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North Richland Hills City Council Meeting – November 17, 2025

City Council & Boards — Monday, November 17, 2025
BodyNorth Richland Hills, Texas
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateMonday, November 17, 2025
StatusFILED
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.

Speaker 1

2:04

I gotta start reading pretty soon here.

2:05

So you know I'm already thirteen seconds behind schedule.

Speaker 2

2:17

There it is.

Unassigned speaker

2:19

All right,

Speaker 1

2:19

we ready to roll.

Unassigned speaker

2:23

Good

Speaker 1

2:24

evening, welcome to North Reds on Hills special City Council meeting.

2:28

It is five o'clock, and I will call the November seventeenth, twenty twenty-five City Council meeting to order.

2:34

Quorum of the city council is present.

2:36

The evening is the evening.

2:37

The meeting has been duly posted in accordance with TechSoup Meetings Act of the Texas Government Code.

2:43

We will start from the invocation.

Speaker 3

2:58

Let's pray.

2:59

Dear Heavenly Father, in this season of Thanksgiving, we have so much to be thankful for.

3:04

We're thankful for being able to live in a country that has freedom of worship, freedom to vote.

3:22

We're thankful for our first responders where they rush in during an emergency.

3:27

We're thankful for our teachers and our educators who are tasked with educating and training the next generation.

Speaker 4

4:28

No, Mayor.

Speaker 1

4:29

Moving on to the next item, which is to approve the resolution 2025-045, canvasing in the results of November 4th, 2025 special election and declaring the results of the Charter Amendment election.

Speaker 4

4:47

Yes, thank you, Mayor.

4:48

Good evening, Mayor and Council.

Unassigned speaker

4:50

We are here this evening to consider resolution number 2025-045, which declares the results of the final numbers for the Charter Amendment election that was held on November fourth.

Unassigned speaker

5:04

As

Speaker 4

5:04

you can see on the slide in front of you, and for those um watching from home, all propositions passed by an overwhelming margin, I might add.

5:15

So proposition A, those in uh for 8,018 against 2,250.

5:23

Proposition B, 8,145 for 2,158 against.

5:29

Proposition C, 9,215 for 1069 against.

5:35

Proposition D, 7,550 against 2,505.

5:41

Proposition E, 7,866 against 2,237.

5:47

Proposition F 8,262 against 1,738.

5:53

We had a total for this election of registered voters, voters, excuse me, 48,889.

6:01

And of the registered voters, we had 10,716 who voted.

6:05

That's a percentage of 21.92 percent for our voter turnout.

6:10

That is um normal for a November election when we have something else on the ballot.

6:16

I provided the cumulative report as well as a precinct report at your seats.

6:23

Staff is requesting that city council approve resolution number 2025-045, canvassing the special election and declaring the results of the charter amendment election.

6:33

Happy to answer any questions.

Speaker 1

6:38

What was the countywide uh percent of vote of the registered voters?

Speaker 4

6:42

You know, I don't have that on the front of

Speaker 1

6:46

this last time.

Speaker 4

6:47

I don't have it in front of me, but I could I could look it up and send out an email to the council.

Speaker 1

6:50

I think it was 17, so I think we did better than the overall the county, so that was good.

6:57

Got to get a motion.

Speaker 5

6:59

Mr.

6:59

Mayor, I move we approve resolution 2025-045.

7:04

Thank you.

Unassigned speaker

7:04

Uh

Speaker 5

7:05

second.

Speaker 1

7:06

Thank you.

7:08

Any more discussion?

7:11

Any discussion about how we think the success of this went.

7:14

I think we did quite well with uh what we offered up.

7:17

I know there was a little opposition to a couple of them out there, but thankfully no one listened to them.

7:22

Um call the question, please vote.

Speaker 4

7:37

Rush and COVID

Speaker 1

7:50

passes 6-0.

Unassigned speaker

7:53

Now

Speaker 1

7:53

move on to citizens' presentation.

7:55

Opportunity for systems to address city council on matters which are not scheduled and considered for the city council in order to address city council.

8:00

Please complete the public appearance form and present to the city secretary prior to start of the meeting.

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Summary of Proceedings

North Richland Hills City Council Meeting – November 17, 2025

The North Richland Hills City Council met on November 17, 2025, at 5:00 PM in City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Jack McCarty called the meeting to order with a quorum present (one vacancy). Mayor Pro Tem Kelvin Deupree led the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

  • Canvassing Special Election Results: City Secretary/Chief Governance Officer Alicia Richardson presented Resolution No. 2025-045 to canvass the official results of the November 4, 2025 Special Charter Amendment Election. All six propositions (A through F) passed by substantial margins. The vote tallies were:
    • Proposition A: 8,018 for, 2,250 against
    • Proposition B: 8,145 for, 2,158 against
    • Proposition C: 9,215 for, 1,069 against
    • Proposition D: 7,550 for, 2,505 against
    • Proposition E: 7,866 for, 2,237 against
    • Proposition F: 8,262 for, 1,738 against
    • Out of 48,889 registered voters, 10,716 cast ballots, a voter turnout of 21.92%.
  • A council member commented that the city outperformed the countywide turnout percentage (not specified) and expressed satisfaction with the results, noting that despite some opposition to certain propositions, the measures passed decisively.

Key Outcomes

  • Resolution 2025-045 Approved: City Council voted 6-0 to approve the resolution, officially canvassing the election results and declaring the outcome of the Charter Amendment Election. The motion was made by Council Member Matt Blake and seconded by Council Member Danny Roberts.
  • No executive session was held.
  • The meeting adjourned at 5:06 PM.

Meeting Transcript

I gotta start reading pretty soon here. So you know I'm already thirteen seconds behind schedule. There it is. All right, we ready to roll. Good evening, welcome to North Reds on Hills special City Council meeting. It is five o'clock, and I will call the November seventeenth, twenty twenty-five City Council meeting to order. Quorum of the city council is present. The evening is the evening. The meeting has been duly posted in accordance with TechSoup Meetings Act of the Texas Government Code. We will start from the invocation. Let's pray. Dear Heavenly Father, in this season of Thanksgiving, we have so much to be thankful for. We're thankful for being able to live in a country that has freedom of worship, freedom to vote. We're thankful for our first responders where they rush in during an emergency. We're thankful for our teachers and our educators who are tasked with educating and training the next generation. No, Mayor. Moving on to the next item, which is to approve the resolution 2025-045, canvasing in the results of November 4th, 2025 special election and declaring the results of the Charter Amendment election. Yes, thank you, Mayor. Good evening, Mayor and Council. We are here this evening to consider resolution number 2025-045, which declares the results of the final numbers for the Charter Amendment election that was held on November fourth. As you can see on the slide in front of you, and for those um watching from home, all propositions passed by an overwhelming margin, I might add. So proposition A, those in uh for 8,018 against 2,250. Proposition B, 8,145 for 2,158 against. Proposition C, 9,215 for 1069 against. Proposition D, 7,550 against 2,505. Proposition E, 7,866 against 2,237. Proposition F 8,262 against 1,738. We had a total for this election of registered voters, voters, excuse me, 48,889. And of the registered voters, we had 10,716 who voted. That's a percentage of 21.92 percent for our voter turnout. That is um normal for a November election when we have something else on the ballot. I provided the cumulative report as well as a precinct report at your seats. Staff is requesting that city council approve resolution number 2025-045, canvassing the special election and declaring the results of the charter amendment election. Happy to answer any questions. What was the countywide uh percent of vote of the registered voters? You know, I don't have that on the front of this last time. I don't have it in front of me, but I could I could look it up and send out an email to the council. I think it was 17, so I think we did better than the overall the county, so that was good. Got to get a motion. Mr. Mayor, I move we approve resolution 2025-045. Thank you. Uh second. Thank you. Any more discussion?

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