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[1. Call to Order]
AFTERNOON.CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 1203.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, UH, FOR THIS SPECIAL MEETING TODAY.
UH, IF WE COULD, UM, IF YOU WOULD STAND FOR THE INVOCATION, MAYOR PRO TEM.
HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE WISDOM YOU GIVE US.
THANK YOU FOR THE CITIZENS THAT MAKE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE A SPECIAL PLACE.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS FOR THOSE CITIZENS TO GUIDE THIS CITY.
THANK YOU FOR OUR STAFF, OUR EMPLOYEES, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE GATHERED HERE TODAY AND THOSE WHO MAY BE WATCHING.
AND JESUS' NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE, PLEASE.
I PLEDGE ALL TO ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
FOR ALL HONOR, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
THAT BRINGS US TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UH, WE DID NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP TODAY, UH, FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[5. Canvass and accept votes of City Council General and Special Election held on May 2, 2026]
TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CANVAS AND ACCEPT VOTES OF CITY COUNCIL GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 2ND, 2026.I WILL READ THE RESULTS, UH, OF THAT ELECTION.
PLACE ONE, WILLIAM TRACE, ATKINS AND R ALEX ALEXANDER.
TOTAL VOTES CAST WERE 1502 WITH WILLIAM TRACE ATKINS RECEIVING 1006 VOTES TO R ALEX ALEXANDER'S 496 VOTES.
PATRICK SUITOR WAS UNOPPOSED RECEIVING 1092 TOTAL VOTES.
CHRIS WRIGHT TOTAL VOTES CAST AND UNOPPOSED AT 1,113.
VOTES PROPOSITION A TOTAL VOTES CAST WERE 1,558 VOTES FOR THE PROPOSITION A WAS 1,289.
VOTES AGAINST WAS 269 VOTES PROPOSITION B TOTAL VOTES CAST WAS 1,568.
FOUR WAS 826 VOTES TO AGAINST AT 742 WITH BOTH PROPOSITION A AND PROPOSITION B PASSING.
MAD MAYOR, I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE ELECTION RETURNS OF THE CITY, OF THE CITY COUNCIL GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON SATURDAY MAY 2ND, 2026 AS PRESENTED.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[6. Administer Oath of Office to Council Member Place 1, Council Member Place 2, and Council Member Place 3 ]
ITEM NUMBER SIX TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO COUNCIL MEMBER.PLACE ONE, PLACE TWO, AND PLACE THREE.
RAISE HAND ABOUT THE I STATE YOUR NAMEN.
SWEAR I'LL THANKFULLY I THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL, THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL OF
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AND THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.THE CONSTITUTION AND CONSTITUTION.
OH, CAN I GET YOU GUYS TO SIGN OATH? SHOULD YOUR COAT YOU HOT? CONGRATULATIONS, GENTLEMEN, FOR ACCEPTING ANOTHER TERM.
[7. Organization of City Council ]
BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ORGANIZATION OF CITY COUNCIL.I WILL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS, UH, FOR MAYOR FIRST, AND THEN MAYOR PROTE.
MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO NOMINATE YOU, BILLY WALLACE, TO SERVE AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE.
SECOND, WE HAVE A, A, UH, NOMINATION.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
AND NEXT, UH, WILL BE FOR THE, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO NOMINATE TRAVIS SMITH TO SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE.
I HAVE A, UH, NOMINATION AND WE NEED A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[8. Consider proposed Resolution adopting a revised charter, as approved and amended by the voters at the election held on May 2, 2026, through the passage of three (3) home-rule charter amendments ]
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.CONSIDER PROPOSED RESOLUTION ADOPTING A REVISED CHARTER AS APPROVED AND AMENDED BY THE VOTERS AT THE ELECTION HELD ON MAY 2ND, 2026 THROUGH THE PASSAGE OF THREE HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
THIS STEP IS REQUIRED UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, THE CITIZENS HAVE VOTED AND WE HAVE NO OFFICIAL DOCUMENT UNTIL WE APPROVE THIS ABOUT WHAT PASSED AND WHAT WOULD GO INTO THE CHARTER.
SO, UH, THIS HAS A, THE EXACT LANGUAGE OF THE NEW OF THE REVISED CHARTER AMENDMENTS OF RISE AMENDMENTS.
AND SO THIS WILL NOW BE, IF IT WILL BE APPROVED, I, I ASSUMED AND WILL GO BE SENT DOWN TO THE
ALSO GO TO OUR PEOPLE WHO ARE FOLKS WHO PUT TOGETHER THE, UH, CODE BOOK.
SO THEY'LL HAVE UPDATED VERSIONS OF THESE THREE, UH, UH, CHARTER PROVISIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS BY COUNSEL? IF NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO MADAM MAD MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A REVISED CHARTER AS APPROVED AND AMENDED BY THE VOTERS AT THE ELECTION HELD ON MAY 2ND, 2026 THROUGH THE PASSAGE OF THREE HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[9. Comments by Mayor, City Council, City Attorney and City Management ]
THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, COMMENTS BY MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGEMENT.I'M GONNA START TO MY LEFT DOWN THERE.
