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03-06-19-Ordinance-Canceling the May 4, 2019 General Election-03/04/2019ORDINANCE #03-06-19 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, CANCELING THE MAY 4, 2019 GENERAL ELECTION AND DECLARING EACH UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE ELECTED TO OFFICE; PROVIDING FOR A VALIDITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS: WHEREAS, the City of Sanger, Texas, is a home rule City acting under its charter; and WHEREAS, in accordance with law, a General Election had been ordered for May 4, 2019, for the propose of electing three (3) City Council members to serve a two (2) year term on the City Council in the City of Sanger, Texas; and WHEREAS, no propositions or at -large races appeared on the ballot; and WHEREAS, the filing deadlines for placement on the ballot and declaration of write-in candidacy has passed; and WHEREAS, the City Secretary has delivered such certification in writing to the City Council that Marissa Barrett is unopposed for election to the office of City Council Member Place 1, and Dennis Dillion is unopposed for election to the office of City Council Member Place 3; and David Clark is unopposed for election to the office of City Council Member Place 5; all are unopposed for election to the offices of City Council Member Places 1, 3, and 5; and WHEREAS, in these circumstances, Title 1, Chapter 2, Section 2.053, of the Texas Election Code authorizes a governing body of a political subdivision by order of ordinance, to declare each unopposed candidate elected to office and cancel the election; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The following candidates who are unopposed in the May 4, 2019, General Election, are hereby declared elected to office, to each serve a full two-year term and shall be issued a certificate of election following the May 4, 2019 General Election Date and Official Canvas of the Election: City Council Member Place 1 Marissa Barrett City Council Member Place 3 Dennis Dillon City Council Member Place 5 David Clark SECTION 2. That pursuant to Section 2.053 of the Texas Election Code, the General Election for City Council Members Places 1, 3, and 5 called and ordered by Ordinance No. 02-01- 19 for the May 4, 2019 General Election, shall not be held and is hereby canceled. SECTION 5. Validity. That all ordinances of the City of Sanger in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby superseded and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Sanger not in conflict with the provisions of the ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 6. Severability, That, should any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected. SECTION 7. That, it is hereby found and determined that the meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open to the public, as required by Section 551.001 et seq, of the Texas Government Code, and that advance public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given. SECTION 8. This ordinance will take effect immediately from and after its passage, as the law and Charter in such cases provide. PASSED AND APPROVED this, the 4' Day of March, 2019, at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas with a vote of 15 in favor and 0 against, called as follows: Council Member Bill Boutwell Council Member Lee Allison Council Member David Clark Council Member Gary Bilyeu Council Member Allen Chick XFavor XFavor Favor _ X Favor Favor Against Against Against Against Against PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas on this the 4th day of March 2019. ATTEST: Che y ice, City Secretary APPROVED: Thomas E. Muir, Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM & LEGALITY: nn F�mv� Robert Dillard, City Attorney