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HI FOLKS, TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH, 2024 THE TOWN OF COUNCIL BOARD OF TRUSTEES AGENDA MEETING.

[A. CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE QUORUM PRESENT]

IT'S 4:02, WE HAVE A SLIGHT DELAY TODAY WE HAD A FULL MEETING SCHEDULED.

WE HAD OUR NEW MAYOR ELECT DECIDED NOT TO COME, SO WE ARE JUST GOING TO END UP DOING OUR CANVASS.

WE CANNOT DO ANY SWEARING IN TODAY.

WE CAN JUST DO A CANVASS.

WE CAN'T DO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE CAN'T APPROVE OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL, OUR PRINCIPAL HIRES AND ANY OF THE OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE PEOPLE KNOW SHOWED THIS MEETING.

BUT WE CAN, UNDER LAW DO THE CANVASS, WHICH ONLY REQUIRES TWO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO BE HERE, AND WE HAVE THREE.

AND SO WE ARE 150% STRENGTH THERE.

WE'LL START OFF WITH THE LET'S START OFF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, ACTUALLY.

[PLEDGES] ALL RIGHT BEFORE WE GET TO OUR CANVAS PIECE DAVID, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS YOU WANT TO MAKE? OH, NO, I'M FINE, THANK YOU.

TIM? THANK EVERYONE THAT SHOWED UP HERE.

AND I'M SORRY THAT WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM, THAT WE CAN DO MORE.

BUT I DO APPRECIATE ALL Y'ALL'S TIME SHOWING UP, AS DID WE.

I'LL SAY WE'VE HAD TO NO SHOW.

WE ONLY HAD THREE MEETINGS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.

WE HAD A NOVEMBER 6TH, A FEBRUARY 5TH, AND A APRIL 1ST BECAUSE SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS DECIDED NOT TO COME TO MEETINGS FOR MONTHS.

AND IT COSTS A LOT OF TOWN, A LOT, A LOT OF MONEY AND COST US A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT, WASTE PEOPLE'S TIME.

AND WE HAD GREAT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ABOUT LOOKING AT CELL PHONE SERVICE AND A BUNCH OF OTHER ITEMS THAT WE WANTED TO FIX FOR THE TOWN.

YOU CAN'T FIX THINGS IF YOU DON'T SHOW UP.

SO WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH THE CANVAS ITEM.

[H. CANVASS AND DECLARE RESULTS OF MAY 4, 2024 GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION]

ORDNANCE 995.

ORDNANCE 995 CANVASING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 4TH, 2024 FOR THE ELECTION OF MAYOR AND TWO FULL ONE TERM COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ONE COUNCIL MEMBER ELECTED TO FILL A VACANCY TERM EXPIRING 2020.

IT'S FIVE I BELIEVE, NOT SIX.

SO CORRECTION ON THAT.

AND DO WE HAVE TO, DIANE DO YOU HAVE TO READ ANYTHING ELSE FOR THIS CANVASS, ANY RESULTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT OR JUST ACCEPT THE CANVASS AS IS.

I'LL BE GLAD TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU.

MAYOR, MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 995, WHICH CANVASSES THE RESULTS FOR THE MAY 4TH, 2024 GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION. THE OFFICIAL TOTALS FROM TARRANT COUNTY.

SORRY. WERE RECEIVED MAY 13TH ON MONDAY AND WERE UNCHANGED FROM THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS.

THE ORDINANCE WITH THE OFFICIAL TOTALS IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A AND IS AT YOUR PLACE ON THE DAIS.

THE GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR TERM'S THROUGH 2026 WERE AS FOLLOWS.

MAYOR KIM GRAVES 430 VOTES.

SHAWN KILBRIDE 93 VOTES.

COUNCIL MEMBER VOTE FOR TWO, DAVID QUINT 173 VOTES, TAMMY REEVES 398 VOTES AND LOI LIN 166 VOTES.

THE SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS TO FILL A TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER VACANCY WERE MIKE ASSELTA 385 VOTES AND DAVID RICCI 88 VOTES.

THE ORDINANCE 995 DECLARES THAT KIM GRAVES IS ELECTED AS MAYOR.

TAMMY REEVES IS ELECTED AS TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER.

DAVID QUINT IS ELECTED AS TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER, AND MICHAEL ASSELTA IS ELECTED AS TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT TOWN COUNCIL APPROVE ORDINANCE 995 AS PRESENTED.

ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A FIRST? DO YOU NEED TO MAKE THE MOTION OR.

YES. OKAY.

THEN I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CANVASING OF THE ELECTION WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 995 THAT THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE TO FILL A VACANCY FOR ONE COUNCIL MEMBER S HOULD HAVE AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING MAY 2025, NOT 2026, AS STATED PRESENTLY IN THE ORDINANCE.

I SECOND IT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NO OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO ADJOURNMENT.

ACTUALLY, ANY FUTURE, CAN WE DO A FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS NOW? ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO ADJOURNMENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.