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COUNCIL FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US AS WE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE'RE HERE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR BEING HERE AND WITNESSING HABIT OFF& TURNING AROUND. PLEDGE TO THE CITY. SO WE DO HAVE A QUORUM AND NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP FOR OUR
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OPEN FORUM TONIGHT. SO COULD WE MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA PLEASE? YES, IF WE CAN HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 8TH, 2020 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO MOVED SECOND TO MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? MILLER.HI. KUDOS. HI, ORTEGA. HI, LEO I PADILLA I MENDOZA I. MOTION OKAY UNDER THE REGULAR AGENDA, THISS&
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IS GOING TO BE ON A PRESENTATIO& OF SERVICE AWARDS FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. WALTER MILLER PETRONILLE LAWRENCE IS NOT WITH US. AND RAFAEL PADILLA JUNIOR FOR YEARS OF SERVICE AS MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. PLEASE KNOWW& THAT THERE'S A RECEPTION WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THE MEETING AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING, AND YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO STAY. WELL, I'LL JUST TAKE OFF.SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. THI& IS A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. SO NOT ONLY IS. WE HAVE WE HAVE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE THAT ARE, THAT ARE GOING TO BE LEAVING US, BUT THEY PUT IN SO MUCH WORK INTO OUR TOWN, THEYY& PUT IN SO MUCH GOOD WORK INTO OUR TOWN TO MAKE IT WHAT IT IS. YOU KNOW, WE ALL LIVE HERE, WE WORK HERE, WE ALL LOVE THIS TOWN WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE. AND I LOOK OUT HERE, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, I SEE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRULY VESTED INTO OUR COMMUNITY. AND TO SAY THAT THESE PEOPLE. THATT& THEY REALLY BRING THE BEST TOO& WHAT IS RIGHT. AND IF I COULDD& ASK MR. WALTER MILLER TO COME ON THAT. OKAY. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LUNCHEON FOR WALTER, AND I TRIED MY BEST TO KEEP IT FROM BEING A ROAST OF WALTER. BUT I'LL TRY AGAIN. BUT I'M GOING T& USE THE SAME LINE I DID BACK IN 1875, WHEN WALTER STARTED SAYING, MAN, THAT'S WRONG. YOU KNOW, IF I COULD PLEASE READ THIS IN HONOR OF YOUR SERVICE HERE FOR HORIZON CITY. THE TOWN& OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, HONORING YOUR SERVICE PRESENTED TO WALTER MILLER, TOWN OF HORIZON CITY. THROUGHOUT YEAR 27 PLUS YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, YOU HAVE BEENN& NOT ONLY A GREAT LEADER AND MENTOR, BUT A TRUE AND LOYAL FRIEND TO MANY. YOUR VISION AND GUIDANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOLLOWED WELL INTO THE FUTURE, AND WILL BE CHERISHED BY THOSE OF US THAT WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE EXPERIENCED YOUR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP FIRST HAND. WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND TOWN STAFF PRESENT THIS PLAQUE TO YOU IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR MANY YEARS OF UNWAVERING SACRIFICE AND SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON. YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A HOME HERE. WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN ALL YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. THANK YOU SOO& MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IF I MIGHT SAY, JUST AS A PIECE OF ADVICE TO THE. INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'VE NEVER BEEN PARTICULARLY DEMONSTRATIVE. BRIEF IS GOOD. SO UNDERSTAND YOU CAN GET YOUR POINT ACROSS. AND WE HAVE WE'VE HAD A GOOD RUN HERE AND IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN M& PLEASURE TO BE. THANK YOU SIR.
