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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8929~:, __ ~; ORDINANCE NO. _ 9oZ 7 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL HOME-RULE ELECTION IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1983, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY, FOR ADOPTION OR REJEC- TION, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO DESIG- NATE THE PLACES AT WHICH SAID ELECTION IS TO BE HELD; AND PRESCRIBING PRESIDING OFFICERS THEREOF. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, in the ex- ercise of the sound discretion reposed in it by the Constitution and laws of this State, and more particularly Articles 1165 through 1174, inclusive, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, relating to the amendment of city charters by cities having more than five thousand (5,000) inhabitants, deems it wise and expedient to submit proposed amendments to the existing Charter of said City, hereinafter set forth, at a special election to be held in said City on Tuesday, the 8th day of November, A. D. 1983; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That a special election be held in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday, the 8th day of November, 1983, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said City, for adoption or rejection, the following proposed amendments to the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS I. ®+~. Shall Section 7, Chapter II, Powers of the City, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that same shall hereafter read and be as follows: r "Section 7.(a) The City of Fort Worth shall have power to construct or to acquire by purchase or condemna- tion and thereafter improve, repair, maintain, extend and operate as a public utility, one or more systems of the distribution of natural gas, water, sewer, electric and steam heat utility companies and public service companies ~, Y i+ _ ti ~, .~ i ~S s r. }.~. ` ;a . f such as cable television, taxicabs, transportation and transit companies and all public utilities of every kind, together with all appurtenances of every nature within or without the city necessary or convenient to the operation thereof. "(b) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions hereof, complete power, authority and discretion is vested in the City Council of the City of Fort Worth. The Council, consistent with the provisions hereof, may fix all details attendant upon the construction or acquisition and financing of said system or systems, and to that end may authorize the execution of such contracts, agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, releases, franchises, obliga- tions and other instruments, as it may consider necessary, and may fix all details thereof not herein specifically provided and required. The provisions hereof shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this sec- tion. The powers granted in this section shall be cumula- tive and in addition to all other powers now possessed by said city, and shall not be considered as in substitution of any other methods of procedure now available to, or which may hereafter be available to the city. This section shall in itself be complete and independent authority for the construction or acquisition of and payment for the utilities herein authorized to be constructed, and the City authorities, in carrying out the provisions hereof, shall not be subject to the restrictions and limitations contained elsewhere in this Charter, and particularly shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 22 or Section 2 of Chapter 26 of said Charter.."? I I . ~2~ Shall Section 3, Chapter III, Compensation of the Members of the City Council, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: "Section 3. Compensation of the Members of the City Council.--Commencing on April 23, 1985, each member of the City Council shall receive as compensation for such member's services the sum of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) per diem for each regular City Council meeting attended, said compensation in no event to exceed the sum of Thirty-Nine Hundred Dollars ($3900) per annum; provided, however, that any Council member who is required to be absent from a regular Council meeting to perform official duties elsewhere shall be entitled to receive the same compensation as if such member had attended the meeting. In addition to the above, all necessary expenses incurred by the City Council in the performance of their official duties shall be paid by the City. Nothing herein shall prohibit a Council member from waiving the right to all or any part of such compensation or payment of expenses."? III. o.l~. Shall Section 5, Chapter III, Meetings of Council and Commit- tees Open to the Public--Quorum--Regulations of Proceedings--Council to Provide Rules of Procedure, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: -2- "Section 5. Meetings of Council and Committees Open to Public--Quorum--Regulations of Proceedings--Council to Provide Rules of Procedure.--At ten o'clock a.m. on the first Tuesday after ten (10) days after the general or special election, the elected members of the new Council shall meet at City Hall and take the oath of office. Thereafter, the Council shall meet at such time and place as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution, but not less than forty-eight regular meetings shall be held each calendar year with not less than three regular meetings held each month and not more than one regular meeting held each week. In addition, special meetings may be called by the Mayor or by any three Councilmembers. Such call shall be in writing and shall state the object of the meeting, and no business shall be transacted at such meeting other than that specified in the call. "A quorum shall consist of six members unless there are vacancies, in which event the quorum shall be reduced by the number of vacancies existing. All official meetings of the Council and all sessions of the Committees of the Council shall be public except as authorized by law. The ayes and nos shall be taken upon the passage of all ordi- nances or resolutions and entered upon the minutes of the proceedings of the Council, and every ordinance or resolu- tion shall require on final passage the affirmative vote of a majority of all of the remaining members. "No member shall be excused from voting except on matters involving the consideration of his own official conduct, or where his financial interests are involved, or unless excused by the Council for other valid reasons by majority vote. The Council shall determine its own rules of procedure, and may punish its members for misconduct, and may compel the attendance of absent members."? IV. ~~ Shall Section 1, Chapter IV, Councilpersons--Eligibility, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: "Section 1. Councilmembers--Eligibility.--Only quali- fied voters under the laws of Texas, twenty-one years of age and over, who are residents of the City, shall be eligible to the office of Councilmember."? V. pit Shall a new Section 4 be added to Chapter IV, Method of Nomi- nating and Electing Members of the City Council, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth which shall hereafter read as follows: "Section 4. Residence of Councilmembers in Single- member Districts.--During his term of office a Councilmem- ber must continue to reside within the limits of the district from which he was elected. Any Councilmember who shall establish residence outside the district from which he was elected shall be automatically considered to have resigned and the vacancy left by such resignation shall be filled as provided by law."? -3- q s; j\ ~ VI. P~~ Shall a new Section 2a be added to Chapter VI, Department of Law, of the City Charter of the City-of Fort Worth which shall hereafter read and be as follows: "Section 2a. All powers and duties imposed on the city attorney may be exercised and performed by any assis- tant city attorney under his direction."