleaion of all caxes.
special assessments, license fees
and other revenues of the City or
for whose collection the City Is
responsible af"lc:l receive 011
money . receivable by the City
from d1e State of Federal
Government, or from any court,
or from any office. depoltment or
agency of the CIty,
Im-
, L Negotiate Wltn 011 oanKl!.)
located within me- g,eater
Randolph orea. within thirty doys
from October 1 of each biennium
and after advertIsing for
depository bids in onE' i~e of [he
offlciOl newspaper for the bonk(s)
to serve CS City depOsitory for 011
available funds except reseIVe
funds. contingency fund!.. Q(
other special funds for bonds for
the next ewo years. or until such
time as the successor
deposltol)'Cs) has been selecte.d.
The Cicy Menager ~all toke into
consideration in such
negotiationS the most favorable
interest rates that con be ob-
tolned in the interest of the City
on cel11ficoces 'of depOsit for fund!.
Invested. ond also on funds
borrowed. The City Monoger
shall also toke intO consideroclon
the seNfces offered by the
prospeCtive depositary(s) in
serving the banking needs of,the
Oty, and sholl make a recom.
mendatlon to the ,Council a!. to
the results of his negotiatiOns, The
Council sholl approve which
bank(s) is to seNe os lhe City
depositoryCS) dunng the, next
biennium, If the City Manager
ond the Council detetmine that 0
sotisfactory depositoI)' comrocr:
comot be entered into with the
local bank(s). then the City
Monoger ~011 odvenl:;e in 0
newspapef of general clrculaclon
within the greote r Randolph area
a request for sealed bids by
bonks to 00 os city depository for
the next rwo years and the
Council shan, prior to Oecember
1 st of each biennium os scoted
above. selea one of the bonks to
serve as city deposiCOl'( The
bonk(sJ that hos been selea.ed to
be the city depositary(s) sholl
have adequate seCUrity pledged
at all times to protect 011 city
funds, '
PROPOSITION NO. 18
Shall Article VIII, $eaion 8.01 of
the eXiSting Charter of the City of
Schertz. Tellias, be amended to
re-ad os set forth below?
Section 8.01 Planning
Zoning Commission:
.'AffidOVit !.holl be in the fol&owlng
fornat,
STATEOFTEXAS
COUN1Y OFGUAIlALUPE
CITY OF SCHERTZ
I. . being first duly swom. on
oath depose and sa,/ thol I om
one of the si9ners. of the above
petition. that I personally cir-
culated the sold petl~. and
each of the Signatures. oppecrltlg
thereon was mode In' my
presence on the day and date- ie
purpons to hove been mode.
and I solelT'lrtly swear that the
some ore the genuine SIgnatures
of the persons whose names they
purport co be.
SWom cnd subsclibed to beta...
me.thi!. the
doya''::''', 1979, .
Notary Public In or:d for
Guadalupe County. .fexes
D Filing P.ecoH Petition,
.'The recoil petition sholl be
initioted. signed. celtifled. -end
filed with the Cicy Secteotary within
sixty (60) days otte-r filing 01
affidavit by the petitioners'
committee.
E. FUing Refe-rendum Petitions,
"Referendum petitiOns muse be
filed within Sixcy (60) days after
'Odopllon bY the 'CoUndl at me
o((\inonce sought to be ,.recQ{l.,.
sid_ered ..
PROPOSITION NO. 24
ShaU Article X of the, existing
Charter of the City of Xhenz,
Texas. be ,omended byoddlng
$ecefon 10.08 to reo~ a!.!.e'1 forth
below?
and
Section 10.08 limitation on
Recall,
'.No coundlmon v.oll be subjKt.,
lhere sholl be 0 Planning and to recall within six months of hiS'
Zoning Commission. composed first election 'to office and no
of five or more membelS os councilman sholl be subjected to:.
deterernlned ond oppointed by more than one recall election
the City CounCil. Any such du~ng ony two-year term. In
Commission sholl bE' responsible office. A recoil election ~ed 09t..
for exercisiOQ:, .p'~Mi,~". "9.~~: L'~'~:ol+-~';:~~ me C,au.nc!
zoning fuf)(tlons os m~~ now ~~ whomapetltionl~fil~dlf~
hereafter be requl ed of office is to-expire withln nInety
outhollzed by statutes of the d after [he petitiOn is flied wltfl
$tate of Texas or ordinances of hO~~,S ..
the City. Members sholl be ten, eeretol)',
qualified registered voters,
reSident of 0 nd own real propeny
Within the City
PROPOSITION NO, 19
Sholl Article VII. 5ealon &,02 of
the existing Charter of the City of
Schertz, Texas. be amended to
read as set faith below?
Section 8,02 Doard
justment
of Ad-
'.The Council shail constitlJle the
Ooord of Adjustment with oil the
powers and duties conferred In
articles 10110 through 1011jof
the Revisec:l Civil Statures of the
$late of Tellias as now or
hereafteromended,"
P~OPOSITION NO. 20
Sholl Article IX, Seaion 9.Q1.,
Subsection C of the existing
Choner of the City of Scheltz,
Texas, be amended to read os
set forth below?
