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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
September 10, 1973
Item 1
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in called
session on the above date in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium Building
at 2 :00 o'clock P.M. , with the following members present.
J. Winston Wallander Mayor
Harry Campsey
Harrison E. Taylor X
Lonny Morrison X Aldermen
Willard Still
J. C. Boyd, Jr. X
Gerald Fox City Manager
H. P. Hodge, Jr. City Attorney
Wilma J. Thomas City Clerk
Peggy McCullough Absent
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1i Mayor Wallander stated that this meeting is called for the purpose of conform-
ing to the firemen's request for recounting of ballots of the election held August 28,
1973.
A proposed resolution was presented authorizing this recount.
i RESOLUTION NO. 1459
RESOLUTION ORDERING A FULL RECOUNT OF ALL VOTES CAST IN THE ELECTION ON
PROPOSED MINIMUM SALARY OF FIREMEN, APPOINTING THE RECOUNT COMMITTEE,
AND SETTING THE DATE FOR THE RECOUNT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS,
THAT.
The petition received on September 5, 1973 requesting a recount of all votes
cast on the following proposition, at the election held on August 28, 1973, to-wit :
"The proposed minimum salary of $620 per month
for the Firemen",
is proper and in compliance with Article 9.38a of the Texas Election Code and
with the Charter of the City. Further, that such recount shall begin at 8:00 o'clock
a.m. on Thursday, September 13, 1973 and shall be completed as soon as practicable
thereafter. The report of the Recount Committee shall be presented to the Mayor
on September 17, 1973 and the Board of Aldermen shall recanvass the votes on such
proposition on Tuesday, September 18, 1973 and will enter an order of the recount
results on that date. The Recount Committee shall be composed of Mrs. Raymond
Sims, 4624 University, Mrs. G. Donald Larson, 2305 Ellingham, and Mrs. James Strain,
4222 Kingsbury; Mrs. Raymond Sims is designated to serve as chairman of such Recount
Committee.
The City Clerk and the City Attorney are also directed to prepare and distribute
all necessary notices and orders as required by the Texas Election Code in order to
legally carry out the recount.
The City Clerk is directed to deliver to the chairman of the Recount Committee
the ballot boxes containing the ballots , and the Police Chief is directed to deliver
to such chairman the keys to such ballot boxes. After the recount is completed,
the chairman shall deliver the locked ballot boxes with the original contents in-
tact to the City Clerk, and the ballot box keys to the Police Chief.
Moved by Alderman Campsey that Resolution No. 1459 be passed.
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Motion seconded by Alderman Still, and carried by the following vote:
Ayes : Aldermen Campsey, Taylor, Morrison, Still, and Boyd
Nays : None.
The Board of: Aldermen adjourned at 2 :05 P.M.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of 1973.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City C1er