? VII . p,~ Shall Section 1, Chapter X, Annual Budget Estimate, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: "Section 1. Fiscal Year and Annual Budget Estimate; Budget Message and Budget Format-- (a) The fiscal year of the city shall be- gin on the first day of October and end on the last day of September. On or before the 15th day of August of each year, the manager shall submit to the Council a proposed budget for the ensuing fiscal year and 'an accompanying message. (b) The manager's budget message shall ex- plain the budget both in fiscal terms and in terms of the work programs. It shall outline the proposed financial policies of the city for the ensuing fiscal year, describe the important features of the budget, indicate any major changes from the current year in financial policies, expenditures, and revenues together with the reasons for such changes, and include such other material as the manager deems desir- able. (c) The budget shall provide a complete financial plan of all city funds and activities for the ensuing fiscal year and, except as re- quired by law or this charter, shall be in such form as the manager deems desirable or the Council may require. In organizing the budget the manager shall utilize the most feasible com- bination of expenditure classification by fund, organization unit, program, purpose or activity, and object. It shall begin with a clear general summary of its contents; shall show in detail all estimated income, indicating the proposed property tax levy, and all proposed expendi- tures, including debt service, for the ensuing fiscal year; and shall be so arranged as to show comparative figures for actual and estimated income and expenditures of the current fiscal year and actual income and expenditures of the preceding fiscal year. It shall indicate in sep- arate sections: (1) Proposed expenditures for current operations during the ensuing fiscal year, -4- a ~ ~ i ;~' ~° ~' r ;. r detailed by departments, in terms of their respective work programs, and the method of financing such expenditures; (2) Proposed capital improvement ' expenditures during the ensuing fiscal year, detailed by purpose and the proposed method of financing each such capital expenditure; and - (3) Anticipated net surplus or deficit for the ensuing fiscal year of each utility owned or enterprise fund operated by the city and the proposed method of its dispo- sition; budgets for each utility or enter- prise fund giving detailed income and expenditure information shall be included. (4) Detailed schedules indicating the City's debt position and debt service re- quirements. The total of proposed expenditures shall not exceed the total of estimated in- come."? VIII. t0 /{ Shall Section 2, Chapter X, Annual Appropriations Or-dinance, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that same shall hereafter read and be as follows: "Section 2. Annual Appropriations Ordinance.--The annual appropriations ordinance shall be introduced for first reading at the first City Council meeting following the Council's receipt of the City Manager's proposed budget. A corresponding ad valorem tax levy ordinance shall also be introduced at the same time. Public hearings on the appropriations ordinance and the tax levy ordinance shall be a part of each regular City Council meeting agenda until such a time as these ordinances are adopted. The appropriations ordinance shall be published in the City's official newspaper after its initial reading. The City Council shall not approve the budget (second reading of the appropriations ordinance) until at least ten days after this publication. Following the second reading and final passage of the appropriations ordinance, it shall again be published in the City's official newspaper, along with a schedule of changes made by the Council to the City manager's originally proposed budget. The budget will be- come effective upon this second publication."? IX. ~~~ Shall Section 3, Chapter X, Transfer of Appropriations, and Section 4, Chapter X, Appropriation of Excess Revenue, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: -5- 'n' e n; r z . ~ ~ t r "Section 3. Transfer of Appropriations--At any time during the fiscal year the manager may transfer part or all of any unencumbered appropriation balance among pro- grams within a department, division or section upon compliance with such conditions as the City Council may establish by ordinance. "Upon written request by the manager, the Council may by ordinance transfer part or all of any unencumbered appropriation balance from one department to another. No such transfers shall be made of revenues or earnings of any non-tax supported public utility to any other pur- pose. The provisions of this section, as amended, shall take effect on January 1, 1984. "Section 4. Appropriation of Excess Revenue.--If at any time during the fiscal year the manager certifies that there are available for appropriation revenues in excess of those estimated in the budget, the Council by ordinance may make supplemental appropriations for the year up to the amount of the excess."? X . ~}~~ Shall a new Section 4a, Reduction of Expenditures, be added to ' Chapter X of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth which shall here- after read and be as follows: "Section 4a. Reduction of Expenditures.--If at any time during the fiscal year it appears probable to the manager that revenues available will be insufficient to meet the amount appropriated, he shall so report to the Council without delay. The report shall indicate the esti- mated amount of the deficit, any remedial action already taken by the manager, and any recommendations as to other steps to be taken. The Council shall then take such action as it deems necessary."? XI . ~, Shall Section 5, Chapter X, Expenditure Only Pursuant to Appro- ~riations, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: "Section 5. Expenditure Only Pursuant to Appropria- tions.--No expenditure shall be made from the City Treasury, nor shall any obligation far the expenditure of City funds be incurred, except in pursuance of appropria- tions made by the Council. At the close of each fiscal year the unencumbered balance of each appropriation shall revert to the fund from which it was appropriated and shall be subject to future appropriations."? XII .~~,~ Shall Section 7, Chapter X, Payment of Claims, of the City Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: -6- ~. r r "Section 7. Payment of Claims.--No claim against the City shall be paid, unless it is evidenced by a purchase order approved by the head of the department or office for which the indebtedness was incurred; and each director or officer and his surety shall be liable to the City for all loss or damage sustained by the City by reason of his negligent or corrupt approval of any such claim. The Controller of Accounts shall examine all payrolls, bills and other claims and demands against the City, and shall issue no warrant for payment unless he finds that the claim is in proper form, correctly computed and duly approved; that it is justly and legally due and payable; that an appropriation has been made therefor which has not been exhausted, or that the payment has been otherwise legally authorized; and that there is money in the City Treasury to make payment. He may investigate any claim and for that purpose may summon before him any officer, agent or person, and examine him upon oath or affirmation rela- tive thereto, which oath or affirmation he may adminis- ter. If the Controller of Accounts issues a warrant on the Treasury authorizing payment of any item for which no appropriation has been made, or for the payment of which there is not a sufficient balance in the proper appropria- tion, or which is otherwise contrary to law or ordinance, he and his sureties shall be individually liable to the City for the amount thereof."