SUBJECT: A Motion to set the dates and times of three public hearings for the bond election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 and direct the City Secretary to post the Voter Information Documents in accordance with state law.
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) Adopt a motion setting the dates and times of three public hearings in connection with the bond election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 and direct the City Secretary to post the Voter Information Documents in accordance with the state law.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
It is recommended that City Council adopt the dates and times of three public hearings on Proposition “A” through “G” regarding the issuance of public improvement bonds. The hearings are intended to provide information to voters and allow Council to discuss the propositions that will appear on the ballot for the City of Houston bond election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
The following are the dates and times to receive public comment on the propositions to be considered by the voters at the special election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, pursuant to the proposed motion:
Wednesday, October 05, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
All three hearings will be conducted in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd floor, Houston, Texas.
Additionally, Section 1251.052 of the Government Code (enacted by the Legislature in 2019) requires a political subdivision with at least 250 registered voters to prepare a voter information document for each proposition to be voted on at the election. The statute requires that the voter information documents be posted (1) on election day and during early voting by personal appearance, in a prominent location at each polling place; (2) not later than the 21st day before the election, in three public places in the boundaries of the political subdivision holding the election; and (3) during the 21 days before the election, on the political subdivision’s Internet website, prominently and together with the notice of the election, the contents of the proposition, and any sample ballot prepared for the election.
Section 1251.052 distinctly prescribes the types of information to be contained on the voter information documents.
William Jones, Interim Chief Business Officer/Interim Director of Finance