Ord 2013-068/Canvassing Returns and Declaring results of the general and special election on Nov. 5th

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PROPOSITION NO. 25 The amendment of Sections 6.10. 7.01(b) and 10.02 of the City Charter to correct spelling, grammatical, and typographical errors. FOR 1,984 AGAINST 121 SECTION 4. That Lisa Prewitt received a majority of the votes and is elected to serve as City Council Member Place 1. SECTION 5. That Jude Prather received a majority of votes and is elected to serve as City Council Member Place 2. SECTION 6. Proposition 1, to allow the city council to appoint two planning and zoning commissioners who do not own real property in the city at the time of appointment, did not receive a majority of votes cast and that proposed amendment is not adopted. SECTION 7. Proposition 9, to increase the residency requirement from one year to three years for city council candidates, received a majority of votes cast but that proposed amendment is not adopted because it would conflict with Section 141.003 (b) of the Texas Election Code which prohibits home rule charters from prescribing a minimum length of residence requirement longer than 12 months. The one year residency requirement for city council candidates in Section 3.02(a)(2) of the city charter shall, therefore, remain in effect. SECTION 8. Propositions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 219 22, 24, and 25 are hereby adopted and the San Marcos City Charter is hereby amended as of the effective date of this ordinance to incorporate the text amendments corresponding to each of those propositions as set forth in Ordinance No. 2013 -44 that called the special charter amendment election. SECTION 10. The importance of this ordinance creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity, and the provisions of the charter requiring that ordinances be presented at two separate meetings be waived and, this ordinance will take effect upon its adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the 18th day of November 2013. 13