? XIII. ~.y Shall Section 8, Chapter X, Money Certified in Treasury, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: "Section 8. Money Certified in Treasury.--No con- tract, agreement or other obligation involving th.e expen- diture of money shall be entered into, nor shall any ordinance, resolution or order for the expenditure of money, be passed by the Council, or be authorized by any officer of the City, except in the cases hereinafter specified, unless the Director of Finance first certifies to the Council, or to the proper officer as the case may be, that the money required for such contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure is in the Treasury and not appropriated for any other purpose, which certificate shall be filed and immediately recorded. The sum so certi- fied shall not thereafter be considered unappropriated until the City is discharged from the contract, agreement or obligation."? XIV. ~t~~ Shall Section 9, Chapter X, Money Deemed in Treasury, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: "Section 9. Money Deemed in Treasury.--All monies actually in the Treasury to the credit of the fund from which they are to be drawn, all monies credited to the fund from pooled cash in the Treasurer's group of accounts, and all monies applicable to the payment of the obligation and appropriation involved that are anticipated -7- •~: _,. _ ~ - ~ ~ . to come in the Treasury before the maturity of such con- tract, agreement or obligation, from taxes or assessments, or from sales of service products, or by-products, or from any City undertaking, fees, charges, accounts and bills receivable, or other credits in process of collection, and all monies applicable to the payment of such obligation or appropriation, which are to be paid into the City Treasury prior to the maturity thereof, arising from the sale or lease of lands or other property, and monies to be derived from lawfully authorized bonds sold and in the process of delivery, shall, for the purpose of such certificate, be deemed in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriate fund and subject to such certification."? XV.~~.- Shall Section 11, Chapter X, Independent Audit, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereaf- ter read and be as follows: "Section 11. Independent Audit.--The Council shall cause an independent audit to be made of the books of account, records and transactions of ali the administra- tive departments of the City at least once yearly. Such audits, during such fiscal year, shall be made by one or more certified public accountants who, for the three years next preceding, have held a certificate issued by the State Board of Accountancy of the State of Texas, or by a State maintaining an equal standard of professional requirements, which entitles the holder of such certifi- cate to a Texas certificate. The Auditor or Auditors to make the said audit shall be selected by the Council, and shall be responsible to the Council. The duties of the Auditor or Auditors so appointed shall include the certi- fication of all statements required under Section 2 of this Chapter of the Charter. Such statements shall include a balance sheet, exhibiting the assets and liabilities of the City, supported by departmental schedules, and sched- ules for each utility publicly owned or operated; sum- maries of income and expenditures, supported by detailed schedules; and also comparisons, in proper classification, with the last previous year. The report of such Auditor or Auditors for the fiscal year shall be printed and a copy thereof shall be furnished to each member of the Council, the City Manager and to each citizen who may apply there- for. The original report of the said Auditor or Auditors shall be kept among the permanent records of the City."? xvI . ~pl~ Shall Section 12, Chapter X, Sinking Fund Commission, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which section reads as follows: "Sectir~n 12. Sinking Fund Commission.--There is here- by created a commission to be known as the Sinking Fund Commission, to consist of the Mayor, the Director of Finance and the City Treasurer. The Mayor shall be the President and the Director of Finance shall be the Secretary of the Commission. The Commission shall, in con- nection with the City Treasurer, manage, safeguard and -8- _ j 1 _ ~ R ~ L control the Sinking Fund in the manner provided by general law or by ordinance." be repealed and deleted from the Charter of the City of Fort Worth? XVII. ~l~ Shall Section 4, Chapter XXII, Pavement--Improvement of Highway--Curbs, Gutters, Driveway Approaches, and Sidewalks-- Contracts--Payment--Lien--Sale--Deed, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: "Section 4. Pavement--Improvement of Highway--Curbs, Gutters, Driveway Approaches and Sidewalks--Contracts-- Payment--Lien--Sale--Deed.--Subject to the terms hereof, the cost of such improvements may be paid wholly by the City, or partly by the City and partly by owners of prop- erty abutting on such improvements and benefited thereby. But the whole cost of constructing curb, gutter, driveway approach and sidewalks, where none previously existed, shall be paid by the owners of such abutting property, and the owner of any railroad or street railroad having any track or tracks, switch or turn-out in a highway ordered to be improved shall pay the whole cost of such improve- ment between the rails and tracks of said railroad or switch or turn-out, and two feet on the outside thereof. The portion of the cost of such improvement payable by the Owner of such railroad or street railroad, and all costs of collection, shall be a special tax against and secured by lien upon the roadbed, ties, rails, fixtures, rights, and franchises of such railroad or street railroad and the owner thereof. After the execution of a contract by the City for any such improvement, the City Council shall, by ordinance, levy a special assessment upon the roadbed, ties, rails, fixtures, rights and franchises of such rail- roads or street railroads for the portions of said cost payable by the owners thereof, which assessment shall be a lien on such property from the time of levy, prior and superior to all encumbrances thereon, except lawful taxes. Such assessment shall become due and delinquent as shall be specified by said ordinance, and if not paid as therein provided, shall be enforced as in the case of the collection of taxes under this Charter, by the advertise- ment and sale of the property rights and franchises levied on. The officer making said sale shall execute to the purchaser a deed similar to the one executed when property is sold for ad valorem taxes, and the recital of such deed that all legal prerequisites to the validity of said sale have been complied with shall be prima facie evidence of the truth thereof, and so accepted without further proof. Such tax and lien may also be enforced by suit in any court having jurisdiction."? XVIII. Shall Section 7, Chapter XXII, Improvements--Limit of Cost-- Assessment--Deferred Payments--Interest--Attorney's Fees, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: -9- J' ¢ ~ ~ t ~ t ~ n f "Section 7. Improvements--Limit of Cost--Assess- ment--Deferred Payments--Interest--Attorney's Fees.