OR 2015-1415 Calling Sales Tax Election
ORDINANCE NO. 2015-1415
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
NOVEMBER 3, 2015, TO REAUTHORIZE THE LOCAL SALES
AND USE TAX AT A RATE OF ONE-FOURTH (1/4) OF ONE
PERCENT AS APPROVED BY THE ELECTORATE ON
NOVEMBER 8, 2011, TO CONTINUE PROVIDING REVENUE FOR
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MUNICIPAL STREETS OR
SIDEWALKS FOR A TEN (10) YEAR PERIOD; PROVIDING FOR
THE PUBLICATION AND POSTING OF NOTICE; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN ELECTION
AGREEMENT AND ELECTION SERVICES CONTRACT WITH
DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,
the City Council has previously adopted a sales and use taxes to be
used for street and road maintenance, respectively, which such taxes will expire in 2016;
and
WHEREAS,
upon its expiration, it is the desire of the City to continue use of said
sales and use tax for the purposes of maintenance and repair of municipal streets in the City
of Coppell; and
WHEREAS,
a citizen committee has been formed by the City Council that now
recommends a consideration by the voters to extend the one-fourth (1/4) sales tax and use
for continued maintenance and operation; and
WHEREAS,
the City Council after due consideration desires to conduct an
election on the uniform election date of November 8, 2011 to consider the continuation and
use of one fourth (1/4) of one percent sales and use tax for maintenance and repair of
municipal streets or sidewalks.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That an election is hereby ordered for November 3, 2015 to consider
one (1) proposition, to wit: reauthorize and adopt a sales and use tax at the rate of one-
fourth (1/4) of one percent, as approved by the electorate on November 8, 2011, for
maintenance and repair of municipal streets in the City of Coppell, to be submitted to the
qualified voters of the City for their approval or disapproval at an election to be held on
November 3, 2015.
SECTION 2.
That notice of the election shall be posted on the bulletin board used
to post notice of the City Council meetings and be published in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City. That said notice must be published on the same day in each of two
successive weeks, with the first publication occurring no earlier than the thirtieth day and
no later than the fourteenth day before the date of the election. A copy of the published
notice that contains the name of the newspaper and the date of publication shall be retained
as a record of such notice, and such person posting the notice shall make a record of the
time of posting, starting date and the place of posting.
SECTION 3.
The election on the proposed Charter amendment shall be conducted
in accordance with an Election Contract between the City of Coppell and Dallas County
Elections Department and Denton County Elections Department for the Special Election
on November 3, 2015. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Election
Contracts with the Counties of Dallas and Denton for the conduct of the election.
SECTION 4
.That the City Secretary shall present the election returns to the City
of Coppell City Council at a City Council meeting for the canvassing of said election in
accordance with the Texas Election Code.
SECTION 5.
That early voting by personal appearance for Dallas County residents
may be conducted at either the Coppell Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, or at any
of the other branch locations established by the Election Contract. Early voting by personal
appearance will be conducted beginning Monday, October 19, 2015, through Friday,
October 23, 2015, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Saturday, October 24, 2015, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.;
Sunday, October 25, 2015, 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Monday, October 26, 2015 through
Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; and Thursday, October 29, 2015
through Friday, October 30, 2015, 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. at locations specified in the Joint
Election Contracts. Early voting by personal appearance for Denton County residents will
be set forth as stated in the Joint Elections Contract and posted on the City’s webpage.
SECTION 6.
That applications for early voting ballot by mail by Dallas County
residents shall be mailed to: Toni Pippins-Poole, Chief Deputy Early Voting Clerk,
Dallas County Elections Department; Health & Human Services Building, 2377 N.
Stemmons Freeway, Suite 820, Dallas, Texas 75207;to Lannie Noble, CERA, Elections
Administrator, Denton County Elections Administration, 701 Kimberly Drive, Suite
A101, Denton, TX 76208. Applications for early voting ballot by mail, if mailed, must be
received no later than noon on October 23, 2015. Applications for early voting delivered
by personal delivery shall be submitted to the Clerk’s office no later than the close of
business on November 3, 2015.
SECTION 7.
In accordance with Section 123.001 of the Texas Election Code, the
Direct Record and Optical Scan Voting Systems approved by the Secretary of State are
hereby adopted for the election on November 3, 2015.
SECTION 8.
Pursuant to the Joint Election Contract, the County Elections
Administrator shall serve as Election Administrator for the election. Presiding Election
Judges and Alternate Presiding Election Judges appointed to serve at said polling places
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shall be those election officials furnished by the Elections Administrator from the list of
proposed elections judges listed in an attachment to the Joint Election Contract.
SECTION 9.
In compliance with Section 271.006 of the Texas Election Code, the
City Secretary is Early Voting Clerk. The County Elections Administrator is appointed as
Chief Deputy Early Voting Clerk. Other deputy early voting clerks will be appointed as
needed to process early voting mail and to conduct early voting by personal appearance at
the branch locations.
SECTION 10.
An Early Voting Ballot Board shall be created to process early
voting results in accordance with Section 87.007 of the Texas Election Code. The Early
Voting Ballot Board shall be made up of members appointed in the manner stated in the
Joint Election Contract and the Presiding Judge and Alternate Presiding Judge of the Early
Voting Board shall be the election officials listed in the Election Contract.
SECTION 11.
Each amendment submitted must contain only one subject, and the
ballot shall be prepared in a manner that the voters may vote “for” or “against” the
propositions without voting “for” or “against” both of said propositions.
SECTION 12.
The ballot propositions for the proposed adoption of one-fourth of
one percent of sales and use tax are as follows:
Proposition 1
"The reauthorization of the local sales and use tax in Coppell at the
rate of one-fourth of one percent to continue providing revenue for
maintenance and repair of municipal streets or sidewalks. The tax expires
on the 10th anniversary of the date of this election unless the imposition of
the tax is reauthorized."
SECTION 13.
That should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase or section of this ordinance be adjudged or held to be void or unconstitutional, the
same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance, which shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 14.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such case provide.
DULY PASSED
by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, on the 11th
day of August, 2015.
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