1998-05-02 - ELECTION CANVASS RESULTS - RESRESOLUTION NO. R98-38
A RESOLUTION AND ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING
THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION AND SPECIAL ELECTION
HELD IN THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, ON MAY 2, 1998.
WHEREAS, there was held in the City of Pearland, Texas, on the 2nd day of May,
1998, a City General Election and Special Election at which the offices to be filled for
Member of the Council, Position No. One (1), and Member of the Council, Position No.
Five (5), along with six (6) proposed Charter Amendments were submitted to a vote of
the duly qualified resident electors of said City.
WHEREAS, at this Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Pearland, on
May 5, 1998, after date of said election, being the first meeting of the City Council to be
held since said election at which returns of said election could be considered and final
results declared; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS:
SECTION I.
That the election described was duly called and notice thereof given in
accordance with law; that said election was held in the manner required by law; that due
returns of said election have been made by the proper officers; and it appeared from
said returns, duly and legally made, that there were cast at such election 1447 valid and
legal votes; and that said election resulted in the following vote totals:
FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, POSITION NUMBER ONE
NAME OF CANDIDATE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED PERCENTAGE
Helen W. Beckman 898 100 %
FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, POSITION NUMBER FIVE
NAME OF CANDIDATE
Kevin Cole
Klaus W. Seeger
NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED
567
843
PERCENTAGE
40.21%
59.79 %
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS
AMENDMENT NO. 1
AMENDING SECTION 3.10 FOR
AMENDING SECTION 5.01
AMENDMENT NO.
AMENDMENTNO.
AMENDING SECTION 6.03
AGAINST
2
FOR
AGAINST
3
FOR
AGAINST
618
562
888
456
838
496
REPEALING SECTION 6.12
AMENDING SECTION 6.08
AMENDING SECTION 8.10
AMENDING SECTION 8.17
AMENDMENT NO. 4
That the City Council
FOR 864
AGAINST 454
AMENDMENT NO. 5
FOR 536
AGAINST 793
AMENDMENT NO. 6
FOR 455
AGAINST 855
SECTION II.
of the City of Pearland,
Texas, hereby officially and
affirmatively declares that the results as shown above are the real and true results of the
election held on May 2, 1998, within the City of Pearland, Texas, that the candidate
elected for Member of the Council, Position Number One (1) is declared to be
HELEN W. BECKMAN and the candidate elected for Member of the Council, Position
Number Five (5) is declared to be KLAUS W. SEEGER, and said above parties are
hereby declared duly elected to said respective offices, subject to taking of their Oaths
of Office and Statements of Elected Officers as provided by the laws of the State of
Texas.
SECTION III.
The City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, hereby officially and affirmatively
declares that Amendment Numbers 1 through 4 passed and Amendment Numbers 5 and
3
6 failed (attached hereto as Exhibit "A") to the Home Rule Charter of the City of Pearland
and presented to the duly qualified voters of the City of Pearland as a result of said
election.
SECTION IV.
The following Exhibits B, C, and D (Election Results) are attached hereto and
made a part hereof by reference.
1998.
PASSED, APPROVED, ADOPTED, and ORDERED this
Tom Reid
Mayor
1! th day of May, A.D.,
ATTEST:
Y~ob~g Lorfi. i.i~ , / /.,/
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Darrin M. Coker
Interim City Attorney