-- Exclusive of the cost of such improvement to be paid by railroads and street railroads, as herein provided, the City, acting by the City Council, shall have the power to assess the whole cost of constructing and reconstructing curbs, gutters, driveway approaches and sidewalks and nine-tenths of all other improvements against the owners of property abutting on the highway or highways, or sec- tions thereof, to be improved, who are especially bene- fited thereby. But no part of such cost shall be assessed against any owner of his property in excess of the special benefits thereto in enhanced value thereof arising from the improvement, nor until after the notice and hearing hereinafter provided for. The proportion of the cost assessed against any property, or its owner, shall be in such proportion as the frontage of property of each owner is to the whole frontage of property to be improved, and shall be in accordance with the front foot rule or plan, unless, in the opinion of the City Council, such rule would operate unjustly in particular, cases, in which event the City Council shall adopt such rule of apportionment as will effect substantial equality and justice between prop- erty owners, having in view benefits received and burdens imposed on such owner. The cost of paving street intersec- tions shall be borne by the City. "When the payment of any part of the cost of improve- ment assessed against any property owners is deferred, the City Council shall have power to provide that such pay- ments shall bear interest at not to exceed eight per cent per annum, and shall have power to include in any assess- ment against such owners, or their property, cost of col- lection and a reasonable attorney's fees, when such costs and fees are incurred."? XIX. ~~ Shall Section 18, Chapter XXIV, Issuance and Sale of Bonds, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: "Section 18. Issuance and Sale of Bonds--The City Council shall have authority to provide for the issuance and sale of bonds for permanent improvements and for any other legitimate municipal purpose as may be determined by the City Council. Such bonds shall be issued and sold in accordance with the requirements of state law and in such manner as the City Council may by ordinance determine."? XX . ~~ Shall Section 19, Chapter XXIV, Investment of Sinking Funds-- Protection of Same, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which section reads as follows: "Section 19. Investment of Sinking Funds--Protection of Same.--The Sinking Funds of this City may be invested in the bonds of the United States or of the City of Fort Worth, or bonds of counties in the State of Texas, or in -10- _~ 's other similar securities that may be authorized by the City Council and by the Board of Sinking Fund Commis- sioners provided for in this Charter. Neither the interest set apart for the payment of the bonds nor the Sinking Funds shall be devoted to any other purpose. The City Council shall have the power, and it is made their duty, from time to time, as they may determine, whenever so much as Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars shall have accumu- lated in the Sinking Fund of any series of bonds to invest the same in bonds of the City of Fort Worth, or of the United States, or in any of the other securities in which the said Sinking Fund may be lawfully invested, as may be deemed most advantageous by the Council and the Sinking Fund Commissioner; provided, however, that bonds of any particular series which have heretofore been purchased, or which may hereafter be purchased, for the Sinking Fund of the same series, shall be cancelled and retired. It shall be the duty of the City Council, upon the surrender of any evidence of indebtedness for which a new bond is to be issued under the provisions of this Charter, and before the said bond is delivered, to cancel the evidence of indebtedness so surrendered by a punch, or by otherwise mutilating said bonds so that they cannot be again used. All matured coupons shall be surrendered with the bonds, and no bonds shall be received or refunded from which un- matured interest coupons are detached, unless such coupons are produced and surrendered with the bond." be repealed and deleted from the Charter of the City of Fort Worth? XXI. ~J~.. Shall Section 20, Chapter XXIV, Bonds--Registry of, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which section reads as follows: "Section 20. Bonds--Registry of.--The City Council shall keep or cause to be kept for and on behalf of the City, a complete bond registry and set of books, showing all bonds issued, the date and amount thereof, the rate of interest, maturity, etc., of all bonds or other indebted- ness surrendered under the provisions of this Charter, and all the other transactions of the City Council having ref- erence to the refunding of the indebtedness of said City. When bonds or their coupons are paid, their payment or cancellation shall be noted in said registry, and the said books so required shall be safely kept among the records of the City of Fort Worth." be repealed and deleted from the Charter of the City of Fort Worth? XXI I . ~~~ Shall Section 2, Chapter XXV, Ordinances--Passage and Publica- tion--Procedure--Digest and Revision--Franchise and Easements-- Publication of, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: "Section 2. Ordinances--Passage and Publication-- Procedure--Digest and Revision--Franchise and Easements-- Publication of.--It shall not be necessary to the validity of any ordinance that it be read more than one time or _li _ 0 ~, considered at more than one session of the Council; but this provision shall not apply to the appropriation and budget ordinance, which shall be controlled by the provi- sions relative thereto in other portions of this Charter. Every ordinance imposing a fine, penalty or forfeiture for the violation of its provisions shall, after the passage thereof, be published twice in the official newspaper of the City or in lieu thereof a descriptive caption or title stating in summary the purpose of the ordinance and the penalty for violation thereof may be published twice in the official newspaper of the City, before such ordinance shall take effect. All ordinances granting or confirming a franchise or easement over, across or upon the streets, highways or public places of the City, shall be accepted in writing by the grantees, and before taking effect shall be published once a week for four consecutive weeks within a period of thirty days after its passage in the official newspaper of the City. But the time for publication of any ordinance of the City may be extended beyond the period herein provided by express provision to that effect, in which event such ordinance shall not take effect until after the time therein expressly prescribed. Ordinances not requiring publication shall take effect from and after their passage, unless otherwise therein expressly pro- vided. No publication of any ordinance shall be required excepting those imposing a fine, penalty or forfeiture, or those granting a public easement or franchise, or the general appropriation ordinance, as provided for in the Chapter of this Charter dealing with the appropriation ordinance. "Revised or digested ordinances published in pamphlet form by authority of the City Council shall not be re- quired to be published in any newspaper, and the publica- tion in pamphlet form of such ordinance shall be held and taken as sufficient publication, notwithstanding such ordinance may impose a fine, penalty or forfeiture, or should contain a grant of easement or public franchise."? XX I I I . ,r~ Shall Section 5, Chapter XXVII, Citizens Given Preference in the Letting of Contracts and in Employment, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which section reads as follows: "Section 5. Citizens Given Preference in the Letting of Contracts and in Employment.--Qualifications being equal, citizens of Fort Worth shall be given preference in employment and in the letting and execution of all con- tracts over which the City has jurisdiction, direct or indirect; provided that this section shall not interfere with the system of purchasing supplies for the various departments by competitive bidding, as provided in other portions of this Charter." be repealed and deleted from the Charter of the City of Fort Worth? xxly . ~~L-- Shall Section 13, Chapter XXVII, Miscellaneous, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereaf- ter read and be as follows: _ 1.2 r r "~ .