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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2017-010 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-010 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 6, 2017 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 WHEREAS, Section 41.001(a) of the Texas Election Code, as amended by the 84th Texas Legislature, establishes the first 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. 2017-004, calling the General Election of May 6, 2017 for the purpose of electing four 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 (Attachment A) that the following candidates are unopposed for election to office for the election scheduled to be held on May 6, 2017 and that no write-in candidates have filed to be placed on the list of write-in candidates. Resolution No.2017-010 Page 1 of 4 OFFICE CANDIDATE TERM Council member, Place 1 Tito Rodriguez Two years Council member, Place 3 Tom Lombard Two years Council member, Place 5 Mike Benton 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 6, 2017 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 Mike Benton Place 7 Tim Welch Section 3. Cancel Election. The May 6, 2017 General Election is canceled, and the City Secretary is directed to post a copy of the attached order (Attachment B) on May 6, 2017, at each polling place that would have been used in the election as required by Chapter 2 of the Election Code and in compliance with Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act 52 U.S.C. §10503. AND IT IS SO RESOLVED. PASSED AND APPROVED on the 6t" day of March 2017. CITY 0 NOR it RICHLAND HILLS By: AWL.Y \ "```i:L.H//1'14 ,,�� Oscar Trevino, Mayor ATTEST: KZ:- .. ' 4o o: n ',IAA tc.t.). LtIttA/Vf-ttr-/irc;i: 3 Alicia Richardson, City e .qtary .4);./• '� ��r*���5"`�'�� APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: `.,./M149,4m/C ) Maleshia 6 Farmer, City Attorney Resolution No.2017-010 Page 2 of 4 Attachment A CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES FOR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS (NOT COUNTY) CERTIFICACION DE CANDIDATOS UNICOS PARA OTRAS SUBDIVISIONES POLITICAS (NO EL CONDADO) To: Presiding Officer of Governing Body Al: Presidente de la entidad gobernante As the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared, I hereby certify that the following candidates are unopposed for election to office for the election scheduled to be held on May 6, 2017. Como autoridad a cargo de la preparacion de la boleta de votaciOn oficial, por la presente certifico que los siguientes candidatos son candidatos unicos para elecciOn para un cargo en la eleccion que se llevara a cabo del 6 de mayo de 2017. List offices and names of candidates: Lista de cargos y nombres de los candidatos: Office(s) Cargo(s) Candidate(s) Candidato(s) Place 1 Tito Rodriguez Place 3 Tom Lombard Place 5 Mike Benton Place 7 Tim Welch ot n z=, r s, & 4Lt ture (Firma) ALt2A A /a-V-14 AvttsSQIJ Printed name (Nombre en letra de molde) £�t'l SC6 A..ETA-4i Title (Puesto) Date of signing (Fecha de firma) (Seal) (se/lo) Resolution No.2017-010 Page 3 of 4 Attachment B ORDER OF CANCELLATION The City of North Richland Hills hereby cancels the election scheduled to be held on May 6, 2017 in accordance with Section 2.053(a) of the Texas Election Code. The following candidates have been certified as unopposed and are hereby elected as follows: Candidate Office Sought Tito Rodriguez City Council, Place 1 Tom Lombard City Council, Place 3 Mike Benton City Council, Place 5 Tim Welch City Council, Place 7 A copy of this order will be posted on Election Day at each polling place that would have been used in the election. Presiding O iceFning Body Secretary h �� (seal) f Le/ 6I Date of adoption Resolution No.2017-010 Page 4 of 4