CC Resolution No. 488 RESOLUTION NO. 488
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD
WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON THE 3RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 1974, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE STATE LAW AUTHORIZING COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING FOR FIREFIGHTERS SHALL BE ADOPTED; FINDING THAT NOTICE
OF SAID ELECTION WAS DULY AND PROPERLY GIVEN; AND THAT SAID ELECTION
WAS PROPERLY HELD AND THE RETURNS THEREOF MADE BY THE PROPER OFFICIALS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS .
WHEREAS , pursuant to Article IX, Section 96 of the Charter of the City of
Baytown, the City Council of said City, at a special meeting on the 16th day of
October, 1974, proceeded, as required by law to canvass the returns of the Muni-
cipal Election held in the City of Baytown on the 3rd day of October, 1974, for
the purpose of determining whether the state law authorizing collective bar-
gaining for firefighters shall be adopted; said election having been held under
and pursuant to the provisions of Article 5154c-1 , V.A.T.S. , and the Charter of
said City and an ordinance duly passed on the 28th day of August, 1974 calling
said Election; and
WHEREAS, said Election having been duly and regularly had and held as called
in said ordinance and according to law, and the returns thereof having been duly
made and the Election Judges having certified the results of said Election , as
hereinafter set out, and the City Council having duly and regularly canvassed the
returns of said Election and finding that the total votes cast at said Election
were as follows, to wit:
FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF THE STATE LAW AUTHORIZING COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING FOR FIREFIGHTERS 617
AGAINST THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF THE STATE LAW AUTHORIZING COL-
LECTIVE BARGAINING FOR FIREFIGHTERS 1 ,302
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown finds the Election returns
as set out above to be accurate and correct and no Election protest or contest
having been filed with said Council or instituted in connection with said Election;
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN , TEXAS:
Section 1 : That a majority of the votes cast at said Election to determine
whether to adopt the State law authorizing collective bargaining for firefighters
were oppossed to said proposition.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown further finds that
the Notice of said Election was duly and properly given as required by law and
as provided in the ordinance calling said Election and the said Election was duly
and regularly held and the returns thereof duly and regularly made by the proper
officials of said Election, and in all things according to law.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of
of the City of Baytown on this 16th day of October, 1974.
R. LANDER, Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
BELINDA BINGHAM, Dept y City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL CH DSON, City Attorney
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