~ "Section 13. Competitive Bidding for Contracts; Ap- proval of Contracts by City Council. (a) All city°contracts calling for or requiring the expenditure or payment of an amount required by state law to be submitted to competitive bids must be submitted to com- petitive bids in accordance with state _ law. The city shall, have the right to reject any and all bids. Any contract sub- mitted to competitive bids shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, quality con- sidered. (b) The City Council shall by ordinance estab- lish rules by which a contract may be signed by the City Manager without City Council approval; provided, however, that a contract which is required to be bid and which is let to other than the lowest bidder shall be first approved by the City Council. All contracts other than those prescribed by ordinance which allow the City Manager to sign same without City Council approval shall be approved by the City Council and shall not be binding upon the city unless or until so approved"? The provisions of this section, as amended, shall take effect on January 1, 1984. XXV . J~Zt~ Shall Section 14, Chapter XXVII, Miscellaneous, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereaf- ter read and be as follows: "Section 14. Change Orders, Alterations or Modifica- tions of Contracts. (a) In the event it becomes necessary to make changes in the plans or specifications after performance of a contract for public works or a contract for the purchase of materials, equip- ment or supplies has been commenced, or it becomes necessary to decrease or increase the quantity of work to be performed or materials, equipment, or supplies to be furnished, such change, alteration, or modification shall be made only when a change order therefor is autho- rized by the City Council upon the written recommendation of the City Manager. Provided, however, that the City Council may by ordinance establish rules by which a change order may be executed by the City Manager without the re- quirement of City Council approval. (b) No change, alteration or modification of a con- tract shall be valid unless the price to be paid for the work, materials, equipment, or supplies has been agreed upon in writing and signed by -13- -lam 1- ~._.. J ~ ,~ 7 the contractor and the City Manager upon author- ization of the City Council, where required."? xxvl. ~p,~ Shall Section 17, Chapter XXVII, Contract for Official Adver- tising--Official Newspaper, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: "Section 17. Contracts for Official Advertising-- Official Newspaper.--The City Council shall let annually contracts for the official advertising of the City for the ensuing fiscal year. For this purpose, the Council shall advertise for two consecutive days, setting forth dis- tinctly and specifically the work to be done, including the type and space to be used, and asking for sealed pro- posals therefor. The Council shall let the contracts for such official advertising to the lowest and best respon- sible bidder publishing a daily newspaper in the City of Fort Worth, which is a newspaper of general circulation, which newspaper has been published in said City for at least two successive years prior to the time of awarding the contract, and which newspaper meets all applicable requirements of state law for the publication of legal notices for the City of Fort Worth; provided, that the Council may reject any and all bids, if found excessive, and advertise for new bids. The newspaper to which the award of such advertising is made shall be known and des- ignated as the Official Newspaper of the City. All offi- cial publications made by the City shall be made in the official newspaper."? xxvll. ~y~ Shall Section 19, Chapter XXVII, Contingent Fund, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so as to substitute the words "City Controller" for the words "Commissioner of Accounts"? XXVIII.~~ Shall Section 21, Chapter XXVII, Emergency Work, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which section reads as follows: "Section 21. Emergency Work.--Where it becomes neces- sary to act at once to preserve the property of the City, to preserve or protect the public health of the citizens of the City, or to prevent damage to public property, machinery or equipment, the City Manager may cause emer- gency work or improvements to be made by contract without first submitting such work and improvements or the pur- chase of necessary materials and equipment to competitive bids; or the emergency work may be done by City forces and the purchase of necessary materials and equipment may be made. Every such case shall be reported by the City Manager to the City Council at its next regular meeting with a statement of facts constituting such emergency action. Separate accounts shall be kept of all such work. Nothing in this section shall preclude the City from doing maintenance and repair work by City forces." be repealed and deleted from the Charter of the City of Fort Worth? -14- ,~ k .~, v .- ' i XXIX. ~'=~ Shall Section 22, Chapter XXVII, Rate of Taxation Not to Exceed $1.90 Per $100 Valuation of Taxable Property;_ Subject to Be Tn- creased to $2.50 Per $100 of Valuation, Provided Such Increase Be Voted by the Electorate in Elections Held to Determine Same from Time to Time, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended so that the same shall hereafter read and be as follows: "Section 22. Rate of Taxation not to exceed $1.90 per $100 valuation of taxable property; subject to be in- creased to $2.50 per $100 of valuation, provided such in- crease be voted by the electorate in elections held to determine same from time to time. "The limit of taxation for all municipal purposes shall not exceed One and Ninety/one-hundredths ($1.90) Dollars per annum on each One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars valuation of all taxable property situated within the limits of the City,--such rate to be fixed and determined by the Council annually when passing the appropriation ordinance. "The said rate of taxation may be annually increased, from time to time, by the Council until the constitutional limit of Two and fifty/one-hundredths ($2.50) Dollars on each one hundred ($100.00) Dollars valuation of taxable property, shall have been reached; provided that any in- crease of the annual rate of taxation beyond the $1.90 limit here established shall never be valid unless first authorized by a majority vote of the qualified voters par- ticipating in an election lawfully held for that purpose. No more than one election in any one year shall ever be held for such purpose."? XXX . cI~"~ Shall Section 23, Chapter XXVII, Payment of Judgments, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, which section reads as follows: "Section 23. Payment of Judgments.--The City Council shall provide for the payment of judgments obtained against the City by including the same in the budget appropriation and the tax levy for the year next after the final recovery of such judgment; provided, that as much as Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00) Dollars shall be appropri- ated for this purpose each year; and provided further that if the foregoing amount shall not be sufficient to fully pay off and discharge all judgments rendered against the City for the preceding year, then said sum shall be applied ratably on all said judgments." be repealed and deleted from the Charter of the City of Fort Worth? -15- .. F, .w f ~ "' .. XXXI . F Shall Section 28, Chapter XXVII, Contracts, of the Charter of the_City of Fort Worth, which section reads as follows: "Section 28. Contracts.