CC Resolution No. 1058FM
RESOLUTION NO. 1058
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON
THE 20TH OF MAY, 1989, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A
MAYOR FROM THE CITY AT LARGE, ONE COUNCILMAN AT LARGE,
AND FIVE COUNCILMEN FROM THE RESPECTIVE FIVE DISTRICTS;
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.
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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 the 23rd day of May, 1989, proceeded, as
required by law, to canvass the returns of the Regular Municipal
Election held in the City of Baytown on the 20th day of May,
1989, for the purpose of electing a Mayor from the City at large,
one Councilman at large, five Councilmen form the respective five
Districts; said Election having been held under and pursuant to
the provisions of the Charter of said City and an ordinance duly
passed on the 4th day of April, 1989, 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 MAYOR (FROM CITY AT LARGE
A. Jean Shepherd 1,221 votes
Emmett 0. Hutto 2,042 votes
Gene Kinney, Jr. 757 votes
Reba A. Eichelberger 531 votes
David C. Lee 191 votes
FOR COUNCILMAN AT LARGE
Vernon Shields 792 votes
Fred T. Philips 1,600 votes
Pete C. Alfaro 2,261 votes
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 1
Christopher L. Manuel 11 votes
Richard L. Nelson 105 votes
Eva Martinez Benavides 297 votes
Mario Delgado 414 votes
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FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 2
Jack Thompson
428
votes
Ray Swoffard
666
votes
FOR COUNCILMAN
DISTRICT
NO. 3
Rocky Rodriguez
129
votes
B. F. Hewitt
89
votes
Dorothy Tyrell Harrison
219
votes
Bobby Credille
294
votes
FOR COUNCILMAN
DISTRICT
NO. 4
Jimmy Johnson
460
votes
Michael E. Turner
374
votes
Lee Haywood
183
votes
FOR COUNCILMAN
DISTRICT
NO. 5
Rolland Pruett
537
votes
Cheryl Bryant Cole
134
votes
Ambrose Rios, Jr.
304
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 no candidate received a majority of the
votes cast at said Election for the office of Mayor and
accordingly, it is necessary that a Run -off Election be held to
elect a Mayor; it is therefore ORDERED that a Special 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.
Section 2: That Mario Delgado received a majority of the
votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman from
District No. 1, and accordingly, the said Mario Delgado is hereby
declared elected to the office of Councilman from District No.
1.
Section 3: That Ray Swofford received a majority of the
votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman from
District No. 2, and accordingly, the said Ray Swoffard is hereby
declared elected to the office of Councilman from District No. 2.
Section 4: That Roland J. Pruett received a majority of the
votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman from
District No. 5, and accordingly, the said Roland J. Pruett is
hereby declared elected to the office of Councilman from District
No. 5.
Section 5: That no candidate received a majority of the
votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman District
No. 3, and accordingly, it is necessary that a Run -off Election
be held to elect a Councilman for District No. 3; it is therefore
ORDERED that a Special 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.
Section 6: That no candidate received a majority of the
votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman District
No. 4, and accordingly, it is necessary that a Run -off Election
be held to elect a Councilman for District No. 4; it is therefore
ORDERED that a Special 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.
Section 7: That no candidate received a majority of the
votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman
Councilman at large, and accordingly, it is necessary that a Run-
off Election be held to elect a Councilman at large; it is
therefore ORDERED that a Special 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.
Section 8: 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 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.
Section 9: This ordinance 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 23rd day of May,
1989.
TT 0. HUTTO, Mayor
LMO
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
RANDALL B. STRONG, Ci tf.Attorney
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