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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance - 10025-1997 - Ordering A Special Election Voting 3/8 One Percent Sales Tax - 10/23/1997.. First Reading Item f/33 Oc't:ober 23. 1997 Second Reading Item #16 November 13, 1997 ORDINANCE NO1002S ==--- AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 17, 1998, FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING FOR OR AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF A THREE-EIGHTHS (3/8) OF ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES PURSUANT TO SECTION 4B OF ARTICLE 5190.6 OF VERNON'S ANNOTATED CIVIL STATUTES; MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CONDUCT OF SUCH ELECTION ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF LAW; PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION OF AN APPROPRIATE ELECTION ORDER HEREAFTER; AND OTHER PROVISIONS INCIDENT TO AND RELATED TO THE PURPOSE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock has been presented with petitions requesting the City of Lubbock call a special election for the purpose of voting for or against the adoption of a three-eighths (3/8) of one percent sales and use tax within the City of Lubbock for economic development purposes pursuant to Section 4B of Article 5190.6 of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statute; and WHEREAS, such petition having.been examined and verified by the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock as being proper and sufficient to order such election, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock to order a special election to be held on January 17, 1998; NOW THEREFORE: · BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1. THAT a Special Election be held on the 17th day of January, 1998, which date is the next succeeding uniform election date available for municipal elections for which sufficient time elapses for the holding of an election after passage of this Ordinance, as required by the said p~tition heretofore filed with the City Council and verified by the City Secretary. Said election shall be held to determined whether three-eighths (3/8) of one percent sales and use tax should be imposed within the City of Lubbock for economic development pursuant to Section 4B of Article 5190.6 of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes. SECTION 2. THAT an electronic voting system shall be used in this election, including early voting. Ballots shall be prepared in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Election Code so that voters may cast their ballots either "for" or "against" the measure, which shall appear on the ballot substantially as follows: PROPOSITION FOR: "THAT THERE BE ADOPTED A SALES AND USE TAX AGAINST: FOR THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ---AND EXPANDED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AT THE RATE OF THREE-EIGHTHS (3/8) OF ONE PERCENT". SECTION 3. THAT the election shall be held at the voting places set forth in an appropriate election order to be issued by the Mayor hereafter and all persons qualified to vote in the City of Lubbock under the election laws of the State of Texas shall be allowed to vote therein. Said Special Election shall be held and the polling places shall be open from 7 :00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. and all electors shall vote in the precinct of their residence unless otherwise provided in the election order. The sealed ballot box procedure established by Subchapter C, Chapter 127, Texas Election Code shall be used for this election. SECTION 4. THAT notice of this election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Lubbock by publication of this Ordinance in its entirety at least once not earlier than the 30th day odater than the 10th day before election day. In addition, notice of the election shall be posted as required by the Texas Election Code. SECTION 5. THAT early voting shall commence on the 29th day of December, 1997 and be conducted as provided by an appropriate Election Order to be issued hereafter in implementation of this Ordinance. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. Passed by the City Council on first reading this 23rd Passed by the City Council on second reading ) 3th ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: dc!elect/ccdoosltaxelec.ord October 21, 1997 2 day of October day of November • 1997. , 1997. ORDER AND NOTICE OF SPECIAL CITY ELECTION TIIB STA TE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF LUBBOCK § CITY OF LUBBOCK § ELECTION ORDER I, Windy Sitton, Mayor of the City of Lubbock, Texas, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, and according to an Ordinance heretofore duly enacted by the City Council of the City of Lubbock calling for a Special City Election to be held in the City of Lubbock on the 17th day of January, 1998, such day being the third Saturday of said month and the first succeeding uniform election date for which sufficient time has elapsed for the holding of an election pursuant to Section 321.403 of the Tax Code. Said election shall be held to allow the voters of the City of Lubbock to vote for or against the following proposition. FOR: AGAINST: "That there be adopted a sales and use tax for the promotion and development of new and expanded business enterprises at the rate of three eighths (3/8) of one percent." An electronic voting system shall be used for such election, including early voting. Said Special City Election shall be held at the places in the City of Lubbock hereinafter designated as voting precincts and in the voting places designated on Exhibit A hereto. Said Exhibit A shall be made a part hereof for all intents and purposes. Polling places shall be open from 7 :00 a.m. to 7 :00 p.m. and all electors shall vote in the precinct of their residence unless such precinct shall be consolidated with another precinct as provided herein in Exhibit A. The persons named in Exhibit B hereto, which Exhibit B shall be a part hereof for all intents and purposes, are hereby appointed Judges and Alternate Judges to conduct said Special City Election on January 17, 1998. Each Presiding Judge so named is authorized to appoint the number clerks authorized by the Election Administrator, which number shall be not less than two (2) clerks, nor more than six ( 6) clerks. The Alternate Judges shall serve as Presiding Judges in the event that the regularly appointed Presiding Judge is unable to serve. The Alternate Judge shall be appointed by the Presiding Judge to serve as a clerk in the event that the election is conducted by the regularly appointed Presiding Judge. JI.st; ~- Early voting by personal appearance shall commence on the ~th day of December, 1997, and end on the 13th day of January, 1998. Said early voting shall be conducted at the locations, days and hours indicated on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C. The sealed ballot box procedure established by Subchapter C, Chapter 127, Texas Election Code, shall be used for this Special City Election. ELECTION NOTICE The City Secretary of the City of Lubbock is hereby ordered to cause publication of this Special City Election by publication of this Order and Notice of Special City Election in a newspaper of general circulation at least once no earlier than the 30th day or later than the 10th day before election day. In addition, a copy of this Order and Notice of Special City Election shall be posted not later than the 21st day before election day on the bulletin board used for posting notices of meetings of the governing body and a notice of consolidation shall be posted not less than 20 days before election day at any polling places not consolidated at the last previous election, which shall indicate the precinct's consolidation and the location of the new polling place. The City Secretary shall serve a duly certified copy of this Election Order and Notice of Special City Election upon each of the Presiding Judges named in Exhibit B hereto not later than the seventh day after the signing of this Election Order and Notice or the 15th day before the election, whichever is later. SIGNED AND EXECUTED in the Municipal Building at Lubbock, Texas, this _u_ day of November, 1997. ATTEST: ddelct/elorder.doc November 12, 1997 APPROVED AS TO FORM: 2 . . ·: . f"· fl EXHIBIT A ELECTION PRECINCT POLLING PLACES CITY OF LUBBOCK SPECIAL ELECTION JANUARY 17, 1998 . ·PRECINCtNI.JMf3E~~ > POLLING~LACE . -' 1/63/93 Wolffarth Elementary School 3202 Erskine 2!19/80!8@,818?1 Arnett Elementary School 90 70 l East Queens 3 Mc Wborter Elementary School 2711 1st Street 4 Jackson Elementary School 201 Vernon 5 Guadalupe Elementary School 101 North Avenue P 6· Alderson Jr. High School 219 Walnut 7 Bowie Elementary School 2902 Chicago a Ramirez Elementary School 702AvenueT 9 Rush Elementary School 4702 15th Street 10/97 Lubbock High School 2004 19th Street II Bayless Elementary School 2115 58th Street 12. Haynes Elementary School 3802 60th Street 13 Smylie Wilson Jr. High School 4402 31st Street 1' • , .. _. • 14 Overton Elementary School -·r,. 