[1. CALL TO ORDER ]
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>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: IT GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, IT'S TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST, 2023, AT 6:30 P.M. AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS A QUORUM PRESENT AT THE CITY HALL CHAMBERS. OUR FIRST ITEM FOR THE NIGHT IS INDIVIDUAL
[2A. Consider action to approve a resolution canvassing the results of the Runoff Election held on Saturday, December 9, 2023 for the position of Councilmember Place One. ]
CONSIDERATION. AND THAT IS CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RESULTS OF THE RUNOFF ELECTION HELD ON SATURDAY, THE 29TH, 2023, FOR THE POSITION OFCOUNCILMAN PLACE ONE. >> YES, GO FOR IT.
>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT, SO, AS YOU COULD SEE, THE CITIZENS MADE THEIR VOICES HEARD AND WE DO HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT, JONATHAN REEVES WHO WON WITH 56% OF THE VOTE. SO, TONIGHT THIS IS WHERE WE DO THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY. WHICH, I KNOW MOST OF YOU ARE HERE THIS REASON. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING FOR THIS SPECIAL DAY IN ROWLETT. TONIGHT WE'RE GATHERING TO WITNESS THE SWEARING IN OF JONATHAN REEVES AS A NEW MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL. CITY GOVERNMENT PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE DAILY LIVES OF IT'S RESIDENTS OFTEN IN WAYS THAT ARE SO FUND MENTAL AND ROUTINE THAT THEY ARE FREQUENTLY TAKEN FOR GRANTED. IN ORDER TO BE A COUNCILMAN WE HAVE TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, UTILITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY AS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AS A COUNCILMAN MR. REEVES WILL BE INVOLVED IN SHAPING THE POLICIES AND DECISIONS IN EACH OF THOSE AREAS WHILE ENSURING THAT THE VOICES OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE HEARD AND CONSIDERED IN THE GOVERNMENTAL PROCESS. AND WITH THAT SAID, IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE ALSO THAT BEING ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT JUST ABOUT DECISION MAKING. IT'S ABOUT LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION, AND A COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND IN THIS POSITION, MR. REEVES WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY TO FOSTER A PROSPEROUS, SAFE, AND VIBRANT ROWLETT. AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH TONIGHT'S CEREMONY, LET'S KNOWLEDGE THE WEALTH THAT MR. REEVES IS COMMITTING TO OUR CITY. THE ROLE OF COUNCILMAN IS A COMMITMENT. SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADIEU, LET US PROCEED WITH THE FORMALITIES OF SWEARING IN JONATHAN REEVES TO THE ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL, CONGRATULATIONS, MR. REEVES AND WE HOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: AND I'LL MOVE. AND I'LL MOVE ON WITH THE FORMAL PROCEEDINGS. YOU CAN BRING UP YOUR FAMILY IF YOU WOULD LIKE. WE GOT TO MAKE THIS OFFICIAL!
>> >> WITH THAT CITY COUNCIL, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CANVAS THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION. IS THERE A MOTION? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET?
>> YES, MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE CANVAS THE VOTES FROM THE DECEMBER 9TH, 2023, COUNCILMAN PLACE ONE ELECTION.
>> AND COUNCILMAN BRITTON? >> I SECOND.
>> THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WINGET AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BRITTON. CALL THE VOTE. THERE WE GO. IT IS
[3A. Conduct oath of office for newly elected Councilmember. ]
UNANIMOUS AND NOW IT IS OFFICIAL.>> OKAY. JUST PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND ON THE BIBLE. RAISE YOUR
RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. >> I, STATE YOUR NAME
>> I, JONATHAN REEVES DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN PLACE
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ONE FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.SO HELP ME GOD. >> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, GREAT. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. AN I JUST WANT TO SAY A QUICK WORD OF THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO SUPPORTED ME IN THE CAMPAIGN.
YOUR ENERGY, TIME, MONEY, PRAYERS, WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, I'M SO DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. AND MOST OF ALL I'M SO APPRECIATIVE AND THANK YOU FOR OU FRIENDSHIP, SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND FOR ALL OF THE FOLKS THAT VOTED WHETHER YOU VOTED FOR ME OR NOT, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HIGHER LEVELS OF THE ENGAGEMENT IN THE PHOT TURKS AS WE GO INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON, I WANT TO SAY, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AND AS WE GO INTO THE NEW SEASON, I ASK YOU TO JOIN ME IN SEEKING THE PEACE AND PROSPERITY OF OUR CITY. BECAUSE, IF OUR CITY PROSPERS, SO SHALL WE. THANK YOU.
>> . >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: IT'S OFFICIAL. (APP (APP (APPLAUSE)
>> . >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: AND NOW THE FUN BEGINS. ALL RIGHT. SO, THAT CONCLUDES THE REST OF OUR AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING. WE'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT INTO ANOTHER MEETING. SO, IT IS 6:37 AND THIS SPECIAL CALLED MEETING IS ADJOURNED. AND I'LL READ AS WE GO STRAIGHT INTO OUR NEXT MEETING. IT IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, 2023, AT OH, 6:38 SO, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK. SO, THAT GIVES EVERYBODY TIME TO CELEBRATE. SO, WE WILL COME BACK IN HERE AT 7:00 P.M. AND START OUR NEXT MEETING REGULARLY CALLED COUNCIL MEETING,
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.