Ord 102-92 12/1/1992 ORDINANCE NO. /6; --J71..,
A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR
JANUARY 16, 1993 , TO SUBMIT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS;
SETTING FORTH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS; PRESCRIBING
THE FORM OF THE PROPOSITIONS; NAMING ELECTION
OFFICIALS AND POLLING PLACES; FINDING AND
DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY
LAW.
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 9 . 004 (a) of the Texas
Local Government Code, the City Council hereby calls for the
submission of proposed charter amendments to the voters of the
City of Wichita Falls; and,
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has advised the City Council that
the next authorized date to call a special election to
consider the proposed charter amendments is January 16, 1993 .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. It is hereby ordered that a special election
is to be held in the City of Wichita Falls on January 16,
1993 , for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters
the hereinafter described proposed charter amendments. Such
election shall be held at the polling places named in Exhibit
A attached hereto. Furthermore, the persons shown on Exhibit
A are hereby appointed presiding election judges, alternative
presiding election judges, central counting station judge, and
ballot board judge. Each presiding election judge shall
appoint not less than two nor more than four election clerks
to assist them in the conduct of the election. Voters
residing in the City limits of Wichita Falls, Texas, within
the County precinct numbers shown on Exhibit A shall vote in
the City polling places shown on such exhibit.
SECTION 2 . There shall be submitted at such special
municipal election on January 16, 1993 , the following measures
as proposed amendments to the City Charter of the City of
Wichita Falls:
Measure No. 1. That Section 10 of the City Charter be
amended so that such section shall read as follows:
"Section 10. The City Council shall consist of a Mayor
and six Councilors. The Mayor shall be elected from the City
at large; the other six Councilors shall be elected from six
single-member districts. Any candidate for Councilor from a
district must receive a plurality of the votes cast for the
district in which the Councilor resides. The Mayor must
receive a plurality of the votes cast in the entire city.
Districts One, Two and Six will stand for regular election
each odd-numbered year. Districts Three, Four, Five, and the
Mayor's position will stand for regular election each even-
numbered year. "
Measure No. 2. That Section 61 and Section 65 of the
City Charter be amended so that such sections shall read as
follows:
"Section 61. A City Attorney, a Director of Finance and
a City Clerk shall be appointed by the City Council, without
definite term, and may be removed at the pleasure of such
Council. Each shall appoint, and may remove, such assistants
and subordinates as the City Council may authorize each to
employ. All other directors and heads of departments and
officers shall be appointed by the City Manager on the basis
of executive and administrative ability, and education,
training and experience in the work which they are to
administer. All such officers shall be immediately
responsible to the City Manager, and may be removed by him at
any time. In the case of the removal, if the officer so
demands, a written statement shall be made by the City Manager
of the reasons therefore [therefor] , and the officer shall be
given a public hearing by the City Manager before the order of
removal is made final. The statement of the City Manager and
the written reply of the officer thereto shall be filed as a
public record in the office of the City Clerk. All other
employees of the City, unless otherwise provided herein, shall
be appointed by, or under the direction and supervision of,
the City Manager, who shall have authority to discharge any
such employee, with or without cause at any time. "
"Section 65. The City Manager shall have the power to
appoint a Director of Finance to have supervision over the
department of finances and to administer the financial affairs
of the City, including the levy, assessment and collection of
taxes, or other revenues, and the custody and disbursement of
City funds and money. "
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Measure No. 3. That Section 12 of the City Charter,
previously repealed, be added to the Charter so that such
Section shall read as follows:
"Section 12 . A council member or mayor can serve a
maximum of three (3) successive terms in the same office;
however, in no event shall an elected official of the City be
eligible to be elected to more than ten (10) consecutive years
in any combination of elective office. After at least a two
(2) year absence from office, the person will be eligible to
hold an elective office with the City again. "
SECTION 3. The proposed measures to amend the Charter of
the City of Wichita Falls, as proposed in Section 2 of this
ordinance, shall be submitted to the qualified voters at the
special election on January 16, 1993 , on the ballot and in the
form of the following propositions. The numbers of the
propositions shall correspond to the numbers of the measures,
and the words "YES" and "NO" shall be printed to the left of
each proposition on the ballot:
Proposition No. 1. Shall Section 10 of the City Charter be
amended so that the City Council shall
consist of a Mayor elected at-large, and
six Councilors elected from single-member
districts?
