CCPD Resolution No. 2RESOLUTION NO.2
A RESOLUTION OF THE TEMPORARY BOARD OF THE BAYTOWN CRIME
CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT ORDERING THE CREATION AND TAX
ELECTION OF THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT
TO BE HELD ON THE 13TH DAY OF MAY, 2006, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING
THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT AND LEVYING
A SALES AND USE TAX; PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OFFICERS;
DESIGNATING THE PLACES AND MANNER OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION;
PRESCRIBING THE HOURS; ESTABLISHING THE CENTRAL COUNTING STATION;
PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY BALLOT BOARD FOR EARLY BALLOTS; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.
WHEREAS, on January 26, 2006, the City Council of the City of Baytown proposed the creation of
the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District (the "District ") and prescribed the territory that would
comprise the District; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the enabling legislation, the Temporary Board of Directors of the
District has held a public hearing on the crime control plan and the budget plan for the District and has
approved and adopted such plans; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown has likewise held a public hearing on the crime
control plan and the budget plan for the District and has approved such plans; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors for the District has satisfied all prerequisites to ordering the
creation and tax election and now desires to order the same; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TEMPORARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BAYTOWN
CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT:
Section 1: That the creation and tax election of the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District,
prescribed in Chapter 363 of the Texas Local Government Code, and pursuant to sections 41.001 and 41.031
of the Texas Election Code, shall be held between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. and seven o'clock
(7:00) p.m. on the 13`" day of May, 2006, in the District's territory, which is the incorporated limits of the
City of Baytown, Texas (the "Territory") for the purpose of creating the Baytown Crime Control and
Prevention District and levying a one - eighth of one percent (1/8 %) sales and use tax.
Section 2: That the approved crime control plan is designed to enhance public safety in the City
of Baytown and specifies methods for annually evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the crime
control and crime prevention strategies identified in the plan. Those strategies to be supported by the District
include additional police officers for specific targeted response to select criminal activity, for replacement of
patrol shifts for short periods of time for training purposes, and for additional manpower for the existing DOT
unit. The plan also provides for additional vehicles for increased patrol and response activities as well as
mobile data terminals needed in the field to provide a means of better communications for officers, enhanced
access to necessary information, and a safer environment.
Section 3: That the approved budget plan provides the necessary resources to further the purposes of
the approved crime control plan. Specifically, the budget plan allows for a one - eighth of one percent (1/8%)
sales and use tax on retail items for an initial five (5) year period. The budget plan for the first two (2) years
is summarized as follows:
YEAR 1
REVENUES sales and use tax based upon 1/8 of one percent)
Election Officials
$750,000
USES
(Consisting of that portion of
Additional Police Officers
$600000
Chambers County Voting Precinct
Additional Vehicles
48 000
No. 11 within the Territory)
Mobile Data Terminal Program
52,000
No. 12/533
Cost of Administration of Strategies*
0
(Consisting of that portion of Harris
AVAILABLE FOR YEAR 2
Ima Rodriguez, Judge
$ 50,000
YEAR 2
REVENUES sales and use tax based upon 1/8 of one percent)
533 within the Territory)
S750,000
USES
No. 13
William B. Travis Elementary
Additional Police Officers
$600,000
School
Additional Vehicles
72,000
100 Robin Road
Mobile Data Terminal Program
52,000
Baytown, Texas
Cost of Administration of Strategies*
0
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary
AVAILABLE FOR YEAR 3
(Consisting of that portion of Harris
$ 76,000
*Includes both administrative costs conducted by the District and private or public entities, as
0% of the total revenues is budgeted for administration of the above - referenced strategies.
Section 4: That the form of the ballot for said election shall be substantially as follows:
PROPOSITION NO. I
[ J FOR The creation of the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District dedicated to
[ ] AGAINST crime reduction programs and the adoption of a proposed local sales and use tax at a
rate of one - eighth of one percent (1/8 %).
Section 5: That the Territory is hereby divided into Election Precincts and their polling places and
election officials shall be for the purpose of this election as follows:
PRECINCT
LOCATION
Election Officials
No. 11
Chambers County Community
(Consisting of that portion of
Building -Cedar Bayou Annex 7711
Marsha Johnson, Judge
Chambers County Voting Precinct
Highway 146
Tracy Fuqua, Alternate Judge
No. 11 within the Territory)
Baytown, Texas
No. 12/533
John M. Stuart Career Center
(Consisting of that portion of Harris
300 Wye Drive
Ima Rodriguez, Judge
County Voting Precinct Nos. 12 and
Baytown, Texas
Leah Rodriguez, Alternate Judge
533 within the Territory)
No. 13
William B. Travis Elementary
G. K. Fu son, Judge
(Consisting of that portion of Harris
School
Deborah Hutchinson, Alternate
County Voting Precinct No. 13
100 Robin Road
Judge
within the Territo
Baytown, Texas
No. 28/739
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary
Don Teter, Judge
(Consisting of that portion of Harris
4901 Fairway Drive
Vivian Lavigne, Alternate Judge
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PRECINCT
LOCATION
Election Officials
County Voting Precinct Nos. 28 and
Baytown, Texas
739 within the Territory)
No. 99
Sterling Municipal Library
(Consisting of that portion of Hams
Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks Avenue
Gil Gerlich, Judge
County Voting Precinct No. 99
Baytown, Texas
Carl Brandon, Alternate Judge
within the Territory)
No. 100
St. John's Methodist Church
(Consisting of that portion of Hams
501 S. Alexander Drive
Anita Meismer, Judge
County Voting Precinct No. 100
Baytown, Texas
Chris Meismer, Alternate Judge
within the Territory)
No. 102
San Jacinto Elementary
(Consisting of that portion of Harris
2615 Virginia
Elida Santana, Judge
County Voting Precinct No. 102
Baytown, Texas
Julia Garza, Alternate Judge
within the Territory)
No. 248
Carver Elementary
Carmen Torres, Judge
(Consisting of that portion of Harris
600 Pruett
Yolanda Whitford, Alternate Judge
County Voting Precinct No. 248
Baytown, Texas
within the Territory)
No. 249
DeZavala Elementary
(Consisting of that portion of Harris
305 Tri-City Beach Road
Malcolm Henderson, Judge
County Voting Precinct No. 249
Baytown, Texas
Robert Kelley, Alternate Judge
within the Territory)
No. 386
Gentry Junior School
(Consisting of that portion of Harris
1919 Archer Road
Tom Cottar, Judge
County Voting Precinct No. 386
Baytown, Texas
Bill Allen, Alternate Judge
within the Territory)
No. 414
Cedar Bayou Junior School
(Consisting of that portion of Harris
2410 Cedar Bayou
Pamela Lewis, Judge
County Voting Precinct No. 414
Baytown, Texas
Susan Pruett, Alternate Judge
within the Territory)
No. 456/103
Ross S. Sterling High School
(Consisting of that portion of Hams
300 W. Baker
Gerri Ybarra, Judge
County Voting Precinct Nos. 103,
Baytown, Texas
Dora Romo, Alternate Judge
and 456
No. 532
James Bowie Elementary
(Consisting of that portion of Harris
2200 Clayton
Lynda Kilgore, Judge
County Voting Precinct No. 532
Baytown, Texas
Annette Barber, Alternate Judge
within the Territory)
Section 6: In addition to the presiding judge and alternate judge for each precinct hereinabove
designated, the respective presiding judge for each precinct and the Early Ballot Board as herein provided,
shall be authorized to appoint a sufficient number of clerks as they may deem necessary to assist them in said
election, provided, however, that the number of clerks appointed by said presiding judge for each polling
place shall not be less than two, including the alternate judge also serving as a clerk.
Section 7: The judges and clerks shall be compensated at the rate of THIRTEEN AND NO/ 100
DOLLARS ($13.00) per hour and TEN AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($10.00) per hour, respectively. No judge
or clerk shall be paid for more than one hour of work before the polls open and no period of time subsequent
to two hours after the voting is concluded by all voters offering themselves for voting during regular voting
hours, whichever is later. The election judges shall also receive $25.00 for attending training and picking up
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election supplies. The District shall be responsible for those costs as specified in the joint election agreement
if the majority of the votes cast in the election favor the creation of the District.
Section 8: Direct recording electronic (DRE) equipment shall be used for voting at the foregoing
election precincts, and electronic counting devices and equipment shall be used for counting the ballots at the
election.
Section 9: Each qualified voter who desires to cast an early vote shall be entitled to an official
ballot and the right to cast such ballot in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code. Early
voting will be conducted by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the District in the City Council Chamber
of the City Hall of the City of Baytown, located at 2401 Market Street. Should the District enter into a joint
election agreement with the City of Baytown and should the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School
District ( "School District ") hold an election on May 13, 2006, branch early voting will be conducted at the
School District's Administration Building. The Assistant Secretary is hereby appointed the early voting clerk.
Paper ballots shall be used for early voting by mail and direct recording electronic (DRE) equipment shall be
used for early voting by personal appearance. Early voting by personal appearance shall commence on May
1, 2006, at seven o'clock (7:00) a.m., and end at seven o'clock (7:00) p.m. on May 9, 2006. Early voting by
personal appearance shall be conducted during the regular business hours of the Assistant Secretary's Office
each weekday from eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. until five o'clock (5:00) p.m., except on May 1, 2006, and May
9, 2006. On such days, the Assistant Secretary's regular business hours are hereby designated as seven
o'clock (7 :00) a.m. to seven o'clock (7:00 p.m.).
Section 10: That this election shall be held in accordance with, and shall be governed by, the election
laws of the State of Texas. In this creation and tax election, the Chairman of the Temporary Board of
Directors of the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District and the Assistant Secretary of the District
shall do and perform each act as required to be done and performed, respectively, by the County Judge and
the County Clerk of the Commissioners' Court. The notice of proclamation of this election shall be issued and
posted on the bulletin board used for posting notices of meetings not later than the twenty-first (21st) day
before the date of said election.
Section 11: The Board Conference Room of the Administration Building of the Goose Creek
Consolidated Independent School District, located at 4544 Interstate 10 East, is hereby established as the
Central Counting Station to receive and tabulate voted ballots. However, should the Goose Creek
Consolidated School District not hold an election on the 13'x' day of May, 2006, or should the City and the
District not enter into a joint election agreement, the Council Chambers and Hullum Conference Room of the
City Hall of the City of Baytown, located at 2401 Market Street, shall be the Central Counting Station to
receive and tabulate voted ballots.
Section 12: The following persons are hereby authorized and approved as persons employed and
designated to handle the ballots, operate the tabulating equipment, count the ballots, and be present in the
Central Counting Station:
1. Central Counting Station Presiding Judge: Betty Troutman
2. Central Counting Station Manager: Assistant Secretary Lorri Coody
3. Tabulation Supervisor: Assistant Secretary Lorri Coody
4. Clerks: To be named by the Presiding Judge
5. Programmer: Representative from Hams County Clerk's Office
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Section 13: There is hereby created an Early Voting Ballot Board which shall process early voting
results. Betty Troutman is hereby appointed Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board, and she shall
appoint such other members as provided in Section 87.002(b) of the Texas Election Code.
Section 14: A committee is hereby established of the following persons to hold three computer
accuracy tests in accordance with Section 127.093 of the Texas Election Code:
1. Central Counting Station Presiding Judge: Betty Troutman
2. Central Counting Station Manager: Assistant Secretary Lorri Coody
3. Tabulation Supervisor: Assistant Secretary Lorri Coody
4. Programmer: Representative from Harris County Clerk's Office
Section 15: The Chairman of the Temporary Board of Directors of the District is hereby directed to
give notice of said elections by publishing a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with general
circulation in the proposed District once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must appear
before the 35th day before the date set for the election.
Section 16: In all matters relating to the ordering, giving notice, and holding the elections, the
District shall comply with the applicable parts of the Texas Election Code, including particularly Chapter 272
of the Texas Election Code pertaining to bilingual requirements, and the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965,
as amended.
Section 17: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the Temporary
Board of Directors of the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the Temporary Board of Directors of
the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District on this the 9`h day of March, 2006
CALVIN MUNDINGER, Chai
Secretary
APPROVED AS TO
eMNACfO RAMIREZ, General Counsel
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