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Home My WebLink AboutORD 85-102 ORDINANCE NO. ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCES 85-81 AND 85-90 AND ENACTING AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ON THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1985 FOR THE PURPOSE OF 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 THE NEXT FIVE (5 ) YEARS; AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE BEAUMONT MINIMUM WAGE LAW OF 1985 TO BRING THE MINIMUM WAGE OF THE CITY TO $4.10. WHEREAS, by Ordinances 85-81 and 85-90 a special election was called in the City of Beaumont for the 5th day of November, 1985; and, WHEREAS, various referendum, initiative and recall provisions have been certified to the City Council and should be added to the ballot; and, WHEREAS, all election items should be combined in this ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1 . That Ordinances 85-81 and 85-90 be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Section 2 . That it is hereby ordered that a special election be held on the 5th day of November, 1985 between the hours of 7 :00 a.m. and 7 :00 p.m. at which election various provisions shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City for their action thereon as set out in the official ballot hereinafter prescribed. Section 3 . That the following ordinances be submitted to the electors of the City of Beaumont at an election to be held within the City of Beaumont on November 5 , 1985: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: THAT SECTION I OF CHAPTER 23 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT BE AMENDED AND IN PARTICULAR THE NAME OF THAT CERTAIN STREET AS INDICATED UPON THE OFFICIAL STREET MAP OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS BY CHANGING THE NAME OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PARKWAY, AND OTHER STREETS REFERRED TO IN ORDINANCE 85-66 BACK TO THE ORIGINAL NAMES . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: THAT SECTION I OF CHAPTER 23 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT BE AMENDED AND IN PARTICULAR THE NAME OF THAT CERTAIN STREET AS INDICATED UPON THE OFFICIAL STREET MAP OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS BY CHANGING THE NAME OF COLLEGE STREET TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BOULEVARD, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: THAT NO CITY EMPLOYEE SHALL RECEIVE A RATE OF PAY IN EXCESS OF $40,000 PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE (5) YEARS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE 83-122 ESTABLISHING RATES FOR GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION; ORDINANCE 84-127 AMENDING WATER AND SEWER RATES; AND 84-129 PROVIDING SANITATION FEES AND REGULATIONS. 2 - "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE BEAUMONT MINIMUM WAGE LAW OF 1985 WHICH WILL BRING THE MINIMUM WAGE IN THE CITY TO $4. 10. /_7 FOR THE ORDINANCE /_7 AGAINST THE ORDINANCE Section 4. That the following recall questions shall be submitted to the electors of the City of Beaumont at an election to be held in the City of Beaumont on November 5, 1985; SHALL WILLIAM B . NEILD BE REMOVED FROM THE OFFICE OF MAYOR BY RECALL? SHALL G. WAYNE TURNER BE REMOVED FROM THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN BY RECALL? Section 5 . That notice of said election shall be given by publishing the notice set out herein in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and County one ( 1 ) time not more than twenty-five ( 25) days nor less than ten ( 10) days before said election. Said notice shall be in the following form: Notice of election in the City of Beaumont for the purpose of considering the following propositions: 1 ) Two ordinances, one of which changes the name of Martin Luther King, Jr . Parkway and other streets referred to in Ordinance 85-66 back to the original names and the other changes the name of College Street to Martin Luther King, Jr . Boulevard. 2) The question "Shall William B . Neild be removed from the office of Mayor by recall? " 3 - 3 ) The question "Shall G. Wayne Turner be removed from the office of Councilman by recall. " 4) An ordinance repealing 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. 5) 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. 6 ) An ordinance establishing the Beaumont Minimum Wage Law of 1985 which will bring the minimum wage in the City to $4.10. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN ELECTION AS PROVIDED BY THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS ON THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1985 FROM 7 :00 A .M. TO 7 :00 P.M. TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSITIONS HEREIN SET OUT. Section 6 . The form of the ballot which shall be used at said election shall be substantially as follows: "AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE NAME OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PARKWAY AND OTHER STREETS BACK TO THE ORIGINAL NAMES. " /-7 FOR THE ORDINANCE /-7 AGAINST THE ORDINANCE "AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE NAME OF COLLEGE STREET TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BOULEVARD. /-7 FOR THE ORDINANCE AGAINST THE ORDINANCE 4 - "SHALL WILLIAM B. NEILD BE REMOVED FROM THE OFFICE OF MAYOR BY RECALL?" /-7 FOR THE RECALL OF WILLIAM B. NEILD /-7 AGAINST THE RECALL OF WILLIAM B . NEILD "SHALL G. WAYNE TURNER BE REMOVED FROM THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN BY RECALL? " /-7 FOR THE RECALL OF G. WAYNE TURNER /-7 AGAINST THE RECALL OF G. WAYNE TURNER "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. /-7 FOR THE ORDINANCE /-7 AGAINST THE ORDINANCE "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 FOR THE ORDINANCE /-7 AGAINST THE ORDINANCE "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE BEAUMONT MINIMUM WAGE LAW OF 1985 WHICH WILL BRING THE MINUMUM WAGE IN THE CITY TO $4.10 PER HOUR. /-7 FOR THE ORDINANCE /-7 AGAINST THE ORDINANCE - 5 - Section 7 . The special election hereby ordered shall be held under the provisions of the Charter of the City of Beaumont, Texas, and the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas and the ordinances of the City of Beaumont, including this particular ordinance, and only qualified voters of and in the City of Beaumont shall be allowed to vote at said election, and each elector shall vote in the election precinct of his residence. Section 8 . The places for voting and the judges and officials at said election are set out in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. The presiding judges shall be authorized to select such clerks or other assistants provided by law, as may be deemed necessary; and said election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of law, and the general laws of the State of Texas shall be observed insofar as they are applicable. Section 9 . That an electronic voting system, as defined and described by Article 7 .15, Texas Election Code, shall be used for said election and the following are hereby appointed officers of said election to serve at the Central Counting Station, which is hereby established at the Jefferson County Mid-County Office Building: Manager of the Central Counting Station: Tom Lowrance Tabulation Supervisor: Raymond McInnis Presiding Judge for the Central Counting Station: Myrtle Corgey 6 - The Manager and Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station shall appoint not more than four (4) clerks to serve at the Central Counting Station. The official ballot cards and ballot labels, respectively, for the election shall be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code. Absentee voting shall be conducted by a clerk for absentee voting, namely, Myrtle Corgey, the City Clerk, and the place at which the absentee voting shall be conducted is designated at the City Hall, Beaumont, Texas, which address in the mailing address to which absentee ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be sent. Said clerk shall keep said office open for at least eight (8) hours, between 8 :00 a.m. to 5 :00 p.m. , on each day for absentee voting which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or an official State holiday; provided, however, except as authorised by Article 5 .05, Subdivision 3 (d) , Texas Election Code, said clerk shall not permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance on any day which is not a regular working day for the clerk' s office, and under no circumstances shall she permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance at any time when her office is not open to the public. Absentee votes by mail shall be counted by a special canvassing board consisting of a Presiding Judge and two clerks. E . A. Adams is hereby appointed Presiding Judge of the special canvassing board and he shall appoint the two clerks. 7 - —9-�� Section 10. A copy of this ordinance, both in the English language and in the Spanish language, signed by the Mayor of the City of Beaumont, Texas, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, shall constitute the notice ordering said election and the City Clerk is directed to cause a copy of this ordinance, signed by the Mayor and attested by her, to be posted at the City Hall in the City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, said posting to be not less than twenty (20) days prior to said election, and to cause a copy of this ordinance to be published on the same day in each of two (2 ) successive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation in the City of Beaumont, said publication to be made in accordance with the requirements of Article 1170, V .A.C.S . , Texas, the first such publication to be made not less than fourteen (14) days before the date of said election. Section 11. This ordinance shall be finally passed on the date of its enactment and shall take effect immediately upon its passage and signature by the Mayor. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to attest to same and to affix the seal of the City of Beaumont hereto. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the �� day of 1��,� / 1985. Mayor - 8 - JUi_};`?> A:Ju PJi,i,Ivu Yea" . PRECINCTS POLLING PLACES JUDGES ALTERNATES Precinct 1 Edwards Education Center R. C. Bowers Mrs. George Coleman 4401 Detroit 4699 Steelton 2375 Pierce Precinct 2 French High School Louis B. DeSoto Raymond Brown 4415 Concord 3250 Willowood 3015 Dogwood Precinct 3 French Elementary Etta Lois Hope John Ray 1900 Pope 3436 Magnolia 2355 Primrose Precinct 4 Wilbanks Elementary Albert W. Henry Colbert Wright 3395 Harrison 875 Central Drive 2925 North Precinct 5 Caldwood Elementary Maxine L. Barry Annette Riegal 102 Berkshire Lane 229 C. Caldwood 225 C. Caldwood Precinct 6 Beaumont-Charlton Pollard Beverly Morgan Vicky Lowrey 83 Royal Purple Drive 2490 Liberty 2556 Angelina Precinct 7 Instructional Media Cen. Christian A. Vieser Abbie Carter 2330 North Street 2425 Evalon 2475 Evalon Precinct 8 Gulf Coast Rod & Reel Victoria Crawford Melissa Sweet 2555 Gulf Street 430 Lethia P. 0. Box 2624 Precinct 10 Dick Dowling Elementary Loretta Oliver Leslie Cantue 1300 North Street 2243 Pecos 1075 Long Precinct 11 Jeff. County Courthouse Mrs. W. C. Ross John A. Kattawar 1149 Pearl 1343 Johns 285 Irma Precinct 12 Dunbar Elementary School Rev. W. W. Como Revordia Williams 820 Jackson 1115 Buford 1414 Sherman Precinct 13 New Day Church Dalton Dominque Peaches Chadian 1305 Fulton 760 Fulton 1440 Fulton Precinct 14 Ogden Elementary School Ms. B. L. Thompson Florence RoM chau 2300 Victoria 2250 Avenue A 1377 Terrell Precinct 15 David Crockett Mddl School Harvey Smith Lular. Blackmon 1400 Royal 2344 Avenue C 2227 Avenue E Precinct 16 Fletcher Elementary School Lance R. Cisneros Lillian B. Turner 1050 Avenue E 650 Avenue B 1043 Avenue E Precinct 17 Amelia Baptist Church Mildred Brown 8055 Brighton Drive 1075 Glendale Precinct 18 West Brook 9th Grd Cntr Stella Melonson Leanna Mouton 3443 Fannett Road 4445 Booker 3175 Elinor Ave Precinct 19 Giles Education Center Elaine P. Porter Walter W. Porter 3500 Chaison 4145 Chaison 4145 Chaison �_��--10Z Exhibit "A" JUDrrE.> & PJLI I P11 CGS Pa j-, 2 Precinct 20 Pietzsch 'Elementary School Alma H. Wilkerson Lois Luke 4301 Highland Avenue 4285 Kenneth 4935 Howard Precinct 22 Roy Guess School Jackie Hubbard Mable S. Hogan 8055 Voth Road 10875 Old Voth Rd. 5660 Rosedale Precinct 23 1st Baptist Church of Voth Barbara Gibson Gladys Chambless P. 0. Box 366 VRS Route 3, Box A-29 Rt. 3, Box A9 Beaumont, Texas 77709 Bmt, Texas 77709 Precinct 26 Municipal Airport Gloria Merindino , (90) 455 Keith Road Rt . 9 Box 442 Precinct 27 Amelia Elementary Huberta Maynor Wanda Lowell (78) Major Drive 575 Eldridge 575 Blanton Precinct 39 Blanchette Elementary Elizabeth Guillory Floyd Guillory 2400 Lela 2465 Potts 2465 Potts Precinct 62 Sallie Curtis Elementary Naldia Reeves ;Myra Butler 6225 No-th Circuit 725 Yount Precinct 63 Lucas Elementary School Ms. Timmie Sam Ms. Honor nobles 1750 East Lucas 1230 Fairway 325 E. Lucas Precinct 64 Tyrrell Park Elementary Mildred Neely Fannie Adams 21-28-31-35 5515 Phelps Road 5530 Seale Road 74- - •92 Precinct 65 Regina-Howell School James L. Noble Nolme Noble_ 5850 Regina 1335 Rikisha 1335 Rikisha Precinct 67 South Park High School J. 0. Keelan Ruth Keelan 4500 Highland Avenue 675 Zavalla 675 Zavalla Precinct 63 Austin diddle School Otis I. Stracener Frances Strachn (89) 3410 Austin 4745 Ebonwood Dr. 3780 Empire Row Precinct 72 Commissioner's Precinct #1 Olita Holmes Service Center 5840 Scenic Drive 4650 N. Major Drive Precinct 73 George Marshall Middle Schl Suzanne Weis Ken Weis 6455 Gladys 1045 Stacewood 1045 Stacewood Precinct 75 Lamar University William C. Dunshie Erma Dunshie (33) 4400 Pt. Arthur Road 4260 Pershing 4260 Pershing Precinct 77 St. Pius X Church Princess Hopson Jeraldine Sells 3355 McHale 5030 Helbig, Apt 65 5080 Helbig Precinct 79 Tennis Center Dolores Lawless Athletic Complex 495 Yorktown 6455 College JUl _ f'J+,i l_' PLA�.hs� Pa—e 3 Precinct 84 Fehl School Catherine Alverson Vietta Collins Evans 3350 Blanchette 3026 Corley S. 9th Street ' Precinct 35 Binswanger Glass Company Vernon Durden Verlene Davenport 4225 College Street 4035 Parrish St 4390 Cartwright 842-5206 Precinct 36 West End Baptist Church Peggy Lind Minta Boudreaux 8180 Calder 8160 White Road 270 Berry Road Precinct 87 Pine Burr Baptist Church Mary Ehrensberger Martha Zellers 5095 Pine Burr 5670 Pineburr 5410 Concord Precinct 83 Dawndale Baptist Church Amy Daniel Roger Daniel 5240 Folsom Road 5454 Folsom #2 5454 Folsom #2