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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET <br />Submittal Date: Originating Department: Presented By: Agenda Item No.: <br />03/26/2008 City Clerk Janice Ellis 13. <br />Council Date: <br />04/14/08 <br />RECOMMENDED MOTION: <br />Declare the unopposed candidates in council districts 1 and 3 for the May 10, 2008 <br />general election to office; determining that no election be held in districts 1 and 3; and <br />directing that a certificate of election be issued to unopposed candidates. <br />POLICY ISSUE(S~: <br />Council Election <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Joe McCarthy, candidate for District 1 and Jesse James Freelen, candidate for District 3 <br />are running in the respective districts for a position as council member. Both candidates <br />are unopposed and no write-in candidates have been declared. Section 2.051 of the Texas <br />Election Code authorizes the Council to cancel an election if a candidate is unopposed. <br />BOARD~COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br />EXHIBITS: <br />Proposed ordinance and certification of unopposed candidates <br />ACTION: BUDGET INFO: <br />^ Financial Report ^ Minute Order Expense $ <br />^ Department Report ^ Resolution Budgeted Amt. $ <br />^ Presentation ®Ordinance YTD Actual $ <br />^ Public Hearing ^ Other Acct. Name <br /> Acct. Number <br />FISCAL NOTES: <br />REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: <br />®Administration ®City Clerk ^ Community Development ^ EMS/IT ^ Finance ^ Fire <br />^ Municipal Court ®Legal ^ Library ^ Police ^ Eng./Public Works ^ Utilities <br />City of Paris 9~ ~ Revised 2/04/08 <br />