ORD 1999-01 - Special Election - Ward 4 01-19-1999ORDINANCE NO. 99-01
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN WARD FOUR OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE ON THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1999, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCILMEMBER FOR THE UNEXPIRED
TERM OF COUNCILMEMBER WARD FOUR; DECLARING THE
RESULTS OF THE ELECTION; FINDING THAT NOTICE OF THE
ELECTION WAS DULY AND PROPERLY GIVEN, THAT THE
ELECTION WAS PROPERLY HELD AND RETURNS THEREOF MADE
BY THE PROPER OFFICIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE.
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 6.07 of the Charter of the City of Huntsville, the City
Council, at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of January, 1999,
proceeded to canvass the returns of the special municipal election held in the
City on the 16th day of January, 1999, for the purpose of electing a
Councilmember to fill the unexpired term of Councilmember Ward Four;
and
WHEREAS the election was held under and pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No.
98 -35 calling the election; and
WHEREAS the election having been duly and regularly held as called in the ordinance
and according to law, and the returns thereof having been made and the
election judges having certified the results of the election, as hereinafter set
out, and the City Council having duly and regularly canvassed the returns
of the election and finding that the total votes cast at the election were as
follows:
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD FOUR
STEED SMITH 193
WRITE -INS 44
Ben Wilson -1
Lonnie Richards -1
Diana Story - 26
Jim Balzaretti - 5
Brian Elvin - 9
David Weitzel - 2
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Huntsville finds that the election returns set
out above to be accurate and correct, and no election protest or contest has
been filed with Council or instituted in connection with the election returns:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
SECTION 1: Steed Smith received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office
of Councilmember Ward Four, and accordingly, Steed Smith is declared
elected to the office of Councilmember Ward Four, subject to the taking of his
oath and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 2: City Council finds that the notice of the election was duly and properly given
as required by law and as provided in ordinance calling the election, and that
the election was duly and regularly held and the returns thereof duly and
regularly made by the proper officials of the election, and in all things
according to the law.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
APPROVED this 19th day of January, 1999.
THE CITY OF HUNTVILLE, TEXAS
William B. Green, Mayor
ATTASTD
Danna Welter, City Secretary
APPR ED 2 ORM:
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:• City Attorney
JANUARY 16, 1999 SPECIAL ELECTION
UNEXPIRED TERM, COUNCILMEMBER WARD FOUR