HomeMy WebLinkAboutNotice of Nov 2018 General and Special Election-English 181018 NOTICE OF GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION TO ALL QUALIFIED VOTERS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
1. A general special election will be held on November 6, 2018 for the purpose of electing a City Councilmember Place 4, a City Councilmember Place 6, and submitting five (5) propositions to the voters for the following amendments to the City Charter:
AMENDMENT NO. 1 Shall Article III (The City Council), Section 17 (Number, Selection, Term) of the College Station City Charter be amended to provide for the regular election of the Mayor and City Council Members to be held in even-numbered years, for four (4) year term lengths for the Mayor and
Council Members, and that the Mayor and Council Members be eligible to serve consecutive regular terms totaling no more than eight (8) years? Number, Selection, Term Section 17. The City Council shall be composed of the Mayor and six (6) Council Members and
be known as the “City Council of the City of College Station.” (a) The Mayor and other members of the City Council shall be elected from the City at large. (b) The Mayor shall be the presiding officer of the City Council and shall be recognized as the
head of the City government for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for purposes of military law, but shall have no regular administrative duties. The Mayor shall be entitled to vote on all matters under consideration by the City Council. (c) Each Council Member, unless sooner removed or as otherwise provided under the provisions
of this Charter, shall serve for a term of four (4) years, beginning with the first meeting of the Council following their election, and ending with the first meeting of the Council four (4) years later, or until their successor has been elected and duly qualified. The Mayor, unless sooner removed or as otherwise provided under the provisions of this Charter, shall serve for a term of four(4) years, beginning with the first meeting of the Council following their election and
ending with the first meeting of the Council four(4) years later, or until their successor has been elected and duly qualified. A Mayor or Council Member holding office prior to adoption of this subsection shall continue to serve a three (3) year term. (d) The following election process is established to transition from three (3) year terms to four (4)
year terms to be elected at the general election held in November of even-numbered years. In 2019, the positions of Mayor and Council Member Place 2 shall be elected at the general election and shall serve three (3) year terms or until their successor has been elected and duly qualified. In 2020, the position of Council Member Place 1 shall be elected at the general election and shall serve a two (2) year term or until their successor has been elected and duly
qualified. Thereafter, beginning in 2022, the positions of Mayor and Council Member Place 1 and Place 2 shall be elected at the general election and shall serve four (4) year terms or until their successor has been elected and duly qualified. In 2021, the positions of Council Member Place 4 and Place 6 shall be elected at the general election to serve three (3) year terms or until their successor has been elected and duly qualified. Thereafter, in 2024, the positions of
Council Member Place 3, Place 4, Place 5 and Place 6 shall be elected at the general election to serve four (4) year terms or until their successor has been elected and duly qualified.
(e) No person shall be deemed elected to an office unless that person receives a majority of all the votes cast for such office. The Council shall, upon declaring the official results of the election, order a run-off election for each office to which no one was elected. In the run-off election,
the two candidates who received, in the preceding election, the highest number of votes for each office to which no one was elected, shall be voted on again by the qualified voters, and the candidate who receives the majority of the votes cast for such office in the run-off election shall be elected to such office. (f) There shall be no limit to the total number of terms served by the Mayor or Council Members; however, no person shall be eligible to be elected to serve in the capacity of the Council
Members for consecutive regular terms totaling more than eight (8) years; nor shall any person
be eligible to be elected to serve in the capacity of Mayor for consecutive regular terms totaling more than eight (8) years. AMENDMENT NO. 2
Shall Article III (The City Council), Section 29 (City Attorney) of the College Station City Charter be amended to permit the City Attorney to reside either within the City or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City?
City Attorney Section 29. The City Council shall appoint an officer of the City who shall be the City Attorney, who may be removed from office by the Council. The City Attorney shall be a competent and duly licensed attorney, who, during their tenure as City Attorney, shall reside either within the City or within the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
The City Attorney shall represent the City in all litigation. The City Attorney shall be the legal advisor of and attorney and counsel for the City and all officers and departments thereof.
The City Attorney shall have power to appoint an assistant or assistants, if the City Attorney deems
necessary, subject to the approval of and at such compensation as may be fixed by the City Council; and such assistant or assistants may be removed from office by the City Attorney. AMENDMENT NO. 3
Shall Article III (The City Council), Section 30 (City Internal Auditor) of the College Station City Charter be amended to make the appointment of the City Internal Auditor mandatory and to remove the reference to contracting for the duties of City Internal Auditor?
City Internal Auditor
Section 30. The City Council shall appoint an officer of the City to be the City Internal Auditor, who may be removed from office by the Council. The City Internal Auditor shall carry out the audit functions and shall perform such other duties assigned by the City Council.
The City Internal Auditor shall have the power to appoint an assistant or assistants, if they deem
necessary, subject to the approval of and at such compensation as may be fixed by the City Council; and such assistant or assistants may be removed from office by the City Internal Auditor. AMENDMENT NO. 4
Shall Article IV (The City Manager), Section 40 (Qualifications) of the College Station City
Charter be amended to permit the City Manager to reside either within the City or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City?
