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ORD CC 10/13/1970 - Calling Special Election i AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO DETERMINE IF THE CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, SHOULD BE AMENDED, SETTING FORTH THE ARTICLES PROPOSED FOR AMENDMENT, DESIGNATING THE DATE OF ELECTION AND CALLING FOR PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, THAT: 1. A special election be called not less than 30 nor more than 90 days from the date hereof for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Huntsville the question whether the Charter of said City of Huntsville should be amended in the following particulars: 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 yearsterms, from the first day of November following hiseelection 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: MEETINGS 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 quali- fied 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. AMENDMENT NO. 4-Section 4.20: FORFEITURE OF OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN BECAUSE OF ABSENCE Any Councilman who is absent from more than four con- secutive 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 office 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 prrrnrnoii�• AMENDMENT NO. 6-Section 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 theCCity. 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 runn-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 forwwhich the indebtedness was incurred. Ugan Each officer and his surety shall be liable to the City for all loss or damage sustained by the City by reason of his negligent or corrupt approval of such claim. 2. The above amendments shall be framed and submitted to the voters so that a voter may vote "yes" or "no" on any amendment or amend- ments without voting "yes" or "no" on all of said amendments. 3. The City Secretary is directed to give notice of the election called for hereby by publication thereof in the official newspaper of said City on the same day in each of two successive weeks with the date of the first publication to be not less than 14 days prior to the date set ro said election. Said notice shall include a sub- stantial copy of the proposed amendments. 4. The date setf*P said election shall be November 17, 1970, which is a date not less than 30 nor more than 90 days from the date of the passage of such ordinance. PASSED AND APPROVED IN OPEN COUNCIL this the-Z& of October, A. D. , 1970. rZ day X, W BEN BLALOCK, JR. MAYOR ATTEST: 4, WELDON COL6ff,'City 'ffe—c—retary 0 AS V ED S To F TIN D. COLLEY, City Att rney