[After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Special Called meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following will be considered:] [00:00:07] GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THIS MEETING OF THE DENTON CITY COUNCIL. TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE. PARDON ME, MAY 3RD AND IT IS 2:03 P.M. WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA. PLEDGES TO THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAG. PLEASE STAND WITH ME IF YOU'RE ABLE. PLEDGE. >> PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM TWO A ID 25445. [A. Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the General Municipal Election to elect City Council Members to Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4, and the Special Municipal Election for the purpose of submitting proposed Charter amendments to the registered voters of the City of Denton, held on May 3, 2025; Declaring that no candidate received the majority of votes cast for District 3 in the General Municipal Election and that a Runoff Election is ordered to be held on Saturday, June 7, 2025; Authorizing Runoff Election Day polling locations; and providing an effective date.] CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO ELECT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR AND EIGHT, AND THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF DENTON. HELD ON MAY 3RD, 2025, DECLARING THAT NO CANDIDATE RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST FOR DISTRICT THREE AND THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION, AND THE RUNOFF ELECTION IS ORDERED TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH, 2025, AUTHORIZING RUNOFF ELECTION DAY. POLLING LOCATIONS ARE PROVIDED AND PROVIDED, AND, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. LAUREN BOWDEN, CITY SECRETARY. HERE TO GO OVER THE CANVASING OF THE MAY 3RD GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION. SO THE ORDER OF THE MAY 3RD GENERAL ELECTION WAS FEBRUARY 4TH BY ORDINANCE 25-186. THE PURPOSE WAS TO ELECT MEMBERS FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR, ALL FOR FULL TERMS. IN DISTRICT ONE, WE HAD ONE CANDIDATE, VICKI BYRD. IN DISTRICT TWO, WE HAD TWO CANDIDATES, NICK STEVENS AND BRIAN BECK. DISTRICT THREE WE HAD THREE CANDIDATES, MARGIE ELLIS, SUSIE RUMORE AND KAREN JILL DEVINNEY. IN DISTRICT FOUR, WE HAD ONE CANDIDATE, JOE HOLLAND. AND WE ALSO HAD A SPECIAL ELECTION ON MAY 3RD, 2025. IT WAS ORDERED ON JANUARY 14TH, 2025 BY ORDINANCE 25041. THE PURPOSE WAS TO SUBMIT THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF DENTON. PROPOSITION A SHALL THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO REPLACE ALL INSTANCES OF GENDERED LANGUAGE WITH NON-GENDERED LANGUAGE? PROPOSITION B SHALL THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS WITH STATE LAW AND MODIFY VAGUE OR UNCLEAR LANGUAGE? AND PROPOSITION C SHALL THE TERM OF THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE BE INCREASED FROM TWO YEARS TO FOUR YEARS? THE. THIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN UPDATED AND I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T UPDATE THIS SCREEN, BUT THE GENERAL AND SPECIAL OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS ARE HERE AND THEY WILL BE PROVIDED THE TOTAL VOTES RECEIVED BY EACH CANDIDATE BY DISTRICT, AND THE TOTAL VOTES RECEIVED BY EACH PROPOSITION. SO THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO ACCEPT THE OFFICIAL RESULTS HERE AND THE CITY CHARTER. ARTICLE TWO, SECTION 3.04 PROVIDES THAT THE CANDIDATES RECEIVING THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST FOR EACH PLACE SHALL BE DECLARED ELECTED. THE OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS ARE. CANDIDATE ONE WAS UNOPPOSED AND DECLARED ELECTED. WE DID THAT PRIOR ACTION CANDIDATE IN DISTRICT TWO. RATHER, WE HAVE NO RUNOFF IS REQUIRED. A CANDIDATE DID RECEIVE 50% OF THE VOTES. DISTRICT THREE. NO CANDIDATE RECEIVED 50% OF THE VOTES. SO WE DO REQUIRE A RUNOFF IN DISTRICT THREE. DISTRICT FOUR. AGAIN BY PRIOR ACTION, THE CANDIDATE WAS UNOPPOSED, DECLARED ELECTION, NO RUNOFF REQUIRED, AND THE NEXT FEW SLIDES. HERE ARE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS AS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY BY DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS. WE HAVE. SO IN DISTRICT ONE WE HAVE BRIAN BECK WAS. HE RECEIVED 58.2% OF THE VOTE. HE WAS