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WELCOME, EVERYONE OUT TO THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 13TH, 2025.
[A. Meeting Opening]
THE TIME IS MS. GRANGER? 6PM. TIME IS 6PM. WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER.[1. Consider an ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the General Election held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, for the purpose of electing a Mayor, Councilmember Place 5, and Councilmember Place 6; providing for an effective date.]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM B, ACTION ITEMS. ITEM ONE. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 3RD, 2025 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FIVE, COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE SIX AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.MS. GRANGER. YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. NICE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HELD AN ELECTION ON MAY 3RD, 2025, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY CHARTER, TO DETERMINE TO DETERMINE THE FOLLOWING PLACES. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FIVE AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE SIX.
SO TO THAT END, I WILL READ THE VOTES INTO RECORD FOR THE POSITION OF MAYOR JEFF BICKERSTAFF.
BICKERSTAFF RECEIVED 1464 VOTES, OR 61.49%, AND MATTHEW DHOLBROOK RECEIVED 917 VOTES, OR 38.51%. IT APPEARING THAT JEFF BICKERSTAFF RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF ALL VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR.
HE IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF MAYOR FOR THE POSITION OF COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE FIVE. LINDSEY BUHLER RECEIVED 1723 VOTES, OR 69.67%, AND RAFAY SHAIKH RECEIVED 750 VOTES OR 30.33%. IT IS APPEARING THAT LINDSEY BUHLER RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF ALL VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE FIVE. SHE IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMEMBER, PLACE FIVE FOR THE POSITION OF COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE 6.
MATT PRESTENBERG RECEIVED 1068 VOTES, OR 62.64%, AND GURVINDER SINGH RECEIVED 935 VOTES, OR 37.36%. IT APPEARING THAT MATT PRESTENBERG RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF ALL VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL PLACE 6. HE IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL PLACE SIX AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MISS GRANGER.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. HEARING NONE.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE B1 AS PRESENTED.
MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO APPROVE ITEM B1 AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A SECOND MRS HOWARTH SECOND. SECOND BY MISS HOWARTH.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM B2.
[2. Consider an ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, for the purpose of reauthorization of the local sales and use tax in the City of Sachse, Texas, for street maintenance at the rate of one-fourth of one percent to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets; providing for an effective date.]
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE, CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 3RD, 2025, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REAUTHORIZATION OF THE LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX IN THE CITY OF SACHSE, TEXAS, FOR STREET MAINTENANCE AT A RATE OF ONE FOURTH OF 1%.SO ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS TAX CODE, THE STREET MAINTENANCE TAX MUST BE REAUTHORIZED BY VOTERS AT AN ELECTION PRIOR TO EXPIRATION EVERY FOUR YEARS. SO THIS YEAR, THE SPECIAL ELECTION WAS HELD ON MAY 3RD, 2025 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REAUTHORIZING THE LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX IN THE CITY OF SACHSE, TEXAS, FOR STREET MAINTENANCE AT THE RATE OF ONE FOURTH OF 1%.
TO CONTINUE PROVIDING REVENUE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MUNICIPAL STREETS.
SO THIS YEAR, THERE WERE 1917 VOTES, OR 81.19% IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION A AND 444 VOTES, OR 18.81% AGAINST PROPOSITION A. IT APPEARING THAT THE MAJORITY OF ALL VOTES CAST WERE IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION A, THE STREET MAINTENANCE TAX IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE REAUTHORIZED AND WITH THAT, I WOULD TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MS. GRANGER.
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION.
WE STILL TAKE QUESTIONS. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE B2 AS PRESENTED.
SECOND BY MR. PRESTENBERG. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.
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MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM C.ADJOURNMENT THE TIME MS. GRANGER 6:05PM. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:05PM.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.