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          GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS 3:30 AND I'M CALLING TOGETHER. 
          [I. Call to Order and Determination of a Quorum]
CALLING. CALLING TO ORDER THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SPECIAL MEETING FOR THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, 2025, DETERMINED THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE'LL PROCEED WITH OUR AGENDA AS FOLLOWS. 
          MISS HOGAN, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC FORUM COMMENTS? THANK YOU. DR. LOPEZ SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE. 
          [III. Superintendent's Message]
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE EACH OF OUR TRUSTEES THAT ARE GOING TO BE CANVASED TODAY. 
          TODAY WE HAVE THE HONORABLE LARRY GLICK, WHO WON A CONTESTED ELECTION. 
          WE HAVE JOHNNY BEACH AND HONORABLE JOHNNY BEACH AND THE HONORABLE LINDA GRIFFIN,
WHO WON UNCONTESTED ELECTION. 
          SO, I WANT TO JUST EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE AND THANKS,
AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SERVITUDE. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM FOUR ACTION ITEMS FOR NON-CONSENT. 
          [IV.A. Canvass the Election Returns of the May 3, 2025, General Trustee Election and Adopt an Order Declaring the Results of Said Election - Mechelle Hogan ]
ITEM A, CANVAS THE ELECTION RETURNS OF THE MAY 3RD,
2025 GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION AND ADOPT AN ORDER DECLARING THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION. 
          MISS HOGAN. YES, SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND ACCORDANCE WITH POLICY,
BBB LEGAL BOARD MEMBERS ARE HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO CANVASS THE MAY 3RD, 2025 GENERAL TRUSTEE ELECTION. AGAIN, THE ORDER WILL BE ISSUED FOLLOWING THE VOTE IN THE
ELECTION THAT WAS HELD ON MAY 3RD. 
          THERE WERE 14,895 VOTES CAST FOR ALL THREE POSITIONS IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER. 
          WE HAVE IN THE CITY THAT WOULD ENCOMPASS OUR TRI CITY AREA OF REGISTERED VOTERS, 175,493 PERSONS. OF THAT, 8.49 PARTICIPATED IN THE ELECTION ON MAY 3RD,
2025. 
          AND IF YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH THE CANVASING. 
          YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. WITH A QUORUM BEING PRESENT,
LET THE RECORD STATE THE RETURNS OF MAY 3RD, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION ARE AS FOLLOWS. FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR PLACE ONE,
A TOTAL OF 13,588 VOTES WERE CAST. 
          LARRY GLICK, FOR PLACE ONE RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST,
WITH 8374 VOTES. 
          OPPONENT. OPPONENT STEFAN RAVELLO RECEIVED 5214 VOTES FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR PLACE
TWO. 
          A TOTAL OF 11,508 VOTES WERE CAST. JOHNNY BEACH FOR PLACE TWO WAS UNOPPOSED. 
          AND FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION. FOR PLACE THREE,
A TOTAL OF 11,577 VOTES WERE CAST. 
          LINDA GRIFFIN FOR PLACE THREE WAS UNOPPOSED. IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CANVASING
RESULTS? SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. MILLER,
SECONDED BY MISS GRIFFIN. 
          WE WILL VOTE MANUALLY. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO. 
          MOVING TO ACTION ITEM B, ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION. 
          [IV.B. Issue Certificates of Election - Mechelle Hogan]
MISS HOGAN. YES, SIR. THANK YOU AGAIN. CERTIFICATE. 
          CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION WERE PRESENTED TO LARRY GLICK FOR PLACE ONE,
JOHNNY BEACH FOR PLACE TWO AND MISS LINDA GRIFFIN FOR PLACE THREE. 
          AND THE STAKE TRUSTEES WILL TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE ON TUESDAY,
MAY 27TH, 2025, AT THE START OF THAT MEETING. 
          AT THAT TIME, THAT WILL COMPLETE THE CANVASING FOR TODAY,
AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH OFFICER ELECTIONS AT THAT TIME. 
          THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU. DR. LOPEZ IS THERE. 
          EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM. NOTHING. AT THIS TIME,
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. 
          [VII. Adjournment ]
SO MOVED. IT IS 3:40. I'M SORRY, 3:34. AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. 
          THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.