HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 19-035ORDINANCE NO. 19-035
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE RUNOFF
ELECTION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD ON THE 8TH DAY OF
JUNE 2019, . FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A WARD I
COUNCILMEMBER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont, in session, duly called a
runoff election to be held on the 8th day of June 2019, and the election returns of the
votes cast in said election were canvassed for the following officials: Official for the
office of Ward I; and,
WHEREAS, after duly canvassing said returns, the City Council finds that the
votes cast at said runoff for the candidates for said office are as follows:
Councilmember Ward I:
Taylor S. Neild, Sr.
Virginia H. Jordan
Votes Percentages
1,478 60.50%
965 39.50%
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That the results of said runoff election be and the same are hereby declared to
have been as set out herein, and the following named person was elected to the
respective position subject to the taking of their oath of office as provided by the laws of
the State of Texas:
For Ward I:
Taylor S. Neild
Section 2.
The City Council of the City of Beaumont further finds that notice of said runoff
election was duly and properly given as required by law, and that said runoff election
was duly held and returns thereof were duly made by the proper officials of said runoff
election and in all things according to law.
Section 3.
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 or adjudged unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and
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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to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict, hereby repealed.
The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 18th day of
June 2019.
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Tina Broussard, City Clerk
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