Ord 09-2015 2/17/2015 Ordinance No. 09-2015
Ordinance authorizing a General Election to be held on May 9, 2015,
for the purpose of electing Councilor At-Large, Councilor District 1,
and Councilor District 2; authorizing a Special Election to be held on
May 9, 2015 for a proposition to sell surplus park property;
designating election precincts; and appointing election officials
WHEREAS, in accordance with the TEXAS ELECTION CODE, the TExas LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE, Constitution of the State of Texas, City Charter and general laws, a
General Election is hereby called and ordered for the second Saturday in May 2015;
and,
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has advised the City Council that the next authorized
uniform election date is May 9, 2015. The purpose of this Election will be to elect a
Councilor At-Large, Councilor District 1, and Councilor District 2; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has issued an order this date ordering that a
Special Municipal Election be held on May 9, 2015, for the purpose of placing on the
ballot the proposition question to authorize the City to sell a portion of surplus park
property known as Wood Memorial Park along Miller Road, more fully described on
Exhibit B; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, is authorized by law to hold such
elections on May 9, 2015.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
1. A General Election is hereby ordered to be held on the 9t" day of May, 2015,
for the purpose of electing a Councilor At-Large, Councilor District 1, and Councilor
District 2.
2. A Special election shall be held in the City on May 9, 2015, for the purpose of
placing on the ballot the proposition question to authorize the City of Wichita Falls to
sell a portion of surplus property known as Wood Memorial Park along Miller Road,
such proposition to be worded as follows:
"Shall the City be authorized to sell, at fair market value, surplus park property in
Wood Memorial Park, said property being described as containing 0.880 acre of land,
more or less, out of the O.H.P. Davis Survey, A-65 and being out of a certain 6.00 acre
tract of land conveyed to the City of Wichita Falls, Texas as recorded in Volume 1262,
Page 540, Wichita County deeds records.
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2. Such elections shall be held at the polling places shown on Exhibit A,
attached hereto for all purposes. The polls for said election shall be open from 7:00
a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Election judges and alternate election judges shall be appointed by
the City Council.
3. The City Clerk is expressly authorized to obtain election supplies and
equipment required by law and necessary to conduct said elections.
4. The presiding judges shall be compensated at the rate of twelve dollars per
hour, the alternate judges at ten dollars per hour, and the clerks at eight dollars and
fifty-cents per hour. No judge or clerk shall be paid for more than one hour of work
before the polls open and no period of time subsequent to one hour after voting is
concluded by all voters offering themselves for voting during regular voting hours,
whichever is later. The judge who delivers the returns of the election shall be paid an
additional twenty-five dollars ($25.00), provided he/she also returns unused ballots,
election supplies, and ballot boxes when he/she makes delivery of the returns of the
election.
5. Hart eSlate Voting System (Direct Recording Electronic {DRE}) equipment is
authorized to be used for voting at the foregoing election precincts, and electronic
counting devices and equipment are authorized to be used for counting the ballots at
said election. If such equipment is not made available by Wichita County or another
entity at a price and conditions determined by the City Clerk to be reasonable, then the
City Clerk may choose to perform the election with paper ballots and provide for them
to be optically scanned.
6. The City Clerk is designated as the Early Voting Clerk. Early voting shall be
conducted at the Municipal Building, 1300 Seventh Street, Wichita Falls. Optical scan
ballots shall be used for early voting by mail and the Hart eSlate Voting System Direct
Recording Electronic {DRE} voting machines are expected to be used for early voting
by personal appearance. Early voting by personal appearance for the election shall
commence at 8:00 a.m. on April 27, 2015, and end at 7:00 p.m. on May 5, 2015. Early
voting by personal appearance shall be conducted each weekday during the hours from
7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. On the final two days of early voting by personal appearance,
the City Clerk's regular business hours are hereby designated as 7:00 a.m. until 7:00
p.m.
7. An Early Ballot Board is hereby designated to canvass the early votes cast by
mail and provisional ballots. A Presiding Judge of said Board shall be appointed by the
Council, and said judge shall appoint such other members as provided in the TEXAS
ELECTION CODE, Section 87.002(b).
