HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5569-05-2022 A Resolution
NO. 5569-05-2022
CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS
OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 7, 2022, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, FOR ADOPTION OR REJECTION, THIRTEEN
(13) PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
WHEREAS, on February 8, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 25328-02-2022,
calling for and ordering a special election to be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022, for the adoption or
rejection of proposed amendments to the existing charter of the City of Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2022, a special election was held at which the qualified voters of
the City had the opportunity to vote for the adoption or rejection of proposed amendments to the
existing charter of the City of Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS,all circumstances surrounding the calling of election, giving of notice,holding of election,
and return of ballots have been legally had and done;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 the election;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH THAT:
SECTION 1. 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. The City Council hereby finds and declares that a special election regarding the
adoption or rejection of proposed amendments to the existing charter of the City of Fort Worth was held
on May 7, 2022, at which election qualified voters were given the opportunity to vote for adoption or
rejection of proposed amendments to the existing charter of the City of Fort Worth.
SECTION 3. The City Council further finds and declares that the returns for such election are
as follows:
Tarrant Denton Parker
County County County Total
Proposition F For 13,493 254 34 13,781
Against 14,866 216 21 15,103
Shall Section 3 of Chapter III of the
Fort Worth City Charter be amended to
provide that the mayor's annual pay
shall be half of the average annual
base-rate salary for all City department
heads and that the other city council
members' annual pay shall be half of
the average annual base-rate salary for
all City assistant department heads
starting October 1, 2022?
Proposition G For 13,957 199 29 14,185
Against 13,408 250 21 13,679
Shall Section 3 of Chapter IV of the
Fort Worth City Charter be revised to
add language explicitly stating that
metes and bounds descriptions are not
necessary when the city council district
boundaries are revised due to
population changes based on recent
census data?
Proposition H For 13,378 197 28 13,603
Against 13,831 248 22 14,101
Shall Sections 1 and 3 of Chapter V,
Section 4 of Chapter VI, and Section 3
of Chapter XXVIII of the Fort Worth
City Charter be revised to delete
references to certain appointees and
employees having the option to request
a City Council public hearing regarding
their removal?
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Proposition I For 17,713 270 29 18,012
Against 10,325 192 21 10,538
Shall Section 1 of Chapter XIX and
Section 3 of Chapter XX of the Fort
Worth City Charter be amended to
increase the city secretary's time for
reviewing voter-submitted petitions
from ten (10) days to twenty-five (25)
days?
Tarrant Denton Parker
County County County Total
Proposition J For 19,109 327 44 19,480
Against 8,043 118 6 8,167
Shall Section 1 of Chapter IX of the
Fort Worth City Charter be amended to
remove the assessment and collection
of taxes as a duty of the department of
finance to reflect that the current
practice of assessing and collecting all
taxes, including special assessments, is
performed by the county?
Proposition K For 22,118 377 45 22,540
Against 5,617 79 6 5,702
Shall Chapter XV of the Fort Worth
City Charter be deleted in its entirety
since the functions of a health
department are performed by Tarrant
County instead of the city?
Proposition L For 17,857 308 37 18,202
Against 9,678 155 13 9,846
Shall Section 5 of Chapter XXI of the
Fort Worth City Charter be amended to
reduce the required newspaper
publications for the sale of certain
property from once-a-week for four
weeks to one time with a requirement
that notice also be placed and remain
on the city's webpage for the four
weeks preceding the sale?
Proposition M For 23,293 402 46 23,741
Against 4,810 68 9 4,887
Shall Section 4 of Chapter XXII of the
Fort Worth City Charter be amended to
clarify that the city is not required to
assess owners of abutting property for
the cost of construction of sidewalks
and curbs and that the city may directly
pay such costs itself?
Tarrant Denton Parker
County County Coun Total
Proposition N For 23,971 431 46 24,448
Against 3,474 38 4 3,516
Shall Section 1 of Chapter XXIV of the
Fort Worth City Charter be amended to
provide that the tax assessor-collector
shall provide a list of assessments of
real and personal property to the City
Council in accordance with deadlines
established under state law?
Proposition O For 7,631 85 21 7,737
Against 19,788 383 27 20,198
Shall Section 6 of Chapter XXVI of the
Fort Worth City Charter, which
requires public service corporations to
file an annual report, be deleted in its
entirety?
Proposition P For 14,198 203 31 14,432
Against 12,897 257 17 13,171
Shall Section 17 of Chapter XXVII of
the Fort Worth City Charter be
amended to allow the official
advertising contract to have a term
longer than one year?
Proposition Q For 22,046 385 42 22,473
Against 5,134 77 7 5,218
Shall Section 3 of Chapter I of the Fort
Worth City Charter be amended to
delete outdated language and to reflect
that an annexation election will be
called and conducted in accordance
with state law and may be conducted
directly by the city or by county
election officials contracted by the city
with voters to mark ballot to indicate
their selection?
Proposition R For 16,952 290 40 17,282
Against 10,190 177 10 10,377
Shall Section 11 of Chapter X of the
Fort Worth City Charter be amended to
clarify that the independent auditor's
duties consist of auditing records and
expressing an opinion on the annual
comprehensive financial report and
single audit and to remove requirement
for physically printed copies?
SECTION 4. The City Council further finds and declares that such returns are correct, and
adopts them as the returns of the election held on May 7, 2022, together with the tabulation of the total
number of votes received in each precinct.
SECTION 5. The City Council finds that Propositions G, I, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, and R be
declared adopted by the City Fort Worth and the Fort Worth City Charter shall be amended to reflect the
above adopted Propositions. Since Propositions F, H, and O failed, those changes will not be
implemented.
SECTION 6. 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, as required by Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code.
SECTION 7. This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption on this 17'h day of May, 2022.
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Mattie arker, Mayor
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Leann Guzman, Cit Attorney /JanAette S. Goodall, Ci Se etary
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