May 17, 2022 City Council

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CALLED MEETING ON MAY THE 17TH, 2022 AT

[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]

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[1. Discussion and possible action on a resolution canvassing a general election held on May 7, 2022; declaring the candidates for Council Member, Position 3 is duly elected; and containing other provisions relating to the subject.]

I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION THREE IS DULY ELECTED.

SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES.

CONGRATULATIONS, JOHN.

ITEM NUMBER TWO DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE CANVASING, A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY SEVEN, 2022 AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE

[2. Discussion and possible action on an ordinance canvassing a special election held on May 7, 2022; and containing other provisions relating to the subject.]

DO WE HAVE THE ORDINANCE NUMBER? YES. IT'S 20220517-002.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE SHORT MEETINGS.

GIVE IT TO US AGAIN. 20220517-002.

AND THIS ORDINANCE WAS FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION AND ALL CHARTER AMENDMENTS DID PASS.

SO WE WILL REVISE THE CHARTER AND SEND IT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FILING.

MAKE A MOTION TO.

APPROVE THE ORDINANCE OF THE CANVASING OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY SEVEN, 2022.

SPECIFICALLY ORDINANCE NUMBER 20220517-002.

SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

THAT MOTION CARRIES.

WE'RE SHARING. SAVING TREES.

GOT IT UP OVER HERE. ALL RIGHTY.

DID I ALREADY CALL FOR THE VOTE ON THAT? YES. YES, YES. OKAY, MAN.

OKAY. OK JUST WANT TO SAY ONE LAST THING ON THAT ONE.

THANKS ONCE AGAIN TO THE COMMITTEE WHO SERVED ON THAT AND WORKED REALLY HARD TO HELP US GET A CHARTER BETTER POSITION TODAY THAN IT WAS BEFORE THE ELECTION.

SO AND THANKS FOR COUNCIL AND STAFF WORKING REALLY HARD, GOING OVER THE DOCUMENT AND GETTING US TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

SO THAT'S A GREAT FEAT FOR THIS CITY AND FOR THIS FOR THIS COUNCIL.

SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS.

AND I APPRECIATE A BUNCH OF THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY CALLED ME UP AND SAID, WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT? YOU KNOW? SO THERE WAS ROUGHLY AROUND 800 FOLKS.

AND I SAW A LOT OF IT WAS AROUND THE 700 PRICE RANGE, 800 TO THE 100 PRICE RANGE.

SO IT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY RECEPTIVE, WELL RECEIVED.

YES, WE HAD OVER 70% VOTE IN FAVOR.

AND A LOT OF THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS, I THINK THERE WAS A COUPLE THAT WERE IN THE SIXTIES, UPPER SIXTIES, BUT THE MAJORITY WERE IN THE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES.

I'D BE CURIOUS TO SEE WHICH ONES TO SEE.

MAYBE THEY GOT WRITER'S CRAMP AND THEN THEY STOPPED FOR A LITTLE BIT, SHOOK THEIR HAND OUT AND KEPT ON GOING.

ALL RIGHT, SO KEEP THIS MEETING ROCKING ALONG HERE.

[3. Administer Oath of Office to John Wright, Council Member, Position 3 by Angleton Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Gilbert.]

THE FLOOR IS YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

AND IF YOU'LL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, JOHN WRIGHT DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

I JOHN WRIGHT SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION THREE FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS.

COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION THREE AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.

THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND OF THIS STATE.

AND OF THIS STATE.

AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY.

AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY.

SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]

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CONGRATULATIONS, JOHN.

THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR COMING OUT THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. WHAT NUMBER ARE YOU ON, JOHN? SIX. THIS IS MY SIXTH TERM.

YES. OKAY, GREAT.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG. JOHN, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE MOVE ON? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOTERS WHO HAD FAITH IN ME AND THE CITIZENS WHO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ME AND AND THIS COUNCIL. I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THIS COUNCIL DOES.

I KNOW WE ALL DON'T ALWAYS AGREE, BUT WE WE ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY AND WE'RE ALWAYS VERY CORDIAL TO EACH OTHER.

AND I CAN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING BETTER THAN THAT.

WELL, THANK YOU, JOHN. THANK YOU. I GUESS IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PUT UP WITH ME.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR.

AND SHOW THAT COUNCILMAN SVOBODA IS AT THE TABLE JOINING US.

I WAS EXPECTING BEACH SHORTS, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT ALONG.

[4. Discussion and possible action on a resolution establishing the procedure for the June 11, 2022 Runoff Election in Angleton, Texas; and providing for other related matters related thereto.]

MS. FRANCIS. ANYTHING TO ADD? NO, SIR. THIS IS FOR POSITION ONE.

FOR POSITION FIVE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING THE LOCATION WILL BE AT THE EAST ANNEX FOR THE WHOLE ELECTION.

AND WHAT'S THE DATE? THE DATES ARE.

EARLY VOTING WILL BEGIN MAY 31ST THROUGH JUNE 3RD, 8 TO 5 ON JUNE FOUR, 7 TO 7.

AND ON JUNE 6TH AND SEVENTH.

7 TO 7 AGAIN.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE ARE THE TIMES FOR THE RUNOFF ELECTION AND ELECTION DAY, OF COURSE, ON JUNE THE 11TH FOR OUR CITY'S RUNOFF.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURE FOR THE JUNE 11, 2022 RUNOFF ELECTION FOR POSITIONS ONE AND FIVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NOW, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

THAT MOTION CARRIES AND IN RECORD FASHION.

I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND CALL HIS MEETING ADJOURNED AT 5:11.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.