City Council - Special Meeting

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This afternoon, the Irving City Council special meeting. First of all, do we have any citizen comments? Sinead?

No, sir.

Okay. At this point, ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the runoff election held on June 13, 2026, for the purpose of electing City Council Place 3, single-member district, three for the term of three years. Shanae, can I ask you to step forward and administer the statement and oath to our elected officer?

Yes, if we can first. Can we make a motion and a second?

Make a motion to approve. I'll second.

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Who else is absent?

OK, I guess at this time, we have a unanimous vote, except for one. We have, what, eight and one absent. Am I correct?

The least and John are gone.

Oh, John's gone too. Okay, so we have an election that is 7-2. Thank you. Okay, Sinead, can we move forward on our oath of office?

All right, good to go. Councilman Kabir, I'm going to give you the statement of elected official first. Would you raise your right hand, please? I, Abdul Kabir, do solemnly swear or affirm that I have not directly or indirectly paid, offered, promised to pay, contributed, or promised to contribute any money or thing of value or promised any public office or for employment for the giving or withholding of a vote at the election of which I was elected or as a reward to secure my appointment or confirmation, whichever the case may be, under penalty of perjury, I declare that I have read the following statement and the facts therein are true. Do you agree?

Yes, I do.

Thank you. And now, your author of office. Raise your right hand, please. I, Abdul Kabir, do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully execute the duties of the Office of Council, Single Member District 3, City of Irving, Dallas County, and the State of Texas, and will to the best of my abilities preserve, protect, and defend the constitutional laws of the United States and of this state. So help me God.

Help me God. I do.

Counselor McVean.

Okay, gentlemen, we are adjourned.

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