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C ity of Georgetown, Texas
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Le gislative Re gular Age nda
A Co nsideratio n and possible action to approve a Resolution canvassi ng the votes of the
November 5, 2019 Speci al El ecti o n to F i l l a Vacancy, declaring the results to be official --
Ro byn Densmore, City Secretary
B Co nsideratio n and possible action to approve a Resolution orderi ng the runo ff el ecti on for
Tuesday, December 10th, Speci al El ecti o n to F i l l a Vacancy -- Robyn Densmore, City
Secretary
Adjournme nt
Ce rtificate of Posting
I, R o b yn Dens mo re, C ity S ec retary fo r the C ity of G eorgetown, Texas , d o hereb y certify that
this No tic e of Meeting was posted at C ity Hall, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. S treet,
G eorgeto wn, T X 78626, a p lace readily ac ces sible to the general pub lic as required by law, on
the _____ day of _________________, 2019, at __________, and remained s o posted for
at leas t 72 c ontinuous ho urs p receding the s ched uled time o f said meeting.
__________________________________
R o byn Dens more, C ity S ecretary
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City of Georgetown, Texas
City Council Special M eeting
N ovember 18, 2019
S UBJEC T:
Consideration and po ssible action to approve a Resolution canvassi ng the votes of the No vember 5, 2019 Speci al
El ecti on to F i l l a Vacancy, declaring the results to be official -- Robyn Densmore, City Secretary
I T E M S UMMARY:
F I NANC I AL IMPAC T:
N/A
S UBMI T T ED BY:
Robyn Densmo re , City Secretary
AT TAC HMENT S :
Description
C anvass R es olution
Exhibit A - R es ults
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Resolution No. _________________ Page 1 of 2
Description: Canvass of November 5, 2019 Special Election to Fill a Vacancy
Date: _________________________
RESOLUTION NO. ________________
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING
THE RESULTS OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN SPEICAL
ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas ordered a general election to be held
on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, for the purpose of electing a Councilmember for District 1;
WHEREAS, on November 5, 2019 an election was held on the following:
To elect a Councilmember from the City of Georgetown Single-Member District 1 to
fill a vacancy;
WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have prepared the returns of the results
thereof, and the returns have been delivered to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, it appears from the returns, duly and legally made, that the following votes were cast:
FOR COUNCILMEMBER DISTRICT 1
Alex Fuller 201 43.60%
Stevie Nicole Jones 82 17.79%
Mary Calixtro 178 38.61%
Total 461 100.00%
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN TEXAS, that:
SECTION 1. The City Council officially finds and determines that the election was duly called;
that proper notice of the election was given in accordance with law; that the
election was held in accordance with law; that returns of the results of the
election have been made and delivered, and that the City Council has canvassed
the returns, all in accordance with the law and the resolution calling the election.
SECTION 2. It appears from said returns, duly and legally made, that a runoff election is
required to determine who is elected as the Councilmember for the City of
Georgetown Single-Member District 1.
SECTION 3. It is further found and determined that in accordance with the order of this governing
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Resolution No. _________________ Page 2 of 2
Description: Canvass of November 5, 2019 Special Election to Fill a Vacancy
Date: _________________________
body, the City Secretary posted written notice of the date, place and subject of this
meeting on the bulletin board located outside of City Hall, a place convenient and
readily accessible to the general public, and said notice was posted and remained
posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the meeting.
A copy of the posting shall be attached to the minutes of this meeting and shall be
made a part thereof for all intents and purposes.
SECTION 4. Dale Ross, Mayor of the City of Georgetown, met with the Georgetown City Council,
sitting as the Canvassing Board, to canvass the results of special election of the City of
Georgetown, held on November 5, 2019, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to certify
that the election results contained within this resolution correspond with the election
results provided by the Williamson County Elections Administrator as provided in
Exhibit A.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 18th day of November, 2019.
