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80-03 O - Calling an Election of City Council Members . ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS • COUNTY OF COLLIN • ITOWN OF PROSPER WHEREAS , it is deemed necessary and advisable to call the election hereinafter ordered; and WHEREAS , it is hereby officially found and determined that a case of emergency or urgent public necessity exists which requires the holding of the meeting at which this Ordinance is passed, such emergency or urgent public necessity being that the proceeds from the sale of the proposed bonds are required , as soon as possible and without delay for necessary and urgently ¶ needed public improvements; and that said meeting was open to the public, and public notice of said meeting was open to the public , and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Vernon' s Ann. Civ. St. ¶ Article 6252-17 . THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS : • 1. That an election shall be held on November 1 , 1980, . in said Town, at the following designated polling place : COMMUNITY CENTER Said Town shall constitute a single election precinct for said election, and the following election officers are hereby ap- pointed to hold said election: Presiding Judge : Mrs. Roy Skelton Alternate Presiding Judge : Mrs. Kenneth Bailey 2 . That the Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two qualified election clerks to serve and assist in conducting said election; provided that if the Presiding Judge actually serves as expected, the Alternate Presiding Judge shall be one of such clerks. • 3. That by approving and signing this Ordinance the Mayor of said Town officially confirms his appointment of the aforesaid election officers to serve at said election; and by passing this Ordinance the governing body of said Town approves and concurs in the appointment of the aforesaid election offic- ers. 4 . That all resident, qualified electors of said Town shall be entitled to vote at said election. 5 . That notice of said election shall be given by post- ing a substantial copy of this Ordinance at the City Hall and at two other places in said Town, not less than 15 days prior to the date set for said election; and a substantial copy of this Ordinance also shall be published on the same day in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in said Town, the date of the first publication to be not less than 14 days prior to the date set for said election. 6 . That at said election the following PROPOSITION shall be submitted in accordance with law: i • . • . w PROPOSITION Shall the Town Council of said Town be authorized to issue the bonds of said Town, in one or more series or issues, in the aggregate principal amount of $180, 000 with the bonds of each such series or issue, respectively, to mature serially within not to exceed 40 years from their date, and to be sold at such prices and bear inter- est at such rates as shall be determined within the dis- cretion of the Town Council, for the purpose of improving and extending the Waterworks System of said Town; and shall said Town Council be authorized to levy and cause to be assessed and collected annual ad valorem taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the annual interest on said bonds and provide a sinking fund to pay said bonds at maturity? 7 . That the official ballots for said election shall be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code so as to permit the electors to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the aforesaid PROPOSITION with the ballots to contain such provisions, markings and language as required by law, and with such PROPOSITION to be expressed substantially as follows : • PROPOSITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $180 , 000 WATERWORKS SYSTEM TAX BONDS AGAINST ) 41, 110 Al . 13 CERTIFICATE FOR ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION 410 THE STATE OF TEXAS • COUNTY OF COLLIN (TOWN OF PROSPER • We , the undersigned officers of said Town, hereby certify as follows : 1. The Town Council of said Town convened in REGULAR MEETING ON THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1980 , at the City Hall, and the roll was called of the duly constituted officers and members of said Town Council , to-wit : R. C. Boyer, Mayor Cecil Norris Marian Holbrook , Town Secretary Dan Christie Danny Webb Stanley Webb 1 'onald R. Reneau and all of said persons were present, except the following absentees : An (// jsr/e . thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business, Ithe following was transacted at said Meeting : a written ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION ,was duly introduced for the consideration of said Town Council and read in full. It was then duly moved and seconded that said motion carrying with it the passage of said Ordinance, prevailed and carried by the following vote : AYES : All members of said Town Council shown present above voted "AYE" . NOES : None. 2 . That a true, full and correct copy of the aforesaid Ordinance passed at the Meeting described in the above and foregoing paragraph is attached to and follows this Certifi- cate; that said Ordinance has been duly recorded in said Town Council ' s minutes of said Meeting; that the above and foregoing paragraph is a true, full .and correct excerpt from said Town Council ' s minutes of said Meeting pertaining to the passage of said Ordinance; that the persons named in the above and fore- ftw going paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified and acting officers and members of said Town Council as indicated therein; that each of the officers and members of said Town Council was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in advance, of the time, place and purpose of the aforesaid Meeting, and that said Ordinance would be introduced and considered for passage at said Meeting, and each of said officers and members consented, in advance, to the holding of said Meeting for such purpose, and that said Meeting was open to the public and pub- lic notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Vernon' s Ann. Civ. St. Article 6252-17 . 3. That the Mayor of said Town has approved and hereby approves the aforesaid Ordinance; that the Mayor and the Town Secretary of said Town have duly signed said Ordinance; and that the Mayor and the Town Secretary of said Town hereby declare that their signing of this Certificate shall constitute the signing of the attached and following copy of said Ordinance for all purposes. 411110 SIGNED AND SEALED the 14th y o October, 1980 . 141,1 Town Secreta Mayor SEAL