--No contract for the furnish- ing of supplies or services for the City, except as other- wi~e provided in the Charter, shall be made for a period of more than one (1) year, unless authorized for a longer period by the City Council." be repealed and deleted from the Charter of the City of Fort Worth? SECTION 2. That the polling places for this election, the personnel or the officers who~are to hold the same and the Absentee Ballot Canvassing Board, except insofar as they may be changed by the City Council of said City, shall be as follows: Precinct Precinct No. Polling Place Judge 1 & 2 Lobby-Civil Courts Bldg. John Heath 100 Houston 4 Westcreek Elementary School Patty Simpson Majors 3401 Walton 5, 58, Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary School Edwardene Harris & 187 501 Missouri 8 & 56 Versia L. Williams Elementary School Grace Bass 901 Baurline LO & Mrs. Porter's Residence (Garage) 271 1925 Avenue D 11 & Polytechnic Church of Christ 74 3501 Avenue I 12 East Handley Elementary School 2617 Mims 14 & Edgepark United Methodist Church 167 5616 Crowley Road 15 Career Planning Academy 3816 Valentine 16 South Hi Mount Elementary School 4101 Birchman 17 & Fire Station No. 15 122 3100 Azle Avenue 19 & Immanuel Baptist Church 119 3812 Galvez Mildred J. Porter Proctor Elder Mrs. Evelyn Austin Bobbie Cornelison B. Q. Cornelius Mrs. Lola Winder Mark McCafferty R. C, Braker -16- r :, Precinct 0 4720 Barwick 71 & De Zavala Elementary School Dr. Patty Knowles 84 1419 College Avenue 73 Evans Avenue Missionary Baptist Lois Faye Bates Church 1333 Evans Avenue 75 & Fort Worth Police Sector Bldg. Mrs. H. T. Anderson 234 1100 Nashville 76 & Lily B. Clayton Elementary School Mrs. Billie Dolenz 235 2000 Park Place 77 Mrs. Jo Ann Buchanan's Residence Mrs. Jo Ann Buchanan (Garage) 2913 6th Rvenue 79 Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Mrs. Mable Newton Church 960 East Baltimore No. Polling Place Judge 22 J. T. Stevens Elementary School Martin Moore 6161 Wrigley Way 24, 34, Garden Acres Baptist Church Y. S. Morgan & 244 10920 Stone Road 48 Greines Funiture Store Joe M. Lazo 1332 North Main 50 & Washington Heights Elementary School Hillery Hardeman, Sr. 284 3215 North Houston 51 Luttrell's (Rear Building) John A. Luttrell Hale and N.E. 28th Street 59 Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Rev. Harold Gant 1063 East Rosedale 60 Fort Worth Girls Club Charlie S. Martinez 1425 8th Avenue 61 & Progressive Baptist Church Ollie Reed 308 1702 Carver 64 & FWISD Administration Bldg. Jesse D. Sandoval 57 3210 West Lancaster 66 Fire Station No. 14 Virginia Goodson 2737 Meadowbrook Dr. 67 Denver Avenue Elementary School Vincent Perez, Sr. 1412 Denver Avenue 68 Sam Rosen Elementary School Lucille Stem 2613 Roosevelt 69,111, First Baptist Church of White Mrs. Vincent Enright 253,276,Settlement West 311,312 121 Verna Trail North & 313 70 YMCA Mr. Randol Thompson -17- «. Precinct r- ,. No. Polling Place Judge 80 Greater Harvest Church of God John E. Kinney in Christ 2902 Mitchell 81 University Christian Church Dr. Ben Procter 2720 South University Drive 82 & Zion Lutheran Church (Luther Hall) Richard E. Johnson 198 1112 Eagle Drive 83 Oaklawn Elementary School Charlotte Pernell 3220 Hardeman 85,296, Rosemont Middle School Mrs. Eddie Miller & 309 1501 West Seminary 86 & Arlington Heights Teacher Cen-ter Joe Orr 252 5100, El Campo 87 North Branch Library Rita Renfro 601 Park Street $8 Sagamore Hill Elementary School Art Brender 701 Hughes 89 & Morningside Elementary School Mrs. Marie Brooks 78 2601 Evans Avenue 90 Progressive Church of God in Christ R. C. Johnson 1349 E. Baltimore 92 Day Care Center Mrs. E. L. Boswell 24th & Prospect 93 W. A. Meacham Middle School Albert DeLeon 3600 Weber 94,291 Arlington Heights High School Mrs. Harry Laue & 306 4501 West Rosedale 95 St. Stephen Presbyterian Church Harriett Griffin 2600 Sandage 96 & E. M. Daggett Middle School Doren Pulliam 62 1108 Oarlock 97,233 George C. Clarke Elementary School Joe J. Johnson, Jr. & 272 3300 South Henderson 98 S. S. Dillow Elementary School Frank Escalante 4000 Avenue N 99 Handley Meadowbrook Recreation Frank Barron Center 6201 Beaty 101 & Amon G. Carter High School Mrs. Jack P. Smith 109 3301 Yucca 104 Bradley Community Center Gerald Summerford 2601 Timberline Drive -18- .+ ~~ .: h Precinct No. Polling Place Judge 105 Southwest Sub Courthouse Willie F. Cox 3829 Alta Mesa 106 & A. M. Pate Elementary School Mildred Thompson 152 3800 Anglin 107 Worth Heights Multi-Purpose Center Mrs. John R. Johnson 3521 New York 108 R. L. Paschal High School Harry G. Steinert 3001 Forest Park Boulevard 110 Northside Multi-Purpose Center 18th & Harrington 113 & Mrs. Clifford Witts' Residence 292 8916 Heron Drive 116 North Hi-Mount Elementary School 3801 West 7th Street 117 Bluebonnet Elementary School 3201 South Hills Rvenue 120 & Como Elementary School 274 4000 Horne 123 H. V. Helbing Elementary School 3524 North Crump 124 & Mid-Town Church of Christ 239 1701 Oakhurst Scenic Drive 125 & Sleepy Hollow Mobile Home Park 243 1170 Sleepy Hollow Drive 126 Handley Middle School 2801 Patino Road 127 Dunbar Sixth Grade Center 5100 Willie 129 & Ridglea Hills Elementary School 230 6817 Cumberland Drive 130 Overton Park United Methodist Church 5001 Briarhaven Road 132 Eastland Elementary School 4108 Eastland 133 & St. Christopher's Episcopal Church 134 3550 Southwest Loop 820 135 & Westridge Baptist Church 275 9001 Weatherford Highway 136 Luella Merrett Elementary School 7324 Kermit Estelle Hughey Mrs. Junette Bryant Donald R. Curry Lloyd Adams Viol a. Pitts Charlie Fay Blackwood Wade Banowsky Doyle Fine J. Harry Bruton Dorothy Thompson Mrs. Leslie Webb Marjorie Nunn James Lee Crane Lloyd Scurlock Dorothy Warren L. M. Blanks, Jr. -19- c~' ~ i 5v Precinct No. Polling Place Judge 137 Jo Kelly School Gladys Earnest 201 North Bailey 142 Bruce C. Shulkey Elementary School Mrs. Hazell Newton 5533 Whitman 146 Eastern Hills High School R. Allen Dillard 5701 Shelton Drive 149 & Glen Park Elementary School Margarett Terry 184 3601 Pecos 150,237,E. Ray Elementary School Cruz Hernandez 251,262 7309 Sheridan Road & 103 151 Fire Station No. 20 Betty Haynes 1051 W dh B 1 d 0o aven ou evar 154 Carter Park Elementary School Danny Coulston 1204 East Broadus 155 Rosemont Church of Christ John W. Dilbeck, Jr. 4041 Ryan Avenue 162 Bonnie Brae Elementary School John H. Murphy 3600 Fossil Drive 163 Southcliff Baptist Church John Woldt 4100 Southwest Loop 165 & South Hills Elementary School Rosalie Dowdey 273 3009 Bilglade 170 Meadowbrook Elementary School Jack McLaughlin 2001 Ederville Road 175 & St. John Baptist Church Horace Coffie 303 Route 1, Euless 178 Baptist Radio & T.V. Commission James L. Kent Building 6350 West Freeway 179 & R. D. Evans Recreation Center O. B. Awtrey 118 3242 Lackland Road 182 Tanglewood Elementary School Gloria Dunson 3060 Overton Park Drive West 185 Meadowbrook Golf Course Club House Wilhelmina Gladden 1815 Jenson Road 195 South Fort Worth Elementary School Max Falkowitz 900 Fogg 201 Seminary South Shopping Center Dick Salinas Tarrant Trinity Room 203 Western Hills Elementary School Robert Weimer 2805 Laredo -20- R Il t Precinct No. _ _ Polling Place Judge 207 Dan Danciger Jewish Community Sam White Center 6801 Old Cranbury Road 21i Sunrise Elementary School Dorothy Haggerty 3409 Stalcup Road 227, Fire Station No. 7 Frances P. Gould 197,199 6401 John T. White Road & 248 231,247 Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School Mrs. J. D. Steele & 250 1411 Maydell 232,53 Fire Station No. 13 & 246 5333 Lea Crest Lane 236 KXAS T.V. 3900 Barnett 238 & Trinity Cumberland Presbyterian 295 Church 7120 West Cleburne Road 242 & Lake Worth Boat & Ski Club 285 4001 Marina Drive 261, Parkview Elementary School 301,44 6900 Bayberry & 43 264 Southwest High School 4100 Alta Mesa 270 & Handley Baptist Church 188 6801 Church 27? White Lake School 501 Oakland Boulevard North 278 279 293 & 307 302 310, 6 & 54 YMCA 1500 Sandy Lane Atwood McDonald Elementary School 1850 Barron Lane Nash Elementary School 401 Samuels Dave Choate, Sr. Mrs. H. N. Follin, Jr. Imogene R. Miller Mr. Shelby King Margaret E. Shetter Grover Swift Timothy Stewart Jake Shelley Laurence Priddy Barbara McMahon Danny Lopez East St. Paul Baptist Church Ruth Roberts 1305 Savage Fort Worth Carpet Center Martha Wetherby 1524 Pennsylvania Avenue SPECIAL ABSENTEE CANVASSING BOARD Barney Koons Ralph