Ord 009-2001 1/23/2001ORDINANCE NO. 9 -2001
ORDINANCE CANVASSING RETURNS OF ELECTION HELD JANUARY 20,
2001, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council of said City ordered a special election to be held in said
City on January 20, 2001 on the PROPOSITION hereinafter stated; and
WHEREAS, said City Council has investigated all matters pertaining to said election,
including the ordering, giving notice, officers, holding, and making returns of said election; and
WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have duly made the returns of
the result thereof, and said returns have been duly delivered to said City Council.
WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this
Ordinance was passed was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of
said meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS:
1. The City Council officially finds and determines that said election was duly ordered,
that proper notice of said election was duly given, that proper election officers were duly
appointed prior to said election, that said election was duly held, that due returns of the result of
said election have been made and delivered, and that the City Council has duly canvassed said
returns, all in accordance with law and the Ordinance calling said election.
2. The City Council officially finds and determines that the following votes were cast at
said election on the submitted PROPOSITION by the resident, qualified electors of said City
who voted at the election:
PROPOSITION
9,643 VOTES: FOR )
THE ISSUANCE OF $7,000,000 OF TAX BONDS
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MULTI-
PURPOSE EVENTS CENTER COLISEUM
PROJECT
5,366 VOTES: AGAINST )
3. The City Council officially finds, determines, and declares the result of said election
to be that the PROPOSITION so submitted has received a favorable majority vote in all respects
and has carried.
4. The aforesaid bonds may be issued as voted and as provided by law.
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5. In order that the results of the election be made official within the time required by
law, an emergency is declared and the requirement of Section 47 of the City Charter that no
ordinance shall go into effect until thirty (30) days after its passage is suspended and this
Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage and approval by the City Council of
the City of Wichita Falls, Texas.
PASSED, this the 23RD day of JANUARY, 2001.
AYES: Dan Shine, Mayor Pro Tem, Councilors Williams, Esther, Altman, Burns, and
Hawkins
NAYS: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this the 23rd day of January, 2001.
DAN A. SHINE, Mayor Pro Tern
City of Wichita Falls
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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LYD V. TORRES, City Clerk GRE ACH, City Attorney
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