City Council

City Manager Mayor Jason Stuebe Merle Aaron City Secretary Council Members Jenny Page Allan Steagall Ray Calfee Andy Curry Norman Funderburk David Pierce Agenda Humble City Council Special Meeting Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chamber, 114 West Higgins Humble, Texas 1. Call to order. 2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Adoption of Ordinance 19-843 canvassing returns and declaring results of the General Election held on May 4, 2019 for the purpose of electing the Mayor and City Council Members for Places 1 and 2. Aprobada Ordenanza Número 19-843 para sondear los resultados de los votos y declarando los resultados electorales de las Elecciones Generales, celebradas el 4 de mayo del 2019, con el proposito de elegir al Alcalde y los Miembros del Consejo Municipal para los Puestos Número 1 y 2. 4. Recognition of Council Member Ray Calfee for eight years of service to the City of Humble. 5. Administration of the Oaths of Office to the Mayor and City Council Members Places 1 and 2. Administracion de los Juramentos de lo Oficina al Alcalde y Miembros del Consejo de la Ciudad Puestos Número 1 y 2. 6. Adjournment of the meeting with a reception to follow congratulating Council Member Ray Calfee and welcoming newly elected officials to office. I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the Governing Body of the City of Humble, Texas, is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said Notice on the bulletin board at City Hall, 114 West Higgins, Humble, Texas MEMORANDUM To: Mayor and City Councilmembers Cc: Jason Stuebe, City Manager From: Jenny Page, City Secretary Date: May 15, 2019 Subject: May 4, 2019 General Election The May 4, 2019 General Election was held as a joint election with Humble ISD and Harris County Elections Division. There were no incidents or abnormalities of any significance and all went smoothly. The results as of 10:45 p.m. on election night are included for your review in an Unofficial Tabulation format. In the days following the election, the Early Voting Ballot Board meets to count mail, overseas, military, and provisional ballots that were received and add them to the Election Day and Early Voting totals for the Official Tabulation. Harris County advises that the Official Tabulation will not be available until Wednesday, May 15, 2019. This is also the statutory last day to canvass or accept the official results. Since the Official Tabulation will not be available for you or the public to review in advance of the meeting, I will have copies available for the public at the meeting and will email the results to you as soon as they are received and can be disbursed to you Wednesday afternoon. I have provided the Ordinance that will be approved at the meeting for your review with blanks that will be filled in prior to the meeting. It is in both English and Spanish as required by Election Law. Copies of the Ordinance will also be available for the public and emailed to you. My thanks goes to all Candidates, Council Members, and City staff for making my first election in the City of Humble my best election ever.  CITY OF HUMBLE ORDINANCE NO. 19-843 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUMBLE, TEXAS, CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 4, 2019 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PLACES 1 AND 2. WHEREAS, On February 14, 2019 the City Council ordered that a General Election be held on May 4, 2019 for the purpose of electing a Mayor and City Council Members for Places 1 and 2; and WHEREAS, Notice of this election was duly published in The Humble Tribune on April 10, 2019; and WHEREAS, A copy of the notice was posted on the bulletin board at City Hall on February 15, 2019; and WHEREAS, This election was duly and legally held on May 4, 2019 in conformity with the election laws of the State of Texas, and the results of the election have been certified and returned by the proper judges and clerks; and WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Humble, Texas with a quorum present for the purpose of canvassing, have today considered the returns of the General Election held on May 4, 2019; and WHEREAS, It appears to the Council, and the Council finds, that the election was in all respects lawfully held; and WHEREAS, It appears to the Council, and the Council finds, that the tabulation of the results of the election are correct; now therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUMBLE, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. The General Election of May 4, 2019 was duly called, notice of the election was given in accordance with law, and the election was held in accordance with law. Section 2. The tabulation of votes cast in the General Election held on May 4, 2019, for the purpose stated in Recital I above, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance, is adopted as the official tabulation of the votes cast at the election, and the tabulation will be filed and recorded in the official records of the City of Humble as the official canvass of the election. 