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MR. RALPH JUNIOR. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ME, BUT YET HERE IS HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR HORIZON CITY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. I THINK THIS IS YOUR SECOND GOO& ROUND ON THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS MY AFTER 12 YEARS, 12 YEARS, MY FOURTH. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU& DID IT, BUT. SO. SO YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR QUITE A WHILE. AND AGAIN, THIS IS A GENTLEMAN HERE THAT I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM. YOU KNOW, ANOTHER ONE OFF& MY MENTORS, SOMEBODY THAT I LOOKED UP TO AS BEING AN EXAMPLE FOR THE BEST OF HORIZON CITY. WE TRULY ARE THE BEST OF OREGON CITY. AND WE THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHINGG& YOU'VE DONE FOR US. SO THE TOWN& OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, PRESENTED TO DROP BY CITY COUNCIL PLACE SIX AND MAYOR PRO TEM IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION OF YOUR DEDICATED COMMITMENT TO THE CONSTITUENTS AND STAFF OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, FROM 2017 TO 2025. THANK YOU SO& MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. EVENN& THOUGH I THIS IS THE LAST MEETING, SO WE'RE GONNA BEE& SERVING IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES.IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING. YOU ALL. AND I'M HERE TO HELP ANYONE THATT& WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU. THANKK& YOU. CAN I SAY THE FEISTIEST OF THEM& ALL FOR LAST? MR. PÉTRONILLE? REALLY NICE. SHE REALLY, REALLY DOES. THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME LOVE& IT EVEN MORE. BECAUSE AGAIN, I HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN I CAM& INTO THIS, TO THIS POSITION, I HAD THREE PRIOR MAYORS ON COUNCIL AND IT'S A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM WHO SPENT MORE TIME PLAYING. HOW TO BUDGET, HOW TOO& WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR, RED FLAGS. THAT IS WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM HER. AND JUST HEAD OVER HOW TOO& WORK YOUR DAY TO DAY. THAT THAT'S WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM FROM BEING MAYOR HERE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THERE FOR ME WHEN I NEEDED IT, WHEN I HAD QUESTIONS. I TRULY, TRULY FROMM& THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, HONORING YOUR SERVICE PRESENTED TO PATRICK NEIL, TOWN PRESIDENT CITY. YOU HAVE ALWAYS STEPPED U& WHEN CALLED UPON AND HAVE AND HAVE WORN MANY HATS THROUGHOUTT& THE YEARS. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, MAYOR, FINANCE DIRECTOR AND MEMBER OF COUNTLESS COMMITTEES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND VOLUNTEER GROUPS. WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EXPERTISE AND THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO OUR CITY, OUR STAFF AND CONSTITUENTS. THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY IS A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF YOU. THANK YOU SOO& MUCH. AND I'M GOING TO WALK OVER HERE AND LET ME TELL YOUU& SOMETHING. I ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE WORKED WITH OR HAVE SUPPORTED ME OVERR& THE YEARS, HORIZON CITY IS MY HOME, MY HOME FOR 43 YEARS, AND IT'S BECOME WHAT I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. I ALWAYSS& THOUGHT IT WOULD GROW. I CAME A& A TIME WHEN PEOPLE REALLY DIDN'T WANT IT TO GROW, AND I WANTED T& GROW, BUT SOME THINGS I DIDN'T EXPECT. BUT LIKE THIS MESS OUT HERE. IT'S GETTING THERE BETTER FOR US. SO I'LL STILL. I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE EITHER. I'LL BEE& IN TOWN AFTER DISPOSAL FOR WHATEVER. AND THANK YOU. THOSE OF YOU THAT STEPPED UP TO TAKE ON THE NEW JOBS. IT USED TO BE VERY HARD TO GET PEOPLE TO RUN
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FOR COUNCIL. AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR SERVICE THAT& YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE, THE HEADACHES THAT YOU'RE GOING TOO& HAVE. BUT I, I ASK THAT YOU CHALLENGE IF YOU ACCEPT THE CHALLENGES AND IF YOU CHALLENGE THE SYSTEM. THANK YOU. MAYOR, MAY I SAY SOMETHING? ABSOLUTELY, PLEASE. I WANT TO I KNOW YOU'RE ON. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR. I WAS MAYOR FOR EIGHT YEARS. AND, RALPH, YOUR YOUR LOYALTY WAS. YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT PAT WAS OUR TREASURER FOR A WHILE, AND PAT GAVE IT TO YOU STRAIGHT, UNFILTERED. AND THAT'S WHAT I LIKE THAT ABOUT HER. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PAT. WALTER, YOU'VE BEEN. YOU'VE BEEN A MENTOR TO ME. AND ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE, YOU'VE BEEN A FRIEND. AND MAN, I APPRECIATE YOU. YOU. THIS COUNCIL IS GOING TO MISS YOU. THIS TOWN IS GOING TO MISS YOU. THIS TOWN HAS YOUR MARK ON IT. AND THANK YOU SOO& MUCH. GOD BLESS. THANK YOU. WANT TO SAY AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE ABOUT TO JOIN US, IT'S& AN EXCITING TIME FOR THE CITY.YOU KNOW I A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE& THE HORIZON CITY. WE MOVED OUT HERE IN 1980 AND HORIZON BOULEVARD AND BARRINGTON WAS A FOUR WAY STOP. AND IT DOESN'T. & THINK IT'S GROWN JUST A LITTLE BIT SINCE THEN. YOU KNOW, YOU IF YOU MOVE THE CONES OVER, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S BEEN CHANGED.
