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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-042
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WHEREAS, Article XVI, Section 3, of the North Richland Hills Charter provides that the
City Council, by majority vote of its members, may submit to popular vote at
any election for adoption or rejection, any proposed ordinance and may call a
special election for this purpose; and
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WHEREAS, Article 8, Section I-b(h) ofthe Texas Constitution permits the governing body
or the voters to freeze the amount of taxes of a disabled person and those over
65 years of age for the rest of their lives; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council desires to allow the citizens of North Richland Hills to vote on
this proposition without the necessity offiling the required petition as allowed
by its Charter; and
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WHEREAS, there is a pending Attorney General opinion request on whether such an election
called by the City Council without a petition will effectively enact such tax
freeze, which opinion is not expected until after the deadline for calling an
election for the earliest possible date; NOW, THEREFORE,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICH LAND
HILLS, TEXAS:
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THAT a special election is hereby called for September 11, 2004, for the
submission of the following issue to the qualified voters of the City of North
Richland Hills, Texas:
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Shall the total amount of taxes paid to the City on the homesteads of persons sixty five
(65) years of age or older or who are disabled never be increased as provided by Article
8, Section I-b(h) of the Texas Constitution?
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Vote "Yes" or "No"
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Section 2:
Such special election shall take place on September 11,2004, betwecn the hours
of7:00 a,m, and 7:00 p,m,
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Scction 3:
Thc location of polling places for this elcction are designatcd pursuant to
Section 271.003 of the Texas Election Code, and the Council finds that the
fo11owing locations can most adequately and conveniently serve the voters in
this election, and that these locations wi11 facilitate the orderly conduct of the
election:
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PRECINCT
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VOTING LOCATION
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Precinct One (includes County voting precincts
3214,3324,3333,3041,3364, 3366 & 3416)
City Hall, 7301 Northeast Loop 820
Prccinct Two (includes County voting precincts
3032,3140,3215,3289,3325,3326,3399,3424,
3631,3633,3634,4620&4629)
Dan Echols Senior Adult Ccntcr
680 I Glenvicw Drive
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Prccinct Three (includes County voting precincts Bursey Road Senior Adult Center
3063,3049,3177,3209,3365,3367,3387, 7301 Bursey Road
3507,3527,3543,3580&3584)
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Section 4:
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Section 5:
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Section 7:
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Section 8:
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Each Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two, but no morc than six
qualified clerks to serve and assist in holding said election, provided that if the
Presiding Judge herein appointed actually serves, the Alternate Presiding Judge
shall be one of the clerks,
Early voting wil1 be held on weekdays beginning on August 25, 2004 at 8:00
a,m. and will continue through September 7, 2004 at 5:00 p,m. Such early
voting shal1 take place in the office of the City Secretary in the North Richland
Hills City Hall (the Pre-Council Room and City Council Chambers shall be
considered an extension of the City Secretary's office for early voting purposes)
at 7301 Northeast Loop 820, North Richland Hills, Texas, The City Secretary,
or her designee, shall be responsible for conducting early voting, both in person
and by mail, and has the authority to contract with Tarrant County for early
voting services and other miscellaneous voting services,
In accordance with Section 87,004 of the Texas Election Code, the Prcsiding
Judge at City Hall and at least two (2) election clerks shall also serve as the
Early Voting Ballot Board to count the ballots received in Early Voting by
Personal Appearance and Early Voting by mail.
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 residc,
The election shall be conducted pursuant to the election laws of the State of
Texas, The City Secretary is directed to procure voting machines, if available,
for the election ofScptember 1 1,2004, and voting machines are hercby adopted
as the method of voting at such election,
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Section 9:
The Presiding Election Judges shall be compensated at the rate of $8,00 per
hour and each Alternate Presiding Judge and Election Clcrk shall be
compensated at the rate of$7,50 per hour. The Presiding Election Judges shall
also be paid the additional sum of $25,00 for delivering the returns of the
special election,
Section 10: Should the measure submittcd abovc pass, the City Council shall, should the
Attorney General fail to approve the effectiveness of this method of approving
the tax freeze, adopt an ordinance enacting such limitation on such taxes,
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
Pa~~ed on the 29th day of June, 2004.
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APPROVED AS 1:0 FORM AND LEGALITY:
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