[CALL TO ORDER]
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IT IS APRIL 14TH. IT IS 6:02 P.M.. AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET STARTED WITH OUR ROLL CALL, MR. HARVEY. PRESENT, MISS PAYNE. PRESENT.
MR. SZOKA. PRESENT, MISS THOMPSON. PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM, MISS PERRY.
YES. I'M READING OFF THE PRINTED AGENDA HERE.
YES. AND IT SAYS THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RECONVENE, RECESS OR ALIGN THE REGULAR SESSION CALLED EXECUTIVE SESSION OR ORDER OF BUSINESS AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT. ACTUALLY, WHAT I WANTED TO READ WAS THE SENTENCE BEFORE THAT.
IT SAYS IN PART, THIS MEETING MAY BE CONVENED INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF SEEKING CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA, AT ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING.
THE REASON WHY I BRING THAT UP IS BECAUSE I'D LIKE FOR US TO HAVE A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WELL, THIS IS THE STANDARD LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE ON ALL OUR AGENDAS.
SO IS THERE A SPECIFIC WITHOUT GETTING INTO GREAT DETAILS, THERE ARE SPECIFIC SUBJECT MATTER THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS SO WE CAN OBTAIN DIRECTION FROM. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE ATTORNEY A QUESTION.
BRANDON. YES, WE CAN CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT AT ANY TIME.
ALRIGHT. SO ONCE WE'VE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FROM THAT POINT. IS THAT OKAY.
ALRIGHT. AND THAT THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH. OKAY. BRANDON, IN THIS INSTANCE, WE'RE CHANGING THE THE ORDER OF OF THE ITEMS. IS THAT ALL RIGHT? ARE WE NEEDING A SECOND OR FIRST TO TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PRIOR TO HAVING GONE TO THE INVOCATION DONE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TAKE CITIZENS PUBLIC FORUM IF THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. YOU CAN DO IT ANYTIME AFTER CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER. OKAY. SO WE DID CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 602.
AND WE DID ESTABLISH THAT THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT.
OKAY. YES. SO MR. HARVEY MADE A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IF I GUESS I GUESS YOU DON'T EVEN NEED A MOTION AND A VOTE IF HE WANTS TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THAT'S THAT'S HIS PREROGATIVE AS A AS A BOARD MEMBER.
SO WE CAN MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION NOW. OKAY.
I NEED TO GO. IS THAT THE DESIRE? THAT'S FINE.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
ALL RIGHT. SO GIVE US A FEW. GIVE US A FEW SECONDS, AND WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.LET US TURN OFF THE RECORDING. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.
ARE WE GOING TO DO A PAPER FOR, LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.
I'M SORRY. YES. SO THAT'S WHAT THE DIRECTION THAT I WAS SEEKING FROM FROM MR. SHELBY. BECAUSE WE'RE REARRANGING THE ORDER OF OF THE ITEMS THAT DON'T SAY, COME BACK, COME BACK.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IT CAN BE AT ANY TIME BECAUSE THE I MEAN, THERE'S NO INDICATION THAT'S WHAT.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK ON THE AIR.
WE WILL AT THIS POINT, MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS.
AND THAT WOULD BE THE INVOCATION. MR. HARVEY, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US IN THAT? SURE. WOULD YOU STAND? AND JOIN WITH ME IN PRAYER.
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WE'RE THANKFUL THAT YOU CREATED AND MADE ALL THESE THINGS, AND WE'RE THANKFUL, ESPECIALLY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU THROUGH SERVING THIS COMMUNITY. SO WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM THAT SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING, AND WE PRAY THAT WE MIGHT HAVE OPEN MINDS AND OPEN HEARTS.THIS WE ASK IN JESUS NAME AND FOR OUR SAKE WE PRAY.
AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. AT THIS POINT, WE WILL MOVE TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
AND AT THIS TIME WE WILL DO THE TEXAS PLEDGE.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS.
ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. AT THIS POINT, WE WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. CITIZENS PUBLIC FORUM.
THERE IS ONLY ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. I DON'T KNOW IF MR. GOFF WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR ADDRESS THE BOARD.
NO. NO COMMENT. OKAY. RECORDING SECRETARY. DID WE RECEIVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENT BEFORE THE MEETING? WE DID. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS, AND THAT IS THE APPOINTMENT OF A BOARD PRESIDENT.
[2. BOARD APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT]
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE SEEKING FOR ANY NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT OR FOR THAT MATTER, A MOTION TO APPOINT A PRESIDENT.I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. WE'RE MISSING ONE BOARD MEMBER.
CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON WHO'S MISSING AN UPDATE? MISS SONYA SAVAGE SAID THAT SHE WOULD BE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S SIGNED ON.
SO SOMETHING MUST HAVE COME UP. SO APPARENTLY SHE'S ABSENT.
ANY NOMINATIONS? I NOMINATE MR. HARVEY. I HAVEN'T DISCUSSED THIS, BUT I THINK YOU'RE WELL SUITED TO DO THIS JOB, SO THANK YOU. I NEED TO SAY, I ACCEPT.
I ACCEPT SECOND. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? NO. OKAY, THEN DO WE HAVE. CAN I HAVE A FIRST TO APPOINT MR. HARVEY AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT? I MAKE A SECOND MOTION.
IF IT WASN'T CLEAR. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY.
I THINK THAT HAD A NOMINATION, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE A OFFICIAL MOTION THAT WE APPOINT MR. HARVEY AS OUR. OKAY, SO THAT'S BEEN MOTION BY MISS THOMPSON, SECOND BY MR. ZYLKA. IS THAT OKAY? YES. THANK YOU. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
GREG ZYLKA. YES. CAROLYN THOMPSON. YES, PATRICK HARVEY.
YES. DANELLA PAYNE. AT THIS TIME, SINCE WE'VE APPOINTED A BOARD PRESIDENT, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO MR. HARVEY TO TAKE OVER THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MAYOR. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS BOARD APPOINTMENT OF VICE
[3. BOARD APPOINTMENT OF VICE PRESIDENT]
PRESIDENT, AND THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS.I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE A FRIEND. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF YOU'RE UP FOR IT, BUT I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A LONG TIME, I APPRECIATE THAT. I, UNFORTUNATELY, WOULD HAVE TO DECLINE THAT NOMINATION.
THANK YOU. OKAY. MR. JOKE, IF YOU DON'T MIND SHARING WITH THE BOARD.
THE WIFE IF YOU DON'T. I KNOW WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT JUST TO HELP SHED SOME LIGHT AS TO WHY, JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY. BUT DUE TO MY EMPLOYMENT, IT WOULD BE I FEEL IT WOULD BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
SO I WOULD HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT'S EMPLOYMENT.
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YEAH. AND NOT IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE MR. WOULDN'T LIKE TO SERVE IN THE ROLE OF VICE PRESIDENT JUST BECAUSE OF JUST THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS WHY HE CANNOT ACCEPT IT. I UNDERSTAND. YEAH. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.I THOUGHT HE HATED YOU. I'M JOKING. THAT'S THAT'S THIS LINE OF WORK, RIGHT? YEAH. DON'T MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY ALL THE TIME.
SO. WELL, I NOMINATE MISS PAYNE. WOULD YOU BE INCLINED? I WOULD HAVE TO DECLINE. MY SCHEDULE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO DEDICATE THE TIME NECESSARY TO DO THE JOB JUSTICE.
OKAY. ONLY LEAVES ONE MEMBER. YEAH. SINCE WE HAVE.
MISS SAVAGE IS NOT HERE, WE CAN WE CAN HOLD OFF ON THE APPOINTMENT OF A VICE VICE PRESIDENT AND CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION AT THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE NEXT WEEK. AND WE CAN TAKE IT FROM THERE.
BUT AT LEAST FOR NOW, WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT. ACTUALLY, I'M SO SORRY.
BUT FOR THE TIME BEING, WE DO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT TO LEAD THE BOARD.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO POSTPONE THE NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHAIR UNTIL THE NEXT WEEK. CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MAKE THAT MOTION. MOTION BY MR. ZILKHA. A SECOND.
SECOND BY MISS THOMPSON. ALL RIGHT, LET'S LET'S GO WITH VOICE VOTE.
MISS THOMPSON. YES. MR. ZILKHA. YES. MISS PAYNE? YES. OKAY. MOTION PASSES 3 TO 0, 4 TO 0. BECAUSE I SAY IT.
LET'S SEE. OKAY, SO UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY ISSUES, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING FOR TODAY. WE'RE WE'RE THANKFUL TO THE PUBLIC FOR COMING AND LOOKING IN ON US.
DON'T BE A STRANGER. COME BACK AND SEE US SOMETIME.
ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU ALL.
DRIVE SAFE. OH. THE MEETING ENDED AT 622. OH.
THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.