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Item # 2.

Work Session and Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	05/12/2020
Department:	City Secretary

AGENDA CAPTION:

Administer the Oath of Office to Three (3) Council Members Following the Originally Scheduled May 2, 2020 Election Date in Accordance With State Law and Ordinance No. O20-05 (Adopted by the City Council on February 25, 2020) Which Declared the Councilmembers Unopposed and Therefore Elected.

BACKGROUND:

On February 20, 2020, City Secretary Irma Parker submitted to the City Council a Certification of Unopposed Candidates certifying that no person had made a declaration of write-in candidacy for the May 2, 2020 General Election and that Guillermo "GQ" Quintanilla, Jr., Paul Walden and Marlin Willesen were unopposed. At the February 25, 2020 Council Meeting, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. O20-05 which officially declared the unopposed candidates elected to office. Candidates elected through cancellation must also qualify for office and take the oaths of office, the same as candidates elected an election.

The Texas Constitution prescribes a written statement that all elected city officers must sign and an oath that all elected city officers must take before they enter upon the duties of their offices. These actions are to occur after the election is canvassed. Although the May General Election was canceled as noted above, the procedures for candidates elected through the cancellation procedure remain the same except that no canvass is conducted. The written "Statement of Elected Officer" has been completed prior to this meeting. This agenda item will fulfill the oath requirement.

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