2012-321oxD�rArrcE rro. 2012-321
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING ELECTION RETURNS OF THE BOND ELECTION HELD ON
NOVEMBER 6, 2012; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF DENTON §
CITY OF DENTON §
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas ("City") ordered an election to be held
in the City on November 6, 2012 for the approval or disapproval of general obligation bonds on the
PROPOSITION hereinafter stated; and
WHEREAS, said City Council has invesrigated all matters pertaining to this election, including the
ordering, giving notice, officers, holding and making returns of this election; and
WHEREAS, the election officers who held the election have duly inade the returns of the result
thereof, and these returns have been duly delivered to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, it is hereby oft"icially found and deternuned that the meeting at which this ordinance
was passed was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was
given, all as required by the Texas Governinent Code, Chapter 551; NOW, THEREFORE;
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council officially finds and determines that the election held on
Noveinber 6, 2012 was duly ordered, that proper notice of this election was duly given, that proper election
officers were duly appointed prior to this election, that this election was duly held, that the City has
complied with the Federal Voting Rights Act and the Texas Election Code, that the returns of the result of
this election liave been made and delivered to the Council, and that the City Council has duly canvassed
these returns, all in accordance with the law and the ordinance calling this election.
SECTION 2, That the official returns of the election officials having been opened, examined, and
canvassed and the Ciry Council officially finds and determines that 32,331 votes were cast at this election
on the subinitted PROPOSITION by the resident, qualified electors of the City, who voted at the election
and that the votes cast for such proposition on the Uallot for the bond election were as follows:
EARLY/ABSENTEE VOTING:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
17,162 FOR )
THE ISSUANCE OF $20,400,000 OF PUBLIC SECURITIES FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS WITH UP TO $400,000 OF SUCH
AMOUNT FOR RELATED PUBLIC ART IMPROVEMENTS
5 097 AGAINST )
REGULAR VOTING:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
8,092 FOR )
THE ISSUANCE OF $20,400,000 OF PUBLIC SECURITIES FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS WITH UP TO $400,000 OF SUCH
AMOUNT FOR RELATED PUBLIC ART IIvIPROVEMENTS
1,980 AGAINST )
TOTAL VOTES CAST:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
25,254 FOR )
THE ISSUANCE OF $20,400,000 OF PUBLIC SECURITIES FOR
STREET IlVIPROVEMENTS WITH UP TO $400,000 OF SUCH
AMOUNT FOR RELATED PUBLIC ART IMPROVEMENTS
7,077 AGAINST )
SECTION 3. That the City Council officially finds, determines, and declaxes the result of said
election to be that PROPOSITION NO. 1 so submitted has received a favorable majority vote in all respects
and has carried.
SECTION 4. That the aforesaid bonds may be issued as voted and as provided by law.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
2
PASSED, APPROVED AND EFFECTIVE this the 19th day of November, 2012.
ATTEST:
�
W .
CI SEC TARY, CITY OF DENTON
__
,
f' �`
�
� � 1 -�
MA OR, "ITI�` DEI� �
�
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
n� ��)
��� - �� }
� , � ��.� � �
CITY ATTORNEY
�
• '� � ./...f r 7
:• . • •Z
CERTIFICATE FOR ORDINANCE
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DENTON
CITY OF DENTON
We, the undersigned off�icers of said Cit�T, hereb�T certif�T as follo��� s:
L The Cit�T Council of said CiriT convened in SPECIAL MEETING ON THE 19TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER, 2012, at the CittT Hall, and the roll ���as called of the dul�T constituted off�icers and members
of said Cit�T Council, to ���it:
Marlc Burroughs, Ma�Tor
Kevin Roden
Dalton GregonT
Jim Engelbrecht
Pete Kamp, Ma�Tor Pro Tem
Chris Watts
James King
and all of said persons ��� ere present, eicept Council members King and Watts, thus constituting a quorum.
Whereupon, among other business, the follo���ing ���as transacted at said Meeting:
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING ELECTION RETURNS OF THE BOND ELECTION
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 2012; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
��� as dul�T introduced for the consideration of said Cit�T Council and reacl in full. It ��� as then dul�T moved and
seconded that said Ordinance be passed; and, after due discussion, said motion carnTing ���ith it the passage
of said Ordinance, prevailed and carried b�T the follo���ing vote:
AYES: 5 NOES: 0 ABSTENTIONS: 0
2. That a true, full and correct cop�T of the aforesaid Ordinance passed at the Meeting described in
the above and foregoing paragraph is attached to and follo��� s this Certificate; that said Ordinance has been
dul�T recorded in said CittT Council's minutes of said Meeting; that the above and foregoing paragraph is a
true, full and correct eicerpt from said CittT Council's minutes of said Meeting pertaining to the passage of
said Ordinance; that the persons named in the above and foregoing paragraph are the dul�T chosen, qualified
and acting officers and members of said Cit�T Council as indicated therein; that each of the officers and
members of said Cit�T Council ��� as dul�T and sufficientl�T notif�ied officiall�T and personall�T, in advance, of the
time, place and purpose of the aforesaid Meeting, and that said Ordinance ���ould be introduced and
considered for passage at said Meeting, and each of said officers and members consented, in aclvance, to the
holding of said Meeting for such purpose, and that said Meeting ��� as open to the public and public notice of
the time, place and purpose of said meeting ���as given, all as required b�T the Teias Government Code,
Chapter 551.
3. That the Ma�Tor of said Cit�T has approved and hereb�T approves the aforesaid Ordinance; that
the Ma�Tor and the Cit�T SecretanT of said Cit�T have dul�T signed said Ordinance; and that the Ma�Tor and the
Cit�T SecretanT of said CittT hereb�T declare that their signing of this Certif�icate shall constitute the signing of
the attached and follo���ing cop�T of said Ordinance for all purposes.
SIGNED AND SEALED the 19th day of November, 2012.
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY: ^