HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2012-008 RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -008
A RESOLUTION ordering a bond election to be held in the City of North
Richland Hills, Texas, making provisions for the conduct of the election
and resolving other matters incident and related to such election.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas (the "City ")
hereby finds that an election should be held to determine whether said governing body shall be
authorized to issue bonds of the City in the amounts and for the purposes hereinafter identified;
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: An election shall be held on the 12 day of May, 2012, in the City, which
date is not less than seventy -one (71) nor more than ninety (90) days from the date of the
adoption hereof and is a uniform election date pursuant to V.T.C.A, Election Code, Section
41.001, for the purpose of submitting the following measure:
PROPOSITION NUMBER 1
"SHALL the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, be
authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the City in the principal amount of
$48,000,000 for permanent public improvements and public purposes, to wit:
constructing, improving and equipping a new municipal government complex to
include city hall facilities, police and fire facilities and municipal court facilities,
including the acquisition of land therefor; such bonds to mature serially or
otherwise over a period not to exceed FORTY (40) years from their date, to be
issued and sold in one or more series at any price or prices and to bear interest at
any rate or rates (fixed, floating, variable or otherwise) as shall be determined
within the discretion of the City Council at the time of issuance or sale of the
bonds; and whether ad valorem taxes shall be levied upon all taxable property in
the City sufficient to pay the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the
bonds at maturity ?"
SECTION 2: In accordance with the provisions of a Joint Election Agreement and
Contract for Election Services (the "Contract ") to be executed with the Tarrant County Elections
Administrator, the election shall be conducted by the Tarrant County Elections Administrator in
accordance with the provisions of the Contract. The City shall be divided into three (3) election
precincts for this election and the polling places designated for each election precinct are shown
in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as a part of this
Resolution for all purposes. The election officers and maximum number of clerks for said
polling places shall be determined and appointed in accordance with the provisions of the
Contract.
On election day, the polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
SECTION 3: The main location, dates and times for early voting for this election shall
be as shown in Exhibit B, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as a part
hereof for all purposes. Exhibit B may be modified to include any changes to early voting
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designated by the Tarrant County Elections Administrator and to conform to the Contract.
Additional early voting locations may be designated by the Tarrant County Elections
Administrator. Steve Raborn, Tarrant County Elections Administrator, is hereby appointed early
voting clerk and shall appoint and designate deputy clerks for early voting in accordance with the
Contract. For purposes of processing ballots cast in early voting, the election officers for the
early voting ballot board for this election shall be appointed and designated in accordance with
the provisions of the Contract.
The Central Counting Station for the tabulation and counting of ballots for this election
shall be located at the Tarrant County Elections Center, 2700 Premier Street, Fort Worth, Texas,
and the Manager, Tabulation Supervisor, Presiding Judge and Alternate Presiding Judge at the
Central Counting Station shall be appointed and designated in accordance with the provisions of
the Contract.
The Manager and Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station may appoint clerks to
serve at such Station, as provided by Section 127.006 of the Election Code.
SECTION 4: A voting system or systems meeting the standards and requirements of the
Texas Election Code, as amended, is hereby adopted and approved for early voting by personal
appearance and by mail and for election day voting.
Ballots shall be prepared in accordance with V.T.C.A., Election Code, and permit
electors to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the aforesaid measure which shall appear on the ballot
substantially as follows:
PROPOSITION NUMBER I
"THE ISSUANCE OF $48,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR
CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING AND EQUIPPING A NEW MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT COMPLEX TO INCLUDE CITY HALL FACILITIES,
POLICE AND FIRE FACILITIES AND MUNICIPAL COURT FACILITIES"
SECTION 5: All resident qualified electors of the City shall be permitted to vote at said
election, and on the day of the election, such electors shall vote at the polling place designated
for the election precinct in which they reside. This election shall be held and conducted in
accordance with the provisions of V.T.C.A., Election Code and V.T.C.A., Government Code,
Chapter 1251, and to the extent required by law, all election materials and proceedings shall be
printed in both English and Spanish.
SECTION 6: A substantial copy of this resolution, including a Spanish translation
thereof, shall be posted at three (3) public places within the City and at the City Hall not less than
twenty -one (21) full days prior to the date on which said election is to be held. Notice of the
election as required by the Texas Election Code and Chapter 1251 of the Texas Government
Code shall also be published on the same day in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper of
general circulation in said City, the first of said publications to appear in said newspaper not
more than thirty (30) days and not less than fourteen (14) full days prior to the day of the
election.
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SECTION 7: This resolution hereby incorporates the provisions of the Contract, and to
the extent of any conflict between this resolution and the Contract, the provisions of the Contract
shall control. The Mayor, City Secretary or other appropriate official, is hereby authorized to
correct, modify or change the information in this resolution and the attached Exhibits based upon
the final locations, dates and times agreed upon by the Tarrant County Elections Administrator
and the City as well as incorporate additional early voting locations as designated by the Tarrant
County Elections Administrator.
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PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 5 day of March, 2012.
CITY OF NORT R HLAND H S, TEXAS
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Approved as to form and legality:
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City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
Precincts Polling Locations:
Precinct One (includes County voting precincts 3214, City Hall
3324, 3333, 3041, 3364, 3366 and 3416) 7301 Northeast Loop 820
North Richland Hills, Texas
Precinct Two (includes County voting precincts 3140, Dan Echols Senior Adult Center
3215, 3289, 3325, 3326, 3399, 3424, 3631, 3633, 3634, 6801 Glenview Drive
4620 and 4629) North Richland Hills, Texas
Precinct Three (includes County voting precincts 3063, Bursey Road Senior Adult Center
3049, 3177, 3209, 3365, 3367, 3387, 3507, 3527, 3543, 7301 Bursey Road
3580 and 3584) North Richland Hills, Texas
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EXHIBIT B
Early voting for this election shall begin on Monday, April 30, 2012 and end on Tuesday,
May 8, 2012, and the hours designated for early voting by personal appearance and the main
early voting polling place shall be as set forth below:
Dates Hours
Monday, April 30, 2012
through 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 6, 2012 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday, May 7, 2012
and 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
MAIN EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACE
Tarrant County Elections Center
2700 Premier Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76111
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