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THE TIME IS 4:46 PM[I) Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call]
IT'S TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH, AND I'M GONNA CALL THIS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.WILL THE CITY SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MITCHELL.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? SEEING NONE.
WE'RE GONNA CLOSE CITIZEN COMMENTS, PERIOD.
[III.1) Consider approval of a resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the November 5, 2024 General Election of the City of Kyle, Texas.]
UP IS CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE ACTION.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION.
UM, I'M GONNA LET JENNIFER READ THE ITEM OUT.
I DIDN'T FULLY EVEN READ AND OPEN THE ITEM.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS.
THERE CAME TO BE CONSIDERED THE RETURNS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2024 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CAN OF ELECTING COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR DISTRICT FIVE AND SIX.
IT APPEARING FROM SAID RETURNS DULY AND LEGALLY MADE THAT EACH OF THE CANDIDATES IN SAID ELECTION RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING VOTES.
COURTNEY GZA EARLY VOTING 3,259.
UH, ELECTION DAY VOTES 823 FOR A TOTAL OF 4,082.
MARK MCKINNEY FOR EARLY VOTING 4,395.
ELECTION DAY 1087 FOR A TOTAL OF 5,482.
MELISSA MEDINA, 4,361 FOR EARLY VOTING, 1,169 FOR ELECTION DAY FOR A TOTAL OF 5,530 VOTES.
UM, FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX, MICHAEL TOBIAS UNOPPOSED 2,680 EARLY VOTES 742 ELECTION DAY VOTES FOR A TOTAL OF 3,422 VOTES.
IT IS FOUND, DETERMINED AND DECLARED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT SAID ELECTION WAS DULY CALLED.
THAT NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, AND THAT SAID ELECTION WAS HELD IN ACCORD, ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, AND THAT MICHAEL TOBIAS WAS DULY ELECTED TO COUNCIL.
DISTRICT SIX SAID ABOVE NAMED PARTY IS HEREBY DECLARED DULY ELECTED TO SAID OFFICE.
SUBJECT TO THE TAKING OF THE OATH OF OFFICE AS PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AS NO CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL.
DISTRICT FIVE RECEIVED MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTE AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ORDER A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE BY SEPARATE ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW AND THE CITY CHARTER.
THE PERSONS WHO RECEIVED THE MOST VOTES AND WHO SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE RUNOFF ELECTION ARE MARK MCKINNEY AND MELISSA MEDINA.
DO WE NEED JUST MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION.
TOBIAS, IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALLS IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO.
WE'LL RECONVENE AT FIVE O'CLOCK.