DECLARED THE MAJORITY WINNER IN DISTRICT THREE. WE HAVE THE TOP TWO VOTE GETTERS ARE MARGIE ELLIS AND SUSIE RUMORE. PROPOSITION A THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES WENT TO THE. YES. AND SO PROPOSITION A PASSES PROPOSITION B, MAJORITY OF THE VOTES WAS YES. AND SO THAT PASSES PROPOSITION C THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES WAS NO. [00:05:07] AND SO THAT FAILS. SO BEFORE YOU IS THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT THE DRAFT ORDINANCE 25445 CANVASING THE ELECTION AND DECLARING THE WINNERS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. SEEING NONE, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT THREE. >> I SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, LET'S VOTE ON THE SCREEN. THAT PASSES SEVEN ZERO TAKES US [B. Issue the following to newly Elected Council Members: · Certificate of Election · Statement of Officer · Oaths of Office] TO ITEM B. LET ME SEE IF THAT'S. IF THAT'S. YES. WELL. GOT IT. OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. AND THIS IS ITEM B ID 25446 ISSUED THE FOLLOWING NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER. ISSUED THE FOLLOWING TO THE NEW ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS. THERE WE GO. CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION. STATEMENT OF OFFICE. OFFICER AND OATHS OF OFFICE. AND I'LL COME DOWN. RIGHT. YES. GOT IT. >> OKAY. HERE'S GOOD. AND THEY CAN SPEAK. YEAH. OKAY. >> THE FIRST IS TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VICKI BYRD. DISTRICT ONE SAYS IN THE NAME IT SAYS CITY OF DENTON IN THE NAME. AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF DENTON, THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT A GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 3RD, 2025. VICKI BYRD WAS DULY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT ONE. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. >> ALL RIGHT. SO, YEAH. SHE'LL DO. >> SO IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND JUST REPEAT AFTER ME FIRST WE'LL DO THE STATEMENT OF OFFICER I VICKI BYRD. >> I VICKI. >> BYRD DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I HAVE NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. >> THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. >> PAID. >> PAID. >> OFFERED. OFFERED PROMISE TO PAY. >> PROMISED TO PAY. >> CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. >> CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. >> ANY MONEY. >> ANY MONEY. >> OR THING OF VALUE. >> OR THING OF VALUE. >> OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. >> OR PROMISE, ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. >> OR EMPLOYMENT. >> OR EMPLOYMENT. >> FOR THE GIVING. >> FOR THE GIVING. >> OR WITHHOLDING. >> OR WITHHOLDING. >> OF A. >> VOTE, OF A VOTE. >> AT THE ELECTION. >> AT THE ELECTION. >> WHICH I WAS ELECTED. >> WHICH I WAS ELECTED. >> SO HELP ME. >> GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. >> AND NOW THE OATH OF OFFICE FROM THE STATE. OKAY, I VICKI. >> BYRD I VICKI BYRD. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. >> OF THE OFFICE OF. >> OF THE OFFICE OF. >> CITY OF DENTON. >> CITY OF DENTON. >> COUNCIL MEMBER. >> COUNCIL MEMBER. >> DISTRICT ONE. >> DISTRICT ONE. >> OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> PRESERVE. >> PRESERVE. >> PROTECT. PROTECT AND DEFEND. >> AND DEFEND. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> THE CONSTITUTION. AND LAWS. >> AND LAWS. >> OF THE UNITED STATES. >> OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND OF THIS. >> STATE AND OF THIS STATE. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> AND THE OATH OF ONE MORE FOR THE CITY OATH. >> OF OFFICE FOR THE CITY. >> I VICKI. >> I VICKI BYRD. >> DO SOLEMNLY. >> SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. >> THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. >> THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. >> OF COUNCIL. >> MEMBER OF COUNCIL. MEMBER. DISTRICT ONE. DISTRICT ONE. >> END OF THE CITY OF. OF THE CITY OF DENTON. >> OF THE CITY OF DENTON. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> PRESERVE. >> PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT. >> AND DEFEND. >> AND DEFEND. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND OF THIS. >> STATE, AND OF THIS STATE. >> AND THE CHARTER. >> AND THE CHARTER. >> AND ORDINANCES. >> AND ORDINANCES. >> AND RESOLUTIONS. >> AND RESOLUTIONS. >> OF THE CITY. >> OF THIS CITY. >> AND I FURTHERMORE. >> AND I FURTHERMORE. >> SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY. >> THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY. >> OR INDIRECTLY. >> OR INDIRECTLY. >> PAID. >> PAID. >> OFFERED. >> OFFERED. >> OR PROMISED TO. >> PAY, OR PROMISED TO PAY. CONTRIBUTED CONTRIBUTED. >> OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. >> PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE. ANY MONEY, ANY MONEY. >> OR VALUABLE. >> THING OR VALUABLE THING. >> OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. >> OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. >> OR EMPLOYMENT. >> OR EMPLOYMENT. >> AS A REWARD. >> AS A REWARD. >> FOR THE GIVING. >> FOR THE GIVING. >> OR WITHHOLDING. >> OR WITHHOLDING. [00:10:02] >> OF A. >> VOTE, OF A VOTE. >> AT THE ELECTION. >> AT THE ELECTION. >> AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED. >> AND WHICH I WAS ELECTED. >> SO HELP. >> ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. YES. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> SO JUST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> DO I NEED TO SIGN THESE RIGHT NOW? >> I GOTTA SAY SOMETHING. >> WELL, I'VE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO SAY SOMETHING. AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT I COULD SAY SOMETHING. I AM COMING UP HERE ON MY LAST TERM, AND I WILL SAY THAT THESE LAST FOUR YEARS HAVE JUST BEEN SO OUTSTANDING. I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH. I GOT MY DEGREE IN CRIMINAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND THAT MEANT THAT I HAD TO TAKE A LOT OF HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT CLASSES FROM DOCTOR JIM ALEXANDER. KNOWLES WAS MY ADVISOR. SO TO BE ABLE TO BE IN THIS ARENA AND TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT FROM THE INSIDE OUT, IT'S A REAL THING AND IT'S SO AUTHENTIC. THESE FOLKS THAT ARE SITTING BEHIND ME AND ALL OF THE WORKERS HERE IN THE CITY, I'M TELLING, I TELL ALL THE PEOPLE I'M IN, I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND I WILL TELL YOU. SO I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY, AND I APPRECIATE SARAH HENSLEY FOR DOING JUST AN EXCELLENT JOB. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THESE NEXT TWO YEARS, MY VERY BEST YEARS. I WANT TO DO SOMETHING JUST FANTASTIC. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SOMETHING THAT I CAN LEAVE BEHIND AS A LEGACY, AND SO I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL'S CONTINUED SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. >> AND NEXT IT'S COUNCILMEMBER BRIAN BECK. >> YEP, YEP. HERE WE GO. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU SIR. >> THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. >> CLOSURES. >> SO FIRST WE WILL DO THE STATEMENT OF OFFICER OKAY. ALL RIGHT I STATE YOUR NAME. >> I BRIAN BECK. >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I HAVE NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. >> THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. >> PAID, OFFERED. >> PAID, OFFERED. >> PROMISED TO PAY. >> PROMISED TO PAY. CONTRIBUTED. >> CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. >> OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE. >> ANY. >> MONEY, ANY MONEY. >> OR THING OF VALUE. >> OR THING OF VALUE. >> OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. >> OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. >> OR EMPLOYMENT. >> FOR OR EMPLOYMENT. >> FOR THE GIVING. >> FOR THE GIVING. >> OR WITHHOLDING. >> OR WITHHOLDING. >> OF A VOTE. >> OF A VOTE. >> AT THE ELECTION. >> AT THE ELECTION. >> AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED. >> AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED. >> OKAY, SO THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR STATE, I STATE YOUR NAME. >> I, BRIAN BECK. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. >> OF THE OFFICE OF. >> OF THE OFFICE OF. >> CITY OF DENTON. >> CITY OF DENTON. >> COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT TWO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT TWO. >> OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> AND I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> AND I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> PRESERVE. >> PRESERVE. >> PROTECT. PROTECT AND DEFEND. >> AND DEFEND. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> AND LAWS. >> AND LAWS. >> OF THE UNITED STATES. >> OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND OF THIS. >> STATE AND OF THIS STATE. >> AND NOW THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE CITY. I. >> I, BRIAN BECK. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. >> THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. >> THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. >> OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT. >> TWO OF CITY COUNCIL. MEMBER, DISTRICT TWO. >> OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS. >> OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> PRESERVE. >> PRESERVE. >> PROTECT. PROTECT AND DEFEND. >> AND DEFEND. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. >> THE LAWS AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND OF THIS STATE. >> AND OF THIS STATE. >> AND THE CHARTER. >> AND THE CHARTER. [00:15:04] >> AND ORDINANCES. >> AND ORDINANCES. >> AND RESOLUTIONS. >> AND RESOLUTIONS. >> OF THIS CITY. >> OF THIS CITY. >> AND I FURTHERMORE SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> AND I FURTHERMORE SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I HAVE NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. >> THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. >> PAID, OFFERED OR PROMISED TO PAY. >> PAID, OFFERED OR PROMISED TO PAY. >> CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. >> CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. >> ANY MONEY. >> ANY MONEY. >> OR VALUABLE THING. >> OR VALUABLE THING. >> OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. >> OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. >> OR EMPLOYMENT. >> OR EMPLOYMENT. >> AS A REWARD FOR THE GIVING. >> AS A REWARD FOR THE GIVING. >> OR WITHHOLDING. >> OR WITHHOLDING. >> OF A. >> VOTE OF A VOTE. >> AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED. >> AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED. >> THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. MR. PRINCIPAL. >> SINCE VICKI SAID SOMETHING, I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING, TOO. WE'RE ALL GOING TO SAY SOMETHING, AND I'M GOING TO SAY, I AM SO VERY GRATEFUL FOR AFTER FOUR YEARS THAT THE CITIZENS OF DENTON SAW FIT TO BRING ME BACK AGAIN, THAT THEY THEY BELIEVED IN OUR SHARED GOALS AND SHARED MISSION. AND THAT JUST AS YOU HEARD COUNCILOR BYRD SAY, THAT THIS IS A RECOMMITMENT TO THOSE SHARED GOALS. AND WHILE WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT DONE, THERE'S EVEN MORE THAT WE CAN GET DONE. AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S TIME AND ENERGY. AND AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS LAST TERM MEMORABLE, HOPEFULLY IN GOOD WAYS AND NOT INFAMOUS WAYS. BUT TIME WILL TELL. >> AND COUNCIL MEMBER JOE HOLLAND. >> JOE. THAT'S JUST MY JOB. OKAY. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. THANK YOU. YES. OKAY. >> THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. I'LL LET YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. >> I. >> I JOE. >> HOLLAND. >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT FOUR. >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT FOUR. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> DO SOLEMNLY. >> SWEAR THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY. >> THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY. >> OR INDIRECTLY. >> OR INDIRECTLY PAID. PAID. >> OFFERED. >> OFFERED. >> PROMISED TO. >> PAY, PROMISED TO PAY. CONTRIBUTED CONTRIBUTED. >> OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. >> OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. >> ANY MONEY. >> ANY MONEY. >> OR THING OF VALUE. >> OR THING OF VALUE. >> OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. >> OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. >> OR EMPLOYMENT. >> OR EMPLOYMENT. >> FOR THE GIVING. >> FOR THE GIVING. >> OR WITHHOLDING. >> OR WITHHOLDING. >> OF A. >> VOTE, OF A VOTE. >> AT THE ELECTION. >> AT THE ELECTION. >> WHICH I WAS ELECTED. >> WHICH I WAS ELECTED. >> SO HELP ME. >> GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. >> NOW, THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE STATE I. >> I, JOE HOLLAND. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. >> OF THE OFFICE. >> OF THE OFFICE OF. >> CITY OF DENTON. >> CITY OF DENTON. >> COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT FOUR. >> COUNCIL MEMBER. DISTRICT FOUR. >> OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> ABILITY PRESERVE. >> PRESERVE. >> PROTECT. PROTECT AND DEFEND. >> AND DEFEND. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> AND LAWS. >> AND LAWS. >> OF THE UNITED. >> STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND OF THIS. >> STATE AND OF THIS STATE. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> AND FINALLY, THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE CITY I. >> I, JOE HOLLAND. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. >> THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. >> THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. >> OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT FOUR. >> OF CITY OF CITY COUNCIL. MEMBER, DISTRICT FOUR. >> OF THE CITY OF DENTON. >> THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS. >> TEXAS PRESERVE. >> PRESERVE. >> EXCUSE ME, I JUMPED AHEAD, AND I WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> PRESERVE. >> PRESERVE. >> PROTECT. PROTECT AND DEFEND. >> AND DEFEND. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> THE CONSTITUTION. AND LAWS AND. >> LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. >> OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND OF THIS. >> STATE AND OF THIS STATE. >> AND THE CHARTER. >> AND THE CHARTER. >> AND ORDINANCES. >> AND ORDINANCES. >> AND RESOLUTIONS. >> AND RESOLUTIONS. >> OF THIS CITY. >> OF THIS CITY. >> AND I FURTHERMORE. >> AND I FURTHERMORE. >> SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I HAVE NOT. [00:20:02] >> THAT I HAVE NOT. >> DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. >> DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. >> PAID. >> PAID. >> OFFERED. >> OFFERED. >> OR PROMISED TO PAY. >> OR PROMISED TO PAY. CONTRIBUTED CONTRIBUTED. >> OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. >> OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE. >> ANY MONEY. >> ANY MONEY. >> OR VALUABLE THINGS. >> OR VALUABLE THING. >> OR PROMISED. >> OR PROMISED. >> ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. >> ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. >> OR EMPLOYMENT. >> OR EMPLOYMENT. >> AS A REWARD. >> AS A REWARD. >> FOR THE GIVING. >> FOR THE GIVING. >> OR WITHHOLDING. >> OR WITHHOLDING. >> OF A. >> VOTE, OF A VOTE. >> AT THE ELECTION. >> AT THE ELECTION. >> AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED. >> AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED. >> SO HELP. >> ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> AREN'T YOU NICE? >> THANK YOU. >> THANKS VERY MUCH. THIS MORNING I WAS WALKING MY DOG, AS I'M PRONE TO DO, AND A AND A NICE LADY CAME UP AND TOLD ME THAT SHE VOTED FOR ME. AND I WAS SO PLEASED, ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS NOT ON THE BALLOT. AND SHE DID NOT LIVE IN MY DISTRICT. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED, BUT BUT WE NEED TO INVESTIGATE THAT, RIGHT? RIGHT QUICK. I LOVE THIS CITY. I WAS BORN JUST DOWN THE STREET AT WHAT AT THAT TIME WAS CALLED THE OLD DENTON HOSPITAL, WHICH I GUESS MAKES ME OLDER. DENTON HIGH SCHOOL, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS I LOVE MY CITY. I RAISED MY FAMILY HERE. THE STREETS WERE LAST FIXED WHEN WE WHEN I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. AND WE AND SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. AND I APPRECIATE THE CITY THE CITY STAFF WORKING. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY THAT I'VE COME IN CONTACT WITH HAS BEEN A PRO STREETS, POLICE, FIRE, CITY MANAGEMENT, THE UP AND DOWN THE LINE. THEY'VE ALL BEEN PROFESSIONALS AND I ENJOY WORKING WITH THEM. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT IN THIS NEXT TWO YEARS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, MA'AM. >> TODAY IS. >> THE 13TH. OKAY. PERFECT. THANKS VERY MUCH. >> OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO CONCLUDING ITEMS. ANY CONCLUDING [3. CONCLUDING ITEMS] ITEMS? SEEING NONE. THEN I'LL JUST SAY PLEASE. THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING THAT ARE PLANNING ON BEING WITH US. TOMORROW. FULL DAY OF RECOGNITION OF AMERICAN IDOL, THIS YEAR'S AMERICAN IDOL COMPETITION. SO WE'LL HAVE A DAY FULL OF EVENTS DOWNTOWN. SO PLEASE PLAN TO BE WITH US. AND WITH THAT AT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.