12-26-2024 Canvassing Election Agenda
SPECIAL SESSION CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
CANVASSING THE DECEMBER 14, 2024
SPECIAL ELECTION
Thursday, December 26, 2024
4:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
CITY OF SCHERTZ CORE VALUES
Do the right thing
Do the best you can
Treat others the way you want to be treated
Work cooperatively as a team
AGENDA
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Call to Order
Opening Prayer and Pledges of Allegiance to the Flags of the United States and State of Texas.
(Mayor Gutierrez)
Hearing of Residents
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be requested to leave the meeting.
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Monday preceding the meeting. Handouts will be provided to each Councilmember prior to the start
of the meeting by the City Secretary. All USB devices will be vetted by City IT staff to ensure City
property is protected from malware.
Discussion by the Council of any item not on the agenda shall be limited to statements of specific factual
information given in response to any inquiry, a recitation of existing policy in response to an inquiry,
and/or a proposal to place the item on a future agenda. The presiding officer, during the Hearing of
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Residents portion of the agenda, will call on those persons who have signed up to speak in the order
they have registered.
Discussion and Action Items
1.Resolution 24-R-162 - Approving a Resolution to canvass the returns and declaring the
results of the December 14, 2024 Special Election, and other matters in connection therewith.
(Mayor/Council/S.Edmondson)
2.Resolution 24-R-163 Approving a Resolution to call for a Runoff Election on January 18,
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/Council/S.Edmondson)
Adjournment
CERTIFICATION
I, SHEREE COURNEY, DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
THAT THE ABOVE AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARDS ON THIS
THE 22ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2024 AT 2:40 P.M., WHICH IS A PLACE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE
PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES AND THAT SAID NOTICE WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551,
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
SHEREE COURNEY
I CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED NOTICE AND AGENDA OF ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL WAS REMOVED BY ME FROM THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARD ON ________DAY OF
___________________, 2024.
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The City Council for the City of Schertz reserves the right to adjourn into closed session at any time during the
course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Closed Sessions Authorized: This agenda has been reviewed and approved by the City’s legal counsel and the
presence of any subject in any Closed Session portion of the agenda constitutes a written interpretation of Texas
Government Code Chapter 551 by legal counsel for the governmental body and constitutes an opinion by the
attorney that the items discussed therein may be legally discussed in the closed portion of the meeting considering
available opinions of a court of record and opinions of the Texas Attorney General known to the attorney. This
provision has been added to this agenda with the intent to meet all elements necessary to satisfy Texas Government
Code Chapter 551.144(c) and the meeting is conducted by all participants in reliance on this opinion.
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