C, Conduct of E leaions
'lhe provisions of the general
election lows of the State of
Texas sholl apply to election held
under this Chal'ler. All eieclions
provided for by the Chorter sholl
be conducled by the eleaian
authorities estobllshed bylaw
For me conduct of oty eleaions.
the Council sholl adopt by
resolution oll regulations which it
considers desirable. consistent
with low. ond thiS Chorter,
PROPoSITION NO. 21
Sholl Article X, Seaion 10,Ot.
Subsection C of the eXiSting
Cha([er of the City of Schel'lZ.
Tellias. be amended eo read as
~t faith below?
C. Reco II.
'lhe qualified voters of the City
sholl hove the power to petition
for recoil of the Moyor or any
member of the City Council by
nome and pO!.itiOn,
PROPOSITION NO. 22
Shall Article X, Seaion 10.02 of
the existing Charter of the City of
Schertz, Texas. be amended to
read os set forth below?
Section 10,02 Commencemem
of Procee-dings. Petitioners'
Committee; Affidavit,
"Any five quoiified voters may
commence initiative, referendum
or recall proceedll-~ by filing
with the City Secretory an of-
fida'V!t !.toting they will constitute
the petitioners' committee and
wlil clrculote the petition ond fite
it in proper form !.toting ':helr
names and addresses and
speCifying the address to which
011 notices to the committee ore
to be sent and Setting out in full
the proposed initiative ordinance
or Citing the ordinance sought to
be reconsidered. The affidavit for
recall must diStinctly and
speCifically state the reason or
reasons for which the petition for
recoil is predicoted. Promplly
after the affidavit of the
petitioners' committee is filed.
the City Secretory sholl issue- t~
appropriate petilion blonks ta
the petitioners' committee,"
PROPOSITION NO. 23
Sholl Al'llcl€' X, Section 10,03 of
the existing Charter of the CIty of
Scheltz. Texas" be amended to
read os see forth below?
Seaion 1 O.O~ PetitiOns:
A, Number of SIgnatures,
"Initiative. referendum. or recall
petitions. must be signed by
qualified voters of me city equal
PROPOSITION NO, 2~.
ShaH A([lde. ,XI. )e([ia:n 11.04,
Subsection'- D(1) of the eXIsting
eholter of the Ocy of Scheltz.
Texas, be amended to ,eod os
setfofth below?
D. (1) "To prescribe the form ~f
accounts to be kept by each such
utilicy. prOVided. thot if the utility
shell keep in account!. In ac.
cordonce wim tM unifOrm system
of act;:ount!. for soid Lltility
prescrIbed by any one or more of
the foRowing, The -Notional
Assoclotion of f\oilrood ond ~tlllty
Commi!.sion~rs. the Federal
Power Commission. the "Federol
CammuniCOlions Commission.
the' Rallrood Commission of
Texas. and the Public Utility
Commission or Ihelr successors.
such fOrm of accounts sholl be
considered Sotisfoctol)' end no
change may be required therein, .
PROPOSITION NO. 26
Shall Article XII. Section 12.0:2.
Subsection B of the exlsclng
Charter of the City of 5cheltz,
Texos~ be omEi'ndedto read o~
set faith below?
O. Penalties,
"Ant person" who by himself or
with othel'!.' willfully violates oNi
of the provislo~s pf parographs.A
(1) through (6) 'shall be- gullr; of
misconducrond sholl Im-
mediately forfeit his office, or
pOSition upon order of City
MOn<;lger 0' Cfey Council,
PROPOSITION NO. 27
$holl Article XII, Soectlon 12.04 of
the eXisting Choner of the- City of
Scheftz, Texas. be amended to
read os set faith below?
Section 12,04 Choner Amend.
ment,
"AmendmentS to this Charter
may be fromed and submitted to
the electors of the- City by 0
Charter commis~lan In the
manner . provided. bY -low for
framing and SUbmitted, Ii new
Chorter: by ordinance pos~ by
o majOrity vote of the fun
membership of the Council. or by
o petition slgMd by not less than
fl....e-percent (5%) qualified
eleaol'S of the CIty, When 0
Choner amendment petition
sholl hove been filed in - con.
formicywith section 10,0,1 of this.
Charter. the Concil sholl !olthwl[h
provide by ordinance for sub-
mitting !oUch proposed amend-
ment to a vOle of che ete<:tors.
Any ordinance. for !oUbmlttin9 0
Charter amendment to the
.",ieCtors sholl pro....ide for sub-
mi~on at rt'\e next regulOr
munfcipal election If one sholl
occu, not less than thirty nor more
than ninety days after passage of
the o,dinance; otherwise, It sholl
provlcle for submission at 0
'special election to be coiled ond
held within the time otoresaid.
