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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, con-
sists of nine members, one of whom is the Mayor who is
elected from the City at large, and eight of whom are
Councilmembers who are elected from single-member dis-
tricts; and
WHEREAS, the office of Councilmember, District 7, on the City
Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is now vacant
because of the death of the Honorable Richard C. Newkirk
on March 15, 1986; and
WHEREAS, Chapter III, Section 4 of the Charter of the City of Fort
Worth, and Section 201.052 of the Texas Election Code pro-
vide that a special election to fill a vacancy shall be
held on the first authorized uniform election date occur-
ring on or after the thirtieth day after the date the
election is ordered; and
WHEREAS, Section 41.001(a) of the Texas Election Code establishes
the second Saturday in August (August 9, 1986) as the
nearest uniform date on which the City of Fort Worth could
hold a special election; and
WHEREAS, Sections 41.001(b)(9) and 201.053 of the Texas Election
Code authorize the authority of a political subdivision to
hold a special emergency election to fill a vacancy on a
non-uniform date if the Governor of Texas determines that
an emergency exists and grants permission to order an
election on a non-uniform date;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
1. That Resolution No. 1135, as adopted by the City Council on
April 1, 1986, is hereby repealed and of no further force and
effect.
2. That the City Council hereby finds and determines that the
vacancy in the office of Councilmember, District 7, constitutes
an emergency, the nature of which emergency is identified as
follows:
(a) that the voters of District 7 do not have a Councilmember
who is elected from their District;
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(b) That the City Council consists of eight members and a tie
vote could occur without a procedure for breaking the tie;
(c) that the City Council is about to begin hearings on the
City budget and tax rate for 1986-1987 and the
Councilmember representing District 7 should participate
1 in such hearings;
(d) that the City Council is about to expend bond funds for
capital improvements and the Councilmember representing
District 7 should participate in the decision concerning
how such funds will be spent; and
(e) that the City Council has several committees which are
comprised of Councilmembers and meet on a regular basis,
and the Councilmember representing District 7 should serve
on such committees and attend the committee meetings..
3. That the City Council desires to order that a special emergency
election be held on July _, 1986, to fill the unexpired term
in the office of Councilmember, District 7, on the City Council
of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as permitted under
Section 201.053 of the Texas Election Code.
4. That the City Council hereby respectfully asks that The
Honorable Mark White, Governor of Texas, determine that an
emergency exists and grant permission for the City Council to
order that an election for Councilmember, District 7, be held
on July _, 1986, a non-uniform election date.
5. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to forward a copy of this
Resolution to The Honorable Mark White.
ADOPTED this day of
ATTEST:
City Secretary
, 1986.
Mayor
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