[1. Roll Call - Announcement of a Quorum ]
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I DO CONFIRM WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT FOR TODAY'S SPECIAL BOARD MEETING.IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT I CALL TO ORDER THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DALLAS COLLEGE FOR MAY 17, 2022 AT 2:03 P.M.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DALLAS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WEBSITE FOR REGISTERING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION WILL BE GIVEN 5 MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THIS BOARD MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST OVER THE INTERNET.
A RECORDING IS BEING MADE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE BOARD'S WEBSITE AFTER THE MEETING AT A LATER DATE.
[2. Certification of Notice Posted for the Meeting]
CHANCELLOR CAN YOU CONFIRM THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.>> MADAM CHAIR I CERTIFY THE NOTICE FOR THIS MEETING WAS POSTED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CORD.
>> WE HAVE NO CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY.
[4.1. Approval of Resolution Canvassing Returns and Declaring Election Results of the May 7, 2022 Election in Trustee Districts 1 (Unexpired Term), 2, and 3]
IN THIS AGENDA WE HAVE ITEM 4.1 WHICH REQUIRES APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING ELECTION RESULTS OF THE MAY 7, 2022 ELECTION.ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNCIL TRICIA HORATIO WILL YOU SHARE WITH THE BOARD IN DETAIL OF THIS ITEM.
EACH OF YOU HAS RECEIVED COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING.
RESOLUTION CANVASSING RETURNS AND PRECINCT ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE MAY 7, 2022 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS AS RECEIVED FROM DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT.
ONCE APPROVED BY THE BOARD THEY WILL BECOME THE OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE MAY 7, 2022 ELECTION.
INCLUDED IN THE RETURNS IS A TABULATION FOR EACH CANDIDATE IN EACH OF THE TRUSTEE DISTRICTS 1, 2 AND 3 PROVIDING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES IN EACH PRECINCT THE SUM OF THE PRECINCT VOTES TABULATED AND THAT TOTAL OF EACH PRECINCT TO CAST A BALLOT FOR CANDIDATE.
ACCORDING TO THE DALLAS COLLEGE REPORTS THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION ARE AS FOSSILS.
TOTAL VOTES CAST IN DISTICT 3 ,10,865.
PAUL MAIR RECEIVED 7,189 OR 66.17 PERCENT OF THE VOTES.
ASSOCIATE JOHN RECEIVED 676 OR 33.83 PERCENT OF THE VOTES CAST.
UNDER TEXAS LAW A CANDIDATE MUST RECEIVE A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES THAT IS GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT.
FOR THE POSITION TO BE DECLARED ELECTED.
IN DISTRICT 3 MR. MAIR RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST.
EUGENE J ROBINSON RECEIVED 5523 OR 33.56 PERCENT OF THE VOTES.
PHIL RITTER RECEIVED 10,000 OR 66.44 PERCENT OF THE VOTES CAST.
UNDER TEXAS LAW A CANDIDATE MUST RECEIVE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST FOR THE POSITION BE ELECTRIC.
DISTRICT 3 MR. RITTER RECEIVED MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST.
TOTAL VOTES CAST IN DISTRICT ONE FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM WAS 16,541 VOTES.
LYNN DAVENPORT RECEIVED 5307 OR 32.08 PERCENT OF THE VOTES CAST.
CATALINA E GARCIA RECEIVED 5942 OR 35.92 PERCENT OF THE VOTES CAST.
RICHARD WILLIAMS RECEIVED 5292 A 31.99 PERCENT OF THE VOTES CAST.
UNDER TEXAS LAW A CANDIDATE MUST RECEIVE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES.
NO CANDIDATE IN DISTRICT 1 RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST.
IN ADDITION THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD PLACE CANDIDATES IN DISTRICT 1 IS LESS THAN 10 PERCENT WHICH IS ENOUGH TO PROVIDE GROUNDS FOR A RECOUNT.
IF REQUESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.
FINALLY THIS BODY ORDERED AN ELECTION TO A CURRENT DISTRICT OF 4 ON MAY 7 2022 AS A CANDIDATE IN DISTRICT 4, MONICA LIRA BRAVO WHO WAS UNOPPOSED IN 2022.
THIS BODY CANCELED THE ELECTION AND DECLARED MS. LIRA BRAVO ELECTED.
