City Council - Regular Meeting

We don't have the pledge of Uh, good evening everybody. We're going to call the meeting to order.

Uh, roll call.

Mayor, attorney absent. Doug Ewing absent. Brad Offinger absent. Alex Esquil here. Dr. Pam Sardo here. Gary Chapel here. Can we please stand for the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Pam, could you please uh lead us in the invocation?

Yeah, please bow your heads with me tonight. Dear Father in heaven, we are grateful to be gathered in your presence tonight. Please be with all the first responders and keep them safe and protect them. And dear Father in heaven, please help us make wise decisions for the city. And thank you for the loving support of the people who are in the room with us tonight. And and all things we ask in your name. Amen. Amen.

Okay. Um the one item tonight is the official canvas of the Josephine City general election that was held on November 4th, 202025. Um consider uh discuss consider and to act to adopt resolution 25-119 the canvasing the returns and the declaration results of the general election for the city of Josephine. Any discussion? Can I get a motion? Um, I move that we accept uh accept the canvas and adopt based on resolution 2025 1119 canvasing.

I'll second. All in favor? It's unanimous. Um, at this point we would adjourn the meeting, but we have been requested that we actually install the new uh city council member. So, April, Pam, and Jane, will you please come down to the front for swearing in? about. Oh, and Alex. Sorry. My apologies.

Oh, I'm going to get out of the way of the pictures. Okay, if you will all raise your right hand. Sorry. Do you solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the duties of the office of city council of the state of Texas and will the to the best of your ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this state? So help you God.