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94-E-6 Elections ORDINANCE NO .9!i -:1= ~ AN ORDINANCE CALLING A HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS ON MAY 7, 1994; MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTION; AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO SUCH ELECTION WHEREAS, the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Schertz, Texas (the "City") on its own motion hereby determines to submit to the qualified voters of the City for their adoption or rejection certain proposed amendments to the City's Home Rule Charter (the "Charter") pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.04 of the Charter and Section 9.004, as amended, Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the Council has received a petition pursuant to Section 12.04 of the Charter and pursuant to Section 9.004, as amended, Local Government Code requesting that the Council submit to the qualified voters of the City for their adoption or rejection a proposed amendment to the Charter; and WHEREAS, the Council hereby finds and determines that the Charter amendment election shall be held on May 7, 1994 which is the next uniform election date and the City's next regular municipal election date; and WHEREAS, the Council hereby finds and determines that holding the proposed Charter amendment election on the next uniform election date and the City's next regular municipal election date is in the best interests of the citizens of the City; and WHEREAS, the City Secretary shall publish notice of this election as required by applicable law; and WHEREAS, the Council hereby finds and determines that it is in the best interests of the citizens of the City to submit, for adoption or rejection, the proposed amendments to the Charter, at the earliest possible date, in order for this Council to be advised of the wishes of the citizens of the City; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT: SECTION 1. An election shall be held on the 7th day of May, 1994, a uniform election date and the next regular municipal election date, in the City of Schertz, Texas, which date is not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days from the date of the final adoption of this ordinance (this "Ordinance"). The official ballots for the election shall be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code, as amended, and the Charter so as to permit the qualified voters of the City to vote "Yes" or "No" for each of the proposed Charter amendments which shall appear on the ballot substantially as provided below. On the date of the election the following amendments to the Charter shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City: Charter Amendment No. 1 "Shall Section 4.01. THE CITY COUNCIL: Number. Selection and Term of the existing City Charter be amended to provide as follows?": "The City Council shall be composed of the Mayor and five Councilmembers. The Mayor and all Councilmembers shall be elected from the City at large. The Mayor and Councilmembers shall be elected in the manner provided in Section 9.01 of this Charter for four-year terms. A person may serve no more than two consecutive terms as a Councilmember, and a person may serve no more than two consecutive terms as Mayor. Each Councilmember shall occupy a position on the Council, such positions being numbered 1 through 5. At the first general election held after the effective date of this provision and each fourth year thereafter, Councilmembers to fill positions 3, 4, and 5 shall be elected. The following year and each fourth year thereafter, the Mayor and the Councilmembers filling positions 1 and 2 shall be elected. Terms of office held prior to the effective date of this provision shall not be counted in determining a person's authority to hold a position on the City Council." Charter Proposition No. 1 "Shall the City be authorized to amend the City Charter as provided in Amendment No. 17" Yes No Charter Amendment No. 2 "Shall Article IV, Section 4.01 of the existing City Charter be amended to add the following?" "No person shall be eligible for more than two, two year consecutive terms in that office without an absence of at least one two year term." Charter Proposition No. 2 "Shall the City be authorized to amend the City Charter as provided in Amendment No. 27" Yes No Charter Amendment No. 3 "Shall Section 8.02. PLANNING, ZONING AND ADJUSTMENTS: Board of Adjustment of the existing City Charter be amended to provide as follows?": "The Council may establish a Board of Adjustment in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Texas as now or hereafter amended." Charter Proposition No. 3 "Shall the City be authorized to amend the City Charter as provided in Amendment No 3?" Yes No SECTION 2. The Council is required by law to submit Charter amendment propositions to the voters in the format set forth in Section 1, above. The Council recognizes that the terms of Amendment No. 1 conflict with the terms of Amendment No. 2 but desire to provide the voters with alternatives regarding term limitations for Councilmembers and the Mayor. In the event Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 shall each receive a greater number of votes "For" than "Against" at such election, the Council declares that the