[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 2, 2026, in the City of DeSoto, for the purpose of electing Councilmember for Place 2 and a Councilmember for Place 4 per the Texas Election Code.]
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          COUNCIL MEMBER LETITIA HUGHES HERE. THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST AND ONLY ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 2ND, 2026 IN THE CITY OF DESOTO FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE TWO AND COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE FOUR. PER THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 2ND, 2026 IN THE CITY OF DESOTO FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE TWO AND COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE FOUR. PER THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE, THE CITY OF DESOTO CONDUCTED ITS GENERAL ELECTION ON MAY 2ND, 2026 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO THE OFFICES OF COUNCIL MEMBER PLACES TWO AND FOUR, AS APPLICABLE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE AND THE CITY OF DESOTO CITY CHARTER, THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO CANVASS THE ELECTION RESULTS AND DECLARE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS. RETURNS OF ALL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ARE DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR AND CITY SECRETARY AS REQUIRED BY LAW. UPON RECEIPT, THE CITY COUNCIL CANVASSES THE VOTES, DECLARES THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION AND PROVIDES NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION TO THE CANDIDATES ELECTED. THE OFFICIAL RESULTS ARE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL AND POSTED ON CITY HALL UPON DECLARATION PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF DESOTO CITY CHARTER AND ORDINANCE 234-23 ADOPTED JULY 18TH OF 2023. THE CANDIDATES FOR EACH CITY COUNCIL PLACE RECEIVING A MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST BY QUALIFIED VOTERS SHALL BE DECLARED ELECTED. THE CITY COUNCIL SERVES AS THE JUDGE OF THE ELECTION AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR, SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW BY THE COURTS. IN THE EVENT THAT NO CANDIDATE RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST FOR AN OFFICE, THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO ORDER A RUNOFF ELECTION. THE RUNOFF ELECTION MUST BE HELD NOT EARLIER THAN THE 20 DAYS, NOR LATER THAN THE 45 DAYS AFTER THE FINAL CANVASS, OR AS OTHERWISE PRESCRIBED BY STATE LAW. THE TWO CANDIDATES RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBERS OF VOTES WILL BE PLACED ON THE RUNOFF BALLOT IN THE EVENT OF A TIE IN A RUNOFF ELECTION, THE OUTCOME SHALL BE DETERMINED BY LOT. THE CAMPUS IS THE OFFICIAL TABULATION OF THE ELECTION RESULTS AND IS MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AS REFERENCED IN THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. THE CANDIDATE IS MADE NO EARLIER THAN THE THIRD DAY, NOR LATER THAN THE 11TH DAY AFTER THE ELECTION. THIS ENSURES THE TABULATION OF ALL PROVISIONAL AND ABSENTEE BALLOTS. THE RESULTS ARE CONSIDERED UNOFFICIAL UNTIL THE CANVASS. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION. TAMARIAN OLUWOLE PLACE TWO 267 VOTES 7.38%. CORA GARNER PLACE TWO 1723. NUMBER OF VOTES 47.65%. 
          PARKER PLACE TWO. NUMBER OF VOTES 1626 44.97%. DAVID EGGLESTON, PLACE FOUR 873 VOTES, 24.26%. BRYAN WESLEY PLACE, 422 2244 62.35%. KEISHA NIXON PLACE, FOUR, 469 VOTES, 13.03. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CANVASS THE RETURNS OF THE MAY 2ND, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE FINAL RESULTS. THANK YOU, MADAM CITY SECRETARY. 
          COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, PLEASE? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MAYOR PRO TEM CHISHOLM, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED COUNCIL. 
          ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE CALL FOR THE VOTE? HEARING NONE, I'M GOING TO ASK IF OUR CITY SECRETARY WILL GIVE US A ROLL CALL. VOTE, PLEASE. RACHEL PROCTOR YES, MAYOR PRO TEM CRYSTAL CHISHOLM, YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER. COUNCIL MEMBER. KEN WATERS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          ANDRE BIRD, SENIOR YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEBORAH NORTH, COUNCIL MEMBER. LETITIA HUGHES. YES. 
          THANK YOU. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AT THIS TIME, THAT IS THE FINAL ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, AND I WILL CALL FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM CHISHOLM TO ADJOURN OUR MEETING. I DO SEE ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT WITH HIS FAMILY. WE WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING WITH YOU. I BELIEVE YOU WILL BE SWORN IN ON NEXT WEEK. 
          OKAY, IT'S COMING UP. HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. SO IT HAS BEEN MOVED TO ADJOURN OUR MEETING 
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COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION PASSED
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