Qualifications Section 40. The City Manager shall be chosen by the City Council solely on the basis of the prospective City Manager’s executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to the applicant’s actual experience, knowledge, and accepted practice in respect to the duties of the office as hereinafter set forth. During their tenure as City Manager, the City Manager must reside
either within the City or within the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. AMENDMENT NO. 5
Shall Article VII (Finance Administration), Section 68 (Contracts for Improvements) of the
College Station City Charter be amended to allow the City to determine by ordinance the methods to be used to satisfy notice requirements for competitive purchasing? Contracts for Improvements Section 68. The City shall make expenditures to promote the best interests of the citizens of
College Station. The City shall encourage free and unrestricted competition on all bids and purchases, ensuring the taxpayers the best possible return on and use of their tax dollars. It shall be the policy of the City to fully comply with and make all purchases or expenditures pursuant to the City's policies, rules, regulations, procedures, and state and federal law. The manner of giving
notice of competitive bids or competitive proposals as provided by ordinance shall be controlling
to the extent permitted by state law. 2. The ballots will include the following propositions:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
FOR/AGAINST Shall Article III (The City Council), Section 17 (Number, Selection, Term) of the College Station City Charter be amended to provide for the regular election of the Mayor
and City Council Members to be held in even-numbered
years, for four (4) year term lengths for the Mayor and Council Members, and that the Mayor and Council Members be eligible to serve consecutive regular terms totaling no more than eight (8) years?
PROPOSITION NO. 2 FOR/AGAINST Shall Article III (The City Council), Section 29 (City
Attorney) of the College Station City Charter be amended
to permit the City Attorney to reside either within the City or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City?
PROPOSITION NO. 3
FOR/AGAINST Shall Article III (The City Council), Section 30 (City Internal Auditor) of the College Station City Charter be
amended to make the appointment of the City Internal Auditor mandatory and to remove the reference to contracting for the duties of City Internal Auditor?
PROPOSITION NO. 4 FOR/AGAINST Shall Article IV (The City Manager), Section 40 (Qualifications) of the College Station City Charter be
amended to permit the City Manager to reside either within the City or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City? PROPOSITION NO. 5
FOR/AGAINST Shall Article VII (Finance Administration), Section 68 (Contracts for Improvements) of the College Station City Charter be amended to allow the City to determine by
ordinance the methods to be used to satisfy notice
requirements for competitive purchasing? 3. The polling locations for each precinct are as follows:
Vote Centers Vote Centers
Arena Hall 2906 Tabor Road Bryan, Texas
Church of the Nazarene 2122 E William J Bryan Pkwy Bryan, Texas Lincoln Center 1000 Eleanor College Station, Texas
Castle Heights Baptist Church 4504 E. Hwy 21 Bryan, Texas
Memorial Student Center (MSC), 2408, 2nd Fl Texas A&M Campus, Joe Routt Blvd. College Station, Texas
First Baptist Church - Bryan 3100 Cambridge Drive Bryan, Texas
College Station ISD Administration Building 1812 Welsh
College Station, Texas
Living Hope Baptist Church 4170 Texas 6 Frontage Rd
College Station, Texas
Parkway Baptist Church 1501 Southwest Parkway
College Station, Texas
Beacon Baptist Church 2001 East Villa Maria Road
Bryan, Texas
Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 1500 George Bush Dr.
College Station, Texas
A&M Church of Christ 2475 Earl Rudder Fwy S.
College Station, Texas
Wellborn Community Center
4119 W. Greens Prairie Road
College Station, Texas
Fellowship Freewill Baptist Church
1228 W. Villa Maria Road
Bryan, Texas
Pct. 4 Volunteer Fire Station (Brushy)
6357 Raymond Stotzer Pkwy College Station, Texas
Christ United Methodist Church
4201 State Highway 6, South College Station, Texas
Zion Church of Kurten
977 N. FM 2038 Kurten, Texas
St. Francis Episcopal Church
1101 Rock Prairie Road College Station, Texas
Millican Community Center 22284 Pierce Street Millican, Texas
Galilee Baptist Church 804 N. Logan Bryan, Texas
Brazos County Elections Administration (Ruth McLeod Training Room) 300 E. William J. Bryan Bryan, Texas
College Heights Assembly of God 4100 Old College Rd. Bryan, Texas
Bryan Ballroom 701 Palasota Dr. Bryan, Texas
Brazos Center
3232 Briarcrest Drive Bryan, Texas
GW Williams Tabernacle 311 Waco St. Bryan, Texas
5. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. 6. Joint early voting shall be conducted by personal appearance and by mail. The period for early
voting by personal appearance for the general and special election shall be October 22 through November 2, 2018. Optical scan ballots shall be used for early voting by mail and direct recording electronic voting machines shall be used for early voting by personal appearance. The Early Voting Clerk for said elections shall be the Brazos County Elections Administrator. She shall determine the number of election workers to be hired and arrange for training of all
election workers. Early voting by personal appearance for the general and special election shall be conducted jointly at the locations and on the following dates and times specified by the Brazos County Elections Administrator: Brazos County Administration Office – 300 East Wm. J. Bryan Pkwy, Suite 100, Bryan, Texas
Arena Hall – 2906 Tabor Road, Bryan, Texas Galilee Baptist Church – 804 N. Logan, Bryan, Texas College Station Utilities Meeting & Training Facility – 1603 Graham Road, College Station, Texas Memorial Student Center – Room 526, Texas A&M University, Joe Routt Blvd., College Station, Texas
October 22 – October 26 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Monday – Friday) October 27 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
(Saturday) October 28 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Sunday)
October 29 – November 2 7:00 am – 7:00 pm (Monday - Friday) Requests for application to vote by mail can be made by contacting the Early Voting Clerk at the following address: Early Voting Clerk, 302 E. 24th Street Bryan, Texas 77803.
/s/ Tanya Smith City Secretary