Amendment approved by the greatest number of affirmative votes shall be effective, and the other Amendment shall not be effective. In the event that both such Amendments prevail by the same number of affirmative votes, the Council declares that the Amendment receiving the least number of negative votes shall be effective, and the other Amendment shall not be effective. If both such Amendments prevail by the same number of affirmative votes and receive the same number of negative votes, the Council delcares that Amendment No. 2 (being the Amendment proposed by petition of qualified voters of the City) shall be effective and Amendment No. 1 shall not be effective. SECTION 3. Paper ballots shall be used for voting on the date of the election. Paper ballots shall also be used for absentee voting by personal appearance and by mail. SECTION 4. The City shall constitute one election precinct for holding the election. The polling place hereby designated for holding the election shall be the Schertz Community Center, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas 78154. Janestine Kvapil is hereby appointed Presiding Judge and Ralph J. Kavoras is hereby appointed Alternate Presiding Judge. The Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two (2) nor more than four (4) qualified clerks to serve and assist in conducting the election. However, if the Presiding Judge appointed actually serves, the Alternate Presiding Judge shall serve as one of the clerks. The , .' appointment of such clerks must include a person fluent in the Spanish language to serve as a clerk to render oral aid in the Spanish language to any voter desiring such aid at the polls on the day of the election. In the absence of the Presiding Judge, the Alternate Presiding Judge shall perform the duties of the Presiding Judge of the election precinct. On election day, the polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The City Secretary will serve as the Early Voting Clerk and her mailing address is P.O. Drawer 1, Schertz, Texas 78154. Early voting shall be conducted at the Schertz Community Center, located at 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas 78154. With the exception of Saturdays, Sundays, and official State holidays, this office or place shall remain open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. for early voting. An Early Voting Ballot Board is hereby established for the purpose of processing early voting results. Janestine Kvapil is appointed the Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board. The Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two (2) nor more than four (4) resident qualified electors of the City to serve as members of the Early Voting Ballot Board. SECTION 5. All resident qualified electors of the City shall be permitted to vote at the election and on the day of the election, such electors shall vote at the designated polling place. The election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code, as amended, and the provisions of Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated Chapter 1 of Title 22, as amended, and as may be required by any other law. All election materials and proceedings shall be printed in both English and Spanish. SECTION 6. A substantial copy of this Ordinance shall serve as a proper notice of the election. This notice, including a Spanish translation thereof, shall be posted on the bulletin board used for posting notices of the meetings of the Council at least twenty one (21) days prior to the date the election is to be held, and shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City not more than thirty (30) days, and not less than ten (10) full days prior to the day of the election. SECTION hereof are hereby made are adopted Council. 7. The recitals contained in the preamble hereby found to be true, and such recitals are a part of this Ordinance for all purposes and as a part of the judgment and findings of the SECTION 8. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the prov~s~ons of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters ordered herein. SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America. SECTION 10. If any prov~s~on of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and this Council hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid provision. SECTION 11. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Ordinance, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended. PASSED AND APPROVED, on first reading, this the I~ day of February, 1994. PASSED AND APPROVED, on final reading, this the /~tk day of February, 1994. ATTEST: (CITY SEAL) .. l ,# PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT THE STATE OF TEXAS, County of Guadalupe Before me, the undersigned authority, on this date personally appear~d7?(::lv, Qh;.~ known to me, who, being by me duly sworn, on his oath deposes and says that he is the publisher of The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and foregoing tJQ.frc~ was published in said newspaper 0) times before the return day named therein, s~ ;ublications being o~ the follo~g dates: f -eD'Ltlli-c, Qq ::LLf J c;C;Y and a newspaper copy of which is hereto attached. ~~ Sworn to and subscribed before me, this ;},.5 day of ~.d- AD., 19 ~ . w.:. ~..