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[I. Call to Order]
I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
AND LET NOTICE IF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT.
LET'S START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
TODAY WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT, SO
[IV. Closed Session]
WE WILL MOVE INTO STRAIGHT INTO CLOSED SESSION.IN, UM, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL NOW ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, TGC 5 51 0.074 INTERVIEW POTENTIAL CANDIDATES TO FILL BOARD VACANCY FOR SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT SIX.
OKAY, WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 7 57.
[V.A. Consider and Act on Appointment of Board Member to Fill Single Member District (SMD) 6 Vacancy]
WANNA JUST FIRST SAY THANK YOU TO BOTH CANDIDATES FOR COMING OUT AND DOING THIS PROCESS.I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT THE PROCESS IS NOW SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF HOW WE'RE GONNA DO THIS.
WE'RE GONNA GO IN THE ORDER OF HOW THE APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED OR HOW WE INTERVIEW YOU.
UM, WE'RE GONNA TAKE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, SEE IF THERE'S ANY NOMINATIONS, IF WE GET IT FILLED, IF WE GET A MAJORITY, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
IF WE DON'T, WE'LL THEN MOVE ON TO THE SECOND CANDIDATE AND SEE IF WE GET A MAJORITY FOR THAT.
SO, WITH THAT, UM, DO I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR MS. BIANCA IRIS GUERRERO FOR APPOINTMENT FOR SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT SIX.
OKAY, SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO, DO I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR MISS LAIKA SHANTE WRIGHT HAYWOOD FOR APPOINTMENT FOR SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT SIX.
I MOVE TO NOMINATE SHANTE WRIGHT HAYWOOD FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT SIX A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MAJORITY VOTE OF FOUR.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 0, AND TWO.
SO WITH THAT, CONGRATULATIONS MS. SHANTE, WELCOME TO THE BOARD.
UM, WE'LL NOW HAVE MR. WEDDLE, HE'S GONNA COME UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE APPOINTMENT PART.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES SUPERINTENDENT.
MR. HARRIS, TONIGHT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME SHANTE WRIGHT HAYWOOD TO THE PODIUM AS THE NEWLY SELECTED TRUSTEE FOR SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT SIX.
SO IF YOU'LL COME ON UP AND THEN WOULD NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ JOIN AS HE WILL BE, UM, GIVING THE OATH OF OFFICE TONIGHT? YEAH.
UM, IF YOU WANT TO PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, I SHANTE WRIGHT HAYWOOD.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM DO SO.
SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, THE DUTIES, THE OFFICE OF THE SINGLE MEMBER, DISTRICT SIX OF, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE, OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE.
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WELCOME TO THE BOARD.UM, I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8 0 1.