[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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          P.M. IT IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2026. I'M MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR. I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL TO ASK IF OUR CITY SECRETARY WILL GIVE US A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR HERE, MAYOR PRO TEM CRYSTAL CHISM, COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          PARKER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KEN WATERS, COUNCIL MEMBER. BRIAN WESLEY. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEBORAH NORTH HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER LETITIA HUGHES. THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST AND ONLY 
          [a.  Consider a Resolution of the City Council of the City of DeSoto, Texas, canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the Special Runoff Election held on Saturday, June 13, 2026, in the City of DeSoto, for the purpose of electing a Councilmember for Place 2 per the Texas Election Code]
ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, I BELIEVE, TONIGHT. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION HELD ON SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH, 2026, IN THE CITY OF DESOTO FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE TWO, PER THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. THANK YOU. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CANVASING RESULTS AS PRESENTED. IT'S BEEN MOVED PROPERLY SECONDED TO ACCEPT THE RESULTS AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR? DO WE NEED TO TAKE A HAND VOTE FOR THIS, MADAM CITY SECRETARY. OKAY, I'LL START WITH YOU. TO MY. TO MY RIGHT. MISS. MISS NORTH. THANK YOU. THAT'S A YES. YES. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. 
          YES. AND COUNCILMAN PARKER. YES. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT IS THE ONLY ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. YES. WE'RE GOING TO READ THE OFFICIAL RESULTS. YES, MA'AM. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS. CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION HELD ON SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH, 2026, IN THE CITY OF DESOTO FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE TWO, PER THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. ARTICLE THREE, SECTION FIVE OF THE CITY CHARTER REQUIRES THE CITY COUNCIL TO CANVASS ELECTION RESULTS, RETURNS, INVESTIGATE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CANDIDATES, AND DECLARE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW. THE OFFICIAL RESULTS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE TWO ELECTION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF ELECTION DAY VOTING AND THE REVIEW OF BALLOTS BY THE EARLY VOTING EARLY BALLOT BOARD. THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURN ESTABLISHES THE OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS AND ALLOWS THE CITY COUNCIL TO FORMALLY DECLARE THE ELECTED CANDIDATE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE TO THE CANVASS IS THE OFFICIAL TABULATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS CONDUCTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. STATE LAW REQUIRES THE CANVASS TO OCCUR NO EARLIER THAN THE THIRD DAY AND NO LATER THAN THE 11TH DAY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION DAY. THIS PROCESS ENSURES THAT ALL PROVISIONAL MAIL IN AND OTHER ELIGIBLE BALLOTS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND COUNTED. ELECTION RESULTS REMAIN UNOFFICIAL UNTIL THE CANVASS IS COMPLETED. THE CERTIFIED RESULTS FOR THE ELECTION ARE AS FOLLOWS. CORY GARDNER, PLACE TWO 985 VOTES, 44.90%. COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER PLACE TWO 1209. NUMBER OF VOTES 55.10%. STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO CANVASS THE RETURNS AND DECLARE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION CONDUCTED ON SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH, 2026, FOR THE POSITION OF COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE TWO. THANK YOU, MADAM CITY SECRETARY. THAT VOTE HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED, SECONDED AND ACCEPTED UNANIMOUSLY. SO AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED PROPERLY. SECOND, TO ADJOURN COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY IS 5:03 P.M. WE ARE NOW
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