HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 85-111 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF
THE ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ON THE
5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1985.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont duly
called a special election to be held on the 5th day of November,
1985 for the purpose of voting to repeal Ordinances 85-81 and
85-90; approving or rejecting an ordinance changing the name of
Martin Luther King, Jr . Parkway and other streets referred to in
Ordinance 85-66 back to the original names; approving or rejecting
an ordinance changing the name of College Street to Martin Luther
King, Jr . Boulevard; concerning the recall of the Mayor; concerning
the recall of Councilman -G. Wayne Turner; concerning the repeal of
the ordinances establishing rates for garbage, trash, water
service, sewer service and, sanitation fees and regulations; an
ordinance providing that no city employee shall receive a rate of
pay in excess of $40,000 per year for th next five (5 ) years; and
ordinance establishing the Beaumont Minimum Wage Law of 1985 to
bring the minimum wage of the city to $4.10; and,
WHEREAS, the election was duly conducted on the 5th day
of November, 1985, at which time the qualified voters of the City
of Beaumont cast ballots on the following issues:
1 . "AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE NAME OF MARTIN
LUTHER KING, JR. PARKWAY AND OTHER STREETS
BACK TO THE ORIGINAL NAMES. "
2 . "AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE NAME OF COLLEGE
STREET TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BOULEVARD.
3 . "SHALL WILLIAM B . NEILD BE REMOVED FROM THE
OFFICE OF MAYOR BY RECALL?"
4. "SHALL G. WAYNE TURNER BE REMOVED FROM THE
OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN BY RECALL?"
5 . "AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AN ORDINANCE 83-122
ESTABLISHING RATES FOR GARBAGE AND TRASH
COLLECTION; ORDINANCE 84-127 AMENDING WATER
AND SEWER RATES; AND ORDINANCE 84-129
PROVIDING SANITATION FEES AND REGULATIONS.
6 . "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT NO CITY EMPLOYEE
SHALL RECEIVE A RATE OF PAY IN EXCESS OF
$40, 000 PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE (5) YEARS.
7 . "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE BEAUMONT MINIMUM
WAGE LAW OF 1985 WHICH WILL BRING THE MINUMUM
WAGE IN THE CITY TO $4. 10 PER HOUR.
and,
WHEREAS, after duly canvassing said returns, the City
Council found that the votes cast at said election for the
issues were as follows :
1 . FOR THE ORDINANCE------------- 5 ,294 (23 .5°%)
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE---------17, 227 (76 .5%)
2 . FOR THE ORDINANCE------------- 3 ,308 (14.9%)
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE---------18,953 (85 .1% )
3 . FOR THE ORDINANCE------------- 8,052 (35.5%)
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE---------14,649 (64.5%)
4 . FOR THE ORDINANCE------------- 8,380 (37 .3%)
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE---------14,077 (62.7°%)
5 . FOR THE ORDINANCE------------- 8,755 (41.2%)
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE---------12,495 (58.8%)
6 . FOR THE ORDINANCE------------- 6,880 (31 . 2%)
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE---------15, 176 (68.8%)
7 . FOR THE ORDINANCE------------- 5,858 (26 .2%)
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE---------16,540 (73 .8%)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
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Section 1 .
That the City Council finds that the election held in and
throughout the City of Beaumont, Texas on the 5th day of November,
1985, which election is more particularly described in the preamble
of this ordinance, was duly called and notice thereof was given and
said election was held under and in strict conformity with law;
that only duly qualified resident electors of said City voted at
said election; that due returns of said election have been made by
the proper officers; and, that said election has resulted in the
following outcome:
1 . "AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE NAME OF MARTIN
LUTHER KING, JR. PARKWAY AND OTHER STREETS
BACK TO THE ORIGINAL NAMES----------------DEFEATED
2 . "AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE NAME OF COLLEGE
STREET TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BOULEVARD.
------AGAINST THE RECALL
3 . "SHALL WILLIAM B . NEILD BE REMOVED FROM THE
OFFICE OF MAYOR BY RECALL?"-----AGAINST THE RECALL
4. "SHALL G. WAYNE TURNER BE REMOVED FROM THE
OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN BY RECALL?"----------DEFEATED
5 . "AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AN ORDINANCE 83-122
ESTABLISHING RATES FOR GARBAGE AND TRASH
COLLECTION, ORDINANCE 84-127 AMENDING WATER
AND SEWER RATES; AND ORDINANCE 84-129
PROVIDING SANITATION FEES AND REGULATIONS.
----------------DEFEATED
6 . "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT NO CITY EMPLOYEE
SHALL RECEIVE A RATE OF PAY IN EXCESS OF
$40,000 PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE (5) YEARS.
----------------DEFEATED
7 . "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE BEAUMONT MINIMUM
WAGE LAW OF 1985 WHICH WILL BRING THE MINUMUM
WAGE IN THE CITY TO $4. 10 PER HOUR.
----------------DEFEATED
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Section 2 .
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a
particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various
portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the _ 2 day of +� 1985.
Mayor -
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