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Resolution #2293
April 9, 1986
Agenda Item #17
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE
SPECIAL CITY ELECTION FOR CHARTER AMENDMENTS HELD ON THE 5TH DAY OF APRIL,
1986.
BE IT REMEMBERED THAT on the 9th day of April, 1986, the City
Council of the City of Lubbock met at 9:00 o'clock A.M., at the regular
meeting place of the City Council in the City of Lubbock Municipal Build-
ing, with the following members present, to -wit:
ALAN HENRY
MAGGIE TREJO
T. J. PATTERSON
GEORGE CARPENTER
BOB NASH
E. JACK BROWN
JOAN BAKER
On Motion of Councilman Pattersorj seconded by Councilwoman Baker ,
it is unanimously carried that the returns of the Special City Election
held April 5, 1986, for the purpose of submitting proposed amendments to
the Charter of the City of Lubbock to the voters for approval or rejection
be opened and canvassed, and the results of the election declared there-
from; and said returns having been duly canvassed, it is found that the
vote upon the various propositions was as follows:
PROPOSITION
No. 1. SHALL the City Charter of the City
of Lubbock be amended to replace
words of the masculine gender with
words of both the masculine and
feminine gender?
No. 2. SHALL THE City Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to provide that
plats shall be filed with the City of
Lubbock rather than with the Mayor
personally?
VOTE
FOR: 5,365
AGAINST: 9,553
FOR: 6,950
AGAINST: 7,680
No. 3. SHALL the requirement of notice of a
claim against the City of Lubbock be-
ing filed within thirty (30) days of
the time such cause of action arose
be extended to six (6) months?
FOR: 5,321
AGAINST: 9,333
No. 4. SHALL the City Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to provide that the
interest rate on assessments be such
rate as is authorized by State law?
FOR: 5,842
AGAINST: 8,623
No. 5. SHALL the requirement for utilities
seeking street use franchises to pub-
lish the entire proposed franchise
ordinance once a week for three (3)
consecutive weeks be reduced to once
a week for two (2) consecutive weeks?
FOR: 4,913
AGAINST: 9.5-19
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No. 6. SHALL the City Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to provide that the
interest rate on special assessments be
such rate as is authorized by State law?
FOR: 5,783
AGAINST: 8,556
No. 7. SHALL the City Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to reflect current
State law with regard to Municipal Court
of Record penalties?
FOR: 6,549
AGAINST: 7,834
No. 8. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to conform with the
provisions of V.T.C.A., Government Code,
Chapter 30, Subchapter A, which esta-
blished a Municipal Court of Record for
the City of Lubbock?
FOR: 5,877
AGAINST: 8,254
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No. 9. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to reflect current
State law with regard to requirements
for petitions submitted under initia-
tive and referendum procedures?
FOR: 6.108
AGAINST: 8,053
No. 10. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to provide that peti-
tions for recall of an elected officer
be signed by at least thirty percent
(300) of the qualified voters residing
within said elective officer's District
of election?
FOR: 5,882
AGAINST: 8.363
No. 11. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to reflect that
State law referendum provisions super -
cede Charter provisions with regard
to initiative and referendum matters?
FOR: 5,404
AGAINST: 8,583
No. 12. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to reflect cur-
rent State law with regard to re-
quirements for petitions submitted
under recall procedures?
FOR: 5,896
AGAINST: 8,126
No. 13. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to require occu-
pation tax licenses to be issued by
the City Manager or his designee
rather than by the Tax Assessor -
Collector?
FOR: 4,064
AGAINST: 10,147
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No. 14. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to remove the re-
quirement that all occupation tax
receipts be countersigned by the Mayor?
FOR: 5.025
AGAINST: 9,187
No. 15. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to conform Chapter
1, Article VII, to the requirements
of the Texas Property Tax Code?
FOR: 5.368
AGAINST: 8.585
No. 16. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to provide that the
maximum interest rate on City issued
bonds may exceed the current Charter
limit of six percent (00') per annum?