8. The County Clerk's Office, located in the County Courthouse, 700 Seventh
Street, Wichita Falls, Texas, is hereby established as the Central Counting Station to
receive and tabulate votes and ballots cast in said election.
9. The following persons are hereby authorized and approved as persons
employed and designated to handle the ballots, operate the tabulating equipment,
count the ballots, and be present in the Central Counting Station:
a. Central Counting Station Presiding Judge — Gordon Wallace
b. Central Counting Station Manager — City Clerk Tracy Norr
c. Tabulation Supervisor — Penny Baxley
d. Clerks —to be named by Presiding Judge.
e. Consultant for Election Systems & Software, as needed.
10. A committee is hereby established of the following persons to hold three
computer accuracy tests. The first test shall be conducted at least 48 hours before the
count of voted ballots. The second test shall be conducted immediately prior to the start
and the third test immediately subsequent to the count of voted ballots to ascertain that
the computer will accurately count the votes cast for the offices to be voted upon in said
election:
a. Gordon Wallace
b. Tracy Norr
c. Penny Baxley
d. Consultant for Election Systems & Software, as needed.
11. The election materials as outlined in Section 272.005, TEXAS ELECTION CODE,
shall be printed in both English and Spanish for use at the polling places and for early
voting for said election.
12. The Mayor is authorized to sign the Order of Election and Notice of
General And Special Election prescribed by the State of Texas and attached hereto.
The Notice of General And Special Election shall be published in accordance with the
provisions of the TEXAs ELECTION CODE and the City Charter.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 171h day of February, 2015.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City 616rk
EXHIBIT A
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS
GENERAL ELECTION
POLLING PLACES
MAY 9, 2015
City Box Voting Precincts Polling Place
1 401, 404, 405, 409 Sam Houston School
2500 Grant Street
2 305, 316, 407, 408 Crockett School
3015 Avenue 1
3 102, 110, 402 Ben Franklin School
2112 Speedway
4 303, 304, 311 Washington-Jackson
1300 Hardin
5 306, 312, 313 Kate Burgess
3109 Maurine
6 301, 302, 308 Carrigan Center
1609 Blonde Street
7 406, 410 Jefferson School
4628 Mistletoe Dr.
8 403, 411 Cunningham School
4107 Phillips
9 104, 105, 111, 112 M.S.U. Harding Admin. Bldg.
3400 Taft
10 103 Fowler School
5100 Rid ecrest
11 108, 113 TxDOT—W.F. Training Ctr.
1601 Southwest Parkway
12 109, 318, 319 Southern Hills
3902 Armory Rd.
13 201, 203 Kate Haynes School
1705 Katherine
14 207, 314, 315 Hirschi High School
3106 Borton
15 202, 208, 307 City View High School
1600 City View Drive
EXHIBIT B
A TRACT OF LAND IN WICHITA FALLS, WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS, OUT OF THE O.H.P.
DAVIS SURVEY, A-65 AND BEING OUT OF A CERTAIN 6.00 ACRE TRACT OF LAND
CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 1262,
PAGE 540, WICHITA COUNTY DEED RECORDS, AND BEING MORE SPECIFICALLY
DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS;
BEGINNING AT A '/2 INCH IRON ROD IN THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MILLER
ROAD FOR THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIS DESCRIPTION, SAID 6.00 ACRE TRACT,
AND THE MOST WESTERLY SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 29, BLOCK 2,
MIDWESTERN PARK, UNIT TWO, BLOCK 2, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 24, PAGES 223 AND 224, WICHITA COUNTY
PLAT RECORDS;
THENCE FOLLOWING THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MILLER ROAD IN A
NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF
553.09 FEET, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 139.49 FEET TO A '/2 INCH IRON ROD FOR THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THIS DESCRIPTION, THE LONG CHORD OF SAID CURVE
BEARS NORTH 55044'30" WEST 139.12 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 14039'03" EAST 174.56 FEET TO A '/2 INCH IRON ROD FOR AN ANGLE
POINT OF THIS DESCRIPTION;
THENCE NORTH 42041'32" EAST 171.61 FEET TO A '/2 INCH IRON ROD FOR THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF THIS DESCRIPTION;
THENCE SOUTH 83012'30" EAST 45.06 FEET TO A '/2 INCH IRON ROD FOR THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS DESCRIPTION AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
LOT 25-A, BLOCK 2, MIDWESTERN PARK, UNIT TWO, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 25, PAGE 52, WICHITA COUNTY
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NOTICE orGENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION
(Aw000sELscC0w GENERAL YESPECIAL)
To the Registered Voters of the City mWichita Falls,Texas:
Notice is hereby given that all the polling places listed below will ue open from r000.m.tornnp.m,mn May n.2o1n for voting ineJoint
General Election to elect a Councilor At Large, Councilor District 1, and Councilor District 2 and a Special Election for the following proposition:
"Shall the City be eumcmzeu to aen, at ooi, market va|u*, u",pms po,x property in vvmm Memorial parx, said property being uevonuou as
containing 0.880 acre of land, more or less,out of the O.H.P. Davis Survey,A-65 and being out of a certain 6.00 acre tract of land conveyed to the
City m Wichita Falls,Texas aa recorded in Volume 12s2.Page s4n.Wichita County deeds records.
