DeSoto City Council Meeting Agenda City Council Chambers Jim Baugh Government Center DeSoto City Hall 211 E. Pleasant Run Road DeSoto, TX 75115 (972) 230-9646 Mayor Rachel L. Proctor Mayor Pro Tem Crystal Chism Councilmember Pierette Parker Councilmember Ken Waters Councilmember Brian Wesley Councilmember Debrah North Councilmember Letitia Hughes DATE: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 EXECUTIVE SESSION: 5:00 p.m. Council Chambers REGULAR SESSION: 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers (or immediately following the executive session) As authorized by Section 551.071(2) of the Texas Government Code, this meeting may be convened into closed Executive Session for the purpose of seeking confidential legal advice from the City Attorney on any agenda item listed herein. Pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.127, one or more members of the governing body may appear via video-conference call. The presiding officer and a quorum of the City Council will be physically present at this meeting. DeSoto City Council Meetings are open to the public and will be live-streamed on DeSoto's website at www.desototexas.gov for those wanting to view the meeting online. Attendees may speak on any item listed on the agenda during that portion of the agenda; however, for topics not scheduled, attendees will speak during Citizen Appearances. The standard time limit is 3 minutes per speaker and may be modified at the Mayor's discretion to maintain an efficient flow of the meeting. Comment cards related to specific agenda items are due prior to the introduction of an agenda item; however, comment cards related to the citizen appearances portion of the agenda must be submitted to the ambassador's table prior to the start of the meeting.
Jun 16, 2026 City Council Meeting
DeSoto City Council Meeting Agenda City Council Chambers Jim Baugh Government Center DeSoto City Hall 211 E. Pleasant Run Road DeSoto, TX 75115 (972) 230-9646 Mayor Rachel L. Proctor Mayor Pro Tem Crystal Chism Councilmember Pierette Parker Councilmember Ken Waters Councilmember Brian Wesley Councilmember Debrah North Councilmember Letitia Hughes DATE: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 EXECUTIVE SESSION: 5:00 p.m. Council Chambers REGULAR SESSION: 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers (or immediately following the executive session) As authorized by Section 551.071(2) of the Texas Government Code, this meeting may be convened into closed Executive Session for the purpose of seeking confidential legal advice from the City Attorney on any agenda item listed herein. Pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.127, one or more members of the governing body may appear via video-conference call. The presiding officer and a quorum of the City Council will be physically present at this meeting. DeSoto City Council Meetings are open to the public and will be live-streamed on DeSoto's website at www.desototexas.gov for those wanting to view the meeting online. Attendees may speak on any item listed on the agenda during that portion of the agenda; however, for topics not scheduled, attendees will speak during Citizen Appearances. The standard time limit is 3 minutes per speaker and may be modified at the Mayor's discretion to maintain an efficient flow of the meeting. Comment cards related to specific agenda items are due prior to the introduction of an agenda item; however, comment cards related to the citizen appearances portion of the agenda must be submitted to the ambassador's table prior to the start of the meeting.
[A. CALL TO ORDER AND CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
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RACHEL PROCTOR, IT'S 5:01 P.M. AND IT IS TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH, 2026. I WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE DE SOTO CITY COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO ASK IF OUR CITY SECRETARY WOULD GIVE US A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM CRYSTAL CHISM, COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KEN WATERS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN WESLEY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEBORAH NORTH HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER LETITIA HUGHES HERE.
OKAY, WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA AT THIS TIME. WE WILL HAVE THE SAFETY PROTOCOL STATEMENT BY FIRE CHIEF BRIAN SOUTHARD. EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, SINCE WE HAVE NO ONE IN THE PUBLIC HERE YET, WE'LL WAIT UNTIL THE 6:00 MEETING TO DO THE IN-DEPTH SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT. BUT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, YOU GUYS KNOW YOUR SAFETY PROTOCOL TO RETREAT TO COUNCIL CHAMBERS UNTIL WE COME GET YOU. THANK YOU. CHIEF. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL NOW HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE FIVE, 1.0761 TO DELIBERATE THE DEPLOYMENT, IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL AND DEVICES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074. DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT'S 5:03 P.M. AND WE WILL CONVENE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WILL BE BACK AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE ANY ACTION
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.