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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance - 7954-1979 - Ordering A Special Election To Be Held On 1/19/1980.Re:Fire & Employee Relations - 11/08/1979'•·--·- . .-,JI . IlGV: cl, ' -~ ..... _.JJ~ ' .• ORDINANCE NO. 7954 •. . '~ .;,-. 4:, " .. , AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, TO l AJ) BE HELD ON THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1980, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE (~ 11 QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK FOR APPROVAL OR REJECTION THE PROPOSED .,fl ✓ . ADOPTION OF VERNON'S ANN.CIV.ST. ART. 5154c-l, "THE FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEE · fl RELATIONS ACT", AND SUBMITTING FOR APPROVAL OR REJECTION A PROPOSED CITY ORDINANCE GRANTING FIREMEN A FIFTEEN (15) PERCENT PAY INCREASE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1979; DESIGNATING THE PLACES AT WHICH SAID SPECIAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD; DESIGNATING THE HOURS OF SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR SERVICE UPON PRECINCT JUDGES AND PROVIDING FOR BALLOTS. /1 WHEREAS, the City Council or the City of Lubbock deems it proper to submit to the qualified voters of the City of Lubbock for approval or rejection the proposed adoption of Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Art. 5154c-l, "The Fire and Police Employee Relations Act", and a proposed City ordinance granting firemen a fifteen (15) percent pay increase for fiscal year 1979 at a Special Blecti6n held for such purpose on the 19th day of Jan_uary, 1980, at the plac~s herein- after designated; NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTICN l. THAT a Special Election BE and is hereby ordered to be held on the 19th day of January, 1980, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Lubbock for approval or rejection the following proposals: PROPOSAL NO. l FOR or AGAINST the following: Adoption of the state law applicable to "firefighters", which establishes collective bargaining when a majority of the affected employees favor representation by an employees' association and which preserves the prohibition of strikes and lockouts and provides penalties therefor. PROPOSAL NO. 2 FOR or AGAINST the adoption of a city ordinance of the City of Lubbock, Texas, to read as follows: Firemen of the City of Lubbock, Texas, are hereby granted a fifteen (15) percent pay increase for fiscal year 1979, said pay increase to be comp~ted on each fireman's base pay scale under each said fireman's job grade held by each said fireman on October l, 1979, the first day of fiscal year 1979 for the City of Lubbock, Texas; provided, however, that under no circumstances is said fifteen (15) percent pay increase for the fiscal year 1979 to exceed fifteen (15) percent when taken in conjunction with any other pay increase granted to fireman of the City of Lubbock, Texas, effective at the beginning of the fiscal year 1979 for the City of Lubbock, Texas. The word fireman in this ordinance shall mean fireman, equipment operator, fire lieutenant, fire captain, district chief, and deputy chief. SECTION 2. THAT said Special Election shall be held at the polling places set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part of this Ordinance for all intents and purposes. \ . , II ._. ·. ~: . ; 1 SECTION 3. THAT said Special Election shall be held under the provisions of statutes of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of Lubbock, and all persons qualified to vote in said City under the Election Laws of the State of Texas shall be allowed to vote therein. Said Special Election shall be held and the polls shall be open from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., and all electors shall ~ote in the precinct of their residence. Electronic voting machines shall be used for this Special Election. SECTION 4. THAT the question of adoption of Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Art. 5154c-1 and the proposed city ordinance granting firemen a fifteen (15) percent pay increase for fiscal year 1979 shall be on one ballot form with the words FOR and AGAINST appearing beside each proposal so that the voter can indicate his choice on each proposal separately. The form of the official ballot shall be substantially as is set out in Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part of this Ordinance for all intents and purposes. SECTION 5. THAT the Chief of Police is hereby directed to post a properly executed copy of this Ordinance, the Election Order hereafter to be prepared and any Supplemental Election Orders as notice of this Special Elec- t:ion at the polling places hereinabove set out at least twenty (20) days before said Special Election date and the officer posting such notices shall make return showing such posting. SECTION 6. THAT the City Secretary shall serve a duly certified copy of this Ordinance ordering and calling the Special Election herein provided for and the Election Order and any Supplemental Election Orders upon each of the Election Judges and Alternate Election Judges hereafter selected for this Special Election. Such service shall be by United States mail or by personal delivery within twenty (20) days from the date of passage of this Ordinance. SECTION 7. THAT this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force immediately from and after its approval and passage. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. Passed by the City Council on first reading this Passed by the City Council on second reading this ATTEST:_ ' ~, .. J : - ~A:_:;~? -Ii? ~oss, Jr., City Attorney 25th October day of ,1979. 8th day of ___,,,N"""o_v_e_m..,.b_e_r__ 19 7 9 ______ , . : . Tf't.l • ~, / EXHIBIT A Said Spe~~~l Election shall be held at the following places in the City of Lubbock, being designated as voting precincts and voting places as follows: VOTING PRECINCT NO. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 •. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 47. 48. so. 53. (Includes No. 54, this election only) (Includes No, 51, this election only) (Includes No. 59, this election only) (Includes No, 52, this election only) (Includes No. 49, this election only) VOTING PLACE Wolffarth School Sam Arnett School McWhorter School A.C. Jackson School Guadalupe School Alderson Jr. High Bowie School K. Carter School (Scottish Rite Building) George Rush School Carroll Thompson School Bayless School Haynes School Smylie Wilson School Overton School Roscoe Wilson Jr, High Hutchinson Jr. High Dupre School O.L. Slaton Jr. High George R. Bean School Ella Iles School Lou Stubbs School C.E. Maedgen School Monterey High School Wheelock School P.F. Brown School Chris Harwell School Precinct 1 Clubhouse E.J. Parsons School W.B. Atkins Jr. High Stewart School Mackenzie Jr. High Murfee School Lubbock Municipal Auditorium Lubbock Christian College Said precincts are adopted by Ordinances No, 5421, 6321, 6831 and 1fJ'f' and are delineated on maps adopted pursuant to said Ordinances. . . -., ~!~'•I . ii ' ' ;4 ' . •,' FOR or AGAINST the following: EXHIBIT B PROPOSED BALLOT CITY OF LUBBOCK (Ciudad de Lubbock) SPECIAL ELECTION (Eleccion Especial) January 19, 1980 (enero 19, 1980) Adoption of the state law applicable to "firefighters", which. establishes collective bargaining when a majority of the af- fected employees favor representation byan employees' assoc- iation and which preserves the prohibition of strikes and lockouts and provides penalties therefor. For O Encontra del Siquito: Adopcid'n de la ley del estado aplicable a "los bomberos11 , que establecen trato colectivo cuando una mayorfa de los empleados afectados favorecen representacibn por una asoci- acidn de un empleado que preserva la prohibici~n de huelgas y paros y hacer provisiones para castigos por lo tanto. FOR or AGAINST the adoption of a City ordinance of the City of Lubbock, Texas, to read as follows: Firemen of the City of Lubbock, Texas, are hereby granted a fifteen (15) percent pay increase for fiscal year 1979, said pay increase to be computed on each fireman's base , pay scale under each said fireman's job grade held by each\ said fireman on October 1, 1979, the first day of fiscal year 1979 for the City of Lubbock, Texas, provided, how- ever, that under no circumstances is said fifteen (15) percent pay increase for the fiscal year 1979 to exceed fifteen (15) percent when taken in conjunction with any other pay increase granted to fireman of the City of Lubbock, Texas, effective at the beginning of fiscal year 1979 for the City of Lubbock, Texas. The word fireman in this ordinance shall mean fireman, equipment operator, fire lieutenant, fire captain, district chief, and . deputy chief. Por O Encontra de la adopcio'n de la ordenanza de la ciudad de Lubbock, Texas, que dice asi: ' Ordinance No • 7954 ----- FOR (por) AGAINST (Encontra) 1• [j 2• tJ . . .. . II, I,"-_~•· r . " Bomeros de la ciudad de Lubbock, Texas, son par este media concedido un aumento de pago de quince par ciento para el ano fiscal 1979, el aumento de pago siendo computado del pago de regla de cada uno de las bomberos , segun el grado del trabajo del bombero en Octubre 1, 1979, el primer d{a del ano fiscal 1979 para la ciudad de Lubbock, Texas, contal de que, sin embargo, que no mas de quince par ciento del aumento de pago par el ano fiscal 1979 puede exceder quince par ciento cuando se lleva en conjunci&n con algun otro aumento de pago concedido al bombero de la ciudad de Lubbock, Texas, efectivo al comienzo del ano fiscal 1979 para la ciudad de Lubbock, Texas. La palabra bombero en esta ordenanza significara bombero, operador de equipo, teniente de bombero, capitin de bombero, jefe de distrito, y jefe diputado. FOR THE ORDINANCE (Par la ordenanza) I 1• C AGAINST THE ORDINANCE 2 • t: (Encontra de la ordenanza)