1 Section 3. The official canvass of the returns of the election reflects the following: A. For Mayor Votes Merle Aaron _______ Arliss Bentley _______ B. For City Council Member Place 1 Andy Curry (Unopposed) _______ C. For City Council Member Place 2 Glenn E. Redmon (Unopposed) _______ Section 4. Merle Aaron received a majority of the votes and is elected to serve as Mayor of the City of Humble; Andy Curry received a majority of the votes and is elected to serve as City Council Member Place 1; Glenn Redmon received a majority of the votes and is elected to serve as City Council Member Place 2. Section 5. The City Secretary is hereby ordered to administer the Oaths of Office to the newly elected Mayor and Council Members and issue Certificates of their election. Section 6. In the event any clause phrase, provision, sentence, or part of this Ordinance or the application of the same to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect, impair, or invalidate this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision hereof other than the part declared to be invalid or unconstitutional; and the City Council of the City of Humble, Texas, declares that it would have passed each and every part of the same notwithstanding the omission of any such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional, whether there be one or more parts. 2  PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 15th day of May 2019. Merle Aaron Mayor ATTEST: Jenny Page City Secretary 3  CIUDAD DE HUMBLE ORDENANZA NÚMERO 19-843 UNA ORDENANZA DEL CONSEJO DE LA CIUDAD DE HUMBLE, TEXAS, PARA SONDEAR LOS RESULTADOS DE LOS VOTOS Y DECLARANDO LOS RESULTADOS ELECTORALES DE LAS ELECCIONES GENERALES, CELEBRADAS EL 4 DE MAYO DEL 2019, CON EL PROPÓSITO DE ELEGIR AL ALCALDE Y LOS MIEMBROS DEL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL PARA LOS PUESTOS NÚMERO 1 y 2. CONSIDERANDO, El 14 de febrero de 2019, el Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad ordenó que se realizaran Elecciones Generales a celebrarse el 4 de mayo de 2019, con el propósito de elegir a los Alcalde y los Miembros del Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad para los Puestos Número 1 y 2; y CONSIDERANDO, La Notificación de estas elecciones fue debidamente publicada en el periódico local Humble Tribune el 10 de abril de 2019; y CONSIDERANDO, Una copia de la notificación fue colocada en el boletin informative de la Municipalidad de la Ciudad el 15 de febrero de 2019; y CONSIDERANDO, Las elecciones mencionadas anteriormente se celebraron de manera legal y debida, el 4 de mayo de 2019, de acuerdo con las leyes de elecciones del Estado de Texas, y los resultados electorales han sido certificados e ingresados por los jueces y oficiales apropiados; y CONSIDERANDO, El Concejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Humble, Texas, con un quórum presente con el propósito de sondear, ha considerado hoy los resultados de la Elección General celebrada el 4 de mayo de 2019; y CONSIDERANDO, Al Consejo le parece que, y el Consejo determina, que la elección se celebró legalmente en todos los aspectos; y CONSIDERANDO, Al Consejo le parece que, y el Consejo determina, que la tabulación de los resultados de la elección es correcta; ahora por lo tanto EL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL DE LA CIUDAD DE HUMBLE, TEXAS ORDENA LO SIGUIENTE: Sección 1. Las Elecciones Generales y Especial del 4 de mayo de 2019 fueron debidamente anunciadas; la notificación de las elecciones fue realizada conforme a la ley; y las elecciones fueron celebradas de acuerdo a la ley. 1 Sección 2. La tabulación de los votos en las Elecciones Generales y Especial celebradas el 4 de mayo de 2019, para los propósitos mencionados en Considerando Número 1, una copia del cual se adjunta y se hace parte de esta ordenanza; se adopta como la tabulación official de los votos emitidos en las elecciones y la tabulación se registrar en los registros oficiales de la Ciudad de Humble como el sondeo official de las elecciones. Section 3. El sondeo official de los resultados electorales refleja lo siguiente: A. Para el Alcalde Votos Merle Aaron _______ Arliss Bentley _______ B. Para el Miembro del Consejo Puesto Número 1 Andy Curry (Sin oposición) _______ C. Para el Miembro del Consejo Puesto Número 2 Glenn E. Redmon (Sin oposición) _______ Section 4. Que recibió Merle Aaron una mayoría de los votos y se elige para servir como Alcalde de la Ciudad de Humble; que Andy Curry recibió una mayoría de los votos y se elige para servir como Miembro del Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad Puesto Número 1; que Glenn Redmon recibió una mayoría de los votos y se elige para servir como Miembro del Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad Puesto Número 2. Section 5. Que la Secretaria de la Ciudad presente se ordene a la administración de los Juramentos de Oficina al alcalde recién elegido y los Miembros del Consejo Municipal ye emitir certificados de su elección. Section 6. En el caso de cualquier frase cláusula, disposición, frase o parte de esta Ordenanza o la aplicación de la misma a cualquier persona o circunstancia, por cualquier razón se adjudicó valida o declarada incsontitucional por un tribunal de jurisdicción competente, no afectará, menoscabará, o invalidar esta Ordenanza en su totalidad o cualquier parte o disposición del mismo que no sea la parte declarada inválida o inconstitucional; y el Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Humble, Texas, declara que habría pasado todas y cada parte de la misma a pesar de la omsión de cualquier parte de este modo declarada inválida o inconstitucional, sea que haya una o más partes. 2  PASADA, APROBADA, Y ADOPTADA este 15 de Mayo del 2019. Merle Aaron Alcalde DOY FE: Jenny Page Secretaria de la Ciudad 3