ORD 1997-01 - Canvass 1-18-97 City Officials Election 01-21-1997ORDINANCE NO. 97-01
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR
AND SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE ON THE 18TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1997, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AT LARGE, FOUR
COUNCILMEMBERS, ONE FROM EACH OF THE CITY'S FOUR
WARDS ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR, AND COUNCILMEMBER AT-
LARGE POSITION THREE, 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 21st day of January, 1997,
proceeded to canvass the returns of the regular and special municipal
election held in the City on the 18th day of January, 1997, for the purpose of
electing a Mayor and four Councilmembers, one from each of the City's four
Wards, and Councilmember At -Large Position Three; and
WHEREAS the election was held under and pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No.
96 -18 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 MAYOR, AT LARGE
JOHN JAFREH 103
BILL GREEN 1063
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD ONE
RON LANGE 181
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD TWO
DAVE LUNING 249
KENNETH N. HESSEL 46
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD THREE
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD FOUR
ANN JAMES
429
FOR COUNCILMEMBER AT-LARGE, POSITION THREE
VANCE HOWARD 733
JOHN STRICKLAND 313
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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: Bill Green received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office of
Mayor, at Large, and accordingly, Bill Green is declared elected to the office
of Mayor, at Large, subject to the taking of his oath and filing bond as
provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 2: Ron Lange received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office
of Councilmember Ward One, and accordingly, Ron Lange is declared
elected to the office of Councilmember Ward One, subject to the taking of his
oath and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 3: Dave Luning received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office
of Councilmember Ward Two, and accordingly, Ron Lange is declared
elected to the office of Councilmember Ward Two, subject to the taking of his
oath and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 4: JoAnn Matthews received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the
office of Councilmember Ward Three, and accordingly, JoAnn Matthews is
declared elected to the office of Councilmember Ward Three, subject to the
taking of her oath and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of
Texas.
SECTION 5: Ann James received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office
of Councilmember Ward Four, and accordingly, Ann James is declared
elected to the office of Councilmember Ward Four, subject to the taking of
her oath and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 6: Vance Howard received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the
office of Councilmember At-Large Position Three, and accordingly, Vance
Howard is declared elected to the office of Councilmember At-Large Position
Three, subject to the taking of his oath and filing bond as provided by the
laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 7: 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 8: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
APPROVED this 21st day of January, 1997.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVI LE, TEXAS
William B. Green, Mayor
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Danna Welter, City Secretary
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Scott Bound, City Attorney
JANUARY 18, 1997 CITY OFFICERS ELECTION
MAYOR
JOHN JAFREH 11 2 20 22 17 11 13 7 103
BILL GREEN 127 25 174 145 378 94 50 70 1063
WARD 1
LARGE
WARD 2
DAVE LINING
KENNETH N. HESSEL
WARD 3
MATTHEWS
I WARD 4
ANN JAMES
45
136
181 1
29
342
58 1 429 1
AT- LARGE. POSITION 3
VANCE HOWARD 87 19 110 82 315 48 34 38 J313
JOHN STRICKLAND 41 5 69 59 49 29 27 34 WRITE -INS 3 1 3 5 0 5 0 1