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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2434• A RESOL~JTION ~da~~~~ -~eJ©aUt~o~i ~~ ~ ~3,.~~ CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON AUGUST 8, 1998, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A CITY COUNCILMEMBER FOR DISTRICT 5 FOR THE CITY OF FORT WORTH • WHEREAS on June 2 1998 the City Council of the City of Fort Worth adopted City Ordinance No 13468 calling and ordering a special election to be held on Saturday August 8 1998 at which election all qualified voters of City Council District 5 of the City of Fort Worth would have the opportunity to vote for the purpose of electing a city councilmember for that district; and WHEREAS on August 8 1998 the duly called and ordered election was held at which election the qualified voters of District 5 had the opportunity to vote for the purpose of electing a city councilmember for that district; 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 election NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS SECTION 1. That the matters and facts set forth in the preamble of this Resolution are hereby found to be true and correct. SECTION 2. That the City Council hereby finds and declares that said special city council election was held on August 8 1998 at which election the qualified voters of District 5 were given the opportunity to vote for the purpose of electing a city councilmember for that district. y • SECTION 3. That the City Council further finds and declares that the returns for said election are as follows Member of the Citv Council -District 5 Ben Arnold Morrison 181 Karl Bradley 176 Sharon Armstrong 128 Roosevelt F Sutton Jr 132 'Franklin D Moss Sr 826 Amanda Lawrence 71 Tracey Neal Smith 354 Reby Cary 152 SECTION 4. That the City Council further finds and declares that said returns are correct, and hereby adopts same as the returns of said election held on August 8 1998 and that no candidate received a majority of all votes cast for all candidates in said election SECTION 5 That the City Council further finds that Tracey Neal Smith who is .one of the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast in said election has in accordance with Sections 145 001 of the Texas Election Code submitted to the City Secretary a written request, signed and duly acknowledged by him withdrawing as a candidate in the runoff election for District 5 and requesting that his name be omitted from the ballot for the runoff election and that a true and correct copy of Tracey Neal Smiths 'Withdrawal as Candidate for District 5 Runoff Election is attached hereto and incorporated herein SECTION 6. That as a result of Tracey Neal Smith's withdrawal as a candidate for the District 5 runoff election the City Council hereby finds and declares that Franklin D Moss Sr who is the other of the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast in said election is elected to City Council District 5 pursuant to Section 145 095 of the Texas Election Code SECTION 7. 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 8. 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 11th day of August, 1998 and it is so resolved L~ Kenneth Barr Mayor ~.. • APPROVED AS TO FO ND LEGALITY a Wade Adkins City Attorney AT T GI ria Pearson City Secretary •