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RESOLUTION NO. 1547
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE MAYORAL RUNOFF
ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON THE IST DAY OF
JUNE,2002,FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR FROM THE CITY
AT LARGE;DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION;FINDING THAT
NOTICE OF THE ELECTION WAS PROPERLY HELD AND THE RETURNS
THEREOF MADE BY THE PROPER OFFICIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS,pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Texas Election Code,the City Council of the City
of Baytown, at a regular council meeting held on the 51h day of June,2002,proceeded,as required by
law,to canvass the returns of the Mayoral Runoff Election held in the City of Baytown on the 1"day
of June,2002, for the purpose of electing a Mayor from the city at large(the"Election");the Election
having been held under and pursuant to the provisions of the Charter of the City and the ordinance
duly passed on the 9`h day of May, 2002 (the "Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, the Election having been duly and regularly had and held as called for in the
Ordinance and according to law, and the returns thereof having been duly made and the Election
Judges having certified the results of the Election,as hereinafter set out,and the City Council having
duly and regularly canvassed the returns of the Election and finding that the total votes cast at the
Election were as follows, to-wit:
FOR MAYOR AT LARGE
Pete C. Alfaro 2,833 votes
Charles "T-Bone" Shaffer 2,780 votes
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Baytown finds the Election returns set out above
to be accurate; and
WHEREAS, the City Council notes and a recount petition has been submitted but not yet
approved or disapproved by the recount coordinator; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That Pete C. Alfaro received a majority of the votes cast at the Mayoral
Runoff Election from the city at large, and accordingly,Pete C. Alfaro is hereby declared elected to
the office of Mayor of the City of Baytown.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown further finds that the notice of
the Election was duly and properly given as required by law and as provided in the Ordinance and
that the Election was duly and regularly held and the returns thereof duly and regularly made by the
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Section 3: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City
of Baytown, this the 5h day of June, 2002.
/J. & c'
PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor
ATTEST:
GARY W. SMITH, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., Cit ttomey
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