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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2295A Resolution ~j as 9~ CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE RUNOFF ELECTION FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT NO 8 HELD ON MAY 24 1997 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A CITY COUNCILMEMBER FROM THAT DISTRICT WHEREAS on February 25 1997 the City Council of the City of Fort Worth adopted City Ordinance No 12900 calling and ordering elections to be held on May 3 i 997 at which elections the qualified voters of the City of Fort Worth had the opportunity to vote for the purpose of electing a Mayor at-large and eight (8) City Councilmembers from their respective districts and WHEREAS on May 3 1997 the duly cabled and ordered elections were held at which elections the qualified voters of the City elected aMayor-at-large and City Councilmembers from Council District Nos 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 9 and WHEREAS upon canvassing the returns and declaring the results of said elections it was determined by the Fort Worth City Council that no candidate for the office of City Council District No 8 received a majority of all votes cast for that office and WHEREAS the Fort Worth City Council after the canvassing of said election results adopted City Ordinance No 12993 ordering a runoff election for Saturday May 24 1997 for the purpose of electing a City Councilmember from City Council .District No 8 and WHEREAS on May 24 1997 the duly called and ordered runoff election was held at which election the qualified voters of District No 8 had the opportunity to vote for the purpose of electing a City Councilmember from 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 CITY OF FORT WORTH 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 Counci{ hereby finds and declares that said runoff election for City Council District No 8 was held on May 24 1997 at which election the qualified voters of District No 8 were given the opportunity to vote for the- purpose of electing a City Councilmember from that district. SECTION 3. That the City Council further finds and declares that the returns for said runoff election for District No 8 are as follows Member of the Cit Council District No. 8 Erma C Johnson Ralph McCloud /' Lib 9T SECTION 4, That the City Council further finds and declares that said returns are correct, and hereby adopts same as the returns of the runoff election for City Council District No 8 held on May 24 1997 and that Ralph McCloud be declared elected to City Council District No 8 SECTION 5. 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. 6. 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 27th day of May 1997 and it is so resolved ( ~., _ Kenneth Barr Mayor PROVED AS F RM ND LEGALITY Wade Adkins City Attorney ~~~J ~1.li~G~iL Alice Church A~ROy~ City Secretary CITY COUNCIL Mar 27 1~ ~,- ~..~.~„s C-~ a F ~ CITY OF FORT WORTH