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CC Resolution No. 507 RESOLUTION NO. 507 A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 1975, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR FROM THE CITY AT LARGE AND THREE (3) COUNCILMEN FROM THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS NOS. TWO (2) , THREE (3) , AND SIX (6) TO SERVE REGULAR TWO YEAR TERMS; DECLARING THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION; 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 held on this 9th day of April, 1975, proceeded, as required by law, to canvass the returns of the Regular Muni- cipal Election held in the City of Baytown on the lst day of April, 1975 , for the purpose of electing a Mayor from the City at large and three (3) Councilmen from the respective Districts Nos. Two (2) , Three (3) , and Six (6) ; said election having been held under and pursuant to the provisions of the Charter of said City and an ordinance duly passed on the 23rd day of January, 1975, callinq said Election; and WHEREAS, said Election havinq 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 MAYOR (FROM CITY AT LARGE) Tom Gentry 2 , 494 votes FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 2 Eileen A. Caffey 630 votes Henry Dittman 1,260 votes Emmett 0. Hutto 1,224 votes FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 3 Jerry Stafford 968 votes Jody Lander 2 ,009 votes FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 6 Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks 1 ,968 votes Charles E. Gates 1,088 votes AND WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown finds the Election returns 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 returns; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS : Section 1: That as shown above, TOM GENTRY received a majority of the votes cast at said Election for the office of Mayor from the City at large, and accordingly, the said TOM GENTRY is hereby declared elected to the office of Mayor from the City at large. Section 2 : That no candidate received a majority of the votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman from District No. 2 , and accordingly, it is necessary that a Run-Off Election be held between the two eligible candidates receiving the highest number of votes at said Election for the purpose of electing one of such candidates to said office. -2- Section 3 : That JODY LANDER received a majority of the votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman from District No. Three (3) , and accordingly, the said JODY LANDER is hereby declared elected to the office of Councilman from District No. Three. Section 4 : That MARY ELIZABETH WILBANKS received a ma- jority of the votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilwoman from District No. Six (6) , and accordingly, the said MARY ELIZABETH WILBANKS is hereby declared elected to the office of Councilwoman from District No. Six. Section 5 : 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 Or- dinance calling said Election and that 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 the City of Baytown on this 9th day of April , 1975. TOM GENTRY, Mayor ATTEST: l) � r I EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk APPROVED: NEEL RI A D ity Attorney -3-