Ord 156-96 11/5/1996rA
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ORDINANCE NO. I `J
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, ORDERING THAT A SPECIAL ELECTION BE HELD IN
THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS ON JANUARY 18, 1997, TO SUBMIT
PROPOSITIONS ON THE QUESTION OF THE ADOPTION OF AN
ADDITIONAL ONE -HALF OF ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 321.101(b) OF THE TEXAS
TAX CODE TO BE USED TO REDUCE THE CITY PROPERTY TAX
RATE AND THE ADOPTION OF A SALES AND USE TAX FOR THE
PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND EXPANDED
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AT A RATE OF ONE - FOURTH OF ONE
PERCENT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 4A OF THE
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT OF 1979; ADDITIONALLY,
SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS THE PROPOSITION OF THE
QUESTION OF THE ADOPTION OF AN ADDITIONAL ONE - FOURTH
OF ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 4B OF THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT OF
1979; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH
THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS
REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wichita Falls hereby directs that a
special election be held in the City of Wichita Falls for the purpose of submitting
propositions on the levy and collection of an additional one -half of one percent sales
and use tax within the City under the provisions of Section 321.101(b) of the Texas Tax
Code to be used to reduce the property tax rate in the city, and the collection of an
additional one -fourth of one percent sales and use tax under the provisions of Sections
4A and 4B of Article 5190.6, V.A.C.S. (the "Act "); and,
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls is authorized by law to hold such an
election on January 18, 1997, and is an eligible city under the provisions of Section 4A
and 4B of the Act, and Section 321.101(b) of the Texas Tax Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That all of the above preambles and recitals are found to be true
and correct and are incorporated herein for all purposes.
SECTION 2. That an election shall be held on January 18, 1997, in the City of
Wichita Falls, which date is not less than forty -five (45) days from the date of the
adoption hereof, and is a uniform election date pursuant to the Section 41.01 of the
Texas Election Code for the purpose of submitting the following propositions:
The adoption of a sales and use tax within the City for the
promotion and development of new and expanded business
enterprises at a rate of one -fourth of one percent, and the adoption
of an additional sales and use tax within the City at a rate of one -
half of one percent, to be used to reduce the property tax rate.
2. The adoption of a Section 4B sales and use tax within the City at a
rate of one- fourth of one percent to undertake projects as
described in Section 4B of Article 5190.6, V.A.C.S., including but
not limited to projects for a library, a police and fire training center,
fire station consolidation and equipment, police and fire radio
dispatch modernization, public park improvements, streets and
roads, drainage, and related improvements, and the maintenance
and operations expenses for any project authorized by Section 4B
of Article 5190.6, V.A.C.S.
SECTION 3. It is the intent of the City Council that no sales and use tax
authorized pursuant to Section 4A or 4B of Article 5190.6, V.A.C.S., shall be utilized for
constructing a coliseum.
SECTION 4. All residential, qualified electors of the City shall be permitted to
vote at such election, and shall vote FOR or AGAINST the above referenced
propositions. The ballot utilized at such election shall be printed to provide for voting
FOR or AGAINST the propositions. This election shall be held and conducted in
accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code and the Texas Tax Code,
Subsection (e) of Chapter 321, and the Act, and as may be required by law. All election
materials and proceedings shall be printed in both English and Spanish.
SECTIONS. Notice of the time and place of said election shall be given by
publication in such notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of
Wichita Falls at least forty -five (45) days prior to the date of the January 18, 1997,
election.
SECTION 6. It is hereby found and determined that the meeting at which this
ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of Q j ) ,
1996.
M A Y
ATTEST:
ity Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 156-96
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
C?TY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, ORDER-
ING THAT A SPECIAL
ELECTION BE HELD IN
THE CITY OF WICHITA,
FALLS ON JANUARY 18,
1997, TO SUBMIT PROPO=
SITIONS ON THE QUES-
TION OF THE ADOPTION
OF AN ADDITIONAL ONE-1
HALF OF ONE PERCENT
SALE AND USE TAX UN -ire)
DER THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 321.101 (b)
OF THE TEXAS TAX
CODE TO BE USED TO
R E D U C E T H E C I T Y
PROPERTY TAX RATE
AND THE ADOPTION OF
A SALES AND USE TAX
FOR THE PROMOTION
AND DEVELOPMENT OF
NEW AND EXPANDED
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
AT A RATE OF ONE
FOURTH OF ONE PER-
CENT UNDER THE PRO-
VISIONS OF SECTION 4A
OF THE DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION ACT OF
1979; ADDITIONALLY,
SUBMITTING TO THE
VOTERS THE PROPOSI-
TION OF THE QUESTION I
OF THE ADOPTION OF
AN ADDITIONAL ONE
FOURTH OF ONE PER -I
CENT SALES AND USE
TAX UNDER THE PROVI-
SIONS OF SECTION 4B OF
THE DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION ACT OF
1979; FINDING AND DE-
TERMINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH
THIS ORDINANCE WAS .
PASSED WAS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AS RE -�
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ORDINANCE NO.157 -96
AN ORDINANCE AMEND-
ING SECTION 6700, SIGN �"AP
REGULATIONS OF THE
ZONING ORDINANCE;
FINDING AND DETER-
MINING THAT T H E -
MEETING AT WHICH
THIS ORDINANCE WAS' .
PASSED WAS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AS RE' -1
QUIRED BY LAW
ORDINANCE NO.158 -96
ORDINANCE WAIVING
APPENDIX A, SUBDIVI-
SION SECTION 9 (B) (2)
(a) OF THE CODE OF OR-
DINANCES WITH RE-
SPECT TO PLACING
CURB AND GUTTER ON
THE SOUTH SIDE OF
SEYMOUR HIGHWAY AD-
JACENT TO THE NORTH
LINE OF LOT 1, BLOCK
13, BARTOSH SUBDIVI-
SION
ORDINANCE NO. 159-96
ORDINANCE WAIVING
SECTION 27 -30 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES
WITH RESPECT TO
PLACING A SIDEWALK
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
SEYMOUR HIGHWAY
AND THE NORTH SIDE
OF KELL FREEWAY AD-
JACENT TO THE NORTH
AND SOUTH LINES OF
LOT 1, BLOCK 13, BAR -
TOSH SUBDIVISION
ORDINANCE NO.160 -96
ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS
DEDICATING A 1.102
ACRE TRACT OF LAND
OUT OF THE E. SCURRY
SURVEY, A -481, WICHITA
COUNTY, TEXAS AS A
PUBLIC STREET; FIND-
ING AND DETERMINING
THAT THE MEETING AT
WHICH THIS ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED WAS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC AS RE-
QUIRED BY LAW
Affidavit of Publication
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA Ad #367078
On this 26th day of November
1996
A.D.............
Mary E.
personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority
Newell
bookkeeper
for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls
Times/Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Wichita County,
Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states that the attached
advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising published
in one (1) issues thereof on the following dates:
Novembe,y 24, 1996
Bookkeeper fo imes Publishing Company
of Wichita Falls
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above written: