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The Plano City Council convened on May 26, 2026, with all members present. The meeting began with a recess into executive session for legal, economic development, and personnel discussions. Upon return, the council made several appointments, received the comprehensive monthly financial report for March 2026, and heard a departmental overview of the Volunteers in Plano (VIP) program. Key actions included the appointment of new Mayor Pro Tem and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, approval of committee assignments, and a vote to designate a council member to the Texas Municipal League and National League of Cities.
I now declare that the Plano City Council is convened in the open session. That all council members are present. I had to check real quick. The council will now recess into executive session and training room A to hold a closed executive meeting. Pursuant to the provisions of Vernon's Texas Codes annotated, government code, Chapter 551, the Open Meetings Act, in accordance with the authority contained in Section 551071 to consult with the attorney to receive legal advice and discuss litigation. Section 551087 to discuss economic development matters and section 551074 to discuss personnel matters. Thank you. Other personnel reappointment. So I am pleased to announce that the mayor pro tem will be councilmember Rick Horn, now Mayor Pro Tem. And the Deputy Mayor Pro Tem will be Vidal Cantania. Congratulations. Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. For all your service. Please, please talk. Amazingly enough, we have time. Well, Mr. Mayor, I I actually um sat down and wrote like the speech. Go ahead. Like on and on and on and on. And then I wrote it all out. It was like five pages long. And then I realized that, you know, um I still have a year on council. So I better save that speech for next year. But um I do want to um give my thanks to you, Mr. Mayor, for your trust in me for five years, actually. Um, ever since you've been um the mayor, I have been a pro tem of one thing or another. And I I just wanted to let you know how appreciative I am with that title, because there's a lot of significance in that title. Um I still remember the day when you call me and says, you know, I'm gonna appoint you, and and I remember how this is going to affect um the Chinese community as well as the entire Asian community, because it is, you know, you know how Chinese people are. They're they're really into titles, right? And so it wasn't really about me, it was really about being able to bring the Chinese community into the mainstream in City of Plano, also allowing them to know that City of Plano really appreciate and recognize the contribution of the Chinese community as well as the Asian community, and that is very significant by itself. A lot of times when I go to these functions in the Asian community, I don't even have to say anything. The fact that I stand there and they say this is pro tem um of City of Plano, that is enough. And and that is um so significant in in its own way. It's subtle, but it's it's right there. It tells people City of Plano really do recognize and really is uh part of the inclusivity and unity. So the bridging the gap, and because of that, I've I've seen a lot of the Asian uh population coming out being more active, they're more they um are willing to participate. So of all the titles that I've always handled or had in my life, I think being a pro tem is actually the most significant title that I ever had. And actually, I was a deputy mayor pro tem much longer than being a mayor pro tem. But actually, it worked to my favorite because most of the time people think that I'm actually more in a seniority than the mayor pro tem because I have deputy in front of it. So people actually treat me better because I'm deputy mayor pro tem and actually put me in front of actually at that time was Casey Prince and Casey didn't mind, but anyway. I just wanted to really um emphasize that that as the new mayor pro tem and deputy mayor pro tem comes on board that you guys really need to um understand the significance of that title and really utilize it to bridge the gap of our citizens with the city of Plano. Let them understand how much this mayor in this city recognizes all the contributions of people of all in Plano, you know, not just you know, the mainstream, but everybody else.