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ORDINANCE NO. 2O 10 -44 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS,, ORDERING A GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 2010 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE 1, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE 2, AND TO FILL A VACANCY FOR THE TWO YEAR REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 6; SUBMITTING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER AND A PROPOSITION TO LEASE CITY PARK. PROPERTY TO THE SAN MARCOS NOON LIONS CLUB TO THE VOTERS; ESTABLISHING EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS AND POLLING PLACES FOR THIS ELECTION; MAKING PROVISIONS FOR CONDUCTING THE ELECTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: f SECTION 1. A general and special election is ordered to be held by the City of San Marcos (the "City ") at the various polling places and election precincts within the corporate limits of the City, as hereinafter designated, on November 2, 201 o from the hours of 7: oO a.m. to 7:00 p.m. This general and special City election will be conducted jointly with Hays County and will be administered for the City by the Hays County Elections Administrator, but this general and special City election is not a county -wide election. At the general election the qualified voters of the City will elect a Mayor for a term of two years and City Council Member for Place 1 and a City Council Member for Place 2 with each Council Member position having a term of three years. At the special election, the qualified voters of the City will elect a candidate to fill a vacancy in the office of Council Member Place f for the two year remainder of the unexpired term of that office. At the special election, ballot propositions will also be submitted to the qualified voters of the City for proposed amendments to the City Charter and a proposed lease of City Park property to the San Marcos Noon Lions Club for an initial term of five (5) years commencing on April 11, 2011 with options to renew for up to four (4) additional terms of five (5) years each upon mutual agreement. The official canvass of the election shall be held on the second Monday following election day. In the event it becomes necessary to conduct a runoff election, it shall be held on the fourth Tuesday after canvass. Canvass of the returns of the runoff election, if necessary, shall be held no earlier than the 8th day nor later than the 11 th day following the date of the runoff election. SECTION 2. The following propositions shall be submitted to the qualified voters: Proposition No. 1 —Lease of City Park Property 1