ORD 2004-30TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2004-30
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2004-20 THE
SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AND CALLING A JOINT
ELECTION BETWEEN THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
("TOWN") AND DENTON COUNTY ("COUNTY") WITH TOWN
CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO SUBMIT TO THE RESIDENT
QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB A
PROPOSITION RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED
HOME RULE CHARTER FOR THE TOWN, AND WITH THE COUNTY
CALLING A GENERAL ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR AN
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 14 ENTITLED "CANVASSING OF
RETURNS", BY CHANGING THE TIME TO CANVASS THE ELECTION
RETURNS; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION;
PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.001 of the Texas Local Government Code and Article
11, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution, the Town of Trophy Club, Texas (tile "Town") is
authorized to adopt or amend a municipal charter; and
WHEREAS, on August 30, 2004 the Town Council passed Ordinance No. 2004-20, the
same being an Ordinance ordering and calling a Special Election to submit to the resident
qualified voters of the Town of Trophy Club a proposition relating to the adoption of the
proposed Home Rule Charter for the Town; and
WHEREAS, following the Special Election, the results of the election were to be
canvassed by the Town Council at its regular meeting on November 15, 2004 at 7:00 p.m., and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the passage of Ordinance No. 2004-20, the scheduled
November 15, 2004 Town Council meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m. was cancelled and it has
therefore become necessary to call a Special Council Meeting for the put -poses of canvassing the
election and such meeting will be convened at 5:30 p.m. in order to provide a more convenient
time for the Town Council to convene and canvass the returns of the Election.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS;
SECTION 1.
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 14 "CANVASSING OF RETURNS"
Section 14 entitled "Canvassing of Returns" of Ordinance No. 2004-20 of the Town of
Trophy Club, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows and all other articles, chapters,
sections, paragraphs, sentences, phrases and terms of Ordinance No. 2004-20 are not amended
but are hereby ratified and affirmed:
In accordance with the Texas Election Code, the Town of Trophy Club Council shall
convene on November 15, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. to canvass the returns of the Election.
SECTION 2.
CUMULATIVE CLAUSE
This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of Ordinances of the Town of
Trophy Club, Texas, except where the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the
provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club
that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this Ordinance are severable, and
if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this Ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs,
or sections of this Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the Town Council
without incorporation of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or
section.
SECTION 4.
PUBLICATION
The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to publish the
Caption and Effective Date of this Ordinance as required by Section 52.011 of the Texas Local
Government Code.
SECTION 5.
ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT
The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to engross and enroll
this Ordinance by copying the exact Caption and Effective Date in the minutes of the Town
Council and by filing this Ordinance in the Ordinance records of the Town.
SECTION 6.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its date of passage and publication
in accordance with law.
AND IT IS SO ORDAINED
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town
this 81' day of November, 2004.
Effective Date: November 13, 2004
ATTEST:
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Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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