Res 191-92 12/15/1992r '
RESOLUTION NO. /1/ a
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT WITH WICHITA COUNTY TO USE COUNTY PUNCH CARD
VOTING MACHINES FOR CITY ELECTIONS; FINDING AND
DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION
WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. That certain agreement, a copy of which is
attached hereto, between the City of Wichita Falls and Wichita
County, whereby the City of Wichita Falls will be allowed to use
the punch card voting system owned by Wichita County for City
general elections, and any others which may be held which do not
conflict with a County election, is hereby approved, and the City
Manager is authorized to execute the same for the City of Wichita
Falls.
SECTION 2 . It is hereby officially found and determined
that the meeting at which this resolution was passed was open to
the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 15th day of December, 1992 .
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AGREEMENT TO USE PUNCH CARD VOTING SYSTEM
Wichita County and the City of Wichita Falls hereby agree
as follows for the City of Wichita Falls to use the punch card
voting system owned by Wichita County for the City general
elections and any others which may be held which do not
conflict with a County election. More particularly, the City
of Wichita Falls agrees to lease the punch card voting
machines and to provide and pay election workers and the
incidental expenses of the election as follows:
1. The City will lease up to 100 punch card voting
machines at Three ($3 . 00) Dollars per machine.
2 . The County will prepare the above punch card voting
machines for use at the polls at a reasonable cost not to
exceed One Hundred ($100. 00) Dollars. In the alternative, the
City may prepare the voting machines for use in the election
using its own personnel at its own expense, provided prior
arrangements have been made for same which are satisfactory to
the County Clerk of Wichita County, Texas.
3 . In accordance with the Texas Election Code, the
Wichita County Commissioners Court will appoint the following
officials to assist in operation of the punch card voting
system: one Tabulation Supervisor and one Manager of the
Central Counting Station.
4 . The Manager of the Central Counting Station shall
appoint the following election workers to assist in duties
required of the Central Counting Station in conducting the
election:
Receiving Board - three persons
Inspection Station - six persons
Tabulation and
Assistant Tabulation Supervisor - two persons
Duplicators - two persons
Runner - one person
Materials return - six persons
5. All election workers provided herein shall be
registered voters and residents of the City of Wichita Falls,
Texas, and shall be paid directly for their services by the
City of Wichita Falls in accordance with the scale adopted by
the City Council and in effect at the time of the election.
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6. The City of Wichita Falls shall appoint a presiding
judge for the Central Counting Station who shall be paid by
the City of Wichita Falls in accordance with the pay scale in
effect at the time of the election.
7 . All materials necessary for the conduct of the
election shall be ordered and paid for by the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas. It shall be the responsibility of the City to
receive and see that such materials are on hand and are
appropriately distributed in time for use in the election.
Such materials shall remain the property of the City of
Wichita Falls, and the City assumes all responsibility for
proper disposition of said materials following the conclusion
of the election.
This agreement entered into by and between the City of
Wichita Falls and Wichita County this day of December,
1992 .
Wichita County, Texas
By:
Nick Gipson, County Judge
City of Wichita Falls, Texas
By:
James Berzina, City Manager