FOR: 5.5_51____
AGAINST: 8.72Z
No. 17. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to conform with the
provisions of the final judgment in
Jones v. City of Lubbock, CA -5-76-334,
U.S. District Court, Northern District
of Texas, Lubbock Division?
FOR: 4,757
AGAINST: 8,887
No. 18. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to provide a means
for calling a special election to fill
vacant City Council positions in the
event that the Mayor or a quorum of the
City Council is unavailable to call such
election due to mutual catastrophe or
other reason?
FOR: 7-026
AGAINST: 7,427
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No. 19. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to provide for a
One Hundred Dollar ($100.00) filing
fee or a 25 signature Petition for Can-
didacy for all City elected positions?
FOR: 6,672
AGAINST: 7,849
No. 20. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to reflect the
current Texas Election Code provision
with regard to the canvass of election
returns?
FOR: 6,512
AGAINST: 7,649
No. 21. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to reflect the
current Texas Election Code provision
with regard to the timing of run-off
elections and canvassing_ the returns
of run-off elections?
FOR: 6,528
AGAINST: 7,578
No. 22. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to remove the duty
of the City Council to appoint a City
Marshall and a City Tax Assessor -
Collector and to allow up to four (4)
year terms for City board members?
FOR: 4,784
AGAINST: 9,408
No. 23. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to allow the Mayor
to appoint the City Manager or Deputy
City Manager as his agent to sign some
types of routine City documents on his
behalf?
FOR: 5,381
AGAINST: 9,035
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No. 24. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to reduce the re-
quired number of publications for penal
ordinances from once a week for two (2)
consecutive weeks to once within ten (10)
days of final passage?
FOR: 4,878
AGAINST: 9,206
No. 25. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to conform to the
State law pertaining to minimum con-
tract amounts requiring competitive
bids?
FOR: 6.168
AGAINST: 7.895
No. 26. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to delete Section
29 of Chapter 1, Article IX, with re-
gard to "Hours of Labor upon public
works" and to renumber the remaining
sections of Chapter 1, Article IX?
FOR: 4-988
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AGAINST: g772�
No. 27. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to delete the re-
ference to the "City Tax Collector"
found in Chapter 1, Article IX,
Section 30?
FOR: 5,075
AGAINST: 8,798
No. 28. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to provide the City
Manager with authority to sign desig-
nated routine documents on behalf of
the Mayor?
FOR: 5.273
AGAINST: _x,028
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No. 29. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to clarify
the duties of the Board of City
Development?
No. 30. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to conform the
terms of office of the members of the
Board of City Development to the Texas
Constitution?
No. 31. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to clarify the
reporting requirements of the Board
of City Development?
No. 32. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to remove certain
typographical errors?
No. 33. SHALL the Charter of the City of
Lubbock be amended to change all
references to "corporation court"
to "municipal court of record?"
FOR: 6,910
AGAINST:, 7,352
FOR: 6,486
AGAINST: 7,700
FOR: 6,869_
AGAINST: 7,186
FOR: 7,081
AGAINST: 7,085
FOR: 6,531
AGAINST: 7,451
TOTAL VOTES CAST: 16,201
And it further appearing that said election was duly held as provided
by law; NOW THEREFORE:
IT IS HEREBY FOUND, DECLARED AND CERTIFIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LUBBOCK:
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THAT a majority of the qualified voters of the City of Lubbock voting
in said election are in favor of Propositions No.
and therefore it is declared that Propositions No.
are approved by the qualified voters; and
THAT a majority of the qualified voters of the City of Lubbock voting
in said election are opposed to Propositions No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1_0 1; 1.2,_1.3,_14, 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25,26,27,28,29,30,31;32, & 33,
and therefore it is declared that Propositions 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 31 32 & 33
are not approved by the qualified voters.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON MOTION OF Councilman Patterson I
SECONDED BY Councilwoman Baker , this day of April, 1986.
COUNCILMEMBERS VOTING AYE:
COUNCILMEMBERS VOTING NAY:
ATTEST:
, ulLy Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
uoTSala u. vanalver, t lrst lissistan
City Attorney
Carpenter, Patterson, Brown, Baker.
Treio and Nash
None
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