-... ...-........ ............... .................. .......t .......~~;....pt;.....~. MARGARET L. CLARKSON I .' :'\,- .......,. 6>< .. I f~~...... f\ .......;C)\ Notary Public I I f {N i} STATE OF TEXAS \~ ;....... "...~~"l My Camm. / \/ tfiitH V.;11;.....~.\0-.... Date Exp. - / r"" '(J #'#".IJ~If~I:"'."."'~ Yn.~/~ / ~L-d Notary lie, Guadalupe County, Texas I" - - . . . - . . . . , , . , . , . . _ .. ..... u I~ CS/ " I ~ '. , , " ., TE IG; A Passed, ap roveo .."u adoptecj I 8', 5th day of BER February, 19 . We a June G. a muda City Secre r 379-6 ORDINANCE NO. EMI 94-E-6 One y, AN ORDINANCE CALLE female ING A HOME RUL (210) ;;j A~N~ nd of - ....., ...,. , LEGAL NOTJCES 100 - EMU Exceptic 512-,798- JOH Horse Tra in Seguin I & save 30' Wed, ridini of particii necessary I better hors charged. 3 UMOU~ '$74)G-$7~ :,'"n. ollde l\III", 3~ ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS ON MAY 7, 1994; MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE ELEC- TION' AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCI- DENT AND RELATED TO SUCH ELECTION. Passed, approved and adopted the, 15th day of " February, 1994. ;;::'cJune G.Kra~, \,City~etary .. , ORDINANCE NO. 94.E-7 AN no"'..... 1155. aived City 19uin, 1994, Iblicly 3:00 ad af- 'ch 9, j un- j will lunci! 15, \,Iring 19. If re- tact ~ing ",",""'1- .. -It Jun". e, City.l..cr 'I . on- ted 12, 'he se er ORDINANCE NO. 94.E-6 AN ORDINANCE CALL- ING A .HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS ON. MAY 7, 1994; MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE ELEC- TION; AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCI- DENT AND RELATED TO SUCH ELECTION. Passed, approved and adopted the 15th day of February, 1994. June G. Krause, City Secretary. PERSONAL NOTICES 120 pose u, __ Wheth. er the machine, is,n proper order for use. I J.R. Perez C Presiding Judgei I ADVISO PUBLICO DIf PROBAR EL~QUIPd PARA TABULAR Por 10 preserlte sa da av 0 que el equipo .para tab ar automaticamente" q49 . e usara 'en la Eiecclon ri- maria que se Uevaraa c 0 el 8 de Marzo, 1994, e probSra el 26 de Febrefo, 1994 a las 10,00. de,Jla manana a 307.\y, C.ourtSt., Seguin,Te~sd~?~ p.,:?p- osito ',.de:.deterrillilar" ;SI la maquina esta fllnc;c>nando adecuadqiuneilti'3 para usarse en.~.,eleccion. J:R: Perez' I Juez. PreSiQeIl,tg,. ' PERs.r;~\f/~L NOTICE:S -i 20 ,jo ~ ' PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT V THE STATE OF TEXAS, 'it{.... <( County of Guadalupe Before me, the undersigned authority, on this date personally appeared ~ F' ~ S knovvn to me, who, being by me duly sworn, on his oath deposes and says that he is the publisher of The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and foregoing tJ ~ Q..L. was published in said ne'wspaper :;;)..J times before the return day named therein, such publications being on the fOllOr dates: ~~-I1v.If}J jqq and a newspaper copy of which is hereto attached. ~~L~ Sworn to and subscribed before me, this..lL. day of :J.d.--- AD., 19 U . "'..........".,."., -,....o;>,,'{ PU "'" ..':\~:...-.......$'<' .... , Cl .., "'-C-' '\ fo?:/.~J\';\ \ ~. ~\. ~ /~~i \ IJ'. '. .~ ~ ""/'" it......F... ~v.,.... "'" C ..", ""''''''1'''' MARGARET 1... CLARKSON Notury Public STATE OF TEXAS \ My Co:nm. 1-/</-9~ Ii Date Exp. U I /??~~~r~~ No lie, Gwuialupe County, Texas " ....-" ! 5, b () . , .' " .. . 't, I '. I l EC;f. '_ NC'-: ~...:, E"S ~ 00 ~ A~ OROINANCE CALL- ING . AN 'ELECTION AND NON-BIDDING RE- FERENDUM TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS ON MAY 7, 1994; CONCERN- ING THE PROPOSED ~ALE,.oF PARKLAN.D ,,~ND ESTABLISHING A ~UABOIDERECYCLlNG I3ROGRI' " '.,r~tAKING P, ',R,O, ,V,ISIJ,FOR1HE. OOND.UCl'" TRE'E:eEC-i T.ION,,',',~,' ,i ;,J.'~, .:,.-BIDQIN, G REFEREROUM' ANDRE- SOLV~GQTHERMA~ l'e8S INCIDENT AND RE- LATED THERETO.~, First readinga~" n February 1; .1994. ..' JUne G. Krause, ' . CltyS~etalY" ' . . AN ORDINANCE BY ,THE CITY COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, ,TEXAS,PRO~ VIPING THAT THE CODE OF OR.DlfejANCES BE AMENDED BVREVISING SECTION 18-32 STOP IN- TERSECTIONS;- SEC- LEGAL NOTICES 100 I TEXAS,CALLlNGAN j eLECTION TO BE HELD 0 ON MAY 7, 1994, FOR '. a THE PURPOSE OF ELECTINGtlA {MAYOR . '~~*,.~'.E, (2toC~U:~15,. ~~ First .' ~ppr ved on III Feb~u '1 19 June raus 6 ( pilY-Se/ ,..,', ,:,:;, .,:> $525 AN".ORDINANCE ,CALL-df;~3i lNG, A HOME,J1.U"l",E,,-:-'- bHARtER AMEN~'t:JT"~"" ELECTION TO BE HELD BERI IN THE C IT Y O..E We al SCHERTZ, TEXAS ON muda MAY 7, 1994; MAKING 379-61 PROVISION FOR THE EMl CONDUCT OF THE EL.EC- One y TION; AND RESOL.VING femal OTHER'MATTERS INCI- DENT AND RELATED TO (210) SUCH ELECTION. EfI First reading approved, on Exce February 1, 1994, 512- June, G.Krause, City Secretary Ci~'" ~~ AN oRtnNANCe CALl- lfiG A HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENT EtECTION roBE HELD tN'THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS ON MAY 7,1994; MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CONDUCT OF THEELEC- TION;. AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCl. DENi AND RELATED TO ~IJCH,~LECTJON. FiTstteadirig $ppl'Oved on FebrUary 1, 1994. JUne G; Krause, City Secretary AN OR~NCE CALL- S- ING AN ELECTION AND in R. BUS. OPP. 190 Hor: inS &s F.tah A O.."..h".... RtA. 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