[2. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Canvassing the Returns and Declaring the Results of the General Election Held in the City of Abilene on May 7, 2022 (Shawna Atkinson)]

ON OUR MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, AND WE'LL LAST SHOT AT THE SECRETARY TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

HELLO. SHAWN ATKINSON, CITY SECRETARY.

WE ARE HERE TODAY TO CANVASS THE ELECTION RESULTS FROM THE MAY 7TH GENERAL ELECTION THAT WAS PLACED FIVE AND SIX UP FOR ELECTION.

KYLE MCALLISTER RECEIVED 61.38% OF THE VOTES AND TRAVIS CRAVER RECEIVED 54.54% OF THE VOTES BECAUSE BOTH RECEIVED OVER 50%. NO RUNOFF WAS NECESSARY, SO BOTH ARE DULY ELECTED.

SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL HAVE ANY BRIEF COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE FORWARD.

GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

SIGNAL ONE. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS COUNCIL. I HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I'LL ACCEPT THE MOTION.

A SECOND SUMMARY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELVIS.

SECOND. A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD IN DISCUSSION.

WE'RE READY TO VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER ELVIS YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER HURTT. YES.

MAYOR PRO TEM MCALISTER YES.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM CRAVER YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER PRYCE. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. BEARD YES.

AND MAYOR WILLIAMS. YES.

MOTION CARRIES WELL, NOW HAVE ITEM FOUR AND ITEM FIVE, BUT PRESENT SOME OF THE CERTIFICATES AND THEN WE'LL DO A SWEARING IN TOGETHER LIKE

[3. Issue the Following to Councilmember-Elect Kyle McAlister - Place 5:]

YOU'RE ACTUALLY SECRETARY. YES.

ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME? WANT TO BE SURE I HAVE THE CHECK.

YOU IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS LATER.

LET'S DO THIS ONE FOR AFTERWARDS.

SO, COUNCILOR MCALISTER, MAYOR PRO TEM VOCALIST FOR DIDN'T REVEAL MOMENTS OF KREUGER OR PRESENT TO BOTH OF YOU AND NICE LITTLE PHOTO OP.

THESE CERTIFICATES DO THIS ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY.

CONGRATULATE YOU FOR SERVING WELL AND SO CONFIDENCE IN THE ELECTRIC HERE LOCALLY AND PROVIDING YOU A CHANCE TO TAKE THE SERVING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO AND FOR THE WORK.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU WOULD ECHO THIS, THAT, YOU KNOW, SERVING IS A FAMILY AFFAIR IN THIS COMMUNITY AND VERY FEW ARE WILLING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH SELFLESSLY.

AND THIS IS YOUR FOURTH TERM.

SO I GUESS HE IS INDEED A VETERAN NOW.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

DR. FRASER. ANTHONY.

ANTHONY, MICROPHONE.

DO YOU WANT TO GIVE A NO? MAYBE I'LL SAY, CARL. I HAVE TO ASK THAT QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT. SO, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEING HERE TODAY.

I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT I DO APPRECIATE JAMES AND CHARLES AND DOROTHY FOR RUNNING.

YOU MENTIONED THAT IT'S NOT EVERYONE STEPS UP AND IT'S A HARD THING TO DO TO JUMP OUT THERE AND PUT YOUR NAME OUT THERE.

BUT I APPRECIATE THEM DOING THAT AND I APPRECIATE THE FAITH AND CONFIDENCE THAT THE VOTERS HAVE PUT BACK IN ME FOR ANOTHER TERM.

I THANK MY WIFE WHO IS HERE TODAY.

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SHE'S BEEN WITH US NOW, BEEN WITH ME FOR FOUR TERMS. AND MY MOM WHO IS HERE AND MY DAUGHTERS, WHO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE ONLINE OR NOT, BUT ONE DAUGHTER IS AT WORK AND THE OTHER ONE IS IN IRELAND.

SO BUT I APPRECIATE THEM AS WELL.

AND, YOU KNOW, AND I AND I GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THIS GREAT CITY.

YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE TALKING AND EVERY ONE OF THEM SAID THAT WE'RE ALL PUT HERE FOR A REASON, THAT GOD HAS PUT US HERE FOR A REASON.

AND I HONESTLY DO BELIEVE THAT THAT GOD HAS PUT US, EACH ONE OF US IN THIS POSITION SO THAT WE CAN BE BE INSTRUMENTS OF HIS WORK TO CONTINUE THIS THIS GREAT CITY THAT WE HAVE. THANK YOU.

AMPLIFY THIS AGAINST THE MICROPHONE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I MEAN, THE SCRUTINY THAT IT TAKES TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK THIS IS ACCURATE.

VERY FEW COULD ATTEST TO THAT LIKE YOU CAN AND THE WAY YOU DO IT.

I SO APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ALLOWING AND SUPPORTING YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.

AND YOU DO IT ALL FOR FREE.

JUST THINK ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MCALLISTER.

[4. Issue the Following to Councilmember-Elect Travis Craver- Place 6:]

DR. CRAVER, I MUST SAY I WAS A BIT DISAPPOINTED ON YOUR FIRST ELECTION.

YOU TOOK A DOVE INTO THE SWIMMING POOL, AND I WATCHED SOCIAL MEDIA.

I COULDN'T FIND ANY OF THAT THIS PAST TIME.

BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR WHAT YOU DO AND VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME TO GIVE BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY.

ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE LORD ABOVE AND JUST THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.

SORRY, MY WIFE AND KIDS AREN'T HERE.

WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF LITTLE LEAGUE.

I WAS TELLING KYLE DIXIE AND TRANSPORTING AND DOING ALL OF THAT.

IT'S A TEAM EFFORT.

BUT I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE CITIZENS, GRATEFUL FOR ADMINISTRATION.

AND YOU GUYS, WE HAVE THE BEST AROUND AND JUST GRATEFUL TO SERVE WITH WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS.

WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE, BUT WE ARE AGREEABLE PEOPLE.

AND SO I'M JUST GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE ONE DESIRE AND THAT'S TO JUST SERVE ON COUNCIL AND SERVE THESE FELLOW CITIZENS THAT HAVE VOTED THE CONFIDENCE IN US THE BEST THAT WE CAN.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR FOR BEING HERE.

YES, SIR.

TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL.

I SHALL SWEAR YOU BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.

OH. OH. CAN WE USE THIS AS A CHEAT SHEET? I SEE WHY YOU SHOULD DO THAT.

I'M GOING TO SAY IT. AND YOU'RE GOING TO REPEAT IT.

ARE WE DOING IT AT THE SAME TIME? YES. YOU SHOULD STICK YOUR.

WHY DO THEY NEED THEIR OWN MICROPHONE, SIR? YES, YES, YES.

JUST CARRY THE WHOLE STAND.

OKAY. IF YOU ALL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME, I STATE YOUR NAME.

I, KYLE MCALLISTER.

JESUS CRAVER. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE ABILENE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND WELL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES AND TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD.

CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M PRETTY SURE TRAVIS JUST ALMOST SAID, STATE YOUR NAME.

IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT'S HAPPENED.

YEAH, I AM A LITERALIST.

SO. YOU KNOW, PART OF OUR TRADITION IN REGARDS TO MAYOR PRO TEM AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, WELL,

[5. Oral Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Appointing a Mayor Pro-tem & Deputy Mayor Pro-tem]

WE ALSO HAVE TRADITION THAT WE GET A DOLLAR A YEAR.

I'VE NEVER CASHED THAT CHECK.

CHECK YOUR CASH. YOUR CHECK.

I'M STUCK UP. I'VE GOT NINE OF THEM NOW, SO.

NO, NO WONDER ACCOUNTANTS ALWAYS PULLING THEIR HAIR OUT.

THERE'S ALWAYS A SHORT.

YEAH. OVERAGE IN THE REGISTER.

YEAH, BUT IF YOU CASH IT, THEN YOU GOT TO PAY $0.80.

I MEAN, YOU PAY $0.20 SAYS $0.80.

IT'S HAPPY HOUR. YEAH, RIGHT.

ALSO, PART OF OUR TRADITION IS IDENTIFYING ELECTING A MAYOR PRO TEM AND A DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.

AND THIS COUNCIL ALMOST WITH, WITH ONLY A FEW EXCEPTIONS, EITHER THE TWO SENIOR MEMBERS OR THOSE ARE ROLLING UP FOR ELECTION FOR NEXT TIME. AND THE MOST SENIOR BEING THE MAYOR PRO TEM, WHICH WOULD BE OLD AND HURT AND THEN NUMBER TEN WOULD BE DOWN THE ALBAS.