UH, TRENTON AND SEAN, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING? NO.
THANK YOU'ALL ALBERT, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
UM, YEAH, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN CONGRATULATIONS TO, UH, THOSE THAT WERE REELECTED AND, UM, THE NEW MAYOR PRO TEAM.
MAYOR WALLACE, UH, THE, THE THINGS ON THE, THE THINGS THAT THIS RESOLUTION JUST APPROVED,
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UM, BY THE VOTERS AND THEN ENACTED BY THIS COUNCIL HAVE BEEN, WE STARTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THESE PUBLICLY Q AND I IN FEBRUARY OF 2021.UM, SO, SO TO SEE THIS FINALLY COME TO FRUITION AND KNOWING THAT THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE WILL HAVE TO APPOINT A MAYOR AND THAT THE CITIZENS WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY, UM, I'D SAY IT'S A JOB WELL DONE, AND I PROMISE KEPT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMAN ATKINS.
WELL, I, UH, I CONGRATULATE, UM, EVERYONE WHO WAS REELECTED.
UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT TWO YEARS OF CONTINUING THE AMAZING PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AND, UH, CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK TO WORK.
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE THREE GENTLEMEN FOR, UH, UH, BEING REELECTED.
AND, AND THANK YOU FOR, UM, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.
AND I, I'VE APPRECIATED, UM, GETTING TO WORK FOR THE THIS TEAM OF FIVE AND, UH, I'M GLAD THIS THE SAME TEAM OF FIVE I AM.
UM, AND CONGRATULATIONS, UH, TO YOU MAYOR AND TRAVIS FOR YOUR NEW POSITIONS.
UH, ALSO, I DO WANNA POINT OUT AND THANK AMBER AND TERRY, UH, LEADING US THROUGH THESE, UH, ELECTION PROCESSES.
UM, LOTS OF HARD WORK GOES ON IN THE BACKGROUND FOR THOSE THINGS, AND I APPRECIATE IT A LOT.
I JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY.
I, I DON'T HAVE TO LEARN ANY NEW NAMES.
CONGRATULATIONS MR. SMITH AND MS. WALLACE TO THE NEW POSITIONS.
AND THE ONLY THING I WOULD HAVE TO ADD IS THAT WE'VE GOT A VERY TOUGH JOB IN FRONT OF US THIS NEXT YEAR.
'CAUSE AT OUR CIP MEETING, AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT THAT BUDGET AND ALL THE MONEY THAT WE NEED TO SPEND ON ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE CAN'T SPEND IT ALL ON THAT, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO REALLY WORK TOGETHER ON THIS AND GET IT DONE.
YOU'RE ALMOST LAST
OH, WELL, I'LL MESS SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
UH, CONGRATULATIONS MAYOR AND TRAVIS ON THE, ON BEING ELECTED TO THE POSITIONS AND, UH, CHRIS AND TRACE FOR GETTING ANOTHER TERM.
UM, I'M HOPING THAT, UM, THE, THE ROADS WE MADE IN, IN, UH, ADDRESSING ISSUES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WILL CONTINUE ON AND THEN WE'LL ALL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, TO PUT, UM, THE CITIZENS' NEEDS IN FRONT OF THAT, OF PERSONAL NEEDS.
AND, UM, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO, UH, CONGRATULATE THOSE OF YOU THAT, UH, ARE REELECTED, UH, TO YOUR SEATS AND, UH, ALL THE WORK, UH, THAT, UH, AMBER AND TERRY, UH, HAS DONE.
AND RICKY, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS LAST YEAR OR TWO HAS, HAS BEEN, BEEN A LOT FOR ALL OF US.
UM, IT'S MY DISTINCT HONOR TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS THE MAYOR OF WAXAHATCHEE.
UM, I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER PLACE.
I COULD BE, UH, SERVING A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY, UH, WITH A WONDERFUL, UM, GROUP OF, OF, UH, CITIZENS.
AND, UM, THE GENTLEMAN THAT I SERVE WITH ON COUNCIL, THEY EACH, ALL OF YOU BRING VALUE, UH, TO THE TEAM.
UM, SOMETIMES THINGS GET A LITTLE TOUGH FOR US, UH, BUT WE ALWAYS, UH, GET TO THE OTHER SIDE OF IT.
AND, UH, I WOULDN'T TRADE ANY, ANY OF YOU.
AND I FEEL HONORED AND BLESSED TO WORK WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO LEAD THIS CITY.
IT'S NOT JUST ME LEADING THIS CITY.
I COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE.
I JUST WEAR THE TITLE OF MAYOR.
UH, SO MUCH MORE COMES FROM SO MANY MORE PEOPLE.
UM, WITH THAT, UH, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THE MEETING.
AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.