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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2525A Resolution o~t~ ~4u~o~ ~~~ ~~, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS HELD ON MAY 1 1999 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THE CITY OF FORT WORTH WHEREAS on February 23 1999 the City Council of the City of Fort Worth adopted City Ordinance No 13715 calling and ordering elections to be held on Saturday May 1 1999 at which elections al{ qualified voters of the City of Fort Worth would have the opportunity to vote for the purpose of electing a Mayor-at-large and eight (8) Councilmembers from their respective districts, and WHEREAS after all deadlines had expired for candidates to be placed on the ballots for the scheduled elections, the City Secretary delivered to the City Council a 'Certification of Unopposed Candidacy" informing the City Council that only one (1) person had filed as a candidate for election to the office of Mayor and only one (1) person had filed as a candidate in each of the elections for City Council District Nos 3 7 and 8 and WHEREAS upon receipt of said 'Certification the City Council as authorized by Section 2.053 of the Texas Election Code adopted City Ordinance No 13754 declaring elected to office the unopposed candidates to the office of Mayor and for the offices of City Councilmember for City Council District Nos. 3 7 and 8 and canceling the elections for those uncontested offices and WHEREAS on May 1 1999 the remaining City Council elections were held at which elections the qualified voters of the City had the opportunity to vote for the purpose of electing five (5) City Councilmembers from their respective districts 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 said elections NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH 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 and declares that said City Council elections for District Nos. 2 4 5 6 and 9 were held on May 1 1999 at which elections the qualified voters of these City Council Districts were given the opportunity to vote for the purpose of electing City Councilmembers from their respective districts SECTION 3. That the City Council further finds and declares that the returns for said elections are as follows. Member of the C'~ty Council District 2 Larry E Stevens 376 Jim Lane 1 026 Member of the Citk.Council -District 4 Susan M Prescott 1 974 Becky Haskin 3 353 Member of the Cif Council -District 5 Frank Moss 1 346 Cedric Lee 94 Member of the City Council District 6 Jewel Woods 2 400 Clyde Picht 2 469 Member of the Cit~Council -District 9 David Minor 1 422 Dan Roberts 287 Wendy R. Davis 1 779 SECTION 4 That the City Council further finds and declares that. said returns are correct, and hereby adopts same as the returns of said elections held on May 1 1999 and that Jim Lane be declared elected to the office of City Councilmember for District No 2 that Becky Haskin be declared elected to the office of City Councilmember for District No 4 that Frank Moss be declared elected to the office of City Councilmember for District No 5 that Clyde Picht be declared elected to the office of City Councilmember for District No 6 and that Wendy Davis be declared elected to the office of City Councilmember for District No 9 CITY OF FORT WORTH .,, SECTION 5. That the City Council further dec{ares and reso{ves that pursuant to Section 2.053 of the Texas Election Code and City Ordinance No 13754 Kenneth Barr is declared elected to the office of Mayor Chuck Silcox is declared elected to the office of City Councilmember for District No 3 Jeff Wentworth is declared elected to the office of City Councilmember for District No 7 and Ralph McCloud is declared elected to the office of City Councilmember for District No 8 and that Certificates of Election shall be issued to Kenneth Barr Chuck Silcox, Jeff Wentworth and Ralph McCloud in the same manner as provided for the candidates elected at the May 1 1999 City Council elections 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 all as required by Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code Section 7. That this Resolution shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption said date being the 4th day of May 1999 and it is so resolved Kenneth Barr Mayor PPROVED A TO F R ND LEGALITY Wade Adkins City Attorney ATT ST loria Pear on City Secretary CITY OF FORT WORTH