[1. CALL TO ORDER]
[00:00:09]
>> IT IS 2:01, I AM CALLING THIS SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER, IF WE WILL STAND AND COMMISSIONER CHESNEY IS GOING TO DO THE INVI
OCCASIONINVOCATION AND THE PLED. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE, LET US PRAY. AS WE ENTER THIS THANKSGIVING SEASON, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST DYING ON THE CROSS FOR US. WE ASK YOU TO WATCH OVER AIL OF US IN THIS ROOM AND OVER NUECES COUNTY.
IN THESE NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO COMMISSIONERS PRESENT, ONE ONLINE. WE ARE AT 901 LEOPARD AND I DO CERTIFY WE HAVE A QUORUM HERE. SKIPPING OVER, I DON'T THINK -- DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
[1. Canvass and declare the results of the November 7, 2023 Special Election in accordance with Chapter 67 of the Texas Election Code.]
NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, MOVING ONTO BUSINESS ADA A 1, CANVAS AND DECLARE THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023, SPECIAL EH LKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 67 OF THELECTION I WITH CHAPTER 67 OF THE TEXAS ELECTION COPE.
KARA, IS CORRECT? >> YES, ERG IS CORRECT.
THE BALLOT BOARD IS CONVENED. POSTMARKED THE DAY OF THE ELECTION AND A FEW OF THE PROVISUAL BALLOTS.
WE HAD 11% TURN OUT IN TOTAL WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD FOR CONSTITUTIONAL. WE HAD 25,004 VOTERS.
WE HAD MORE ON VOTING DAY THAN EARLY VOTING AND THAT TENDS TO HAPPEN IN CONSTITUTIONAL. OVERALL, I THINK IT WITHIN THE SMOOTH AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOTERS AND THE JUDGES AND ALL THE WORKERS AND MY STAFF BECAUSE WE HAD NEW EQUIPMENT SO THAT WAS SOMETHING TO GET USED TO FOR ALL THE VOTERS TO GET USED TO.
>> A TRIAL RUN FOR EVERYONE. >> YES, TO GET READY FOR THE PRIMARY. YEAH, THIS IS IT.
JUST ACCEPT THE RESULTS AND CERTIFY IT AND ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT RO BESTOWN HAS A RUNOFF RACE AND EARLY VOTING
STARTS MONDAY FOR THAT. >> WE NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SURE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THESE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.
COMMISSIONER MAREZ WAS AN AYE, YES.
I SAW YOU LOOKING. ANY OTHER VOTES ON THIS?
[ Adjournment in Memory (upon request)]
WE ARE GOOD. ANY OTHER BUSINESS OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS IN MEMORY? WE HAVE NO EXECUTIVE?NOTHING? >> JUDGE, THERE WAS ONE THAT I WANT TO READ THE OBITUARY UH -- I DOESN'T GET LAST TIME.
HARRY, I WILL GET THAT IN NOVEMBER BUT I WANTED TO MENTION AND OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES. CONSTANCE SANCHEZ WHO WORKS AT THE CITY. HE WAS A WONDERFUL MAN AND SERVE THIRD-DEGREE CITY VERY WELL AND I WILL GET THAT FOR OUR NOVEMBER MEETING BUT I NEGLECTED TO MENTION HIM IN OUR LAST MEETING.
>> YES, I HARD ABOUT HIM AS WELL.
>> I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. THE MOTION IS ADJOURNED.
IT IS 2:06.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.