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[1. Call to Order]
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER IF WE CAN, UH, IF WE, YOU WOULD STAND FOR THE INVOCATION.GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU AT THIS TIME AND THANK YOU LORD FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN OUR LIVES, FOR LOVING US, FOR FORGIVING US, AND JUST BEING WILLING TO BE WITH US IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
LORD, BE WITH US TODAY, ALL OF US HERE ON COUNCIL AS WE MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS FOR THIS CITY.
CONTINUE TO BE WITH CITY STAFF AND ALL THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE THERE AND THE CITY WORKERS, ALL OF THEM THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND KEEP THEM SAFE AND HEALTHY, LORD.
AND WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN YOUR HOLY SON'S NAME.
IF YOU WOULD STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OR CONTINUE STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FEE TEXAS.
THIS IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
PERSONS MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ISSUES.
THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY CONCERN WHETHER ON THIS AGENDA OR NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
THE COUNCIL MAY NOT COMMENT OR DELIBERATE SUCH STATEMENTS DURING THIS PERIOD, EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 5 5 1 0 4 2 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CITY SECRETARY.
SEEING NONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[5. Administer Oath of Office to Council Member Place 4 and Council Member Place 5]
ITEM FIVE IS TO ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO COUNCIL MEMBER.AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FIVE.
NO, I WOULDN'T ATTENTION SOLE SWEAR.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR I'LL FAITHFULLY, I'LL THANKFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.
THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF WALKS CHIEF WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PROTECT AND DEFEND CONSTITUTION LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
[6. Organization of City Council]
UH, NEXT WE WILL, UM, ORGANIZE THE CITY COUNCIL.I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE MAYOR.
I NOMINATE BILLY WALLACE TO BE MAYOR OF PACHI.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE.
AND NEXT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR MAYOR PRO TEM.
MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE PATRICK SUITOR TO BE MAYOR PRO TEM.
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I'LL SECOND RAISE YOUR HAND.THAT WAS A SECOND FOR A SECOND.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? THAT IS THE SECOND.
SO NOW ARE WE VOTING OR WHAT? YEAH, THAT IS THE VOTE.
WHEN DID WE VOTE? OH, I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THEY VOTE.
I THOUGHT WE, LET'S TRY MAYOR PRO TEM AGAIN.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR MAYOR PRO TEM PLEASE.
I NOMINATE PATRICK SITTER TO BE MAYOR PRO TEM.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[7. Comments by Mayor, City Council, City Attorney and City Manager]
UH, THE LAST ITEM IS COMMENTS BY MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER.UM, JUST DO WANNA SAY, AND I WISH THAT WE HAD THE FOLKS HERE THAT WERE HERE LAST YEAR JUST TO SEE HOW SMOOTH THIS WENT.
AND I HOPE THAT THAT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONGENIALITY OF, UH, THE WAY WE, WE'VE PROCEEDED THIS YEAR AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL PROCEED GOING FORWARD.
I WASN'T THERE, BUT I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CHIEF AND ALL THE POLICE OFFICERS FOR WHAT Y'ALL DID THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH THE KIDS IN THE PARK AND ALL THAT OTHER THINGS.
MY WIFE AND THE GRANDKIDS WERE THERE AND THEY, HUGE SUCCESS.
YOU HAD EVERYTHING AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU GUYS DO AND EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE KIDS AND THE, AND THE COMMUNITY.
AND TO MY LEFT, SEAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY, COUNCIL, UH, ALBERT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I DON'T COUNT.
I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE, UM, BILLY AND, AND TRAVIS FOR, UM, GOING ON FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.
AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, MAYOR BILLY WALLACE AND THEN PAT SUITER IS MAYOR PRO TEM.
UM, I'LL ECHO, UH, WHAT, WHAT ALBERT SAID, BUT ALSO ADD TO IT THAT, UH, UH, I JUST WANNA THANK CHRIS WRIGHT FOR HIS SERVICES, MAYOR PRO TEM AND, UH, SURVEYED IN THAT CAPACITY FOR THE LAST YEAR.
AND I WANNA ALSO THANK, UM, MAYOR PRO TEM, FORMER MAYOR PRO TEM CHRIS WRIGHT FOR HIS SERVICES.
UH, SEVERAL, UH, HOW MANY TERMS DID YOU DO AS MAYOR PRO TEM? THREE.
AND, UH, I KNOW THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS THAT I, UH, NEEDED, UH, CHRIS FARR AND EVERY TIME HE, UH, WAS THERE AND DID A GREAT JOB.
AND, UH, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE, UM, COUNCILMAN SUITER, UH, FOR MAYOR PRO TEM.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, ALL OF COUNCIL, UM, FOR THE YEARS, UH, THAT WE'VE SERVED TOGETHER.
WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT, UM, AS THE MAYOR, UM, FOR THE PAST YEAR AND, UH, MOVING FORWARD INTO THE NEXT YEAR.
I COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
YOU ALL BRING SOMETHING UNIQUE TO THE TABLE AND I APPRECIATE YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED SERVICE TOGETHER.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING.