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Home My WebLink AboutResolution 1999-008 RESOLUTION NO, 99-08 BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED, by the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills that a City election be called for the election of Council Persons to Places 1, 3, 5 and 7 for two year terms and that the City hold its election jointly with Birdville Independent School District in accordance with Section 271,002, Texas Election Code. Section 1, That said election be held on the 1 st day of May, 1999, A.D" between the hours of seven o'clock a.m. and seven o'clock p,m. Section 2. Qualified persons may file as candidates by filing with the City Secretary between the hours of eight a.m. and five p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning February 15, 1999, and ending on March 17, 1999. Each application for a place on the ballot shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $150.00 payable to the City or a petition seeking the candidate's name to be placed on the ballot in lieu of the filing fee, Such petition must be signed by qualified voters of the City with at least one hundred fifty signatures. Forms for the petition shall be furnished to potential candidates by the City Secretary, Section 3. The location of polling places for this joint election are designated pursuant to Section 271,003 of the Election Code and the Council finds that the following locations can most adequately and conveniently serve the voters in this election and that these locations will facilitate the orderly conduct of the election: PRECINCTS VOTING LOCATION Precinct One (includes County voting precincts 3214, 3324, 3333, 3041, 3364, 3350 & 3366) City Hall, 7301 Northeast Loop 820 Precinct Two (includes County voting precincts 3215,3140,3325,3326,3289 3424, & 3425) Dan Echols Senior Adult Center (City Hall Annex), 6801 Glenview Drive Precinct Three (includes County voting precincts 3209, 3063, 3049, 3177, 3367, 3387, 3507 & 3527) Bursey Road Senior Adult Center, 7301 Bursey Road Section 4, The following Election Officials are appointed to serve at the polling places: Precinct One: Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge/Clerk Gerry Cozby Bill Weihs Precinct Two: Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge/Clerk Neta Mason Kay Littrell Precinct Three: Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge/Clerk Kathy Graves Evelyne Miller Section 5, Each Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two nor more 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. Section 6. Early voting will be held on weekdays beginning on April 14, 1999 at 8:00 a.m, and ending on April 27, 1999 at 5:00 p,m. Such early voting shall 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. Section 7. In accordance with Section 87,004 of the Texas Election Code, the Presiding 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. Section 8. 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. Section 9, 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 of May 1, 1999, and voting machines are hereby adopted as the method of voting at such election. Section 10, This resolution will be construed along with Resolution No, 96-11, passed on February 12,1996, so as to give effect to both resolutions. PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of February, 1999, APPROVED: / , / I\;' '.., I" !' Mayor ---1'",' I',." " ...., ATTEST: /--r-:) / ¡ .;/t ~'(¿/¿¿ /{/(¿ (3{)L- City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ,j' 1"~ ( / ,/" d / ..'J (;" ,// Attorney tor th~ ¿ti~' {~' ,,' ' ¿ , .:.-. ¿' <' t '......._-- Resolution No, 99-08 Page 2 RESOLUTION NO ~)G·11 JOINT ELECTION AC;RFTMENT WHl::F~ LAS the Dlrdville Ir)de;fJll ìcÜr 11 Sd ìool lJl~)tr let and the ell y of NurHì f:'¿lchland Hills, Texas desire to condllcl j()lr11c:lc;cllons pursuant to thf: pl(JVISlor1~; oj the ]cc;xas Election Code, Including II)(=; c:orìdlJ(j 01 JOll11 c~arly voting and 10 plovlde fOI H1e sharing 01 expenses and WHEREAS, Section 271 002 01 the Tc-,;xas Election Code provides fOI JOint elections upon the passage of a resolutlorl by each of the governing bodies participating therein recrting the terms 01 the agreement, including the method for a/!ocatlng expenses for the electlorl f\J()\!\1 THFf=-(EFOm= 81::: IT r-\ESOLVED BY THE TRUSTLLS 011 HE: BIRDVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE: CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY or ~'-!OI~TH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas Section 1 The Birdville Independent School District and the City of North Rlchland Hills shall hold a joint election on the first Saturday of May for the purpose of electing Trustees to the BISD Board of Trustees and members of the North Richland Hills City CounciL It is further agreed that such election shall be conducted by the City of North Richland Hills at such polling place as the City of North Richland Hills shall designate, utilizing the election officers appointed by the City of North Richland Hills and that early voting shall be conducted by the North Richland Hills City Secretary at such location as the City of North Richland Hills shall name, Section 2, Voting machines shall be utilized for the election itself and separate ballots may be utilized containing all the offices and propositions to be voted on at each polling place, provided that no voter shall be given a ballot or permitted to utilize a machine capable of casting a vote for any office or proposition on which the voter is ineligible to vote. Returns may be made on forms which are individual or combined, and the officer designated by law to be the custodian of the records for the City of North Richland Hills shall be designated as the custodian of the combined records Section 3 The expenses of the election shall be borne in proportion to percentage of the City of North 1~lchland Hills within the DISD, and BISD agrees to Indemrlify the City of Norllì Hlchland Hills for the cost of any recoullt or election contest required for officers or propositions to be voted on for ßISD Section 4 This Agreement will corìtlnuc: In force until repealed by official action and notification by elthl?r pé:Jrty In H1C event that e101C[ the City of NOI01 f~lchland Hills or BISD does not have a need for any election because oj uncontested races, that party may withdraw from this agreement upon eXpiration of the last filing deadline by granting notice to the othel WIH1IIl ten days of that date AND IT IS SO r~[SOLVED f)assl~d by the Birdville Independent School District on tills J/9 il; day of _ 1 ~j~JG by a vote of _~ to () .: /fl. .. l~o'!:!.{.:0..~_ By (// ( ~I 0rffi / PresidEnt. B SD ///) ;' / (¿'¿ . d/ )'~ /~,'c/ ,7" '/. ,~("(A (_. Secretary ~{ ------_._._.~...- Attest "('.'. Passed this 12th day of February, 1996, by a vote of 7 to () CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS c~~'~, Mayor - ATTEST: 7 ;. ('./¿z:../ . Y Secretary ,I Â.11,1.Á-<J Approved as t~~~or:Land Legay/ ~ / ê é { ¿ ¿ /\ j """-- Attorney for City (