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Ordinance 1997-06 ORDINANCE NO. q 7- ~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, CANCELING THE ELECTION SCHEDULED TO BE HELD MAY 3,1997, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE (3) MEMBERS, (PLACE NOS. 1,3 AND 5), TO THE CITY COUNCIL; DECLARING EACH UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE ELECTED TO OFFICE; ORDERING THE POSTING OF THIS ORDINANCE AT CITY HALL AND AT THE POLLING PLACES ON ELECTION DAY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Resolution No. 97-3, was adopted by the City Council on February 11, 1997, for the purpose of electing three Councilmembers (Place Nos. 1, 3, and 5) to the Wylie City Council; and, WHEREAS, the election is for officers of the City in which write-in votes may be counted only for names appearing on a list of write-in candidates and in which each candidate whose name is to appear on the ballot is unopposed, and no proposition is to appear on the ballot; and, WHEREAS, the filing deadlines for name placement on the ballot and declaration of write-in candidacy have passed; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has received the City Secretary's written certification that each candidate is unopposed for the election; and, WHEREAS, in these circumstances, Chapter 2, Subchapter C of the Texas Election Code authorizes the governing body to declare each unopposed candidate elected to office and to cancel the election thereby avoiding the expenses related to holding an election and saving public funds. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The general election for the purpose of electing three Councilmembers (Place Nos. 1, 3, and 5) previously called for May 3, 1997, is hereby canceled. SECTION 2. The following candidates, who are unopposed for the May 3, 1997, General Election are hereby declared elected to office and shall be issued a certificate-of- election: Councilmember Place No.1 Councilmember Place No.3 Councilmember Place No.5 Joel Scott John Mondy J. C. Worley SECTION 3. The City Secretary shall post a copy of this ordinance at City Hall and on election day shall post a copy of this ordinance at the polling places located at the Wylie Methodist Church, 109 Jefferson St. and Southfork Mobile Home Park, 216 Southfork Mobile Home Blvd. SECTION 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this ordinance are severable; and if any phrase, clause, sentence or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by any judgment or other remaining phrase, sentence, clause, paragraph or section of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed the remaining portions even though it had known the affected parts would be held unconstitutional. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and publication in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Wylie, and is accordingly so ordained. DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 1997. APP OVED: ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~~ti Richard Abernathy, City Attorney . -� .. . 1 nr Itld i)�LJJ 'i� w ......,..�_- ,J y . . __.,_.,. - � .. _ .�.rtn._..:_.�:.�c:., . _ ..._�....., - . .... � T� �� �W� P.O. Box 369 Wylie, Texas 75098 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF COLLIN Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Chad Engbrock, of THE WYLIE NEWS, a newspaper regularly published in Collin County, Texas and having general circulation in Collin County, Texas, who being by me duly sworn deposed and says that the forgoing attached CITy 0� GIyLI� - UncLi.�.ance �.a. 9�-5 and Ond,i.v�ance N�. 97-G , 1997 and ,1997. Chad ngbrock Subscribed and sworn to before me this the � day of ,1997 to certify which witness my hand and seal of of6ce. _,,..�,� -.-e.�. `"R�">v`� MARGARET COOK `"' ,,,,� � i� � Notary Pubiic F• ��'} � State of Texas � N `•.�'+r O!c`� MyComm. Exp, oA�34-9 .......�-' Margaret Cook Notary Public in and for The State of Texas My Commission Expires 9-24-97 Serving Wideawake Wylie Since 1947 Wednesday, Apil 16, 1997 - THE WYLIE NEW S- Section B• Page 9 OItDINAN U.9T-6 AN ORDINANt.� fJF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, COLLIN , COUNTY, TEXAS, CANCELING THE ELECTION SCHEDULED TO BE HELD MAY 3, 1997, FOR THS PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE (3) MF.MBERS, (PLACE NOS. 1, 3 AND 5), TO THE CITY CUUN- CIL; DECLARING EACH UNOP- POSED CANDIDATE ELECTED TO OFFICE; 0[tDERING THE FOSTING OF THIS ORDIN�N(� Afi CITY HALL �ND AT THE POLLYI+tG PL ACES ON ELEC- TT4N DAY; PRUVIDING A SEV- ERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLA1tING AN EFFECTIVE DATE: CI1'Y (� W�YI.IE S�a Shuler Citv Secrecarv 4b-1 -339