Ordinance No. 9,550ORDINANCE NO. 9550
® AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, DECLARING THE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE OF
COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT ONE ELECTED; AND PROVIDING FOR
THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown is a political subdivision in which write -in votes may
be counted only for names appearing on a list of write -in candidates; and
WHEREAS, Council Members of the City Council are elected from single - member
districts; and
WHEREAS, on February 13, 2003, the City Council of the City of Baytown ordered the
regular municipal election of the City of Baytown to be held between the hours of seven o'clock
a.m. and seven o'clock p.m. on the 3`d day of May, 2003, in the City of Baytown, Texas, for the
purpose of electing the following members of the City Council:
Council Member from District No. One;
Council Member from District No. Two; and
Council Member from District No. Three; and
WHEREAS, the candidate whose name is to appear on the ballot for Council District No.
One is unopposed; and
WHEREAS, no proposition is to appear on the ballot of the regular municipal election
scheduled to be held on the 3`d day of May, 2003; and
WHEREAS, after the filing deadlines for placement on the ballot and list of write -in
candidates, the City Clerk certified to the City Council in writing that the candidate whose name
is to appear on the ballot for Council District No. 1 is unopposed for election to office; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown desires to take action on such
certification; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the facts and matters set forth in the recitals of this Ordinance are
hereby found to be true and correct.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby declares the
unopposed candidate whose name was to appear on the ballot for Council District No. One
elected to the office of Council Member, District One.
® Section 3: That the regular municipal election to be held for the purposes of electing
a Council Member from District One is hereby cancelled.
Section 4: That the City Cleric is hereby ordered to post a copy of this ordinance on
election day at each polling place in Council District No. One that would have been used in the
regular municipal election.
Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown on this the 10th day of April, 2003.
ATTEST:
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CT Y Si1,HTH, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACIO RAMIREZ, SR ity Attorney
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PETE C. ALPARO, Mayor