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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
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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
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loria Pear on
City Secretary
CITY OF FORT WORTH