HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3681-11-2008RESOLUTION NO 3681 11 2008
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
TEXAS, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF
THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 4 2008, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY
THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT TO PERMIT THE LEGAL SALE OF
MIXED BEVERAGES IN RESTAURANTS BY FOOD AND BEVERAGE
CERTIFICATE HOLDERS ONLY WITHIN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
WHEREAS on August 12 2008 the City Council of the City of Fort Worth adopted
Ordinance No 18220-08-2008 later amended by Ordinance No 18242-09-2008 and
Ordinance No 18289-09-2008 calling for and ordering an election to be held on Tuesday
November 4 2008 for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said City the
question of whether or not to permit the legal sale of mixed beverages in restaurants by food
and beverage certificate holders only within the City of Fort Worth and
WHEREAS on November 4 2008 a special election was held at which the qualified
voters of the City had the opportunity to vote on the question of whether the legal sale of mixed
beverages in restaurants by food and beverage certificate holders only should be permitted
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Texas Election Code the City Council of the
City of Fort Worth is required to canvass the returns and declare the results of the election
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH
SECTION 1 That the declarations and findings contained in the preamble of this
Resolution are hereby found to be true and correct and shall be made a part hereof
SECTION 2 That the City Council hereby finds that an election was held on
November 4 2008 at which election qualified voters were given the opportunity to vote for the
purpose of permitting the legal sale of mixed beverages in restaurants by food and beverage
certificate holders only
SECTION 3 That the City Council further finds and declares that the returns for such
election are as follows
RESOLUTION NO 3681 11
FOR. 110,470 The legal sale of mixed beverages
in restaurants by food and
AGAINST. 45,802 beverage certificate holders only
SECTION 4. That the City Council further finds and declares that such returns are
correct, and adopts them as the returns of the election held on November 4 2008 together
with the official cumulative reports of the total number of votes cast, attached hereto as Exhibit
A and incorporated herein
SECTION 5. That based upon the returns the City Council declares this proposition to
permit the legal sale of mixed beverages in restaurants by food and beverage certificate
holders only has been approved by the voters of the City of Fort Worth The City Secretary is
hereby ordered to record this Resolution as provided by law
SECTION 6 That it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting of the
Fort Worth City Council at which this Resolution was adopted was open to the public and that
public notice of the time place and purpose of said meeting was given as required by Chapter
551 of the Texas Government Code
SECTION 7 That this Resolution shall take effect upon adoption on this 17th day of
November 2008
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