G-98-08-13-9A1 - 8/13/1998ORDINANCE NO. l7 ' qg-08-3- 9,(
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE INITIATIVE ORDINANCE
PROPOSED BY WILLIAM GEORGE ALBEE, JR., PAMELA
(VERSCHUUER) ALBEE, DAVID THOMAS OATMAN, ROSEMARY
OATMAN, AND MARSHA (GETCHELL) BRADISH, SAID INITIATIVE
ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE EXPENDITURE OF ANY CITY
FUNDS FOR A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS FACILITY WITHOUT
SPECIFIC VOTER APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, an initiative ordinance proposed by William George
Albee, Jr., Pamela (Verschuuer) Albee, David Thomas Oatman,
Rosemary Oatman, and Marsha (Getchell) Bradish has been presented
to the City Secretary of the City of Round Rock, Texas, and
WHEREAS, a copy of said initiative petition is attached
hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference for all
purposes, and
WHEREAS, said initiative petition has been certified
sufficient by the City Secretary and such certification is a final
determination as to the sufficiency of the petition, and
WHEREAS, City Charter §7.06 requires that the City Council,
within sixty days after the date an initiative petition has been
finally determined sufficient, shall either (1) adopt the proposed
initiative ordinance without any change in substance or (2) call an
election on the proposed ordinance, Now Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS, THAT:
The City of Round Rock shall not expend any hotel/motel,
property, or any other form of tax money, any form of bond money,
or any other city funds for any professional sports facility,
whether attached or unattached to a civic/convention center,
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without specific voter approval.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice
of the date, hour, place
Ordinance was adopted was
the public as required
Ordinance and the subject
and subject of the meeting at which this
posted and that such meeting was open to
by law at all times during which this
matter hereof were discussed, considered
and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended, and the Act.
By motion duly made,
vote of all the Council
reading this ordinance on
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made,
vote of all the Council
reading this ordinance on
seconded and passed with an affirmative
members present, the requirement for
two separate days was dispensed with.
seconded and passed with an affirmative
members present, the requirement for
two separate days was dispensed with.
13th day
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this
of 1998.
Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
, 1998.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of , 1998.
ATTEST:
ANNE LAND, City Secretary
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CHARLES CULPEER, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
EXHIBIT "A"
CERTIFICATE OF CITY SECRETARY
STATE OF TEXAS
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
CITY OF ROUND ROCK
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I, Joanne Land, City Secretary for the City of Round Rock, Texas, do hereby
certify that the Initiative Petition filed by William George Albee, Jr., Pamela
(Verschuuer) Albee, David Thomas Oatman, Rosemary Oatman and Marsha (Getchell)
Bradish, containing 470 names of which 437 were certified as being qualified voters, is
sufficient under the provision of Sections 7.03 and 7.04 of the Round Rock City Charter.
CERTIFIED this 31s` day of July, 1998.
J� LAND, City Secretary
ity of Round Rock, Texas
DATE: August 10, 1998
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting, August 13, 1998
ITEM: 9.A.1. Consider an ordinance proposed by initiative petition to prohibit the
expenditure of any city funds on a professional sports facility without
specific voter approval.
a. Consider Certificate of City Secretary regarding the Initiative
Petition filed by William George Albee, Jr., Pamela (Verschuuer)
Albee, David Thomas Oatman, Rosemary Oatman and Marsha
(Getchell) Bradish.
b. Pursuant to §7.06, of the City Charter consider either (1) adoption
of the proposed initiative ordinance or (2) calling for an election on
the proposed ordinance.