City Council

Agenda Request

Agenda Of:

may 20, 2008

Agenda Request No:

I-A

Initiated By:

glenda gundermann, city secretary

Responsible Department:

city secretary

Presented By:

glenda gundermann, city secretary

Department Head:

glenda gundermann, city secretary

Additional Department. Head (s):

Subject / Proceeding:

canvass election and declare results of may 10, 2008 election

first and final reading ordinance no. 1686

Exhibits:

precinct tabulation

ordinance no. 1686

Clearances

Approval

Legal:

joe morris, city attorney

Executive Director:

n/a

Purchasing:

n/a

Asst. City Manager:

n/a

Budget:

n/a

City Manager:

allen bogard

Budget

Expenditure Required: $

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Amount Budgeted/Reallocation: $

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Additional Appropriation: $

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Recommended Action

Adopt on first and final consideration, in accordance with Article II of the City Charter, Ordinance No. 1686 declaring the results of the election held May 10, 2008, to elect a Mayor and Council Member At Large Position One and Position Two.

Executive Summary

As required by the election code the official returns of the election have been prepared and are to be canvassed by City Council. Ordinance No. 1686 canvasses the election and declares the results of the election pursuant to provisions of the election code.

name of candidate	office sought	total votes percentage
Russell C. Jones	Mayor	1,611 – 19.92%
James Alfred Thompson	Mayor	3,652 – 45.16%
Daniel On-Cheong Wong	Mayor	2,824 – 34.92%
Thomas Abraham	Council Member At Large Position One	5,307 – 100.00%
Jacqueline Baly Chaumette	Council Member At Large Position Two	4,979 – 69.41%
Saeed Bashir Gaddi	Council Member At Large Position Two	2,194 – 30.59%
Precinct Tabulation Attached Provisional Ballots have been received and counted

A certificate of election will be issued to each person declared to have been elected to the respective office at the election on May 10, 2008.

Because none of the candidates for Mayor received a majority vote, the mayor shall certify in writing for placement on a runoff election ballot the names of the runoff candidates and deliver the certification to the city secretary as required by section 2.027 of the Election Code.

The run-off election will be held on June 21, 2008; City voting precincts and polling places for the City of Sugar Land for this election will be the same as in the general election; dates and times for early voting by personal appearance will be as follows:

Schedule for: Sugar Land City Hall – 2700 Town Center Blvd. North, Sugar Land, TX

Day	Date	Hours
Monday - Friday	June 9 - 13, 2008	8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday	June 14, 2008	CLOSED
Sunday	June 15, 2008	CLOSED
Monday – Tuesday	June 16 – 17, 2008	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Schedule for: First Colony Conference Center – 3232 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, TX

Day	Date	Hours
Monday - Friday	June 9 - 13, 2008	10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday	June 14, 2008	8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday	June 15, 2008	CLOSED
Monday – Tuesday	June 16 – 17, 2008	7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Exhibits

ORDINANCE NO. 1686

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD ON MAY 10, 2008, TO ELECT A MAYOR AND TWO AT-LARGE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WHEREAS, the City Council called an election to be held on May 10, 2008, to elect a mayor and two at-large council members; and

WHEREAS, notice of the election was given as required by law and the returns of the election have been made by the proper officers and canvassed by the City Council; NOW, THEREFORE;

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL

OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS:

Section 1. That at the election, the following votes were cast for the following candidates:

NAME TOTAL VOTES

Mayor

Russell C. Jones 1,611

James Alfred Thompson 3,652

Daniel On-Cheong Wong 2,824

Council At Large Position One

Thomas Abraham 5,307

Council At Large Position Two

Jacqueline Baly Chaumette 4,979

Saeed Bashir Gaddi 2,194

Section 2. That the following persons are declared to have been elected to the following offices:

OFFICE NAME

COUNCIL AT LARGE POSITION ONE THOMAS ABRAHAM

COUNCIL AT LARGE POSITION TWO JACQUELINE BALY CHAUMETTE

Section 3. That because none of the candidates for Mayor received a majority vote, the mayor shall certify in writing for placement on a runoff election ballot the names of the runoff candidates and deliver the certification to the city secretary as required by section 2.027 of the Election Code.

ADOPTED on first and final consideration May 20, 2008, in accordance with Article II of the City Charter.

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David G. Wallace, Mayor

ATTEST: Reviewed for Legal Compliance:

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Glenda Gundermann, City Secretary