Proposition No. 2 Shall Section 61 and Section 65 of the
City Charter be amended so as to provide
that the Director of Finance, in addition
to the City Attorney and City Clerk, be
appointed by the City Council?
PP Y Y
Proposition No. 3 Shall a new Section 12 to the City Charter
be provided, restricting council and
mayoral terms of office to three (3)
successive terms, or a maximum of ten (10)
consecutive years in any combination of
elective office?
SECTION 4. It is hereby officially 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 1st day of December, 1992 .
M A Y O
ATTEST:
L G`nuC /
City lerk
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
January 16 , 1993
CITY COUNTY PC' .
"N" JUDGE AND
BOX VOTING ?REC. ?:ACE ALTERNATE
1 10 , :1 Harrell Center Lou Murdock Judge r v
3113 5th Bettie Murphy,Y, Alt Alt •
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2 14 , 23 , 43 Crockett School
Hal Mason, Judge
3013 Ave. I Bette Cechsner , t
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3 13 , 23 , 24 Sam Houston School
2500 Grant Jerry Walser, Judge
Irene Wallace, Alt.
4 20, 22 Zundy Jr. High
1706 Polk Hellen Presson, Judge
Myrtle Moss, Alt.
5 18, 51 Hirschi High School James Esther, Judge
3106 Borton Fredrica Esther, Alt.
6 7, 40 Washington Elem.
1300 Harding James Welburn, Judge -
g Lindsey walker, Alt.
1 , 2, 13 , 41 Fannin School
Roy Bowling,
710 Burkburnett Rd. Pauline g, Judge
Bowling,lin
g, Alt.
8 4 , 17 Bonham School
3103 Armory Winnie Bardwell, Judge
Jeanene Bryant, Alt.
9 30 MSU Hardin Bld
3400 Taf t g' Cindy Kafer, Judge -
Minnie Moses, Alt.
10 8 , 52 'Cunningham School
4107 Phillips Frances Box, Judge
Patricia Cook, Alt.
11 16 Rider High School
4611 C Edna Capron, Judge 3
ypress Eula Harwell, Alt.
12 9, 31 McNiel Jr. High g Christine McCurry, Judge 3
4712 Barnett Frances Graham, Alt.
13 48 Texas Dept. Steven Draper, Judge
4
1601 Southwest Pkwy. Sharon Thomas, Alt.
14 3 Fain School
1562 Norman Paula Avrit, Judge
Barbara Herrington, Alt. 4
13 12 , 30 McGaha School
1615 Midwestern Pk Kay Dozier, Judge 4
James Satcher, Alt.
16 6 , 19, 43 Ben Franklin School Glenda Dixon, Judge 4
2112 Speedway Doris Beard, Alt.
EXHIBIT A
17 3 , 42 , 44 , 46 City View School W..14- 1023 City View Dr, Mrs . Judge
Loftin, Alt . J
1'3 26 , 49 Kate Haynes School
Doris Wilson, Judge
Katherine Dr.
9 r _
: ? 7 ; an Jones, Alt .
James Walser Central Counting Station Judge
Mrs. :wilda Mitchell Early Ballot Board Judge
EXHIBIT A
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Affidavit of Publication
THE STATE OF TEXAS
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ORDINANCE NO. 101-92 COUNTY OF WICHITA
ORDINANCE CLOSING HEAR-I
(PaING AND FINDING CERTAIN 'e)
BUILDINGS AND/OR STRUC-
TURES TO BE DANGEROUS: 2 8th De c e m b e r
COMMANDING PROPERTY On this day of
OWNERS TO REPAIR OR DE-
MOLISH SAID
AND/OR STRUCTURES BUILDINGS WITHIN 1992
THIRTY(30)DAYS OF THE DATE A.D. personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority
OF THIS ORDINANCE AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Dance Ming bookkeeper
ORDINANCE NO. 102-92
A COUNCIL OF THE CITY CI OF for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls
WICHITA FALLS CALLING FOR A
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR JANU- Times/Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Wichita County,
'ARY 16, 1993, TO SUBMIT
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states that the attached
OF FORTH ITHE ROPOSEDAMEND- advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising published
MENTS; PRESCRIBING THE
FORM OF THE PROPOSITIONS; in one ( 1) issues thereof on the following dates:
NAMING ELECTION OFFICIALS
AND POLLING PLACES;FINDING
AND DETERMINING THAT THE December 18v 1992
MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDI-
O WAS PASSED WAS
OPEN TO THE E PUBLIC AS RE-
QUIRED BY LAW �^ CL,,63_
ORDINANCE NO. 103-93 , `
ORDINANCE WAIVING APPEN-
DIX A,SUBDIVISION SECTION 9 Bookkeeper for Times Publishing Company
(B) (2) (a) OF THE CODE OF■
ORDINANCES WITH RESPECT TO
PLACING CURB AND GUTTER of Wichita Falls
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BAILEY
ROAD, ADJACENT TO THE LO NORTH F OT 1, BLOCK 1, =AL) Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above written.
