City of Canyon Commission Meetings

AGENDA NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the governing body of the City of Canyon will meet at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, the 13th day of May 2025 in the Commission Chambers of City Hall at 301 16th Street in the City of Canyon to discuss the following agenda items. The meeting is broadcast on YouTube. YouTube does provide closed captioning on the recorded video, it is not provided real-time. 1. Call to Order. 2. Invocation. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Public Comment – Comments from Interested Citizens. 5. Consider and Take Appropriate Action on Ordinance No. 1226, an Ordinance of the City of Canyon City Commission Canvassing the Returns and Declaring the Results of a Bond Election; and Other Matter in Connection Therewith. 6. Adjourn. Joe Price Joe Price, City Manager I certify that the above Notice of Meeting was posted on the bulletin board of the Civic Complex of the City of Canyon, Texas on the 2nd day of May 2025. Gretchen Mercer, City Clerk City of Canyon AGENDA ITEM 5 AGENDA To: Joe Price, City Manager From: Gretchen Mercer, City Secretary / Director of Administrative Services Date: May 13, 2025 Re: Consider and Take Appropriate Action on Ordinance No. 1226, an Ordinance of the City of Canyon City Commission Canvassing the Returns and Declaring the Results of a Bond Election; and Other Matters in Connection Therewith. As of the writing of this memo, I have not received the official final count from the Randall County Elections Administration. I will have the final numbers for you Tuesday night and provide Canvass Report provided by Randall County Elections Administration that show how the votes were cast broken down into absentee voting, early voting, Election Day voting and provisional voting. RECOMMENDED MOTION Motion to adopt/not adopt Ordinance No. 1226 Declaring the results of the Bond Election May 3, 2025. City of Canyon  DRAFT ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 1226 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CANYON CITY COMMISSION CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A BOND ELECTION; AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ********************** WHEREAS, on February 4, 2025, the City Commission (the Commission) of the City of Canyon (the City) ordered an election to be held on May 3, 2025 for the purpose of determining whether the resident, qualified voters of the City would authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds by the City; and WHEREAS, it is hereby found and determined that notice of the election was duly given in the form, manner and time required by law, and said election was in all respects legally held and conducted in accordance with applicable laws of the State of Texas and the proceedings calling and governing the holding of such election; and WHEREAS, the City Commission hereby canvasses the returns of this election, at which there were submitted to all resident, qualified voters of the City for their action thereupon, the following propositions: PROPOSITION A “SHALL the City Commission of the City of Canyon, Texas, be authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the City in the principal amount of $14,000,000 for the purpose of designing, constructing, improving, extending, expanding, renovating, upgrading, developing and equipping City public safety projects and facilities, including renovations and improvements within City Hall for another City department necessary in order to accommodate public safety projects; such bonds to mature, and be issued and sold, in accordance with law at the time of issuance; in one or more series at any price or prices and to bear interest at any rate or rates (fixed, floating, variable or otherwise) as shall be determined within the discretion of the City Commission at the time of issuance of the bonds; and whether the City Commission shall be authorized to levy and pledge, and cause to be assessed and collected, annual ad valorem taxes, within the limitations prescribed by law, on all taxable property in the City sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and to provide a sinking fund to redeem the bonds as they become due?" and 297924229.1/1001331090  DRAFT ORDINANCE WHEREAS, the City Commission has diligently inquired into the official election returns which were duly and lawfully made to the City Commission by the judges and clerks holding and conducting such election; the official election returns showing separately the votes cast in the election; and WHEREAS, from these returns, this City Commission hereby finds that the following votes were cast in the election by voters who were resident, qualified voters of the City: PROPOSITION A “THE ISSUANCE OF $14,000,000 CITY OF CANYON, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PROJECTS AND FACILITIES, INCLUDING RENOVATIONS WITHIN CITY HALL FOR ANOTHER CITY DEPARTMENT NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE PUBLIC SAFETY PROJECTS, AND THE IMPOSITION OF A TAX SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS” For Against Early Votes Absentee Votes Election Day Votes TOTAL NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CANYON, TEXAS THAT: SECTION 1: The City Commission officially finds, determines, and declares that the election was duly and properly ordered, that proper legal notice of such election was duly given in the English language and the Spanish language (to the extent required by law), that proper election officers were duly appointed prior to the election, that the election was duly and legally held, that all resident, qualified voters of the City were permitted to vote at the election, that due returns of the results of the election had been made and delivered, and that the City Commission has duly canvassed such returns, all in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and of the United States of America, and the ordinance calling the election. SECTION 2: A MAJORITY of the resident, qualified voters of the City of Canyon, Texas voting in such election, having voted FOR the authorization and issuance of $14,000,000 bonds and the levy and pledge of the tax in payment thereof as provided in Proposition A, the City Commission hereby finds and determines that Proposition A carried at the election, that the election was duly called, that proper notice was given, and that the election was held in all aspects in conformity with the law and that the City Commission is hereby accordingly authorized to issue 297924229.1/1001331090 -2-  DRAFT ORDINANCE the bonds and to levy the tax in accordance with the authority granted in the Proposition and with law. SECTION 3: The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the judgment and findings of the City Commission. SECTION 4: All ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein. SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America. SECTION 6: If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City Commission hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid provision. SECTION 7: It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Ordinance, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code. SECTION 8: This Ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage and it is so resolved. 297924229.1/1001331090 -3-  DRAFT ORDINANCE PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED on May 13th, 2025, the date of the canvassing meeting. CITY OF CANYON, TEXAS __________________________________________ GARY HINDERS, MAYOR ATTEST: Gretchen Mercer, City Secretary (CITY SEAL) Signature Page to City of Canyon, Texas Canvassing Ordinance 297924229.1