2002-125ORDINANCE NO. gPo
AN ORDiNANCE CANVASSiNG THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF
THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO ELECT TWO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
AND THE MAYOR HELD IN THE CITY OF DENTON ON MAY 4, 2002; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds and declares that the May 4, 2002 regular
municipal election was duly ordered for the purpose of electing two councilmembers to Places 5
and 6, and a Mayor to Place 7; that proper notice of said election was duly given and election
officials appointed; that the election was duly held and the returns of the election officials have
been delivered to the Council, all in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the
Charter and ordinances of the City of Denton.
SECTION 2. The official returns of the election officials having been opened, exam'med,
and canvassed, and the Council hereby finds and declares that 4,931 ballots were cast at the
election, and that the votes cast for each place on the Council were as follows:
EARLY VOTING:
FOR PLACE 5:
Bob Montgomery
Carl Gene Young, Sr.
1,296 votes
807 votes
FOR PLACE 6:
Mark A. Burroughs
1,410 votes
MAYOR, PLACE 7:
Dessie Goodson
Dalton Allen
Euline Brock
Richard O. Stewart
31 votes
670 votes
1,399 votes
68 votes
ELECTION DAY VOTING:
FOR PLACE 5:
Bob Montgomery 1,699 votes
Carl Gene Young, Sr. 880 votes
FOR PLACE 6:
Mark A. Burroughs
MAYOR, PLACE 7:
Dessie Goodson
Dalton Allen
Euline Brock
Richard O. Stewart
TOTAL VOTES CAST:
FOR PLACE 5:
Bob Montgomery
Carl Gene Young, Sr.
FOR PLACE 6:
Mark A. Burroughs
MAYOR, PLACE 7:
Dessie Goodson
Dalton Allen
Euline Brock
Richard O. Stewart
1,616 votes
32 votes
891 votes
1,723 votes
55 votes
2,995 votes
1,687 votes
3,026 votes
63 votes
1,561 votes
3,122 votes
123 votes
SECTION 3. The Council finds and declares that each candidate listed below received a
majority of the votes cast for each place on the Council and that each candidate listed below is
hereby declared to be elected to the City Council of the City of Denton:
Bob Montgomery
Mark Burroughs
Euline Brock
FOR PLACE 5:
FOR PLACE 6:
FOR PLACE 7:
and the candidates shall assume the duties of their office on the date that they take the official
oath of office.
SECTION 4. That the City Council has found and determined that the meeting at which
this ordinance is considered is open to the public and that notice thereof was given in accordance
with provisions of the Texas open meetings law, Tex. Gov't Code ch. 551, as amended, and that
a quorum of the City Council was present.
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SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 7~---/~ dayof ~//~.~ ,2002.
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EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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