CITY OF GEORGETOWN: ATTEST:
________________________ __________________________________
Dale Ross, Mayor Robyn Densmore, TMRC, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________________
Charlie McNabb, City Attorney
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City of Georgetown, Texas
City Council Special M eeting
N ovember 18, 2019
S UBJEC T:
Consideration and po ssible action to approve a Resolution o rderi ng the runoff el e c ti on for Tuesday, December 1 0th,
Speci al El ecti on to F i l l a Vacancy -- Robyn Densmo re, City Secretary
I T E M S UMMARY:
This election is required to fill the vacancy that currently exist in the Council Member District 1 seat. The Special
Election held o n No vember 5, 2019 did not have o ne candidate carry a majority of the votes so a runoff is required.
F I NANC I AL IMPAC T:
n/a
S UBMI T T ED BY:
Robyn Densmo re , City Secretary
AT TAC HMENT S :
Description
2019 R uno ff R es o lutio n
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Resolution No. ________________________ Page 1 of 2
Description: 2019 Runoff Election – District 1
Date: ________________________________
RESOLUTION NO. ______________________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE
OF COUNCILMEMBER FOR DISTRICT 1 FOR THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 10, 2019.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of Georgetown,
Texas, a special election to fill a vacancy was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, for the purposes of
electing:
One (1) Member of the Georgetown City Council from Single-Member District 1
WHEREAS, in the contest for the position of Councilmember for District 1, no one candidate
received a majority of the votes cast in the special election to fill a vacancy; and election results were
canvassed on November 18, 2019.
WHEREAS, as provided in the City Charter Section 3.04, in the event that no candidate can be
declared the winner by majority, a runoff election shall be held not earlier than twenty (20) days nor later
than thirty (30) days after the date of the final canvass of the main election.
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of Georgetown, Texas
provide that a resolution may be passed establishing the special election procedure and designating the
voting places for said election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. VERIFICATION OF FACTS
The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution are hereby found and
declared to be true and correct and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a
part hereof, as if copied verbatim.
SECTION 2. CONFORMANCE WITH THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The City Council has found that this action implements elements of The Citizen Participation
Plan regarding “voting in municipal elections,” and has found that this action is not
inconsistent or in conflict with any other 2030 Plan Policies
SECTION 3. CANDIDATES
In such runoff election, the two candidates who received, in the preceding election, the
highest number of votes for the office of Councilmember for District 1, shall be voted on
again, and the candidate who receives the majority of the votes cast for Councilmember for
District 1 in the runoff election shall be elected to such office.
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Resolution No. ________________________ Page 2 of 2
Description: 2019 Runoff Election – District 1
Date: ________________________________
SECTION 4. BALLOTS
Voting shall be conducted with ballots prepared in conformity with the Texas Election Code.
SECTION 5. EARLY VOTING
Williamson County Elections Administrator, Chris Davis, shall be the Early Voting Clerk.
In this runoff election, early voting by personal appearance shall take place at the main early
voting location located at the Williamson County Inner Loop Annex beginning, Monday,
December 2, 2019, Tuesday, December 3, 2019, and Friday December 6, 2019 from 8:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, December 4, 2019 and Thursday, December 5, 2019 from
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
SECTION 6. RUNOFF ELECTION DAY VOTING
Runoff Election Day voting on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, shall take place at the
following location for voters residing in the City of Georgetown Single-Member District 1:
Williamson County Inner Loop Annex, 301 SE Inner Loop, Georgetown, Texas
SECTION 7. RESULTS
An unofficial tabulation of results will be provided by the Williamson County Elections
Administrator. The official canvass and tabulation of the results of the election shall be
conducted by the City Council not later than the first regular meeting following the delivery
of the returns to the Mayor pursuant to City Charter Section 3.04.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVENESS OF RESOLUTION
This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
RESOLVED this _____ day of November, 2019.
THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN: ATTEST:
___________________________ ________________________________
By: Dale Ross, Mayor Robyn Densmore, TRMC, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________
Charlie McNabb, City Attorney
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