BUT THAT'S GOOD CHANGE. SO BUT AGAIN AND THEN GOOD CHANGE AGAIN HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE GOOD PEOPLE WE HAVE IN OUR COUNCIL. AND I'M I'M GLAD TO WELCOME YOU TO THAT. YOU FOLKS. YOU FOLKS, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL WOMAN JOINING US. THANK YOU. WE COULD GIVE OUR COUNCIL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. OKAY. ON TO ITEM ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND
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ACTION ITEM. THIS IS ON A RESOLUTION CANVASING THE VOTES OF THE MAY 3RD, 2025 GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS. I'M GOING TO& BE READING THE RESOLUTION. IT'S LENGTHY, SO JUST SIT TIGHT.ANYBODY WOULD LIKE HER TO READ THIS TWICE? I'M JUST KIDDING. IT'S LONG. THIS IS A LONG ONE.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION CANVASING THE VOTES OF THE MAY 3RD, 20255& CITY COUNCIL, CITY GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION. WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY ORDERED A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON MAY 3RD, 2025 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE FOLLOWING NAMED CITY OFFICIALS FOR THE TERMS AS ESTABLISHED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON. CITY. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PLACES ONE, TWO, FOURR& AND SIX, WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY ALSO ORDERED A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD MAY 3RD, 2025 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REAUTHORIZATION OF THE LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX AT THE RATE OF ONE QUARTER OF 1%, TO CONTINUE PROVIDING REVENUE FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MUNICIPAL STREETS. PROPOSITION A AND FILLING THE VACANCY IN PLACE FIVE. AND WHEREAS BOTH ELECTIONS WERE HELD AND THE OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING THE ELECTION HAVE PROPERLY PREPARED THE RETURNS OF THE RESULTS AND SAID RETURNS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO SAID CITY COUNCIL. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALLY FINDS AND DETERMINES THAT THE ELECTION WAS DULY ORDERED AND PROPER NOTICEE& AND ELECTION WAS DULY GIVEN, THAT PROPER ELECTION OFFICERS WERE DULY APPOINTED PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, AND THAT THE ELECTION WAS DULY HELD, AND DUE RETURNS OF THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONN& HAVE BEEN DULY MADE AND DELIVERED. THAT THE ELECTION RETURNS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MADE OUT AND DULY CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE ELECTION. IN THE DIFFERENT VOTING PRECINCTS OF THE CITY, AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DULY CANVASED SAID. RESULTS. SAID RETURNS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALLY FINDS AND DETERMINES THAT THE FOLLOWING VOTES WERE CAST AT THE ELECTION FOR THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY WHO VOTED AT THE ELECTION. ALDERMAN. PLACE ONE. GUILLERMO WILLIE ORTEGA,,&
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WITH 202 VOTES AND 52% OF THE TOTAL VOTE. CHARLIE ORTEGA, 187, WITH 48% OF THE TOTAL VOTES FOR ALDERMAN PLACE TWO. SCOTT QUIROZ 265 VOTES, 100% OF THE VOTES. ALDERMAN PLACE FOR ROBERT AVILA 220 60% OF THE VOTES SANDRA SIERRA 141 40% OF THE VOTES. ALDERMAN PLACE FIVE CATHERINE AMES 275 100% OF THE VOTES. ALDERMAN PLACE SIX ADRIAN RIVERA 158 46% OF THE VOTES MATTHEW GARDEA 182, WITH 54% OF THE VOTES THAT IN THE CASE OF THIS, OF THESE OFFICES, THE FOLLOWING PERSONS WHO RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST FOR CANDIDATE FOR SUCH OFFICE ARE HEREBY DECLARED ELECTED FOR SUCH OFFICES FOR ENSUING TERMS, AND UNTIL ELECTION AND UNTIL THE ELECTION, AND QUALIFIED OF THEIR SUCCESSORS, SUBJECT TO THE PROPER ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES& OF ELECTION BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER, AND THAT THE NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR EACH PERSON WHO WAS A CANDIDATE FOR SUCH OFFICES, ACCORDING TO THE TERMS IN PARAGRAPH HEREOF, FOR ALDERMAN PLACE ONE, WE HAVE GUILLERMO WILLIE ORTEGA FOR ALDERMAN PLACE TWO, WE HAVE SCOTT QUIROZ FOR ALDERMAN. PLACE FOUR, WE HAVE ROBERT AVILA FOR ALDERMAN, PLACE NUMBER FIVE, CATHERINE AMES FOR ALDERMAN, PLACE NUMBER SIX, MATTHEW GARDEA, TOWN OF HORIZON CITY PROPOSITION A NUMBER OF VOTES CAST 282. IN THE FOR POSITION AND NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST IS 101, WHICH IS 26% OF THE VOTES THAT THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS HAVING VOTED APPROVED. THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX AT THE RATE OF ONE QUARTER OF 1%, TO CONTINUE PROVIDING REVENUE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MUNICIPAL STREETS. PROPOSITION A THE CITY COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE ACTION TO LEVY THE LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 327 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE, AND TO CONTINUE COLLECTION OF THE TAX UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE THAT ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, AND MADE A PART OF THE REFERENCE ARE COPIES OF THE CUMULATIVE REPORTS AND THE ELECTRONIC PRECINCT TABULATIONS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE 2025 CITY, GENERAL AND GENERAL ELECTION FOR EACH CANDIDATE, AND THE SPECIAL ELECTION THAT THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ANY CANDIDATE T& CONTEST SUCH ELECTION IN ANY WAY PROVIDED BY LAW. THAT THIS RESOLUTION WAS ACTED UPON IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER, AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WAS DEEMED BY SAID CITY COUNCIL UPON PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION, IT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE SPREAD UPON THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE CITY CLERK SHALL RECORD THE RESULTS SO ADOPTED IN A SEPARATE BOOK KEPT IN HER OFFICE FOR SUCH PURPOSE. THANK YOU MA'AM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. TO APPROVE. THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? NO, NO, NO, NO. ME AND RALPH GET TO& DO IT. OKAY. YEAH. ANY CHANCE COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? MILLER. HI, HEROES. HI, ORTEGA. LEAL. PADILLA A MENDOZA. AYE. MORGAN. HERE. SO? SO. OKAY. OKAY. NOW TO WHERE EVERYBODY[8. Presentation]
CAME FOR. WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A PRESENTATION. WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF THE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS. GUILLERMO ORTEGA FOR PLACE ONE, SCOTT QUIROZ FOR PLACE TWO, ROBERT AVILA FOR PLACE FOUR, CATHERINE AIMS FOR PLACE FIVE AND MATTHEW GARCIA FOR PLACE SIX. WE'LL JUS& LEAVE IT THERE FOR. ALL RIGHT. FIRST WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE STATEMENT OF OFFICER AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THE OATH OFF& OFFICE. SO REPEAT AFTER ME. I THE ORTEGA. ORTEGA DO SOLEMNLYY& SWEAR OR AFFIRM AND SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I HAVE NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. TO PAY, OFFER, PROMISE TO PAY OR PROMISE TOO& PAY, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO&[00:20:08]
CONTRIBUTE. CONTRIBUTED. PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE, OR ANY MONEY OR HUMAN VALUE OR PROMISE. ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR PROMISE, ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE, OR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING, WITHHOLDING, WITHHOLDING AT THE ELECTION. AT THE ELECTION ATT& WHICH I WAS ELECTED, THAT WHICH I WAS ELECTED, OR AS A REWARD OR AS A REWARD. SO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE. WHICHEVER THE CASE. SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU NOW FOR YOUR OAT& OF OFFICE. A I STATE YOUR NAME OUT THERE TO SOLVE THE SERVE OR AFFIRM. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL.PLACE ONE OF CITY COUNCIL. PLACE ONE OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TOO& THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION& AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THIS STATE, OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME OUT. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. SIR. GO TAKE YOUR SEAT, SIR. ALDERMAN, YOUR SWORN IN ALDERMAN. ALDERMAN SCOTT PETERS. YES. I THINK THE STATEMENT OFF& OFFICERS. I STILL THINK I, SCOTT PETERS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I HAVE NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAY, PAY, OFFER, OFFER, PROMISE TO PAY, PROMISE TO PAY, CONTRIBUTING OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE.
