Ord 22-2009 3/9/2009 . ORDINANCE NO. 22-2009
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE 16-2009, IN ORDER THAT
PROPOSITION NO. 1 BE REWORDED; AND IN ORDER THAT AN
ADDITIONAL PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER BE
SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS DURING SAID ELECTION; FURTHER,
SETTING FORTH THE ADDITIONAL PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND
PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF THE PROPOSITION; FINDING AND
DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2009, the City Council approved Ordinance
16-2009, which, called for a General Special Municipal Election to be held May 9, 2009,
in order that proposed amendments to the City Charter be submitted to the voters
during said election; and,
WHEREAS, the Council desires to amend Ordinance 16-2009 to include within
Proposition 1 the deletion of Section 21a of the City Charter, which section would be
made moot should Proposition 1 be approved by the voters; and, .
WHEREAS, by this ordinance, the City Council also sets forth the proposed
Charter amendment, and prescribes the form of the proposition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 16-2009 is hereby amended to provide that Measure
No. 1, a proposed amendment to the City Charter to be submitted to the voters during
the General-Special Municipal Election to be held on May 9, 2009, shall read as
hereinafter set out. This amendment to Ordinance No. 16-2009 shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance not in conflict herewith, which shall
remain in full force and effect.
Measure No. 1. That Section 21 of the City Charter shall be amended to read as
follows, and that Section 21 a be deleted in its entirety:
"Sec. 21. Election by Plurality.
A candidate at an election for a place on the council or for mayor who
shall receive the highest vote for the office for which he is a candidate
shall be declared elected to such office. If by reason of their having
received the same number of votes, it cannot be determined which of
the two or more candidates have been elected, a decision between
them shall be made in their presence by lot under the direction of the
City Clerk.
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SECTION 2. The proposed measure to amend the Charter of the City of Wichita
Falls shall be submitted to the qualified voters at this General-Special Election on May
9, 2009, on the ballot and in the form of the following proposition. The number of the
proposition shall correspond to the number of the measure, and the words "yes" and
"no" shall be printed to the left of the proposition on the ballot.
Proposition No. 1. Shall Section 21 of the City Charter be amended to
provide for elections by plurality (rather than majority); further, to provide
for breaking tie votes by lot under the direction of the City Clerk; shall
Section 21 a of the City Charter (outlining the procedure for breaking tie
votes during a runoff election for a place on the council or for mayor) be
deleted?
SECTION 3. 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 9 day of March, 2009.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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