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RESOLUTION NO. 2015-009
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, RECEIVING CERTIFICATION OF THE CITY
SECRETARY; DECLARING EACH UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE
ELECTED TO OFFICE; AND CANCELING THE MAY 9, 2015
GENERAL ELECTION.
WHEREAS,
the City of North Richland Hills, Texas (“City”) is a home rule city acting
under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section
5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government code;
and
WHEREAS
, the City of North Richland Hills Charter provides that city elections shall be
held in accordance with laws of the State of Texas; and
nd
WHEREAS
, Section 41.001(a) of the Texas Election Code, as amended by the 82
Texas Legislature, establishes the second Saturday in May as a uniform
election date for the purposes of conducting a General Election; and
WHEREAS,
Section 3.004(b) of the Texas Election Code provides that the governing
body of a municipality shall be the authority to order a General Election for
the purposes of electing members to the governing body; and
WHEREAS,
the Council approved Resolution No. 2015-003, calling the General
Election of May 9, 2015 for the purpose of electing four City Council
members to serve on the City Council in Places 1, 3, 5 and 7; and
WHEREAS,
the filing deadline for placement on the ballot and declaration of write-in
candidacy have passed; and
WHEREAS,
the city secretary has certified in writing that each candidate on the ballot
is unopposed for election to office; and
WHEREAS,
in these circumstances Subchapter C of Chapter 2 of the Election Code
authorizes a governing body to declare each unopposed candidate
elected to office and to cancel the election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
Section 1.Certification of the City Secretary.
As the authority responsible for
having the official ballot prepared, the City Secretary hereby certifies that
the following candidates are unopposed for election to office for the
election scheduled to be held on May 9, 2015 and that no write-in
candidates have filed to be placed on the list of write-in candidates.
OFFICE CANDIDATE TERM
Council member, Place 1 Tito Rodriguez Two years
Council member, Place 3 Tom Lombard Two years
Council member, Place 5 David Whitson Two years
Council member, Place 7 Tim Welch Two years
Section 2. Declared Elected to Office. The following candidates who are
unopposed in the May 9, 2015 General Election, are hereby elected to
office, and shall be issued certificates of election following the time the
election would have been canvassed:
Place 1 Tito Rodriguez
Place 3 Tom Lombard
Place 5 David Whitson
Place 7 Tim Welch
Section 3. Cancel Election. The May 9, 2015 General Election is canceled, and the
City Secretary is directed to post a copy of this order on May 9, 2015, at
each polling place that would have been used in the election as required
by Chapter 2 of the Election Code.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 23rd day of March, 2015.
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George A. St.pies, City Attorney
Resolution No.2015-009
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