ORD 2015-05TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2015-05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS,
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2015-02 ORDERING AND
CALLING A JOINT GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB ("TOWN") TO BE HELD ON MAY 9, 2015 FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING ONE (1) COUNCIL MEMBER
FOR PLACE #3 AND ONE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE #4
TO THE TOWN COUNCIL EACH FOR A TERM OF THREE (3)
YEARS; DECLARING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES IN THE MAY
9, 2015 JOINT GENERAL ELECTION ELECTED TO OFFICE;
CANCELING THE ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF
CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION DECLARING EACH UNOPPOSED
CANDIDATE ELECTED TO OFFICE; PROVIDING A
CUMULATIVE REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT
AND ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on February 10, 2015, the Town Council of the Town of
Trophy Club, Texas (the "Town") passed and approved Ordinance No. 2015-02,
which Ordinance ordered a Joint General Election of the Town of Trophy Club,
Texas, for the purpose of electing one (1) Council member for Place #3 and one
(1) Council member for Place #4 for a three (3) year term each; and
WHEREAS, the Town Secretary has certified in writing that no person has
made a declaration of write-in candidacy for either of the two (2) Council Member
seats, and that each of the two (2) Council Members on the ballot is unopposed
for election to office; and
WHEREAS, the filing deadlines for placement on the ballot and
declaration of write-in candidacy have passed; and
WHEREAS, no proposition is to appear on the ballot in that election in
relations to the two (2) Council Members; and
WHEREAS, in these circumstances Subchapter C, Chapter 2 of the
Election Code authorizes the Town Council to declare the candidates elected to
office and cancel the election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, THAT:
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SECTION 1.
INCORPORATION OF PREMISES
The above and foregoing premises are true and correct and are incorporated
herein and made a part hereof for all purposes.
SECTION 2.
ISSUANCE OF ELECTION CERTIFICATE
The following candidates, who are unopposed in the May 9, 2015, Joint
General Election, are declared elected to office, and shall be issued certificates
of election following the time the election would have been canvassed:
Council Member Place #3 Rhylan Rowe
Council Member Place #4 Tim Kurtz
SECTION 3.
POSTING
The May 9, 2015, Joint General Election is canceled, and the Town
Secretary is directed to cause a copy of this ordinance to be posted on election
day at each polling place used or that would have been used in the election.
SECTION 4.
CUMULATIVE REPEALER
That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Ordinances and shall
not repeal any of the provisions of such Ordinances except for those instances
where there are direct conflicts with the provisions of this Ordinance.
Ordinances or parts thereof in force at the time this Ordinance shall take effect
and that are inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent
that they are inconsistent with this Ordinance. Provided however, that any
complaint, action, claim or lawsuit which has been initiated or has arisen under
or pursuant to such Ordinance on the date of adoption of this Ordinance shall
continue to be governed by the provisions of that Ordinance and for that purpose
the Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5.
SEVERABILITY
If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this
Ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and the Town Council
hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of this Ordinance
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despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 6.
ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT
The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to
engross and enroll this Ordinance in the Ordinance records of the Town and to
properly record this Ordinance in accordance with the Town Charter.
SECTION 7.
EFFECTIVE DATE
That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its date of
passage, in accordance with law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy
Club, Texas this 10th day of March 2015.
C. Nick Sanders, Mayor
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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Holly Fimb es, Town Secretary
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Patricia A. Adams, Town Attorney
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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