May 16, 2023 Special City Council

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TIME IS 6:00.

[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

WE ARE MISSING COUNCILMAN GONGORA AND MAYOR PEREZ AT THE MOMENT.

WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR SHOWING UP TONIGHT FOR THIS.

IT IS JUST A SPECIAL MEETING WHERE WE JUST INDUCT EVERYBODY.

SO I'LL GO ON TO DECLARATION.

CAN, ON THE REGULAR AGENDA DO YOU WANT TO DO AN INVOCATION FIRST? CAN EVERYBODY STAND AND DO AN INVOCATION, PLEASE? WOULD BE GOOD. THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

GOOD. [INAUDIBLE] WOULD BE PLEASED.

FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE DAY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.

WE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING OVER US EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF THE DAY.

AND LORD, WE GIVE YOU THE CREDIT THAT'S DUE YOU FOR ALL THAT'S GOOD.

AND THAT COMES FROM YOU.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE DAY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US FOR THIS NIGHT, FATHER A NEW BEGINNING.

ANOTHER YEAR THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US TO SERVE YOU AND FATHER I DO LIFT UP EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US HERE ON COUNCIL THAT WE WOULD SEEK YOUR WISDOM, SEEK YOUR WILL, AND LISTEN TO YOU AND LISTEN TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.

LORD, WE LOVE YOU. WE THANK YOU IN CHRIST'S NAME.

AMEN. AMEN.

THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 20230516-001

[1. Discussion and possible action on Resolution No. 20230516-001 canvassing a General Election held on May 06, 2023; declaring the candidates for Mayor, Council Member, Position Two (2) and Council Member, Position Four (4) duly elected; and containing other provisions relating to the subject.]

COUNCIL. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CANVASING OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 6TH, 2023.

I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. WE HAD AN EXTRA ONE IN THERE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] OPEN COMMENT, HUH? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO NUMBER 2.

ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO JOHN WRIGHT MAYOR BY ANGLETON MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE JEFFREY GILBERT.

[2. Administer Oath of Office to John Wright, Mayor by Angleton Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Gilbert.]

PLEASE.

YOU CAN HOLD IT. IT'S NOT A CHEAT SHEET.

[LAUGHTER] I'LL GO SLOW. I WILL SAY THIS BRIEFLY FOR ALL THESE GENTLEMEN.

I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW THEM OVER THE YEARS OF THEIR SERVICE, AND THEY HAVE SERVED FOR A WHILE.

THIS SERVICE FOR THE CITY.

I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONTINUE TO WORK HARD WITH VERY LOW PAY AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

[LAUGHTER] IF YOU'LL RAISE YOUR HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, JOHN WRIGHT.

I, JOHN WRIGHT.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON.

FOR THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON.

IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND WILL 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, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] LEFT HANDED. I GUESS I WILL . SO JOHN.

PHOTO OP.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT.

[3. Administer Oath of Office to Travis A. Townsend, Council Member, Position 2 by Angleton Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Gilbert.]

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TOWNSEND COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION TWO BY ANGLETON MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE JEFFREY GILBERT.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

CONGRATULATIONS. WILL YOU RAISE YOUR HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME? I, TRAVIS A.

TOWNSEND. I, TRAVIS, A.

TOWNSEND. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION 2.

FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS.

FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS. AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND 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] THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE TO SIGN THE OTHER ONE, TOO.

ALL RIGHT. AND AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4, ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO CECIL BOOTH COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION 4 THE ANGLETON MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE JEFFREY GILBERT.

[4. Administer Oath of Office to Cecil Booth, Council Member, Position 4 by Angleton Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Gilbert.]

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, CECIL BOOTH.

I, CECIL BOOTH. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE.

THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.

THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.

OF COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION 4.

OF COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION 4.

FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS.

FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND WILL 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. THANK YOU.

CECIL. CECIL.

IT'S NOT OFFICIAL YET.

YOU'RE NOT OFFICIAL YET . THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

I WAS LISTENING. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. JUDGE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

WELL, ONE OF THE SHORTEST MEETING AGENDAS I THINK I'VE SEEN IN A WHILE.

SO WITH THAT SAID, BEING THAT THERE'S NO OTHER ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN, WE WILL STAND IN ADJOURNMENT AT 6:08.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.