Title
Consider Minutes of Special City Council Meeting of May 23, 2022.
Summary
City of Killeen
Special City Council Meeting
Killeen City Hall
May 23, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
Presiding: Mayor Debbie Nash-King
Attending: Councilmembers Jessica Gonzalez, Riakos Adams, Nina Cobb, Michael Boyd, Ken Wilkerson, and Mellisa Brown
Absent: Mayor Protem Rick Williams
Also attending were Assistant City Manager Danielle Singh, City Attorney Traci Briggs, City Secretary Lucy Aldrich, and Sergeant-at-Arms Martin
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Councilmember Adams to approve the agenda. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Boyd. The motion carried unanimously.
Citizen Comments
No one signed up to speak.
Ordinances
OR-22-009 Consider an ordinance canvassing the results of the May 22, 2022 election recount of the At-Large Councilmember office from the May 7, 2022 General Election.
The City Secretary read the caption of the ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KILLEEN, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 22, 2022 ELECTION RECOUNT OF THE AT-LARGE COUNCILMEMBER OFFICE FROM THE MAY 7, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION.
Prior to the Special City Council Meeting Councilmember Gonzalez, Councilmember Adams and Councilmember Boyd verified the results of the May 22 recount by reviewing the results provided by the recount committee chair. Councilmember Gonzalez read the ordinance that certified the recount results stating the number of votes each candidate received, and that Jose Segarra, Ken Wilkerson, and Ramon Alvarez received the most votes for Councilmember At-Large.
Motion was made by Councilmember Gonzalez to approve OR-22-009. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Boyd. Motion carried 6 to 1, with Councilmember Brown abstaining resulting in a nay vote.
Special Recognitions
Mayor Nash-King presented Councilmember Brown with a plaque and thanked her for her service to the City of Killeen.
Oath of Office & Certificate of Election
Judge Kris Krishna administered the Oath of Office to Jose Segarra, Ken Wilkerson, and Ramon Alvarez.
Mayor Nash-King presented Certificates of Election to each of the newly appointed officials.
Standards of Conduct
Assistant City Manager Danielle Singh read the Standards of Conduct while the entire City Council signed the Standards of Conduct.
Call to Order & Roll Call
The new City Council was seated at the dais. Mayor Nash-King called the meeting to order at 5:19 p.m. and took roll call, noting that all City Councilmembers were present.
Resolutions
RS-22-062 Consider a memorandum/resolution electing a Mayor Protem.
Motion was made by Councilmember Boyd to approve RS-22-062 electing Councilmember Wilkerson to serve as Mayor Protem. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Adams. Motion carried unanimously.
Adjournment
With no further business, upon motion being made by Councilmember Adams, seconded by Councilmember Boyd, and unanimously approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:21 p.m.