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Special City Council Meeting Jan 7, 2025: District 1 Recount Tiebreak and Canvass

City Council — Tuesday, January 7, 2025
BodyCorpus Christi, Texas
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, January 7, 2025
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

Plumes on the back.

0:01

They're very fluffy.

0:03

Plumes that are used

Speaker 2

0:04

for display.

Speaker 1

0:07

Yeah, it's funny to see these spoon bills with their big clumsy spoon bills, grand sticks and gently weave them together to make a platform nest, and they're very meticulous.

0:29

And there are not many sites like this for spoon bills and egrets finestants.

0:47

She can't carry food in her talons or in her beak, so she brings it back in her stomach, and they have to regurgitate it up to transfer the food to the babies.

Speaker 2

1:12

This is probably the best one.

Unassigned speaker

1:15

And

Speaker 2

1:15

I heard probably the best in the whole world.

1:29

And I've been here more than five hundred trips.

Unassigned speaker

8:35

Okay,

Speaker 3

8:35

good morning, everyone.

8:36

Welcome to uh Council Chambers.

8:38

Thank you for uh joining us this morning.

8:40

I'd like to call this meeting to order.

8:43

Uh Miss What would you please call the roll?

Unassigned speaker

8:45

Mayor

Speaker 4

8:46

Pallet Wahardo Present.

8:47

Council members Roland Barreta.

Speaker 5

8:49

Here.

Speaker 4

8:50

Sylvia Campos.

8:51

Here.

8:51

Gail Hernandez.

8:53

Michael Hunter is absent.

8:55

Jim Klein.

8:57

Everett Roy.

8:58

Dan Seckley.

9:00

City Manager Peter Zanoni.

Speaker 5

9:01

Present.

Speaker 4

9:02

City Attorney Miles Resley.

9:04

Mayor and Council, Aquama, the Council, and the required charter officers are present to conduct the meeting.

9:18

There was no one signed

Speaker 3

9:19

up,

Speaker 4

9:19

ma'am.

Speaker 3

9:19

Okay.

9:20

Okay, we'll go ahead and move on from public comment and go to our action item, Section D.

9:26

This is a one reading ordinance to review recount results for purposes of electing District One Council Member, canvassing the recounted votes, casting lots to resolve a tie pursuant to Texas election code, section two point zero two eight, and declaring person elected to the council member for District One.

Unassigned speaker

9:50

So

Speaker 3

9:51

again, item one is an ordinance uh ordinance canvassing the recount results for the purposes of electing the district one council member.

Unassigned speaker

10:00

The results of the recount are outlined in section three of the ordinance as follows.

Speaker 3

10:03

Billy Lerma, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen votes.

10:07

Everett Roy, one thousand nine hundred sixteen votes.

10:12

The recount did not resolve the time per the election code as the presiding officer of the final count canvassing authority.

10:19

I will now supervise the casting of lots as the tiebreaker.

10:23

Mr.

10:24

Lerma and Mr.

10:25

Roy, would you please join me in the well?

11:02

Well, so we will use the numbered beads in this wooden box that Missna is holding.

11:15

They these beads are numbered one through ten.

11:19

The candidates will examine the beads and the box.

11:22

Each candidate will draw a bead from the box.

11:26

The candidate drawing the bead with the highest number is the winner of the race.

11:31

To determine which candidate will draw first, each candidate will roll a die.

11:38

The candidate rolling the highest number will draw first.

11:41

The candidates will examine the dice before rolling.

11:45

After the drawing, the council will amend section four of the ordinance to include the winner of the race and approve the ordinance.

Unassigned speaker

11:56

So is

Speaker 4

11:57

there any mayor?

11:59

Is there any Betty?

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Summary of Proceedings

Special City Council Meeting – January 7, 2025

The City Council held a special meeting on January 7, 2025, at 10:00 AM in City Council Chambers to consider a one-reading ordinance canvassing the recount results for the District 1 City Council race, casting lots to resolve a tie, and declaring the elected council member. Roll call showed Mayor Paulette Guajardo and Council Members Roland Barrera, Sylvia Campos, Gail Hernandez, Jim Klein, Everett Roy, and Dan Seckley present; Council Member Michael Hunter was absent. City Manager Peter Zanoni and City Attorney Miles Resley were also present.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public signed up to speak, so no public comment was presented.

Action Item: District 1 Recount, Tiebreaker, and Canvass

  • The City Secretary's Office presented Ordinance 24-2094, a one-reading ordinance to review the recount results, canvass the recounted votes, cast lots to resolve a tie pursuant to Texas Election Code Sec. 2.028, and declare the person elected as District 1 Council Member.
  • The recount results showed Billy Lerma and Everett Roy each receiving 1,916 votes, so the recount did not resolve the tie.
  • Mayor Guajardo, as presiding officer of the final canvassing authority, supervised the casting of lots. The candidates examined the wooden box and the beads numbered 1 through 10.
  • To determine which candidate drew first, each candidate rolled a die. Mr. Lerma rolled a 4 and Councilman Roy rolled a 2, so Mr. Lerma drew first.
  • Mr. Lerma drew bead number 2, and Mr. Roy drew bead number 3. The candidate drawing the highest-numbered bead wins, so Everett Roy was declared the winner.

Key Outcomes

  • The Council amended Section 4 of the ordinance to state that Everett Roy is the District 1 Council Member. The motion was seconded and carried with no audible opposition.
  • The Council approved the ordinance as amended. The motion was seconded and carried with no audible opposition.
  • Mayor Guajardo announced that the newly elected council member will be sworn in at a special City Council meeting on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM.
  • There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Meeting Transcript

Plumes on the back. They're very fluffy. Plumes that are used for display. Yeah, it's funny to see these spoon bills with their big clumsy spoon bills, grand sticks and gently weave them together to make a platform nest, and they're very meticulous. And there are not many sites like this for spoon bills and egrets finestants. She can't carry food in her talons or in her beak, so she brings it back in her stomach, and they have to regurgitate it up to transfer the food to the babies. This is probably the best one. And I heard probably the best in the whole world. And I've been here more than five hundred trips. Okay, good morning, everyone. Welcome to uh Council Chambers. Thank you for uh joining us this morning. I'd like to call this meeting to order. Uh Miss What would you please call the roll? Mayor Pallet Wahardo Present. Council members Roland Barreta. Here. Sylvia Campos. Here. Gail Hernandez. Michael Hunter is absent. Jim Klein. Everett Roy. Dan Seckley. City Manager Peter Zanoni. Present. City Attorney Miles Resley. Mayor and Council, Aquama, the Council, and the required charter officers are present to conduct the meeting. There was no one signed up, ma'am. Okay. Okay, we'll go ahead and move on from public comment and go to our action item, Section D. This is a one reading ordinance to review recount results for purposes of electing District One Council Member, canvassing the recounted votes, casting lots to resolve a tie pursuant to Texas election code, section two point zero two eight, and declaring person elected to the council member for District One. So again, item one is an ordinance uh ordinance canvassing the recount results for the purposes of electing the district one council member. The results of the recount are outlined in section three of the ordinance as follows. Billy Lerma, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen votes. Everett Roy, one thousand nine hundred sixteen votes. The recount did not resolve the time per the election code as the presiding officer of the final count canvassing authority. I will now supervise the casting of lots as the tiebreaker. Mr. Lerma and Mr. Roy, would you please join me in the well? Well, so we will use the numbered beads in this wooden box that Missna is holding. They these beads are numbered one through ten.

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