CONTRIBUTE TO, CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE, ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE ORR& PROMISE IN PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT, OR PROMISE ANY OFFICE OR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OR GIVE FOR GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OR GIVING OR REPUBLICAN TO VOTE AT THE ELECTION. AT THE ELECTIO& AT WHICH I WAS, AT WHICH I WAS RUNNING, OR AS A REWARD TOO& SECURE, OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT TO CONFIRMATION,& MY APPOINTMENT TO CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WHICHEVER THE CASE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME, JACK. NOW, CAN& YOU ROLL MY I STATE YOUR NAME BY SCOTT TUROW. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL. PLACE TO THE CITY COUNCIL. PLACE TWO OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, OF& THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, WE WILL TO THE BEST OF& MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAW& OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS OF THE CITY.
THANK YOU. ROBERT. CAN I SAY SOMETHING? HI, ROBERT. THE SONG, MR. WALKER, THE SOLEMNLY SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT I HAVE NOT READ& THE WRITTEN PAGE, THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED. PROMISED, OFFERED OR CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TOO& CONTRIBUTE, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE, ANY MONEY OR THINGS OF VALUE, OR PROMISED IN PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT, OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF ADVICE FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF THE VOTE AT THE ELECTION OF WHICH I WAS ELECTED. AT THE ELECTION FOR WHICH I WAS ELECTED, OR AS REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT, OR AS REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT FOR CONFIRMATION OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE. WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE SO. SO HAVING DONE SO, WE OFFER, I STATE YOUR NAME, I ROBERT THE SONG SWEAR OR AFFIRM. YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THIS OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL. PLACE OF CITY COUNCIL. PLACE FOR OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS. OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANKK& YOU. MR. MILLER STOOD UP AND SAID, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. AND MY HEART JUMPED FOR A SECOND. CONGRATULATIONS, CATHERINE.
THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. I SEE JIMMY, I. JUST SAW MR.
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WALKER. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I HAVE THAT? CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, SIR.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. HAVE& NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO OFFER OFFICE. TO PAY HOMAGE, TO PAY SAFETY, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING ABOUT ANY MONEY OR PAYMENT VALUE OR OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF INCOME, FOR THE GIVING OR CLOSING OF THE VOTE AT THE ELECTION OF WHICH I WAS ELECTED, AT THE ELECTION IN WHICH I WAS ELECTED, OR AS A REWARD. AS FOR AS A REWARD, TOO& SECURE MY APPOINTMENT. CONFIRMATION TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE SO. SO HELP YOU GOD. EXCELLENT. NOW, THE OATH OF OFFICE. I STATE YOUR NAME. I, CATHERINE JAMES, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFIC& OF CITY COUNCIL. PLACE FIVE OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL.
PLACE FIVE OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON. CITY OF THE TOWN OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION& AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITEDD& STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND O& THE STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SOO& HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MATTHEW GORDON. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO WITH THE STATE OFFICER,,& STEVE. ALL RIGHT. MATT, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I HAVE NOT, DIRECTLY& OR INDIRECTLY, THAT I HAVE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID TOO& OFFER, OFFER. PROMISE TO PAY, PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE, ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE OR PROMISE TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT, OR PROMISE IN PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLD, ORR& THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION. AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED, AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED, OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE SO. SO. AFTER THE OATH OF OFFICE, I C G I MATTHEW, DISARM SERVER, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL. PLACE SIX OF CITY COUNCIL. PLACE SIX OF THE TOWNN& OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS, THE TOW& OF HORIZON CITY, TEXAS. AND WIL& TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS, THE CONSTITUTIONS AND THE LAWS OFF& THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITE& STATES, AND OF THE STATE AND OF& THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SOO& HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. AFTERWARDS, PLEASE COME AND SEE THE CLERK. THANK YOU. JEFF. SO CONGRATULATIONS. WELL, YOU SHOULD BE CHARGED FOR AS MANY FAMILY MEMBERS AS THERE ARE FOR MATTHEW. HAVE ALREADY WORKED ON A BALANCED BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.
