HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1985-011 RESOLUTION NO. 85-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS , CALLING A JOINT
ELECTION WITH TARRANT COUNTY FOR
THE SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION OF
CREATION OF A COUNTY-WIDE EMERGENCY
TELEPHONE NUMBER DISTRICT AND THE
�,,, FORMATION OF A RURAL FIRE
PREVENTION DISTRICT WITHIN CERTAIN
UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF TARRANT
� COUNTY; AND TAKING ALL OTHER
NECESSARY ACTION
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine will be conducting City
Council Elections and such other matters as may be placed upon
the ballot by the governing body of said City on April 6 , 1985;
and,
WHEREAS , on April 6 , 1985, Tarrant County will conduct an
election on the question of confirmation of the creation of a
County-wide 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number District, and, the
unincorporated portions of Tarrant County will be conducting an
election on the question of the formation of a Rural Fire
Prevention District; and,
WHEREAS , it is the finding of the governing bodies of the
parties hereto that the joint conduct of such elections would
result in substantial savings to the taxpayers of the
governmental entities required to conduct such elections and that
such savings would be realized if the elections, where possible,
be held in the same location, utilizing the same personnel, and
,s■* utilizing the same� voting machines, with the two governmental
entities sharing 'the expenses incurred in the conduct of this
� election; and,
WHEREAS, all the eligible voters of Tarrant County shall be
entitled to vote in the election to determine the question of
confirmation of the creation of the County-wide 9-1-1 Emergency
Telephone Number District, and all those eligible voters of
Tarrant County who are residents of the unincorporated portions
of said County shall be entitled to vote on the question of the
formation of a Rural Fire Prevention District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE AND THE COMMISSIONERS ' COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY,
TEXAS:
Section 1 . That these two entities , where possible, shall
conduct said elections jointly on April 6 , 1985 , and that in the
event there are election precincts which include incorporated
territory lying within the limits of the said City and unincor-
porated territory, lying outside the limits of any city, that
said voters from the unincorporated territory shall be allowed to
,r►, vote only on the question of the Rural Fire Prevention District
formation and the question of the confirmation of the creati�n of
the County-wide 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number District; while
�, those voters who are residents of the City shall be allowed to
vote only on the City Council races and such other matters as may
be placed upon the ballot by the governing body of said City and
upon the confirmation of the creation of the 9-1-1 District.
Section 2 . That the City of Grapevine and the County of
Tarrant share the costs involved in the conduct of such joint
elections by the County making available to the City, at no
charge, the voting machines necessary, including transportation
of such machines , in those Precincts where such elections are to
be conducted jointly, and by the City' s bearing the cost of such
additional voting personnel as may be required by the joint
conduct of such elections and the applicable charges for delivery
to the County Clerk of the results of the 9-1-1 Telephone Number
District confirmation election and the Rural Fire Prevention
District formation election.
SIGNED this the 5th day of March , 1985 .
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TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS :
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� Mike Moncrief, County Judge
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3 CITY OF GRAPEVINE, XAS :
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William D. Tate, Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Secretary, ity of Grapevine
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney, Cit of� rapevine
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