Early voting uy personal appearance will uo conducted each weekday at Municipal Auditorium 1ouu7*Street, between the hours vr 7200
Applications for ballot uy mail shall uo mailed to:
Tracy o.wvn
Early Voting Clerk
p.o.Box 14o1
Wichita Falls,Texas 76307
Applications for ballot by mail must be received no later than the close of business on April 30,2015
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Early Voting Clerk
P.O.Box 1431
Wichita Falls, Texas 76300
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POLLING PLACES&PRECINCTS KCASuLxSeueCTDRxLE3vPRsCxvCrD!V
VOTING POLLING COUNCILOR
PRECINCT. PLACE ADDRESS DISTRICT
401. 404. 405. 408 Sam Houston School 2500 Grant Street
305. 310. 407. 408 Crockett School 3015 Avenue |
102. 110. 402 Ben Franklin School 2112Speedwoy
303. 304. 311 Washington-Jackson 1300Handing
308. 312. 313 Kate Burgess 3109K4aurine
301. 302. 308 Carrigan Career Center 1609 Blonde Street
408. 410 Jefferson School 4828 Mistletoe Dr
403. 411 Cunningham School 4107Phi||ipn
104. 105. 111. 112 K4.S.U. Harding Admin. Bldg. 3400Taft
103 Fowler School 5100Ridgeonaot
108, 113 TxD(]T—VV.F. Training Ctr. 1601 Southwest Pkwy
108. 318. 318 Southern Hills 3SO2 Armory Rd
201. 203 Kate Haynes School 1705Katherine
207. 314. 315 Hirschi High School 3106Borton
202. 208. 307 City View High School 1GOO City View Drive 5
Issued this the 17m day of February, 2015.
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Mayor(Akmlde)
ORDER OF ELECTION FOR CITY OF WICHITA FALLS
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DE ELECCION PARA LA CIUDAD DE WICHITA FALLS)
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/\ General Election is hereby ordered to be held on May 9, 2015 for the purpose of electing a Councilor
/# Large, Councilor District 1, and Councilor District 2. A Special Election in also hereby ordered for May 0. 2U15
for the following proposition: "Shall the City be authorized to me||, at fair market va|um, surplus park property in
Wood Memorial pmrk, said property being described as containing 0.880 acre of land, more or |eas, out of the
O.H.P. Davis Survey. A-65 and being out of a certain 6.00 oona tract of land conveyed to the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas as recorded in Volume 1262, Page 540, Wichita County deeds records."
Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at Municipal Auditorium, 1300 7m Stn*ot,
Wichita Fu||o' with hours aanoted below.
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At Municipal Auditorium/(En El Edificio Municipal):
Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on April 27, 2015 through May 5, 2015.
Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to:
Tracy Norr
Early Voting Clerk
P.O. Box 1431
Wichita Falls, Texas 76307
Applications for ballot by mail must be received no later than the close of business on
Issued this the 17th day
Mayor(Abmlde)