11-03-2025 Special Meeting Agenda Packet
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
SPECIAL SESSION CITY COUNCIL
November 3, 2025
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
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AGENDA
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
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Discussion and Action Items
November 3, 2025 City Council Agenda Page 1
1.Resolution 25-R-156 Order Special Election for Council Place 7 (Mayor/S.Edmondson)
Adjournment
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I, SHEILA EDMONDSON, CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT
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___________________, 2025.
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Code Chapter 551.144(c) and the meeting is conducted by all participants in reliance on this opinion.
November 3, 2025 City Council Agenda Page 2
Agenda No. 1.
CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
City Council
Meeting:November 03, 2025
Department:City Secretary
Subject:Resolution 25-R-156 Order Special Election for Council Place
7 (Mayor/S.Edmondson)
BACKGROUND
Resolution 25-R-156 -Approving a Resolution to call for a Special Election on December 20,
2025, with Guadalupe County, Bexar County and Comal County and approving the Guadalupe
County Election Contract stating that Guadalupe County will oversee the entire Runoff Election
(Mayor/S.Edmondson)
Attachments
Resolution 25-R-156 Order Special Election
RESOLUTION 25-R-156
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS, ORDERING A SPECIAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER
20, 2025, FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE 7 AND OTHER
MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, on October 19, 2025 a vacancy on the City Council Place 7 occurred
pursuant to Texas Election Code 201.022; and
WHEREAS, In accordance of the Texas Constitution Municipal Corporation Article 11,
Section 11(c), any vacancy occurring on such a governing body shall be filled by majority
vote of the qualified voters at a special election called for such purpose within one-
hundred twenty days after such vacancy; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Schertz City Charter Section 9.01, in the event of a vacancy, a
special election shall be held; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
Section 1. That a special election is hereby ordered to be held Saturday, December 20th,
2025, for the purpose of electing Council Member Place 7 and
Section 2. That in accordance with Texas Constitution Municipal Corporation Article 11,
Section 11(c), Notice of the Special Election shall be posted on the bulletin board at the
Hal Baldwin Municipal Complex 1400 Schertz Parkway and on the city's website, and a
like copy shall be published not later than the 15th day before Election Day in the
newspaper of general circulation.
Section 3. That Guadalupe County will oversee the City of Schertz Special Election for
Saturday, December 20, 2025 (Counties: Guadalupe, Bexar, and Comal) with a
Guadalupe County Election contract and shall be responsible for the appointment of the
presiding judge and alternate judge for each polling location in accordance with Chapter
32 of the Texas Election Code and may employ other personnel necessary for the proper
administration of the election; and
Section 4. That election day voting will be 7 a.m. through 7 p.m., and location of the
polling place will be at the Guadalupe County-Schertz Satellite Office at 1101 Elbel
Road, Schertz TX, 78154. Location may be changed by Guadalupe County, and which
changes if any, are hereby made part of this resolution referenced and can be found by
visiting the Guadalupe County Elections webpage at
http://www.co.guadalupe.tx.us/elections/index.php; and visiting the City of Schertz
webpage at www.schertz.com or contacting:
Lisa Hayes
Guadalupe County Elections Administrator
3251 State Highway 123 North, TX 78155
830-303-6363
Section 5. That the last day to vote for the SaturdayDecember 20, 2025, City of
Schertz Special Election is Saturday, December 20, 2025.
Section 6. The applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than 5:00
p.m., Saturday, December 20, 2025:
Guadalupe County
Lisa Hayes
Guadalupe County Elections Administrator
3251 State Highway 123 North, TX 78155
Section 7. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are
adopted as a part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 8. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict,
and the provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the
matters resolved herein.
Section 9. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 10. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution
and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall
nevertheless be valid, and the City Council hereby declares that this Resolution
would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
Section 11. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time,
place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting,
including this Resolution, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas
Government Code, as amended.
Section 12. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this ____day of _________2025.
City of Schertz
____________________
Ralph Gutierrez, Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Sheila Edmondson, City Secretary