HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-4149 - Ordinance - 01/23/2020ORDINANCE NO. 2020-4149
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2019-4142 ADOPTED ON OR ABOUT
DECEMBER 10, 2019 CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER PLACE 4 BY CHANGING THE DATE FOR THE POSSIBLE RUNOFF ELECTION
AND MATTERS RELATED THERETO; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING
TO THE SUBJECT MATTER.
WHEREAS, on or about December 10, 2019, City Council of the City of College Station,
Texas adopted Ordinance No. 2019-4142 calling for a special election to fill City Council Member
Place 4 which ordinance contained information relating to the special election including a possible
runoff election date; and
WHEREAS, since that time, the City Council has determined it serves the best interest of the
general public to change the possible run off date to better coordinate such possible runoff election
with Brazos County Elections Administrator; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION:
SECTION 1. That the facts and recitations set forth in the preamble of this Ordinance are declared
true and correct.
SECTION 2. That Section 2 of Ordinance No. 2019-4142 adopted on or about December 10, 2019 be
amended to read in its entirety as follows:
Should any candidate in the special election fail to receive a majority vote, then in
that event a runoff election shall be ordered for every place in the special election
to which no one was elected as required by Section 17 (e) of the City Charter, as
amended. In the event it becomes necessary to conduct a runoff election, it shall
be held on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Canvass of the returns of the runoff election,
if necessary, shall be held no earlier than the 3rd day and no later than the 11th day
following the date of the runoff election or on the next regular business day if the
11th day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or official state holiday.
SECTION 3. That all other provisions set out in Ordinance No. 2019-4142 adopted on or about
December 10, 2019, remain unchanged except insofar as necessary to give effect to Section 2 herein.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of College Station this 23rd day
of January, 2019.
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION:
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Karl Mooney, Mayor
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ATTEST:
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Tanya Smith, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Mary Ann Powell, City Attorney