INCLUDING THE PRECINCT ELECTION RETURNS AND THE COMPANY RECORDS OF THE ELECTION YOU MAY MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND THE RETURNS.
>> SO WE DO THE QUESTIONS BEFORE THE MOTIONS OR THE QUESTIONS AFTER THE MOTION?
>> IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK THEM NOW BEFORE THE MOTION.
>> SO ON PAGE 4 I'M SORRY RESOLUTION 4.1 THE WORD RUNOFF IS USED.
THIS WAS NOT A RUNOFF ELECTION, CORRECT? I'M SORRY CAN YOU SAY THE CANVAS RETURNS APPROVAL RESOLUTION ORDERING OF THE MAY 7 TRUSTEE ELECTION.
IT HAS THE WORD RUNOFF IN MORE THAN ONE PLACE.
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THIS WAS NOT A RUNOFF ELECTION WAS IT?>> WHAT SECTION ARE YOU REFERRING TO? THE FIRST PARAGRAPH THE CHANCELLOR RECOMMENDS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ETC. THAT SECOND LINE OF THE OFFICIAL MAY 7, 2022 RUNOFF ELECTION.
>> RUNOFF NEEDS TO BE STRICKEN.
>> AND THE SAME THING ON THE SECOND PARAGRAPH RUNOFF IS IN THEIR TWICE.
>> IT SHOULD BE ELECTION RETURN?
>> I'M SORRY I'M TRYING TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH YOU ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE EXPLANATORY NOTE OR THE RESOLUTION?
>> I SAW IT ON EXPLANATORY NOTE.
THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED THAT'S FOR CLARIFICATION.
>> WERE NOT VOTING ON THE READOUT.
AS LONG AS RESOLUTION IS CORRECT.
>> HOWEVER IF THIS IS ON THE WEBSITE, PUBLIC RECORD WE NEED TO STRIKE THAT.
>> THE RESOLUTION DOES NOT STATE RUNOFF.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 4.1 AND A SECOND BY VICE CHAIR RITTER.
AT THIS TIME LIKE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM VOTING ON ITEM 4.1.
>> OH YES, I'M SORRY FOR THAT.
TRUSTEE CHARLETTA 20 WILL RECUSE HERSELF.
ABSTENTION'S? DOES RECUSE HERSELF COUNT AS A RECUSAL.
SO THE CANVAS OF THE ELECTION IS NOW COMPLETE.
[4.2. Approval of the Resolution Ordering the June 18, 2022 Runoff Election in Trustee District 1 (Unexpired Term)]
WE ALSO HAVE ITEM 4.2 WHICH REQUIRES APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION ORDERING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE JUNE 18, 2022 RUNOFF ELECTION IN TRUSTEE DISTRICT 1 UNEXPIRED TERM.MISS HORATIO WE YOU PLEASE SHARE WITH THE BOARD THE PERTINENT DETAILS ON THIS ITEM.
>> UNDER TEXAS LAW ONLY CANDIDATE RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST FOR ALL CANDIDATES COULD BE DECLARED ELECTED.
AS NOTED UNDER THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM NONE OF THE CANDIDATES IN DISTRICT 1 RECEIVED SUCH A MAJORITY.
THEREFORE UNDER THE LAW CANDIDATES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES WILL GO TO RUNOFF.
ALSO DEMONSTRATE ON THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM DISTRICT 1 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN III-PLACE CANDIDATE AND THE SECOND PLACE CANDIDATE WHO IS ENTITLED TO A PLACE IN THE RUNOFF IS LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
WHICH PROVIDES GROUNDS FOR A REQUEST FOR A RECOUNT WHICH WE RECEIVED.
IF THE PETITION RECEIVED IS AMENDED AND APPROVED WITH APPLICABLE LAWS A RECOUNT WILL BE CONDUCTED.
ACCORDINGLY THIS ORDER IS A RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 18, 2022 FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF DISTRICT 1.
THE CANDIDATES FOR WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED UPON COMPLETION OF ANY RECOUNTS SO ORDERED.
EACH OF YOU HAS A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION ORDERING THE RUNOFF ELECTION.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS YOU MAY MAKE AN APPROVAL FOR THE RESOLUTION.
>> DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM?
>> OKAY ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY I.
ABSTENTION'S? MOTION HAS PASSED.
OKAY, WE HAVE NO EXECUTIVE SESSION NEEDED TODAY.
THIS SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF DALLAS COLLEGE IS NOW ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.