OR 2019-1519 Amending Election Order No. 2019-1518
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-1519
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2019-1518 CALLING FOR A SPECIAL
ELECTION TO REAUTHORIZE THE LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX AT
A RATE OF ONE-FOURTH (1/4) OF ONE PERCENT FOR STREETS
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS BE AMENDED BY REVISING THE
PROPOSITION LANGUAGE IN SECTION 12 OF SAID ORDINANCE TO
A SINGLE SENTENCE; AND, PROVIDING FOR THE REITERATION,
REPEATING AND REPUBLISHING OF ORDINANCE 2019-1518 EXCEPT
AS AMENDED HEREIN, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously by enactment of Ordinance number 2019-
1518 ordered an election, to reauthorize a sale and use tax to be used for street and road
maintenance, which such tax will expire in 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Proposition adopted by City Council needs to be revised at the request of
the Dallas and Denton Counties; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approves of the revised language for the voters to consider
extension of the one-fourth (1/4) percent sales and use tax for continued maintenance and repair
for a four (4) year term; and
WHEREAS, the City Council after due consideration desires to still conduct an election
on the uniform election date of November 5, 2019 to consider, reauthorize and continue use of one
fourth (1/4) of one percent sales and use tax for maintenance and repair of municipal streets or
sidewalks as authorized by state law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 2019-1518, calling for a special election to reauthorize
the one fourth (1/4) cent of the sales tax for street maintenance and repairs is hereby amended
Section 12 of said ordinance to revise the proposition language to a single sentence and shall read
as follows:
“Proposition A
The reauthorization for a four (4) year period 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.
For: ___________
Against __________”
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SECTION 2. That an amended notice of the call for special 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 amended 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
amended notice that contains the name of the newspaper and the date of publication shall be
retained as a record of such amended notice, and such person posting the amended notice shall
make a record of the time of posting, starting date and the place of posting.
SECTION 3. That Sections 1 through 13 of Ordinance 2019-1518, except as amended
herein, is hereby reiterated, repeated, recited and republished as if set forth in full.
SECTION 4. 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 21 day of
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