2902 Louisville IS + <fli Roscoe Wilson Elementary School 2807 2Sth Street 16 J.T. Hutchinson Jr. High School 3102 Canton 17 Dupre Elementary School 2008 A venue T 18 O.L. Slaton Jr. High School 1602 32nd Street 19/82/83 Bean Elementary School 3001 A venue N 20184 Ella Iles Elementary School 2401 Date 21, Stubbs Elementary School 3516 Toledo 22 Maedgen Elementary School 440 I Nashville r 23 Lubbockview Christian Church Jennings Hall 3301 34th Street 24 Wheelock Elementary School 3008 42nd Street 25 Brown Elementary School 23 IS 36th Street 26/91 Harwell Elementary School 4101 Avenue D 27 Wester Elementary School 4602 Chicago 28 Parsons Elementary School 2811 58th Street 29· Atkins Jr. High School 5401 A venue U 30 Stewart Elementary School 4815 46th Street 40/85 Posey Elementary School f'l 1301 Redbud I' ' . . .. ·:-. 47 Mackenzie Jr. High School • r\ 5402 12th Street 48 Murfee Elementary School 690 I Nashville Drive 50 Texas Tech UC Bldg I st floor E Theatre Lobby 7 @67/94 c--All Saints Episcopal School 3222 103rd Street 53151/96 Lubbock Christian University 560 I 19th Street 54 Honey Elementary School 3615 86th Street 55n8 -/-105 Preston Smith Elementary School 8707 Dover 58nt Broadview Baptist Church 1402 N. Frankford 59 Hardwick Elementary School r"" 1420 Chicago ' 60 Evans Jr. High School ' ' 4211 58th Street 61 Williams Elementary School 4812 58th Street 62 Whiteside Elementary School 7508 Albany 66 + lo~ Wayland Baptist University 4601 83rd Street ,72 Frenship Northridge Elementary School 6302 1 Jth Street 73 Frenship Crestview Elementary School 6020 81st Street 74 Godeke Library 6601 Quaker 15 Melonie Park South Club House 3426 74th Street fl 76192 Reese Elementary School 9421 4t Street (at War Avenue) ,. J r ('· f' .. ·. . ... POLI-ING PL!,.CE EXHIBITB ELECTION PRECINCT PRESIDING JUDGES/ AL TERNA TE JUDGES CITY OF LUBBOCK SPECIAL ELECTION January 17. 1998 . PRESIDING .AND PRECINCT.NQ?iimeR. JUDGE Wolffarth Elementary School Frances Autry 1/63/93 Arnett Elementary School Rita Veal 2/79/80ts6ns1Ss1s9190 Mc Whorter Elementary School Mary Mendoz.a 3 Jackson Elementary School Lilly Carrillo 4 I/ Guadalupe Elementary School Jul~llo 5 Alderson Jr. High School Maria Soto 6 Bowie Elementary School 7 Ramirez Elementary School Frances Martinez 8 Rush Elementary School Nita Hibler 9 Lubbock High School Peggy Raub 10/97 Bayless Elementary School Pete J. Morrow 11 Haynes Elementary School Marjorie Morris 12 ·ALTERNATE JUDGE Ernestine Picon Ethel Fair Joe Carrillo Louisa Hurtado Gilbert Soto K~le Jesse Martinez JoAnn Tatkenhorst Cindy Robertson Oleita Dendy Alma F. Myers " :,. ....... Smylie Wilson Jr. High School Carol Newson Betty J. Baker -r 13 Overton Elementary School Shirley Parramore 14 Roscoe Wilson Elementary School Sandra Lee Harper Robin Adams-Parks 15 J.T. Hutchinson Jr. High School Rose Lee Morgan Natalia Campos 16 Dupre Elementary School Anne Klein Todd Klein 17 0.L. Slaton Jr. High School Margaret Moss Maxine Kimmel 18 Bean Elementary School Carolyn Raney Vaughn Killian 19/82/83 Ella IJes Elementary School Ruth Priestly Rubye Donaldson 20/84 Stubbs Elementary School Donna Wade Juanell Tyler 21 Maedgen Elementary School Faye Irwin Ruby Hamilton 22 Lubbockview Christian Church Elizabeth Krebbs Elsie Roberts 23 Wheelock Elementary School Betty Bradford John Bradford 24 Brown Elementary School Diana Chapa Francesca Richardson 25 Harwell Elementary School Greta J. Cullers Maria Rangel 26/91 Wester Elementary School Pat Sanders John Sanders 27 Parsons Elementary School Winnie Moore Helen Walker 28 Atkins Jr. High School Joyce Blackburn Carolyn Gray 29 I .. ., , ... ~ . Stewart Elementary School Estella Barron Wilma Watkins (", 30 Posey Elementary School Carlota Ramos Earnestine Frazier 40/85 Mackenzie Jr. High School Mary Rice Mary Ann Hardy 47 Murfee Elementary Wanda Armstrong C.C. Monzingo 48 Texas Tech UC Bldg Bill Renfro Ruth Richmond 1st floor E Theatre Lobby 50 Luf-, All Saints Episcopal School Al Tatkenhorst 52/67/94 Lubbock Christian University Joy Lambert Jo Taylor 53/57/96 Honey Elementary School Joyclyn O'Steen Linda Potts 54 Preston Smith Elementary School Don Shores Maida Shores ~. 5sns Broadview Baptist Church Betty Hopper Noel Rodolfo 5sn1 Hardwick Elementary School Betty Snodgrass Virginia Melvin 59 Evans Jr. High School Mary Ann Bridges Mary Mata 60 Williams Elementary School A. C. Bowden Josephine Bowden 61 Whiteside Elementary School Buddy Neugebauer Betty Neugebauer 62 Wayland Baptist University Ann Cook Dorothy Lilley 66 Frenship Northridge Elementary Jack Harkins Betty Harkins 72 Frenship Crestview Elementary Michael Maxwell Patricia Mata 73 . ,' • • ::". • • Godeke Library 74 Melonie Park South Club House 75 Reese Elementary Schoo) 76/92 Tina Linker June Linker Mary Bell Sandner J.J. Bonner Lloyd Edwards Nancy Edwards . ., ·r (' EXIIIBITC EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS City Hall, City Secretary's Department (1625 13th Street, Room 206) Faye Irwin and Intern December 31, 1997; Jan 2, 1998 January 5 -9, 1998 January 12 -13, 1998 South Plains Mall (6002 Slide Road) Nita Hibler and Joann Tatkenhorst December 31, 1997; Jan 2, 1998 January 3 1998 January 5 -10, 1998 January 12 -13, 1998 Wed, Fri Mon-Fri Mon-Tues Wed, Fri Sat Mon-Sat Mon-Tues United Supermarket #501 (2630 Parkway Drive) Frances Martinez and Gloria Guzman December 31, 1997; Jan 2, 1998 January 3, 1998 January 5 -9, 1998 January 10, 1998 January 12 -13, 1998 Wed, Fri Sat Mon-Fri Sat Mon-Tues United Supermarket #503 (112 North University) Wanda Armstrong and Linda Givens December 31, 1997; Jan 2, 1998 January 3, 1998 January 5 -9, 1998 January 10, 1998 January 12 -13, 1998 Wed, Fri Sat Mon-Fri Sat Mon-Tues United Supermarket #505 (401 Slide Road) Mary Rice and Diana Chapa December 31, 1997; Jan 2, 1998 January 3, 1998 January 5 -9, 1998 January 10, 1998 January 12 -13, 1998 Wed, Fri Sat Mon-Fri Sat Mon-Tues 8:00 arn-5:00 pm 8:00 arn-5:00 pm 8:00 arn-5:00 pm 8:00 arn-7:00 pm 8:00 am-7:00 pm 8:00 arn-7:00 pm 8:00 arn-7:00 pm 9:00 arn-7:00 pm 11 :00 arn-6:00 pm 9:00 arn-7:00 pm 11:00 arn-6:00 pm 9:00 arn-7:00 pm 9:00 arn-7:00 pm 11 :00 arn-6:00 pm 9:00 arn-7:00 pm 11 :00 arn-6:00 pm 9:00 arn-7:00 pm 9:00 arn-7:00 pm 11 :00 arn-6:00 pm 9:00 arn-7:00 pm 11 :00 arn-6:00 pm 9:00 am-7 :00 pm -J" ., ,# .. ... t • " • United Supermarket #506 (1701 50th Street) Vaughn Killian and Carolyn Raney December 31, 1997; Jan 2, 1998 Wed, Fri January 3, 1998 Sat January 5 -9, 1998 Mon-Fri January 10, 1998 Sat January 12 -13, 1998 Mon-Tues United Supermarket #543 (8201 Quaker) Jo Taylor and Mary Ann Bridges December 31, 1997; Jan 2, 1998 Wed, Fri January 3, 1998 Sat January 5 -9, 1998 Mon-Fri January 10, 1998 Sat January 12 -13, 1998 Mon-Tues United Supermarket #537 (2703 82nd Street) Ann Cook and Albert Tatkenhorst December 31, 1997; Jan 2, 1998 January 3, 1998 January 5 -9, 1998 January 10, 1998 January 12 -13, 1998 Wed, Fri Sat Mon-Fri Sat Mon-Tues United Supermarket #502 (50th and Indiana) Joy Lambert and Mary Ann Hardy December 31, 1997; Jan 2, 1998 January 3, 1998 January 5 -9, 1998 January 10, 1998 January 12 -13, 1998 Wed, Fri Sat Mon-Fri Sat Mon-Tues 9:00 am-7:00 pm 11:00 am-6:00 pm 9:00 am-7:00 pm 11:00 am-6:00 pm 9:00 am-7:00 pm 9:00 am-7:00 pm 11:00 am-6:00 pm 9:00 am-7:00 pm 11 :00 am-6:00 pm 9:00 am-7:00 pm 9:00 am-7:00 pm 11 :00 am-6:00 pm 9:00 am-7:00 pm 11 :00 am-6:00 pm 9:00 am-7:00 pm 9:00 am-7 :00 pm 11 :00 am-6:00 pm 9:00 am-7:00 pm 11:00 am-6:00 pm 9:00 am-7:00 pm ) 1998 EARLY VOTING PLACES SALES TAX ELECTION 1. SOUTH PLAINS MALL 6002 SLIDE ROAD 2. UNITED SUPERMARKET #501 2630 PARKWAY DRIVE 3. UNITED SUPERMARKET #503 112 NORTH UNIVERSITY 4. UNITED SUPERMARKET #505 401 SLIDE ROAD 5. UNITED SUPERMARKET #506 1701 50th STREET 6. UNITED SUPERMARKET #543 8201 QUAKER AVE. 7. UNITED SUPERMARKET #502 50th AND INDIANA 8. UNITED SUPERMARKET #537 2703 82nd STREET 9. CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE 1625 13th STREET ROOM 206 ) . ,. CilYLlMITS THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK ubbock County, Texas on this day ~.-:::..c....,.._LL4<~~,;::µ-=..:1-1-..L-lli---l,.:&-_,....,Lla.Ci.w.--.z=~;J._.,,j~llq...lC--'of the Southwestern Newspa- LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURN Morris Communication Corporation NOTARY PUBLIC n and r the State of Texas My Commission Expires .................. __ _ Subscribed. and sworn to before me thi.~s ___ ..... f _vj_day of q-, 19 _____ _ FORM 58-10 ·