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          WELL, WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TO THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF SACHSE.
TODAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 12, 
          [A. Meeting Opening]
2026. THE TIME MS. GRANGER 6 P.M.. TIME AT 6 P.M.. 
          WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM B ACTION ITEMS. 
          [1. Consider approving an ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the General Election held on Saturday, May 2, 2026, for the purpose of electing a Councilmember Place 3 and Councilmember Place 4; providing for an effective date.]
ITEM ONE CONSIDER APPROVING AN ORDINANCE, CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS
OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 2ND, 2026 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 3 AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 4
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 
          MISS GRANGER. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. 
          AS YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR WE HOLD AN ELECTION ACCORDING TO THE CITY CHARTER TO DETERMINE
COUNCILMEMBERS. 
          THIS YEAR, THE GENERAL ELECTION WAS HELD ON MAY 2ND,
2026 TO DETERMINE PLACES THREE AND FOUR. 
          AND SO BOTH THE CHARTER AND TEXAS ELECTION CODE REQUIRE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CANVASS
THOSE RETURNS IN ORDER TO DECLARE THE RESULTS OFFICIAL. 
          SO WITH THAT, I WILL READ THE VOTES INTO RECORD. 
          FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 3 FRANK MILLSAP RECEIVED 948 OR 53.23% OF THE VOTE. 
          LAURA TOVAR RECEIVED 833 VOTES, OR 46.77% OF THE VOTES. 
          AND IT APPEARS THAT FRANK MILLSAP RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF ALL VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE
OF PLACE THREE AND THEREFORE IS ELECTED AS COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 3. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 4 GURVINDER SINGH RECEIVED 828 VOTES,
OR 45.9% OF THE VOTE. 
          TIM LEGH-PAGE RECEIVED 659, OR 36.53% OF THE VOTE. 
          ALAN BELL RECEIVED 224, OR 12.42% OF THE VOTE. 
          AND BEAU HOOTEN RECEIVED RECEIVED 93, OR 5.16% OF THE VOTE. 
          SO AS NO CANDIDATE IN PLACE FOR PLACE FOUR RECEIVED MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTE,
THAT ELECTION MUST BE DETERMINED BY A RUNOFF AND THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES WILL ADVANCE TO THAT ELECTION. 
          SO GURVINDER SINGH AND TIM LEGH-PAGE WILL ADVANCE TO THE JUNE 13TH,
AT WHICH YOU ALL WILL ADDRESS IN YOUR NEXT ITEM. 
          I WILL ALSO JUST NOTE THAT WITH THE NEW POSTING SCHEDULE,
THE NUMBERS THAT WERE IN OUR PACKET IN YOUR PACKET WERE UNOFFICIAL. 
          AND WE RECEIVED THE FINAL NUMBERS FROM THE COUNTIES JUST YESTERDAY. 
          SO WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THOSE UPDATE THOSE NUMBERS. 
          THANK YOU MISS GRANGER. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL. 
          SEEING NONE I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MISS HOWARTH. 
          I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM ONE AS PRESENTED. 
          HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HOWARTH TO APPROVE ITEM B1 AS PRESENTED. 
          DO I HAVE A SECOND? MS. BUHLER. SECOND. SECOND BY MISS BUHLER. 
          ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. 
          MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM B2. 
          [2. Consider approving an ordinance of the City of Sachse, Texas, ordering a Runoff Election to be held on the 13th day of June 2026 for the purpose of electing a City Councilmember Place 4 following the inconclusive results from the May 2, 2026, General Election during which no candidate received the requisite number of votes, as set forth by Charter and by the Texas Election Code.]
CONSIDER APPROVING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SACHSE,
TEXAS, ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 13TH DAY OF JUNE 2026 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 4 FOLLOWING THE INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS FROM THE MAY 2ND,
2026 GENERAL ELECTION, DURING WHICH NO CANDIDATE RECEIVED THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF VOTES AS SET FORTH BY THE
CHARTER AND BY THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. 
          I WOULD NOTE, AS MISS GRANGER HAD MENTIONED,
BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE A MAJORITY WINNER IN PLACE FOUR BY STATE LAW AND THE ELECTION CODE, WE DO HAVE TO ORDER A RUNOFF ELECTION,
WHICH WILL BE HELD ON 13TH OF JUNE 2026. 
          WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. 
          YES. ARE WE. DO YOU BUDGET FOR A RUNOFF JUST IN CASE,
OR DOES THAT HAVE TO COME FROM ANOTHER FUND? YES, SIR. I DO BUDGET EVERY YEAR JUST IN CASE. 
          I HAVE SOME CONTINGENCY FUNDS IN THERE FOR A RUNOFF. 
          YES. AND DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT IS YET? DO WE KNOW HOW MANY OTHER ENTITIES ARE HAVING
RUNOFF? I DON'T. 
          NO, WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM DALLAS COUNTY WHAT
THEIR ESTIMATE IS YET. 
          WHAT WAS THE COST OF OUR ELECTION IN MAY? IN MAY,
THE TOTAL WAS $52,000, A LITTLE OVER $52,000. 
          ARE WE ANTICIPATING IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER $50,000? I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION. I'M HOPING NOT. 
          I KNOW THAT COLLIN COUNTY IS 15, A LITTLE OVER $15,000,
BUT I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER FROM. 
          52 WAS BOTH COUNTIES. BOTH. YES. TOGETHER. THANKS. 
          YEAH. AND FOR CLARIFICATION, MS. GRANGER, YOU DID SAY THAT WE DID GET THE ESTIMATE FROM
COLLIN COUNTY, NOT DALLAS COUNTY. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. 
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MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE B2 AS PRESENTED. 
          HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO APPROVE ITEM B2 AS PRESENTED. 
          DO I HAVE A SECOND MR. PRESTENBERG. SECOND. SECOND BY MR. PRESTENBERG. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE,
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. YOU CAN CERTAINLY EMAIL THEM AND TELL THEM THAT IF YOU WANT
TO. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S TRUE. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM C ADJOURNMENT. 
          THE TIME MS. GRANGER. 6:06 P.M.. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:06 P.M..
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.