Lemond Blakeney H. Sanders -21- r ' ,, i ~ SECTION 3. That said election shall be held and conducted in the manner and within the hours prescribed for general elections by the laws of the State of Texas insofar as they may be applicable, and all per- sons qualified to vote in said City under the laws of this State " regulating general elections shall be allowed to vote. SECTION 4. That each proposed charter amendment shall be separate and dis- tinct so that the voters shall pass upon each one separately and apart from another and so that each voter may vote "For" or "Against" on any amendment or amendments without voting "For" or "Against" on all of said amendments. That absentee voting shall be conducted by two methods: (1) Voting by personal appearance at the Fort Worth City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, and (2) Voting by mail. That absentee voting shall be on paper ballots, and such bal- lots shall conform to the requirements of Article 6.05 of the Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended, which provides that a square shall be placed beside the proposed amendment, in which the voter is requested to place an "X" or other clear mark to indicate the way he wishes to vote, but which also provides that failure of a voter to mark his ballot in strict conformity with the instructions on the ballot shall not invalidate the ballot, and the ballot shall be counted if the intention of the voter is clearly ascertainable, except where the law expressly prohibits the counting of the bal- lot. It is specifically provided that the election officers shall not refuse to count a ballot because of a voter having marked his ballot by scratching out the amendment for which he does .not wish to vote. -22- .~ -( a`4 '; +_ The ballot shall include substantially the following: OFFICIAL BALLOT (Place an "X" in the square beside the statement indicat- ing the way you wish to vote.} r..~ FOR Shall Charter be amended as proposed? (Set out a concise summary of each proposed n AGAINST Charter amendment on ballot with a "For" or - "Against" square on the left-hand side of each proposition.) SECTION 5. That voting machines approved by the Commissioners' Court of Tarrant County, Texas, may be used at the charter amendment election on the 8th day of November, A.D., 1983, in strict compliance with the applicable provisions of Article 7.14 of the Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended, and all other applicable provisions of such Election Code. SECTION 6. That the official ballots to be used shall be in compliance with applicable provisions of Article 6.05 of the Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended, and shall have written or printed thereon the following: CHARTER AMENDMENTS Place an "X" in the square beside the statement indicating the way you wish to vote. I. ^ FOR Shall Section 7, Chapter II, Powers of the City, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be AGAINST amended to delete a reference to Section 19 of Chapter 25 of the Charter because Section 19 has been repealed? II. FOR Shall Section 3, Chapter III, The City Council, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be n AGAINST amended effective April 23, 1985, to increase compensation of City Council members from $10.00 per regular meeting to $75.00 per regular meet- ing, but not to exceed $3,900 per annum; to allow compensation of Council members for meet- ings which are missed due to attendance at other city functions; and to allow Council members to waive their right to compensation? -23- _, .. ,~ ~~ III. FOR Sha11 Section 5, Chapter III, Meetings of Council and Committees Open to the Public-- n AGAINST Quorum--Regulation of Proceedings--Council to Provide Rules of Procedure, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended to require the City Council to hold not less than forty-eight regular meetings each calendar year, not less than three regular meetings each month and not more than one regular meeting each week; to allow special meetings; to require Council mem- bers to vote except on matters involving a mem- ber's official conduct or financial interest, or when excused by the City Council for valid reasons; and to allow the Council to determine its own rules of procedure, punish its members for misconduct, and compel the attendance of absent members? IV. n FOR Shall Section 1, Chapter IV, Councilpersons-- Eligibility, of the Charter of the City of Fort ^ AGAINST Worth be amended to provide that qualified voters, twenty-one years of age and over, who are residents of the City, shall be eligible to the office of Councilmember? V. FOR Shall Section 4, be added to Chapter IV, Method of Nominating and Electing Members of the City r-I AGAINST Council, of the Charter of the City of Fort u Worth, to require City Council members to con- tinue to reside in their council districts during their terms of office, to provide that Council members who establish residences outside their districts shall be deemed to have resigned and that their vacant positions shall be filled as provided by law? VI. ~-.-` FOR Shall a new Section 2a be added to Chapter VI, - Department of Law, of the Charter of the City of n AGAINST Fort Worth to provide that all duties imposed on - the City Attorney may be exercised by any Assis- tant City Attorney under his direction? VII. r--' FOR Shall Section 1, Chapter X, Annual Budget Estimate, of the Charter of the City of Fort n AGAINST Worth be amended to require an annual budget message by the City Manager and to establish a revised format for the City Manager's proposed annual budget? VIII. FOR Shall Section 2, Chapter X, Annual Appropria- tions Ordinance, of the Charter of the City of AGAINST Fort Worth be amended to clarify the schedule and procedures for adoption by the City Council of the annual appropriations ordinance? -24- ,z, T r ~~ 4 `~ IX. FOR Shall Section 3, Transfer of Appropriations, and Section 4, Appropriation of Excess Revenues, in n AGAINST Chapter X, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended effective January 1, 1984, to provide that during the fiscal year the City Manager may transfer unencumbered appropriations within a department, division or section upon compliance with such conditions as the City Council may establish by ordinance; to provide that the City Council may, by ordinance, upon written request by the City Manager, transfer an unencumbered appropriation balance from one department to another; and to change the part of Section 4 which refers to subdivisions (f) and (g), Section 1, Chapter X, to refer to Section 1, Chapter X? X. FOR Shall Section 4a, Reduction of Expenses, be added to Chapter X of the Charter of the City of n AGAINST Fort Worth to require the City Manager to report probable insufficiencies in revenues and pro- posed remedial actions to the City Council dur- ing the fiscal year? XI. FOR Shall Section 5, Chapter X, Expenditure Only n Pursuant to Appropriations, of the Charter of AGAINST the City of Fort Worth be amended to provide that City funds may not be expended nor obli- gated for expenditure unless appropriated by the City Council, and that unencumbered balances shall revert to their respective funds at the end of each fiscal year? XII 'FOR Shall Section 7, Chapter - of the Charter of the AGAINST amended to substitute the for "voucher"? X, Payment of Claims, City of Fort Worth be words "purchase order" XIII. Shall Section 8, Chapter X, Money Certified in n FOR Treasury, of the Charter of the City of Fort .- Worth be amended to provide that no money shall AGAINST be expended by the City of Fort Worth, except where otherwise specified in the Charter or by law, unless the Director of Finance certifies that the money required is in the treasury and not appropriated for other purpose? XIV. ~~----tt FOR Shall Section 9, Chapter X, Money Deemed in t-I Treasury, of the Charter of the City of Fort n AGAINST Worth be amended to provide that monies credited - from pooled cash in the Treasurer's group of accounts to a fund from which they are to be drawn, shall be deemed in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriate fund for purposes of the Director of Finance's certificate under Section 8, Chapter X? -25- ros .