HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 07-059 ORDINANCE NO. 07-059
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 07-056
CANVASSING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD JOINTLY WITH JEFFERSON COUNTY, ON
THE 12TH DAY OF MAY, 2007, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A
MAYOR, TWO COUNCILMEMBERS-AT-LARGE, COUNCILMEMBERS
WARDS I, II, III AND IV; A PARK PROPOSITION AUTHORIZING THE
SALE OF HEBERT PARK,MAPLE/OAKLAND PARK AND A PORTION OF
PIPKIN PARK; AND TO CANVASS A RECOUNT OF VOTES CAST FOR
WARD IV COUNCILMEMBER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
WHEREAS, the City Council by Ordinance No. 07-056 dated May 22, 2007 duly
canvassed the votes of the General Election held on May 12, 2007 for the City officials for
the office of Mayor; Officials for the offices of Councilmember-At-Large, Officials for the
offices of Councilmember Wards I, II, III and IV; and
WHEREAS, a manual count of the votes cast revealed that the election returns of
the votes canvassed included test votes which were not deleted before the election began;
and
WHEREAS,the removal of the test votes resulted in a change to the final vote totals
canvassed on May 22, 2007 which necessitates an amendment to the canvassing
ordinance to reflect the corrected totals; and
WHEREAS, after duly re-canvassing said returns, the City Council finds that
Ordinance 07-056 should be amended to reflect that the votes cast at said election for the
candidates for said offices are as follows:
Office of Mayor: Votes Percentage
Becky Ames 7,314 51.65%
Fanniece Hawkins 6,615 46.71%
Charlie Bennett, Jr. 233 1.65%
Office of Councilmember at Larae:
Charlie Foxworth 6,017 27.11%
Gethrel "Get" Williams Wright 6,152 27.72%
Allen Lee 1,408 6.34%
Delores Davis 717 3.23%
Leroy Lewis III 426 1.92%
Dean L. Tucker 282 1.27%
Ernest "Bruce" Hendrix, Jr. 946 4.26%
W.L. Pate, Jr. 6,244 28.14%
Councilmember Ward I:
Martha "Marty" Craig 1,270 31.53%
Alan Coleman 1,871 46.45%
Randall D. Collins 887 22.02%
Councilmember Ward II:
Nancy Beaulieu 4,317 100.00%
Councilmember Ward III:
Celestine Harris 265 14.50%
Audwin Samuel 1,563 85.50%
Councilmember Ward IV:
Jamie Smith 1,583 59.87%
Bobbie J. Patterson 1,061 40.13%
Park Propositions for the Sale of:
Hebert Park
For the Sale 8,438 68.22%
Against the Sale 3,930 31.78%
Oakland/Maple Park
For the Sale 8,539 70.41%
Against the Sale 3,588 29.59%
Pipkin Park
For the Sale 7,840 63.23%
Against the Sale 4,559 36.77%
WHEREAS, no candidate for Councilmember Ward I received the necessary votes
required by Charter to be elected, a run-off election is required.
WHEREAS,a recount of the vote count of the Ward IV election had been requested
and conducted, the City Council finds after duly canvassing the recounted votes, that the
recounted votes cast at said election for the candidates for said office are as follows:
Councilmember Ward IV
Jamie Smith 1,583 59.87%
Bobbie J. Patterson 1,061 40.13%
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT Ordinance No. 07-056 shall be amended to reflect that the votes shall be
amended to reflect that the votes cast at the May 12, 2007 general election as are as
stated herein above.
Section 2.
That the new canvass of the results of the said General City election be and the
same are hereby declared to have been as set out herein, and the following named
persons were elected to the respective positions subject to the taking of their oaths of
office as provided by the laws of the State of Texas and further, that the results for the
authorization of the sale of the various parks is as follows:
For Mayor: Becky Ames
For Councilmember-At-Large: Gethrel `Get" Williams-Wright
For Councilmember-At-Large: W.L. Pate, Jr.
For Councilmember Ward II: Nancy Beaulieu
For Councilmember Ward III: Audwin M. Samuel
For Councilmember Ward IV: Jamie Smith
Park Sale Proposition Hebert Park - Authorized
Oakland/Maple Park - Authorized
Pipkin Park - Authorized
Section 3.
That if any section, subsection, sentence,clause, or phrase of this ordinance or the
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application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid or adjudged unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,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; and the City
Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, declares it would have passed each and every
part of the same notwithstanding the omission of any such part thus declared to be invalid
or unconstitutional, or whether there by one or more parts.
Section 4.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict herewith are,
to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict, hereby repealed.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 5th day of June,
2007.
l� �� qmayor Becky Ames -