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Home My Public Portal AboutResolution No. 568-23 01-10-2023RESOLUTION NO. 568-23 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE OFFICES OF CITY COUNCIL PLACES 1, 3, AND 5; ESTABLISHING THE DATES AND TIMES OF EARLY VOTING FOR SUCH ELECTION; ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR A RUNOFF ELECTION, IF REQUIRED; AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH TARRANT COUNTY TO FURNISH ELECTION SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Election Code of the State of Texas and the Richland Hills City Charter, it is provided that there shall be held in each municipality in the State of Texas, a general election for the purpose of electing officials of said municipality; and WHEREAS, the Richland Hills City Council has determined that a contract with Tarrant County Election Administration for election services and equipment is in the best interest of the City of Richland Hills. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. Election Order for General Election The City Council of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, at a regular meeting held this date, does hereby order an election of officers for the City of Richland Hills, Texas, to be held on the first Saturday in May, that being May 6, 2023, for the purpose of electing one Council Member for Place 1, one Council Member for Place 3, and one Council Member for Place 5, who shall each serve for a period of two years or until their successors have been duly qualified. The Council candidate receiving the greatest number of votes for Place 1, Place 3, and Place 5 shall be declared elected. Section 2. Joint Election Administration Contract The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a contract with Tarrant County Elections Administrator for the purpose of having Tarrant County furnish all or any portion of the election services and equipment needed by the City Secretary to conduct the election. The contract document and election services provided therein shall conform to Chapter 31, Subchapter D, of the Texas Election Code and other applicable statutes and laws. Section 3. Voting Equipment The election services contract shall provide (a) the type of electronic voting equipment to be used for early voting by personal appearance and on election day, (b) notification and training for election judges and clerks, (c) an estimate and final payment terms for the election services provided, (d) agreements for early voting equipment and voting machine rental, and (e) other procedures to conduct the election. Section 4. Combined Ballots Combined ballots may be utilized containing all of the offices and propositions to be voted on at each polling place, provided that no voter shall be given a ballot or permitted to vote for any office or proposition on which the voter is ineligible to vote. Returns may be made on forms, which are individual or combined, and the Tarrant County Elections Administrator shall be designated as the custodian of the combined records. The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the ballot shall be determined by a drawing by the City Secretary pursuant to state law. Notice of the time and place for such drawing shall be given in accordance with the Code. Section 5. Early Voting Clerk Heider Garcia, Tarrant County Elections Administrator, 2700 Premier Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76111, or his successor, is hereby appointed as Early Voting Clerk and Lindsay Rawlinson, City Secretary, 3200 Diana Drive, Richland Hills, Texas, 76118, shall serve as Deputy Early Voting Clerk. Applications for ballot by mail must be received by 12 noon or close of business, whichever is later, by Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Mailing Address: Tarrant County Elections Attention: Early Voting Clerk PO Box 961011 Fort Worth, Texas 76161-0011 www.tarrantcounty.com_ 817-831-8683 Fax: 817-831-6118 electionsinfo@tarrantcounty.com Section 6. Early Voting Early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted at the main early voting location at the Tarrant County Elections Center, 2700 Premier Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76111. Branch offices for early voting shall also be established as outlined in the joint election agreement with Tarrant County. Early voting by personal appearance begins on Monday, April 24, 2023, and ends on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, during the hours listed below: April 24 — 28 April 29 April 30 May 1 — 2 Monday — Friday Saturday Sunday Monday — Tuesday Resolution No. 568-22, Page 2 of 4 8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. — 7:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. — 7:00 p.m. Applications for early voting by mail shall be delivered to the Early Voting Clerk at the address set forth in Section 5 not later than 12 noon or close of business, whichever is later, by Tuesday, April 25, 2023. For purposes of processing ballots cast in early voting, the election officers for the Early Voting Ballot Board shall be appointed and designated in accordance with the provisions of the election agreement with Tarrant County. Section 7. Election Day All resident, qualified voters, determined by the laws of the State of Texas, the Charter, and ordinances of the City of Richland Hills shall be qualified to vote at such election. For the purpose of said election, the entire City is constituted into one voting precinct. Voting on Election Day, May 6, 2023, shall be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The location of the polling places are designated pursuant to the Texas Election Code as those precincts designated by Tarrant County. This election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the aforesaid election agreement, election laws of the Texas Election Code, the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the Charter of the City of Richland Hills, and as may be required by law. All election materials and proceedings shall be printed in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Section 8. Candidate Applications Applications for candidacy to the offices of Council Member Place 1, Council Member Place 3, and Council Member Place 5 shall be made to the City Secretary of the City of Richland Hills beginning at 8:00 a.m., January 18, 2023, and not later than 5:00 p.m., February 17, 2023, in manner and form as prescribed by law, and the charter and ordinances of the City of Richland Hills, Texas. The names of eligible and qualified candidates for such office shall be placed on the ballots for such election by the City Secretary at the time and in the manner prescribed by law, and the charter and ordinances of the City of Richland Hills. Section 9. Election Results The results of the election shall be certified, canvassed, and returned in the form and manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas and the charter and ordinances of the City of Richland Hills. Section 10. Election Notice The notice of the election hereby ordered and called shall be promulgated, published and posted in keeping with the laws of the State of Texas, and the charter and ordinances of the City of Richland Hills. Resolution No. 568-22, Page 3 of 4 Section 11. Election Officials The election judge, alternate election judge, and ballot board will be appointed by the Tarrant County Elections Administrator, as permitted by law. The presiding judge shall appoint elections clerks as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the election. The election judge, or the alternate election judge in the absence of the election judge, and the election clerks shall constitute the Early Voting Ballot Board. The election judge, and alternate election judge, and election clerks shall be qualified voters of the City. Section 12. Runoff Election Any runoff election required for the election of members of the City Council of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, following the regular election of May 6, 2023, shall be held in accordance with Section 2.025 (a) Election Code of the State of Texas, and on a date as agreed to between the City of Richland Hills and Tarrant County Elections. Section 13. Necessary Actions The City Manager and the City Secretary, in consultation with the City Attorney, are hereby authorized and directed to take any and all actions necessary to comply with the provisions of federal and state law in carrying out and conducting the election, whether or not expressly authorized herein. APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Richland Hills City Council on January 10, 2023, by a vote of ayes, nays, and abstentions. APPROVED: ATTEST: THE ' ONORABLE EDWARD LOPEZ, MAYOR LIND AY R, l' INSON, CITY SECRETARY Resolution No. 568-22, Page 4 of 4