Not less than thirty days prior to
such eleCtion the City 5ecretOl)'
sholl make available 0 copy of
the praposed amendment or
amendments 10 each qualified
vote-r in the City, If 0 proposed
amendmene sholl be opproved
by 0 mojority of the elea:ors
VOting thereon. It sholl become 0
pOrt of the Charter ct the time
fixed therein, Each omendment
sholl be confined to one sub)eal
ood, wheon more than one
omeodment !.hall be wbmitted
at ,the some time. they sholl be
submitted so 05 to enable the
electOr!> to vOle on each
seporctety:'
PP,OPO~TlON NO. 28
Sholl AtlicJe XII, $ealon 12.05 of
the existing Cholter of the- City of
Sch<Z, Texas. be ome-nded to
~;;,~p;r of~he Eli; arr; ~'~-~
sUbmitted by tne ChaMI Review
'Commission. $hall. consider ooy
recommendations mode. oncl. If
any omendment or amendments
be presented 0$ 0 port of such
report. wHI order such to be
submitted to the eleCtors of the
City In l!1e manner provide-d In
seCtIon 12,04.
'The' tern of office Of the Chorte-r
~ew CommissIon !.lion be
three. mO(l~. Qn~, If during this
te'm"l 00 re-pcitt is presented to the
,CoUncll. then 011 record$ of the
proceedings of me commission
sholl be filed with the City
Manager and sholl be- 0 public
re<:ord,"
pp.OPOSITlON NO. 29
~h,,1I Article XU of, the exiSting
Charter 'of the City of Schenz,
Te"as, be amended by
rede51gnotlng the existing
5ealon 12.05 os 5ealon12,06
to. read os set faith below?
$ea:lon 12.06 Separability,
"If any provision of this Cnorter Is
held In'VoUd. the other provisions
of the Charter sholl not be of.
feaed thereby. If cheoppllcatian
of the Charter or any of its
provisions 10 any peBOn or a.
cvmstonces Is held invalid, the
aPP!iCQtion of tM Chorter and Its
proVisions to; other persons Ot
clrtUmstances shall nOt be af~'
feaed thereby:"
II.
Thol fOf the purpose of holding
soid efecooljl. the entire City of
5chenz. Texas. sholl be and
<onstitUte one' election precinct.
000' -d\e,. polling plo~e for the
hotdlng of sold election sholl be
at the SchertZ Community Center.
1400 Live Oak Rood. Schertz.
lexo!..
111.
Thoc Jonestlne KVOpll Is hereby
appointed Presiding Judge of
Said elealon ond Adolph AguUor
is hereby appointed Altemale
Presiqing Judge of sold eleCtion
and said Presiding Judge sholl
-appoint os mony resident
quolifiec:l ell?Ctors at sojd City os
m(JY be l'eIcoonobly, necessaty to
p~perJy-cO;~UCt su~ ~,Iect1on to
, $ tks.'of said election
iI appoint
person,Jl4.ent In the Sponlsh
language to render oral aid In :
the Spanllih IOnguage to any I
."aeer desiring such aid. at the poll
on the day'of SQid eleaion. In the
absence of tn. PreSIding Judge
of said election, the Altemate
Presiding Judge above named
shall perform" the duties of the
Presiding Judge 0' soid eleaion.
IV.
Thae the pails of said eleaioPl
Shall be open on the day of said
e:leCtion from 1;00 o'clock. A.M,
eo 7,00 o'dock P,M,
V,
Thoe absencee voting In said
election snell be, conducted ot
the Schertz MuniCipal Dullding
1400' Live Oak f\ood. SchertZ.
TeJllos" and the City Secretory is
nereby charged with the duty of
CondUCting absentee voting in
sold election: as.requlred by law.
The Absentee VOting Clerk. sholl
appoint 0 Deputy Absentee
VOting Clerk. who Is fluent in the
$panish language to render orol
aid 10 any voter desiring to vote:
absentee in said electiOn wha
requests such old. That with the I
exce-ptlon of SalVrdoys, Sundays. I
ancl official State holidoys, said
office ot place sholl remain open
from &<W a'c1ock A.M. to 4,.10
o'clock P,M. for the purpo:;e of.
condUCting absentee voting in
said elealon
VI.
That the ballots to be used in
sold election sholl be prepared in
conformity with V.A.T,C.S.
Election Code, as amended, That
in the holding ond conducting of
said election, 011 voter torns.
InSlruaions, and other marenols
required therefor. induding the
ballots ~ou be pre pored in such
monner that the voters moy COSI
their ballotS either "FOR" or
"AGAINST" the foregOing
proposllions,
VII.
ThOt notice of soid election
shall be given by publishing 0
substantial copy of this or'
dlnance. designated as 0 notice.
on the some day in each of twO
(2)' succeeding we'eks In 0
newspaper of general circulation
published In soid Cicy, the dote of
rfIe first publiCatiOn to be nOtle55
thon fourteen (14) days prior to
the dote set for the holding of
so lei eSealan,
VIIi.
Th@ public impOrtance of chis
measure COflslitutes and creates
on urgent public necessity
requiring (hot this ordinonce is
accordingly passed os all
e-mergeoncy measure, and sholl
lake effea and be in force im-
mediately upon and otter its
passage,
PASSED, ADOPTED, ANO AP.
PI\OVE:D this the 20th day of
FebnJol)'. 1 Q79
Robert C. Dueker
Ml:Jyor. City of Schenz. Texas
ATTEST,
June Krause
City SeaetOl)'