ORDINANCE NO. 104-92
ORDINANCE WAIVING SEC- i
TION 27-29 OF THE CODE OF —
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PLACING A SIDEWALK ALONG rte-s
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BLOCK 1, VAL-HOLLOW AD- i•s. ':"" $ ORDINANCE NO 107-92
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COUNCIL OF THE Cl(TY OF ._c. 3- .,;..>.;,,1 4E DINANCE NO. 443, PROHIBIT.
WICHITA FALLS' 8 DING OR' ING DISCRIMINATION IN EM-
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ING DISCRIMINATION IN PUB PROVIDING AN ADMINIS-
LIC ACCOMMODATIONS ANE TRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR THE
PROVIDING AN ADMINIS, HANDLING OF COMPLAINTS _
TRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR THI CONCERNING SUCH PRAC- .
HANDLING OF COMPLAINT! TICES; FINDING AND DE.
CONCERNING SUCH DIS: TERMINING THAT THE MEETING
CRIMINATION; FINDING ANE AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE
DETERMINING THAT THE MEET - WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE
ING AT WHICH THIS ORDI. PUBUC AS REQUIRED BY LAW
NANCE WAS PASSED WA! ORDINANCE NO. 108-92
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS RE _ ORDINANCE AMENDING
QUIRED BY LAW CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE III, SEC.
ORDINANCE NO. 106-92 TION 14-35 OF THE CODE OF
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A ORDINANCE OF THE CITI ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
COUNCIL OF THE CITY 0! WICHITA FALLS TO ADOPT THE
WICHITA FALLS AMENDINC 1....)!J_y1993 EDITION OF THE NA.
ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 13 01"' — - TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES 01 ORDINANCE NO. 109-92
THE CITY OF WICHITA FALL! ' 6:c9-5, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
(SECTIONS 13-11 THROUGI-
13-27) PROHIBITING DIS TNIHE ZONIOF NG A ORDINANCE FLEA MARKET T DEF-
TION
CRIMINATORY HOUSING PRAC ORDINANCE NO. 110-92
TICES AND PROVIDING AN AD. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
MINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE FOF THE WICHITA FALLS CODE OF
THE HANDLING OF COM. ORDINANCES, APPENDIX C
PLAINTS CONCERNING SUCI• (ZONING ORDINANCE), RE-
PRACTICES; FINDING AND DE. QUIREMENTS FOR HANDI-
TERMINING THAT THE MEETING CAPPED PARKING
AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 111-92 •
WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE ORDINANCE MAKING AN AP-
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW PROPRIATION IN THE GENERAL
ORDINANCE NO 107-92 FUND FOR ADDITIONAL GRANT
' A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY REVENUE FROM THE TEXAS DE-
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARTMENT OF HEALTH AND .
WICHITA FALLS AMENDING OR. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MAN-
DINANCE NO. 4-83, PROHIBIT. AGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACT
ING DISCRIMINATION IN EM. ACCEPTING SAME
PLOYMENT PRACTICES ANC ORDINANCE NO. 112-92
PROVIDING AN ADMINIS• ,RDINANCE MAKING AN AP-
TRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR THE IROPRIATION IN THE:GENERAL
HANDLING OF COMPLAINTS UND FOR ADDITIONAL•GRANT
CONCERNING SUCH PRAC.
TICES; FINDING AND DE. dEVENUE FROM iHE:TEXll AND
TERMINING THAT THE MEETING `ARTMENT G HEALTH AND
MAN-
AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CONTRAC-
WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE CCE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW ACCEPTING SAME