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FIVE 30.WE'LL CALL THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH, 2025 TO ORDER.
WE'LL START WITH ROLL CALL COUNCIL.
ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NOPE.
[5.1. Consideration and possible action on Resolution No. R-2025-129 canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the General Election held May 3, 2025 for the purpose of electing Mayor, Councilmember Place 3, and Councilmember Place 6. (Laura Hallmark)]
ONE CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER R DASH 2025 DASH 29.CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD MAY 3RD, 2025.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING MAYOR COUNCILMAN PLACE THREE.
UM, LAURA HALLMARK, CITY SECRETARY FOR THE RECORD.
UM, WE HAD AN ELECTION ON MAY 3RD AND, UM, VOTER APATHY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IS ALIVE AND WELL.
HOWEVER, HERE'S WHERE WE LANDED WITH 22,572 REGISTERED VOTERS IN HU OVER EIGHT PRECINCTS.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING FOR
THAT'S A PRETTY HIGH TURNOUT BECAUSE ORDINARILY IT'S BETWEEN TWO TO 5%.
SO MY FIRST ELECTION EXPERIENCE WITH HUDU, I'M REALLY EXCITED WITH THE TURNOUT.
IT'S EXCITING TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY IS INVOLVED AND ENGAGED.
UM, SO HERE'S WHERE WE LANDED WITH THE POSITIONS FOR THE POSITION OF MAYOR WITH 51.48%.
MIKE SNYDER HAS DECLARED THE WINNER FOR PLACE THREE WITH 41.94 AND 43.08%.
JIM MORRIS AND CORY DANINA ARE GOING TO BE RUNOFF CANDIDATES BECAUSE NOT ONE CANDIDATE RECEIVED 50% PLUS ONE.
ALSO IN PLACE SIX, WE WILL HAVE A RUNOFF WITH 40.84% AND 28.53% BETWEEN AMBER LEE COLAR AND AARON KING.
AGAIN, NO ONE CANDIDATE RECEIVED 50% PLUS ONE.
WE WILL ORDER THE RUNOFF ELECTION AT TOMORROW EVENING'S MEETING.
SO TONIGHT IS JUST TO, UM, CANVAS AND ACCEPT THESE OFFICIAL RESULTS.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE WATCHING THIS.
WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SEE THIS IN THE FUTURE? I'M SORRY? WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SEE THIS MEETING IN THE FUTURE? YES, IT'S BEING RECORDED AND IT WILL BE UPLOADED TO WEBSITE.
'CAUSE I WANNA, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE JOB YOU DID BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF MANY PEOPLE KNOW THIS.
THIS IS THE FOURTH ELECTION THAT I'VE PERSONALLY BEEN IN AND WE'VE HAD, I DON'T KNOW, SIX OR SEVEN SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
BUT YOU WERE HERE ALL DAY ON ELECTION DAY AND WHEN I ASKED YOU LIKE KIND OF WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? YOU WERE LIKE, IT'S MY ELECTION, I'M TAKING RESPONSIBILITY.
YOU WERE HERE FOR ANYTHING THAT COULD GO WRONG, ANYTHING THAT WOULD COME UP.
I JUST WANNA SAY I WAS IMPRESSED BY THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES IT'S EASY TO CLOCK OUT AND SAY, WELL SOMEONE ELSE HAS THAT.
BUT YOU TOOK OWNERSHIP WITH THE EMAILS YOU SENT EVERYBODY REGULARLY, THE CANDIDATES AND EVERYBODY.
YOU KEPT PEOPLE ON TRACK WITH THE DATES, THE TIMES, THE POSTINGS.
UM, WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD THAT BEFORE.
UM, WE'VE HAD HITS AND MISSES BUT IT WAS THE MOST PROFESSIONAL THING THAT I'VE SEEN IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION, IN TERMS OF BEING THERE.
ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER? ALRIGHT.
WANNA ATTAIN A MOTION FOR ACTION ON THIS MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER R DASH 2025 TO 1 29 ISH.
PRESENTED SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILOR PORTERFIELD.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLARK.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO AND WE WILL ADJOURN AT 5:34 PM AWESOME.