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RESO 2007-14 - Canvass 11-6-07 election"ZVo1,UTt © 2D01 - RESOLUTION CANVASSING ELECTION RETURNS THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WALKER CITY OF HUNTSVILLE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Texas (the "City ") ordered an election to be held in the City on November 6, 2007, on the PROPOSITION hereinafter stated; and WHEREAS, the City Council has investigated all matters pertaining to the election, including the ordering, giving notice, officers, holding, and making returns of the election; and WHEREAS, the election officers who held the election have duly made the returns of the result thereof, and the returns have been duly delivered to this City Council. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS: 1. The City Council officially finds and determines that the election was duly ordered, that proper notice of the election was duly given, that proper election officers were duly appointed prior to the election, that the election was duly held, that the City has complied with the Federal Voting Rights Act and the Texas Election Code, that due returns of the result of the election have been made and delivered, and that the City Council has duly canvassed the returns, all in accordance with law and the Resolution calling the election. 2. The City Council officially finds and determines that the following votes were cast at the election on the submitted PROPOSITION by the resident, qualified electors of said City, who voted at said election. Early Votes FOR: 4 2� AGAINST: Election Day Total 2LC `1L PROPOSITION THE ISSUANCE OF $2,150,000 IN TAX SUPPORTED GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTING, ACQUIRING, IMPROVING AND EQUIPPING A NEW FIRE STATION TO SERVE THE PORTION OF THE CITY EAST OF SAM HOUSTON AVENUE. 3. The City Council officially finds, determines and declares the result of the election to be that PROPOSITION so submitted have received a y E9 vote. 4. The aforesaid bonds may be issued, and the aforesaid bond taxes may be levied, assessed and collected annually, as voted and as provided by law. CEDARPARK2007: CANVAS.RES THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WALKER CITY OF HUNTSVILLE CERTIFICATE FOR RESOLUTION § We, the undersigned officials of the City of Huntsville, Texas (the "City "), hereby certify as follows: 1. The City Council of the City convened in a 6F(0-1( Pit- MEETING ON THE I `" DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2007, at the City Hall (the "Meeting "), and the roll was called of the duly constituted City Council Members of the City, to -wit: J. Turner, Mayor Jim Willett, Ward 1 Dalene Zender, Position 1 Mac Woodward, Ward 2 Mayor Pro Tern Melissa Mahaffey, Position 2 Clarence Griffin, Ward 3 Mickey S. Evans, Position 3 Wayne Barrett, Ward 4 Jack Choate, Position 4 and all of the persons were present, except the following absentees: MK WttiPWA1-247 AND CtC-l\1GC- thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business, the following was transacted at the &,r,.c r>11 ti Meeting: a written RESOLUTION CANVASSING ELECTION RETURNS was duly introduced for the consideration of the City Council. It was then duly moved and seconded that the Resolution be passed; and, after due discussion, said motion carrying with it the passage of the Resolution, prevailed and carried by the following vote: AYES: NOES: r7 2. A true, full and correct copy of the Resolution passed at the Meeting described in the above and foregoing paragraph is attached to and follows this Certificate; that the Resolution has been duly recorded in the City Council's minutes of the Meeting; that the above and foregoing paragraph is a true, full and correct excerpt from the City Council's minutes of the Meeting pertaining to the passage of the Resolution; that the persons named in the above and foregoing paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified and acting county officials as indicated therein; that each of the elected officials and members of the City Council was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in advance, of the time, place and purpose of the Meeting, and that the Resolution would be introduced and considered for passage at the Meeting, and each of the elected officials and members consented, in advance, to the holding of the Meeting for such purpose, and that the Meeting was open to the public and public notice of the time, place and purpose of the meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Government Code, as amended. HUNTSVILLE 2007: CANVASSRES.CRT 3. The Mayor of the City has approved and hereby approves the Resolution; that the Mayor and City Secretary of the City have duly signed the Resolution; and that the Mayor and City Secretary of the City hereby declare that their signing of this Certificate shall constitute the signing of the attached and following copy of the Resolution for all purposes. HUNTSVILLE 2007: CANVASSRES.CRT SIGNED AND SEALED TU. l PP OF t.loVoikotaz 2W1 [CITY SEAL] APPROVED AS TO FORM: Thomas A. L y Attorney musrrsvILLE 2007: CANVASSRES.CRT May ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING FOR ABSENTEES THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WALKER CITY OF HUNTSVILLE Each of the undersigned officers or members of the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Texas hereby acknowledges and certifies that he or she was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in advance, of the time, place and purpose of the Special Meeting of the City Council which was held at the designated meeting place on November IS , 2007, that a RESOLUTION CANVASSING ELECTION RETURNS would be introduced and considered for passage at the Special Meeting, and that he or she consented, in advance, to the holding of the Special Meeting for such purpose. EXECUTED AND DELIVERED THIS I Io1.44 DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2007.