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TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 19-38
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE
RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE RUN-OFF ELECTION
HELD ON JUNE 8, 2019, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING TOWN COUNCIL
PLACE 4; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS, REPEALING AND SEVERABILITY
CLAUSES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Prosper, Texas ("Town Council"), issued an
order on May 13, 2019, directing that a run-off election be held on June 8, 2019, for the purpose of
electing Town Council Place 4;
WHEREAS, the Collin County Elections Administrator and the Denton County Elections
Administrator that held said General Election have duly made the returns of the results thereof, and
said returns have been duly delivered to this Town Council; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council finds and declares that the meeting at which this Ordinance is
considered is open to the public as required by law, and that the public notice of the time, place and
purpose of the meeting was given as required by Vernon's Ann. Texas Government Code, Section
551.041, as amended; and
WHEREAS, notice of the run-off election was properly given by the Town as required by law;
and
WHEREAS, said election was duly and legally held on June 8, 2019, in the Town and in
conformity with the election laws of the State of Texas, and the results of said election have been
certified and returned by the proper judge and clerks thereof; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has considered the returns of said election held on June 8,
2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
PROSPER, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
All of the above premises are hereby found to be true and correct factual and legislative
determinations of the Town of Prosper and are hereby approved and incorporated into the body of
this Ordinance as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 2
The official canvass of the returns of the General Election reflects that the following named
persons received the number of votes set opposite their names in the respective positions to be
filled:
Collin County Early
Denton County Early
Combined
Place/Candidate
Voting and Election
Voting and Election
Total
Percentage
Day Totals
Day Totals
Town Council Place 4
466
62
528
47.31 %
Steve Thomas
Meigs Miller
562
26
588
52.69%
1028
88
1116
100.00%
1
1
1
The canvass of the returns of the runoff election held on June 8, 2019, reflects that the following
person was duly elected to the respective position shown:
Town Council, Place 4: Meigs Miller
SECTION 3
Savings/Repealing Clause. All provisions of any Ordinance in conflict with this Ordinance are
hereby repealed to the extent they are in conflict; but such repeal shall not abate any pending
prosecution for violation of the repealed Ordinance, nor shall the repeal prevent a prosecution from
being commenced for any violation if occurring prior to the repeal of the Ordinance. Any remaining
portions of said Ordinances shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4
Severability. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance
be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is expressly provided
that any and all remaining portions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Prosper
hereby declares that is would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or
phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION 5
Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
PROSPER, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 2019.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Terrence S. Welch, Town Attorney
APPROVED:
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Ray Smi h, Mayor
Ordinance No. 19-38, Page 2