May 14, 2024 Special Called Meeting

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WELCOME TO THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE FRISCO CITY COUNCIL WE'RE AT THE GEORGE A.

[CALL TO ORDER]

IT IS 4:02 P.M.

ON TUESDAY, MAY 14TH, 2024.

AND I AM JOINED BY A QUORUM OF OUR COUNCIL HERE THIS EVENING.

WITH THAT, THAT WILL I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

FIRST ITEM IS CITIZEN INPUT.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING CITIZEN INPUT? OKAY. THAT'LL MOVE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

[2. Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance canvassing the Election Returns and declaring the results of the May 4, 2024 General Election for the purpose of electing two members of the Frisco City Council (Place No. 1 and Place No. 3) filling expiring terms, providing an effective date; and any provisions necessary thereto. (CSO/KM)]

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

EARLIER TODAY, YOU WERE ALL SENT A COPY OF THE CANVAS ORDINANCE FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION.

THAT ORDINANCE WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AFTER THIS MEETING.

AND FOR THE RESULTS FOR THAT PARTICULAR TWO RACES FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE ONE, WE HAVE JOHN KEATING, WHO WON THAT RACE WITH 59.39% OF THE VOTE.

AND FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE THREE, WE HAVE ANGELIA PELHAM THAT ONE WAS 64.47% OF THE VOTE.

THANK YOU CHRISTY. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED, ACCEPTING THE CERTIFIED RESULTS OF THE MAY 4TH, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION AND DECLARING JOHN KEATING AS THE WINNER OF THE ELECTION FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE ONE AND ANGELIA PELHAM AS THE WINNER OF THE ELECTION FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE THREE.

SECOND. MOTION BY BRIAN.

SECOND BY LAURA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT PASSES FOUR ZERO.

THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM THREE.

[3. Consider and act upon adoption of an Ordinance canvassing the Election Returns and declaring the results of the May 04, 2024 Special Election for the purpose of submitting to the voters the questions of whether Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code (civil service) should be adopted for the Frisco Fire Department and whether Chapter 174 of the Texas Local Government Code (collective bargaining) should be adopted for the Frisco Fire Department; providing an effective date; and any provisions necessary thereto. (CSO/KM)]

AGAIN, THAT ORDINANCE WAS EMAILED TO YOU ALL EARLIER AND IF APPROVED, THIS WILL ALSO BE ON THE WEBSITE THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR THE TOTALS FOR THIS, THE AGAINST WON WITH 52.30% OF THE VOTE.

AND FOR PROPOSITION B THE AGAINST WON WITH 58.25%.

OKAY. COUNCIL I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED, ACCEPTING THE CERTIFIED RESULTS OF THE MAY 4TH, 2024 SPECIAL ELECTION AND DECLARING PROPOSITIONS A AND B AS REJECTED. MOTION BY BRIAN.

SECOND. SECOND BY LAURA.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

THAT PASSES FOUR ZERO AND I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. MOTION BY BRIAN.

SECOND. SECOND BY LAURA.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES FOUR ZERO.

WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 4:05 P.M..

CONGRATULATIONS, JOHN.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.