HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) CCPD-2020-03RESOLUTION NO. CCPD-2020-03
CANVASSING VOTES AND MAKING FINDINGS CONCERNING THE RESULTS
OF THE ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020, ON THE
CONTINUATION OF THE FORT WORTH CRIME CONTROL AND
PREVENTION DISTRICT FOR TEN (10) YEARS AND THE CONTINUATION OF
THE DISTRICT'S ONE, CENT SALES TAX FOR TEN (10) YEARS.
WHEREAS, the Crime Control and Prevention District is governed by Chapter 363 of the Texas
Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, on November 12, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Fort Worth Crime Control
and Prevention District adopted a Resolution calling for an election to be held on Saturday, May 2,
2020, on the continuation of the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District (the "District") for
ten (10) years and the continuation of the District's one-half cent sales tax for ten (10) years; and
WHEREAS, in response to concerns regarding holding the election during shutdowns and stay-
at-home orders associated with the novel coronavirus known as COVID-1, a petition was made to the
Governor of the State of Texas to allow the date and time of the election to be changed; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with an April 2, 2020 proclamation of the Governor of the State of
Texas authorizing a non -uniform election date for the District continuation election, the Board of
Directors on April 7 adopted two resolutions — one cancelling the election called for Saturday, May 2,
2020, and a second calling an election for Tuesday, July 14, 2020, on the continuation of the Fort Worth
Crime Control and Prevention District (the "District") for ten (10) years and the continuation of the
District's one-half cent sales tax for ten (10) years in accordance with the Governor's April 2, 2020,
proclamation authorizing such an election and
WHEREAS, on July 14, 2020, the duly called and ordered election to consider continuation of
the District and its one-half cent sales tax was held, at which election the qualified voters of the District
had the opportunity to vote for or against the proposition authorizing the continuation of the District and
its one-half cent sales tax; and
WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have made the return of the
results thereof, and said return has been delivered to the Board of Directors of the District.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE FORT WORTH CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT:
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 Board of Directors of the District finds and determines that the
continuation election of the District and of its one-half cent sales tax, was duly ordered; that
proper notice of said election was given; that said election was duly held, wherein only qualified
voters of the District voted in the continuation election; and that due return of the results for said
election have been made and delivered to the Board of Directors of the District, all in accordance
with the Resolution ordering and calling said election and with state law.
Section 3. That the Board of Directors of the District further finds and determines that such
returns are correct, and adopts them as the returns of the election held on July 14, 2020, together
with the tabulation of the total number of votes received in each precinct, Attached hereto as
Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein are the cumulative election results of Tarrant County.
Attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein are the cumulative election results of
Denton County. Attached hereto as Exhibit "C" and incorporated herein are the cumulative
election results of Parker County.
Section 4. That the Board of Directors of the District officially finds and declares that the
following votes were cast at said election on the submitted Proposition by the qualified voters of
the District voting at said election:
PROPOSITION
"WHETHER THE FORT WORTH CRIME CONTROL AND
PREVENTION DISTRICT SHOULD BE CONTINUED FOR
TEN (10) YEARS AND THE CRIME CONTROL AND
PREVENTION DISTRICT SALES TAX OF ONE-HALF CENT
SHOULD BE CONTINUED FOR TEN (10) YEARS"
Tarrant County Denton County Parker County Total
For 35,581
Against 19,751
418
161
46 36,045
18 19,930
Section 5. That the Board of Directors of the District officially finds, determines and
declares the result of said election to be that the Proposition so submitted has received a
favorable majority vote in all respects and has carried by a margin of 16,115 votes; that pursuant
to Chapter 363 of the Texas Local Government Code, the Fort Worth Crime Control and
Prevention District has been and is hereby authorized to continue operating for an additional ten
years within the prescribed boundaries of the District; that accordingly, the local sales tax of one-
half of one -percent has been and is hereby authorized to continue for an additional ten years; that
said tax may continue to be levied and collected as voted and provided by law to assist in
funding the continuation of the District and the carrying out of the District's crime control and
prevention plan; and it is so ordered.
Section 6. That it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting of the Board of
Directors for the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District 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, as amended,
and as temporarily modified by orders of the Texas Governor issued in connection with the
disaster declaration of March 13, 2020.
Section 7. That this Resolution shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after
the date of its adoption.
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE: July 24, 2020. / ) r� '
B'etsy Price, Presids;
Fort Worth Cri rol and Prevention District
ATTEST:
Mary J. K , S cr ry
of the Board of Directors of the Fort Worth
Crime Control and Prevention District
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF TARRANT §
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Denis cElro , ttorney to the Board
I, Mary J. Kayser, Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Fort Worth Crime Control
and Prevention District, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is true and correct copy
of the "RESOLUTION CANVASSING VOTES AND MAKING FINDINGS CONCERNING
THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020, ON THE
CONTINUATION OF THE FOR WORTH CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION
DISTRICT FOR TEN YEARS AND THE CONTINAUTION OF THE DISTRICT'S ONE-
HALF CENT SALES TAX FOR TEN YEARS" , duly presented and adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District at its meeting held on the 24th
day of July, 2020.
WITNESS MY HAND, this day of July, 2020
Mary J. Kay , S r ary
Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District
Exhibit A
Choice
For
Against
Party
Cast Votes:
Undervotes:
Overvotes:
Tarrant County
Joint City and Primary Runoff Elections
7/14/2020
Page 1
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Absentee Voting
Early Voting
_
Election Day Voting
6,661 74.59%
15,244 61.35%
13,676 63.45% a
2,269 25.41%
9,604 38.65%
7,878 36.55%
8,930 100.00%
24,848 100.00%
21,554 100.00%
270
271
184
1
0
0
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Denton County
2020 July Special Election
7/14/2020
Page 1
City of Fort Worth Proposition A
Choice Party
Absentee Voting
For
48 71.64%
Against
19 28.36%
Cast Votes:
67 100.00%
Undervotes:
0
Overvotes:
0
Exhibit B
Early Voting
Election Day Voting
Total.
137 72.87%
233 71.91%
418
72,19W
51 27,13%
91 28.09%
161
27,81%
188 100.00%
324 100.00%
579
'100.00%
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Parker County, Texas
Primary Runoff Election
Choice Party
Absentee Voting
Early Voting
Election Day Voting
FOR
2 100.00%
15 100.00%
17 94,44%
Cast votes:
2 100.00%
15 100.00%
18 100,00%
Undervotes:
0
0
0
Overvotes:
0
0
0
1 100.00%
0
0
Exhibit C
36 0 0,00%
0
0
Choice
Party
Absentee Voting
Early Voting
Election Day Voting
Provisional
Limited
FOR
0 000%
5 2778%
6 60:00%
0 0.00% 11
0 000%
AGAINST
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Cast Votes:
0 0.00%
18 100.00%
10 100.00%
0 0.00% 28
0 0.00%
Undervotes:
0
0
0
0
0
Overvotes:
0
0
0
0
0
*** End of report ***