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Ordinance No. 14,768ORDINANCE NO. 14,768 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH CHAMBERS COUNTY FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 2`'`1) DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2021, UNDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT THEREFOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS (S30,000.00); AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. WHEREAS, the City of Baytown is holding its municipal elcetion on November- 2, 2021, for the purpose of electing the Mayor of the City of Baytown; and WHEREAS, Chambers County (the "COLlnty") is holding an election on the same uniform election date; and WHEREAS, t11e City and the County desire to hold joint elections in the election precincts that can be served by common polling places; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 271.002 of the Texas Election Code, the terms of the joint election include the City agreeing to pay a portion of the County's election costs in exchange for 111e County: y providing the voting equipment and supplies for early voting by personal appearance and mail and for election day; r providing election workers; setting Llp 111C polling places; :- serving as the Early Voting Ballot Board; programming and operating the al.ltomatic tabulating equipllient; and 1pw establishino and organizing t11e Central Counting Station; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BYTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section L That the City Council of 111c Cite of Baytown, Texas, hereby authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and enter into a joint election agreement ���ith Ch tnlbcrs County for the municipal election to be held on the 21,11 clay of November, 2021, under terms iuid coiic[itions acceptable to the City Manager and the City Attorney, Section 2: That the City COLllrcil of the City of Baytown.. Texas, authorizes payrnelit to Chambers County in an amount not to exceed THIRTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS (S30,000.00), pursuant to the aureement identified in Section I hereof. Section a: This ordinance shall take effect immediately f`ronl and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown. INTRODUCED, READ and MASSED by the affirms e of the City C -11 of the City of Baytown this (lie 811, day of July, 202 1. ANDON CAPETILLO, Mayor ATTEST: ,,STOW,, Nru, ANGELA J6KSON, Interil Cite C TYy a • Yi O • P Ay APPROVED AS TO FORM: 0 SIB; tiA�:SSsv KAREN L. HORNER, City Attorney RA arenllomceDocuments\FileslCityCouncilOrdinances2o2t1July8lCharnhersCuuntyJuintElectionAgreementNegotiate.docx