Ordinance No. 11,418ORDINANCE NO. 11,418
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST
TO A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH CHAMBERS COUNTY FOR THE SPECIAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 2ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2010; AUTHORIZING
PAYMENT THEREFOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TEN THOUSAND AND NO/] 00
DOLLARS ($10.000.00): AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown is holding its special election on November 2, 2010. for the purpose of
submitting to the voters an initiative ordinance limiting the use of traffic law photo - monitoring devices within the city;
and
WI IEREAS, Chambers County (the "County ") is holding an election on the same uniform election date: and
WHEREAS, the City and the County desire to hold joint elections in the election precincts that can be served
by common polling places; and
WI IEREAS, pursuant to Section 271.002 of the Texas Election Code, the terms of the joint election include
the City agreeing to pay a portion of the County-s election costs in exchange for the County
providing the voting equipment and supplies for early voting by personal appearance and mail and for
election day:
providing election workers:
setting up the polling places;
serving as the Early Voting Ballot Board:
programming and operating the automatic tabulating equipment; and
establishing and organizing the Central Counting Station: NOW THEREFORE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown. Texas. hereby authorizes the City Manager to
execute and the City Clerk to attest to a joint election agreement with Chambers County for the special election to be
held on the 2 °d day of November. 2010.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown. Texas. authorizes payment to Chambers
County in an amount not to exceed TEN THOUSAND AND N6/100 DOLLARS ($10,000.00), pursuant to the
agreement identified in Section 1 hereof.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after' passage by the City Council of
the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote ofthe9ftlCouncil of the City of Baytown this
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DONCARLOS. Mayor
'ACID RAMIREZ. SR., City ttorney
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