ORD CC 11/17/1970 - Adoption Home Rule CharterORDER DECLARING THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE
HOME RULE CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE,
TEXAS
WHEREAS, By ordinance duly passed on September 22, 1970,
the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Texas, did order a
Special; Election to be held within said City on the 17th day of
November, 1970, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of
said City proposed amendments to the Charter of the City of
Huntsville, Texas, which, after due notice as required by law,
said election was held and said amendments were voted upon,
which said amendments and the vote thereon were as follows:
AMENDMENT NO. 1 - Section 4.01: NUMBER, SELECTION AND
TERM OF OFFICE. The Council shall be composed of a Mayor and
eight Councilmen. The Mayor, unless sooner removed under the
Provisions of this Charter, shall serve for two year terms,
from the first day of November following his election until the
first day of November two years later, or until his successor
has been elected and duly qualified. Each Councilman, unless
sooner removed under the provisions of this Charter, shall serve
for two year terms, from the first day of November following his
election until the first day of November two years later, or
until his successor has been elected and duly qualified.
AMENDMENT NO. 2 - Section 4.07: MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.
There shall be regular meetings of the Council on the second and .
fourth Tuesdays of each month commencing at 7:30 o'clock P.M.
Special meetings may be called at any time by the Mayor or by a
majority of the Councilmen qualified and serving by giving notice
to the City Secretary who shall in turn give notice of such
special meetings to all members of the Council at least twelve
hours prior to such meeting. Provided, however, any member of
the Council, may either before or after such special meeting
waive such notice. All 'meetings of the Council, regular or
special, shall be open to the public and shall be held at the
City Hall of the City. The term City Hall as used in this
charter shall mean the Council Chambers.
AMENDMENT NO. 3 - Section 4.18: COMPENSATION OF COUNCILMEN.
Each Councilman shall receive:a salary.of Ten Dollars for each
regular meeting which he attends.
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AMENDMENT NO. 4 - Section 4.20: FORFEITURE OF OFFICE
OF COUNCILMAN BECAUSE OF ABSENCE. Any Councilman who is absent
from more than four consecutive regular meetings of the Council,
unless such absences are the result of his illness or the conduct
of official City business, shall be deemed to have forfeited his
and the Council shall fill such vacancy in the manner
prescribed by this Charter.
AMENDMENT NO. 5 - Section 5.10: COMPENSATION OF MAYOR.
The Mayor shall receive a monthly salary of $50.00.
AMENDMENT NO. 6 - Sectiron 6.01: GENERAL ELECTIONS.
The first regular City general election under this Charter shall
be held on the first Saturday in April, 1969. Regular City general
elections shall be held on the first Tuesday in October in each
year thereafter. All Councilmen and the Mayor shall be elected
for two year terms, provided that the Mayor and Councilmen from
all Wards shall be elected on even - numbered years and all
Councilmen -at -Large shall be elected on odd - numbered years. In
all even -year elections each qualified voter shall vote for not
more than one candidate for Mayor and for not more than one
candidate for Councilman from the qualified voter's ward. In all
odd -year elections each qualified voter shall vote for not more
than one candidate for each of the four Council -at -Large positions..•
Said election shall be ordered by the Mayor or, in the event he
fails to do so, by the Council. The City Secretary shall give
notice of such election by causing said notice to be published
at least forty days prior to the date of such election in the
official newspaper of the City.
AMENDMENT NO. 7 - Section 6.02: RUN -OFF ELECTIONS.
In the event any candidate for Mayor or Councilman fails to
receive a majority of all votes cast for his particular office at
any regular or special election, the Mayor or, if he fails to do
so, the Council shall on the first day following the completion of
the official count of ballots cast at the first election order a
second election to be held on the third Tuesday following the date
of such order, at which election the two candidates receiving the
highest number of votes cast for such particular office in the
first election at which no one was elected to such office by
receiving a majority of all votes cast for all candidates for such
particular office shall again be voted for, and the one receiving
the highest number of votes cast shall be elected to such office. -.
The City Secretary shall give notice of such run -off election by
causing said notice to be published at least ten days prior to
the date of such election in the official newspaper of the City.
AMENDMENT NO. 8 - Section 11.06: POWERS AND DUTIES OF
CITY COMPTROLLER. Sub - paragraph (p): Pay no claim against the
City unless it is evidenced by a bill or voucher submitted and
approved by the head of the department for which the indebtedness
was incurred. Each officer and his surety shall be liable to the
City for all lose or damage sustained by the City by reason of
his negligent or corrupt approval of'such claim.
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Amendment #1 Fort 386 Against :. 22
Amendment #2 ,Fors 389, Against: 21
Amendment #3 Fors 331 Again'ats 81
Amendment #4 Fort 375 Against: 37
Amendment #5 For: 337 Against: 77
Amendment #6! Fort 385' Against: 24.
Amendment 47 Fors 384 Against: 24
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Amendment 48
Fors 381 Against: 27
WHEREAS, a majority of the votes cast at such election
favored said charter amendments.
IT IS THEREFORE ordered and directed on motion duly made .
and adopted by the City Council of the'City of Huntsville, Texas,
that the Home Rule Charter amendments for the City of Huntsville,
be, and the same are hereby declared adopted this :17th day of.
November, 1970, as recorded in Volume K, Page 180.,
I, Weldon Coleman, City Secretary - Comptroller, certify
that the above statement is true and correct,
Weldon Coleman
City Secretary,- Comptroller