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made a part of this ordinance is adopted as the official tabulation of the votes cast at the election, and the tabulation will be filed and recorded in the official records of the City of San Marcos as the official canvass of the election. I SECTION 3. The official canvass of the returns of the election reflects the following: A. That in the election for City Council Member, Place 1, Kim Porterfield received 1314 votes and Betsy Robertson received 1265 votes; B. That in the election for City Council Member, Place 2, Gaylord Bose received 1306 votes and Jude Prather received 1303 votes; C. The following votes were cast for and against the following numbered propositions: PROPOSITION NO.1 The proposal to establish the San Marcos Conference Center as a venue project and to fund that project by raising the hotel occupancy tax from its present rate of seven percent (7%) by two percent (2%) to a new, total rate of nine percent (9%). Votes for Proposition No.1: 1748 Votes against Proposition No.1: 868 I SECTION 4. That Kim Porterfield is elected City Council Member, Place 1; Gaylord Bose is elected City Council Member, Place 2; and Proposition No.1 is adopted. SECTION 5. 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 three separate meetings, and that ordinances do not take effect until ten (10) days after the date of final passage are suspended, and this Ordinance will take effect upon publication of notice of its adoption in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. PASSED. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the 19th day of November 2007. ~~ Mayor r~te:t: ( (ic,\ /] j (~ti?:Y;fu~lULl{ ;h / I 2