~; .. XV . n n FOR Shall Section 11, Chapter X, Independent Audit, of the Charter Qf the City of Fort Worth be AGAINST amended to remove the requirement that the independent city audit be published in the official newspaper but to continue the requirement that copies of the audit be made available to citizens who apply therefor? XVI. FOR Shall Section 12, Commission, of the Worth be repealed? AGAINST Chapter X, Sinking Fund Charter of the City of Fort XVII . n FOR Shall Section 4, Chapter XXII, Improvement of Highway, of the Charter of the City of Fort AGAINST Worth be amended to provide that in paving assessment proceedings the whole cost of con- structing curb, gutter, driveway approach and sidewalks, where none previously existed, shall be paid by the owners of the abutting property? XVIII. FOR Shall Section 7, Chapter XXII, Improvements-- Limit of Cost--Assessment, of the Charter of the AGAINST City of Fort Worth be amended to provide that in paving assessment proceedings the City shall have the power to assess the whole cost of con- structing curbs, gutters, driveway approaches, and sidewalks and nine-tenths of other improve- ments against the owners of abutting property, but that the cost of paving street intersections shall be borne by the City? XIX n a FOR Shall Section 18, Chapter XXIV, Issuance and Sale of of Bonds, of the Charter of the City of AGAINST Fort Worth be amended to provide that the City Council may issue and sell bonds in accordance with the requirements of state law and in such manner as the Council may by ordinance deter- mine? XX. FOR Shall Section 19, Chapter XXIV, Investment of Sinking Funds --Protection of Same, of the AGAINST Charter of the City of Fort Worth be repealed? XXI. FOR Shall Section 20, Chapter XXIV, Bonds--Registry of, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be repealed? AGAINST -26- ai-, - w- y R /.. ~, ... ~ xxll. n FOR Shall Section 2, Chapter XXV, Ordinances-- Passage and Publication, of the Charter of the n AGAINST City of Fort Worth be amended to change from five to two the number of times which penal ordinances must be published in the City's offi- cial newspaper before the same take effect? XVVII. FOR Shall Section 5, Chapter XXVII, Citizens Given Preference in the Letting of Contracts and in n AGAINST Employment, of the Charter of the City of Fort - Worth be repealed? XXIV. n FOR Shall Section 13, Chapter XXVII, Miscellaneous, - of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be AGAINST amended effective January 1, 1984, to provide that City contracts shall be submitted to com- petitive bid when required by state law, and to provide that the City Council by ordinance shall establish rules concerning the execution of con- tracts by the City Manager without Council approval? XXV. n FOR Shall Section 14, Chapter XXVII, Miscellaneous, - of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be n AGAINST amended to provide that the City Council ma_y by -- ordinance establish rules under which change orders to City contracts may be executed by the City Manager without the requirement of Council approval? XXVI. n FOR Shall Section 17, Chapter XXVII, Contract for - Official Advertising--Official Newspaper, of the n AGAINST Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended to - change from five to two the number of times the City Council must advertise for proposals before letting the annual contract for official adver- tising of the City? XXVII. ~~11 FOR Shall Section 19, Chapter XXVII, Contingent ~-1 Fund, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth AGAINST be amended so as to substitute the words "City Controller," for the words "Commissioner of Accounts"? XXVIII. FOR Shall Section 21, Chapter XXVI, Emergency Work, - of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be re- pealed? ~y AGAINST -27- a v i ~. XXIX. FOR Shall Section 22, Chapter XXVII, Rate of Taxa- ^ tion, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth AGAINST be amended to delete provisions which refer to ^ the City of Fort Worth's responsibility for pub- lic schools in the city and for support and maintenance of the same? XXX. FOR Shall Section 23, Chapter XXVII, Payment of ^ Judgments, of the Charter of the City of Fort ^ AGAINST Worth be repealed? XXXI . FOR Shall Section 28, Chapter XXVII, Contracts, of ^ the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be re- pealed? ^ AGAINST SECTION 7. That the City Secretary is hereby ordered and directed to pre- pare and issue ballots for absentee voting and for the special elec- tion and to stamp same "Official Ballot," on which ballots shall be printed in English and in Spanish the proposed charter amendments hereinabove set forth. SECTION 8. That the City Secretary shall furnish election officials said ballots and voting machines, tog-ether with any other forms, blanks or instructions in accordance with the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and the laws of the State of Texas insofar as same are applicable, and the provisions of this ordinance unless a court of competent jurisdiction orders otherwise. SECTION 9. That the way and manner of holding this election, the notice to be given therefor, the polling places, the personnel or the offi- cers, precinct judges and substitutes therefor who are to hold the same, and all details connected with the holding of the election shall be determined and arranged by the City Council and adminis- tered under the direction of and by the City Secretary. r28r ~. ° : ~ ms's ' u / ~ SECTION 10. That this ordinance shall constitute the election order for such special election, a substantial copy of which shall serve as the notice of election under Article 1170 of the Revised Civil Statutes of the Mate of Texas. SECTION 11. That the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said election to be given by .posting a substantial copy of this election order in each of the election precincts of said City and also at the City Hall; or that the notice of said election shall be published on the same day in each of two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published within said City, the date of the first publication to be not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set for said election, and the City Secretary shall see that proper publication is made and proper notice of this election is given, in full conformity with the applicable statutes of the State of Texas. SECTION 12. That the proposed amendments as hereinabove set forth, if approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting upon said amendments, shall become a part of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth as soon as an official order has been entered on the Council Minutes of said City by the City Council thereof, declaring the same adopted. SECTION 13. That this ordinance, election order and notice shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. ATTEiT pity Secretary df the City of Fort Worth, Texas A ROVED AS TO_FOR, D LEGALITY: City Attorney of the City of Fort Worth, Texas Date: Mayor of the City of Fort Worth, Texas ~do~~~d 9-a ~- ~~ -29- _y ~C ro ! ' ~. t ~. ^ • w, .n. ~. L~ ~ '~ u ~ STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT § I, Ruth Alexander, City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. ~ 9~ ~, duly presented and adopted by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, at a regular session held on the ~ day of A. D. 1983, as same appears of record in the Office of the City Secretary. WITNESS my hand and t`h~e official seal of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, this the ~ day of A. D. 1983.. City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas -30-