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MM-HMM[1. CALL TO ORDER]
IT IS 5:30 PM I'M MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR AND IT IS MONDAY, MAY THE 12TH.AND I WANNA CALL OUR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK OUR CITY SECRETARY, MS. THOMAS, TO CONDUCT A ROLL CALL PLEASE.
HERE, MAYOR PROTE LETITIA HUGHES.
HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER PERT PARKER.
COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE RAPHAEL.
COUNCIL MEMBER ANDRE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DYNA MARKS COUNCIL MEMBER CRYSTAL CHISHOLM.
WE DO HAVE THE NECESSARY QUORUM FOR THE CANVAS.
[a. Consider a Resolution of the City Council of the City of DeSoto, Texas, canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the General Election held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, in the City of DeSoto, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for Place 1, Councilmember for Place 3 and a Councilmember for Place 5 per the Texas Election Code.]
AND SO FIRST WE HAVE, THE ONLY ITEM WE HAVE IS CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON SATURDAY MAY 3RD, 2025 IN THE CITY OF DESOTO FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR FOR PLACE, ONE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE THREE AND COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE FIVE PER THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE.ACCORDING TO ARTICLE THREE, SECTION FIVE OF THE CITY CHARTER, IT STATES THE RETURNS OF EV EVERY MUNICIPAL ELECTION SHALL BE DELIVERED FORTH, FORTH WITH BY THE ELECTION JUDGES TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY SECRETARY.
AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, THE COUNCIL SHALL CANVAS THE RETURNS, INVESTIGATE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CANDIDATES, AND DECLARE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE ELECTION IN THE MANNER AND WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW AND DELIVER THE VOTES TO THE CITY SECRETARY.
RETURNS OF THE EVERY MUNICIPAL ELECTION SHALL BE RECORDED IN, IN THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL, THE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE PLACES FOR MAYOR.
PLACE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE THREE AND COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE FIVE WHO RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF BALLOT VOTES FOR EACH PLACE CAST BY QUALIFIED VOTERS VOTING AT THE ELECTION SHALL BE DECLARED ELECTED.
THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION SHALL BE POSTED IN THE CITY HALL AS SOON AS THEY ARE DECLARED OFFICIAL.
THE OFFICIAL RESULTS FOR MAYOR PLACE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE THREE AND FOR PLACE FIVE WERE NOT KNOWN UNTIL AFTER ELECTION DAY AND THE MEETING OF THE EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD DECLARATION OF THOSE RESULTS ARE THE CANVAS.
PLEASE KNOW THAT THE, AT THE TIME OF THIS AGENDA POSTING, THERE WERE NO PROVISIONAL BALLOTS ANTICIPATED AND REMAINING MAIL-IN BALLOTS WERE NOT YET RECEIVED.
DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS WILL BE PROVIDING THOSE NUMBERS NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM TODAY, MAY 12TH PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO CANVAS THOSE RESULTS AND THOSE NUMBERS WILL BE UPDATED IN THE TABLE CHART AND RESOLUTION FOR RECORD PURPOSES.
THOSE BALLOTS, HOWEVER, DID NOT AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF THIS ELECTION.
THE CANVAS IS THE OFFICIAL TABULATION OF THE ELECTION RESULTS AND IS MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
AS REFERENCED IN THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE, THE CANVAS IS MADE NO EARLIER THAN THE THIRD DAY NOR LATER THAN THE 11TH DAY AFTER ELECTION DAY.
THIS ENSURES THE TABULATION OF ALL PROVISIONAL AND ABSENTEE BALLOTS.
THE RESULTS ARE CONSIDERED UNOFFICIAL UNTIL THE CANVAS.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RESULTS FOR THE ELECTION FOR MAYOR PLACE ONE.
THE CANDIDATES WERE RACHEL L PROCTOR, UH, 3,164 VOTES WITH 54.47%.
KATONYA FLOWERS 202 VOTES WITH 3.48%.
GARY GARY RAVINE, EXCUSE ME, WITH 784 VOTES 13.5%.
DYNA MARX 1,352 VOTES WITH 23.27% AND AUTHOR ANDERSON WITH 307 VOTES 5.28% FOR PLACE.
THREE EVERETT JACKSON 1,908 VOTES WITH 34 POINT 12%.
KEN WATERS 1,656 VOTES 29.61%.
JAMES MCCONNELL 397 VOTES WITH SEVEN POINT 10%.
RICHARD B. ROGERS 592 VOTES WITH 10.59% AND ALANDA BARBARA KUMO WITH 933 VOTES 16.68% FOR PLACE.
FIVE JANICE D. HAYES, 913 VOTES WITH 16.24% WILL E ADAMS JR.
WITH 1,436 VOTES 25 POINT 55%.
HAROLD LONG II WITH 390 VOTES, 6.9399999999999995%.
SHEIKA WEATHERALL WITH 1015 VOTES 18.06% AND DEBRA NORTH 1,867 VOTES WITH 33.21%.
THERE IS NO FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE CITY TO CANVAS THE ELECTION RESULTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNSEL APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO CANVAS THE RETURNS AND DECLARE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION CONDUCTED ON SATURDAY MAY 3RD, 2025 FOR THE POSITION OF MAY PLACE, ONE DECLARING RACHEL L PROCTOR REELECTED AS A MAYOR.
BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION, A SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION HAS BEEN TRIGGERED FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FIVE OF THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES FOR EACH PLACE AS NO CANDIDATE RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF BALLOT VOTES.
SHALL WE CALL FOR A MOTION? ALRIGHT, AT THIS TIME I'LL WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE IS PRESENTED.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
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ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
AND MS. THOMAS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA? THAT IS ALL.
AT THIS TIME I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SECOND TO ADJOURN OUR MEETING TONIGHT.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
IT IS 5:35 PM AND WE ARE NOW A ADJOURNED.