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FCPEMSD Resolution No. 80 RESOLUTION NO. 80 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BAYTOWN FIRE CONTROL, PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE CONTINUATION ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE DISTRICT'S BOUNDARIES ON THE 3E11) DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020, FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSITION OF WHETHER THE BAYTOWN FIRE CONTROL, PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHOULD BE CONTINUED FOR FIVE (5) YEARS AND THE FIRE CONTROL, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE DISTRICT SALES AND USE TAX SHOULD BE CONTINUED FOR FIVE (5) YEARS; FINDING THAT NOTICE OF THE CONTINUATION 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, on June 16, 2020, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District (the "District") ordered a continuation election to be held within the District's boundaries between the hours of seven o'clock a.m. and seven o'clock p.m. on November 3, 2020, for the purposes of detennining whether to continue the District and the associated sales and use tax(the"Election"); and WHEREAS, on November 3, 2020, the Election was held under and pursuant to the provisions of the resolution calling for the election as well as the provisions of state law; and WHEREAS, between November 21 2020, and November 16, 2020, the early voting ballot boards of Harris and Chambers Counties met to verify and count provisional ballots pursuant to Chapter 65 of the Texas Election Code; and WHEREAS,pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Texas Election Code, the Board at a meeting held on the 171h day of November, 2020, proceeded, as required by law, to canvass the returns of the Election; and WHEREAS, the Election having been duly and regularly had and held 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 Board 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: Proposition BaytownWhether the i Prevention MedicalEmergency District should be continued control,for five (5) years and the fire emergency medical services district sales and use tax should be continued For 18,450 Against 1,964 Total 205414 (the"Election Returns"); and WHEREAS, the Board finds the Election Returns set out above to be accurate and correct and no election protests or contests have been filed with the Board or instituted in connection with the Election returns; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BAYTOWN FIRE CONTROL, PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICT: Section 1: That the Board of Directors of the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District hereby finds that the above-referenced recitals are true and correct. Section 2: That the Board of Directors of the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District further finds that the notice of the Election was duly and properly given as required by law and as provided in the resolution calling the Election and that the 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 3: That a majority of the votes cast at the Election were in favor of the following proposition: PROPOSITION NO. A Whether the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District should be continued for five (5) years and the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district sales and use tax should be continued for five (5) years and accordingly, the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District and the associated 1/8 of 1% sales and use tax is continued for five (5) years. Section 4: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the Board of Directors of the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the Board of Directors of the Baytown Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District this the 171h day of November, 2020. BRENDA BRADLEY SMITH, President ATT T: 4 L TICIA BRYSCH, Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: ','��r��/anus"��```• KAREN L. HORNER, General Counsel RAKaren Anderson\RESOLUTIONS\FCPEMSD\2020.1I.17\Resolution-CanvassingcontinuationElection.doe 2