AND SECONDLY, YOU LEARNED FROM ME. SO WHEN I WAS SWORN IN JUDGE HERE, WE JUST WENT ON AND ON AND ON, AND I HAD TO STOP HIM AND SAY, HEY MAN, YOU GO BACK AND GET SOMEWHERE ON YOUTUBE. I SAID, HEY, MAN, SHORTEN IT UP BECAUSE I'M SO NERVOUS AS IT IS, YOU KNOW, SO I KNOW, I KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING THROUGH, BUT BUT, YOU KNOW, WELCOME. I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORKK& WE'RE GOING TO DO TOGETHER. THIS IS A NEW COUNCIL BUT IT'S VERY PROMISING. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE& HAVE SOME SOME REALLY GREAT PEOPLE HERE ON COUNCIL. AND I'M HONORED TO WORK WITH EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND PLEASE WELCOME THEM AGAIN. AND THEIR FIRST
[9. Discussion and Action]
ORDER OF BUSINESS. ITEM NUMBER NINE. THIS IS ON THE CITY COUNCIL NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF A MAYOR PRO TEM TO SERVE UNTIL THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION. SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE OUR OUR MAYOR PRO TEM IN CASE THE MAYOR IS UNAVAILABLE FOR MEETINGS. THE MAYOR PRO TEM WOULD STEP IN AT THAT TIME TOO& CONDUCT BUSINESS AT OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. WE AT THIS TIME WE ARE LOOKING FOR NOMINATIONS FOR A MAYOR PRO TEM FROM COUNCIL. MR. MAYOR, I'D[00:30:01]
LIKE TO NOMINATE ALDERMAN SCOTT QUIROZ FOR MAYOR PRO TEM. YES,,& SIR. WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR ALDERMAN SCOTT QUIROZ. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES, YES. MR. GARCIA.MR. GARCIA FOR. OKAY, WE'LL TAK& THE FIRST NOMINATION AND I'M SORRY. WE'LL TAKE THE FIRST NOMINATION AND VOTE ON THAT ONE. AND THEN. OH, I THOUGHT WE HAD TO GET THE NOMINATIONS AND THEN& WE WOULD GO DOWN THE LINE. NO, YOU JUST TAKE THE FIRST NOMINATION. SO WE HAD. WE HAVE A VOTE, A NOMINATION ON THE FLOOR. WE HAVE A MOTION. OKAY. SO WEE& HAVE TO TAKE THAT NOMINATION FIRST. OKAY, I GOT YOU, I GOT YOU. IF IT DOESN'T FALL THROUGH, THEN WE'LL THEN WE'LL ASK FOR A SECOND NOMINATION. GOTCHA. OKAY, SO THE NOMINATION ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW IS FOR MR. ALDERMAN SCOTT QUIROZ. ARE THERE ANY SECONDS TO THAT NOMINATION? SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THAT NOMINATION. COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL? ORTEGA. I QUIROZ. HI. ORTEGA. NO. NAY.
AMES, I MISS AVILA. HI, AMES. HI. I'LL ABSTAIN. MENDOZA. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. SO MOTION CARRIES. SO, MR. SO MR. ALDERMA& SCOTT QUIROZ WOULD BE OUR MAYOR PRO TEM FOR, FOR UNTIL THE NEXT, UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, SIR. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. COUNCIL. WEE& HAVE A NOMINATION FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO BEING THAT THIS IS THE END OF OUR MEETING, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TOO& ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN SECOND. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. NOW PLEASE DON'T LEAVE. WE HAVE WE HAVE REFRESHMENTS IN THE BACK FOR EVERYBODY. SO PLEASE STAND BY, TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR FAMILY
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