12-30-2025 Canvassing Agenda Packet
MEETING AGENDA
SPECIAL SESSION CITY COUNCIL
December 30, 2025
6:00 P.M.
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
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AGENDA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
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(Councilmember Heyward)
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Discussion and Action Items
1.Resolution 25-R-161-Approving the canvassing of the election returns and declaring the
results of the December 20, 2025, Special Election for Place 7(Mayor/S.Edmondson)
Adjournment
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Agenda No. 1.
CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
City Council
Meeting:December 30, 2025
Department:City Secretary
Subject:Resolution 25-R-161-Approving the canvassing of the election returns
and declaring the results of the December 20, 2025, Special Election for
Place 7(Mayor/S.Edmondson)
Attachments
Resolution 25-R-161 Canvass the Special Election-Place 7
RESOLUTION 25-R-161
A RESOLUTION BY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE CANVASS OF DECEMBER 20, 2025,
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE 7 AND
DECLARING THE RESULTS OF SUCH ELECTION AND
OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, a Special Election was held in the City of Schertz, Texas (the "City"), on the 20th day of
December 2025 to elect a Councilmember Place 7, and serve the rest of a three-year term that ends
November 2027; and
WHEREAS, said elections were duly and legally held in conformity with the applicable election laws
of the State of Texas ("Texas"); and
WHEREAS, the Election Administrator has provided to the City, as required by applicable Texas law,
the election results, as tabulated by the Election Administrator; and
WHEREAS, there came to be considered the returns of the Special Election held on the 20th day of
December 2025, for the purpose of electing one Councilmember for Place 7; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1: On October 19, 2025 a vacancy on the City Council Place 7 occurred pursuant to Texas
Election Code 201.022; and 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:
Section 2: That the tabulation of votes cast to elect one Councilmember for Place 7 in the Special
Election held on December 20, 2025, as shown in the official canvass of the returns of said Special
Election shown below reflects the following results:
Early Voting Election Day
Bexar, Comal & Guadalupe Bexar, Comal & Guadalupe
Total
Votes
Cast
Vote %
City Council Place 7
John D. Carbon
Dan Swart
Tony Diaz
Robert L. Sheridan III
Kristy Barger
Total Votes Cast
(subject to change with
county final counts)
Early
Voting:
Election
Day:
Total
Votes Cast
Section 3. The City Council finds that the results of the special election as set forth above
reflect the reported votes, and the canvass of votes is hereby approved.
Section 4. The total votes cast during early voting was _____ personal appearance and
absentee, and ______ votes were cast on election Day. The total number of votes cast in this
election was ______.
Section 5. If the canvass and tabulations of votes cast at December 20, 2025, Special
Election reflect that no candidate for Councilmember Place 7 received sufficient votes to be
elected to the city council, it is necessary in conformity with the City Charter and the Texas
Election Code, as amended, to call a runoff election for the purpose of voting upon
candidates to fill the Councilmember Place 7 on the City Council.
Section 6. 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 7. 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 8. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 9. 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 10. 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 11. 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 Rodriguez, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Sheila Edmondson TRMC, City Secretary