[1. NOTICE AND RETURN]
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AFTERNOON. AND WELCOME TO THE CALLED BOARD MEETING OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND A SALUTE TO THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
ALL RIGHT. TO CANVASS THE ELECTION, ONLY TWO TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO FORM A QUORUM.
THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES ARE PRESENT. DISTRICT NINE, ED TURNER, MYSELF, DISTRICT SEVEN, BEN MACKEY.
[4. ACTION ITEMS]
SO NOW WE MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR ACTION ITEM A CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF AN ORDER CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF A BOND ELECTION HELD ON MAY 2, 2026. AT THIS TIME, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE, WE WILL CANVASS THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 2, 2026 BOND ELECTION FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.AT THIS TIME, DO ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT AT TODAY'S CANVASS WISH TO EXAMINE ANY OF THE ELECTION RETURNS, OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTIONS FOR THE STAFF? I DO NOT. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CANVASS THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 2, 2026 BOND ELECTION? I MOVE TO ADOPT AN ORDER CANVASING AND RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 2, 2026 BOND ELECTION.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND, SAYING YES. YES. YES. ANY OPPOSED, NO. YOU HAVE JUST ADOPTED THE CANVAS ORDER FOR THE MAY 2ND, 2026 BOND ELECTION. CONGRATULATIONS. MOTION PASSES TWO ZERO.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM B. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD MAY 2ND, 2026, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DISTRICTS TWO, SIX AND EIGHT. TRUSTEES, OUR AGENDA CALLS FOR THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION, CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD MAY 2ND, 2026, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DISTRICTS TWO, SIX AND EIGHT ON THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH, 2026, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTED THE ORDER TO CANCEL THE ELECTION IN DISTRICT EIGHT.
THE SAID JOE CARREÓN IS DECLARED ELECTED BOARD OF TRUSTEE DISTRICT EIGHT FOR THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE, SECTION 253 E. CANDIDATE SARAH WEINBERG RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST FOR DISTRICT TWO BY RECEIVING 7,356 VOTES AND CANDIDATE WINNETKA K. SMITH ALFORD RECEIVED 1,067 VOTES.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD MAY 2ND, 2026, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DISTRICTS TWO, SIX AND EIGHT. I MOVE TO ADOPT. I SECOND THE MOTION.
THEREFORE, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD MAY 2ND, 2026 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DISTRICTS TWO, SIX AND EIGHT. TRUSTEES IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THREE OF OUR REELECTED TRUSTEES.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL CAST OUR VOTES. TRUSTEES, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES BY RAISING YOUR HAND.
IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THIS MOTION. ANY OPPOSED?
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MOTION PASSES TWO ZERO. ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES YOU HAVE JUST ADOPTED THE MOTION APPROVING TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, CANVASING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD MAY 2ND, 2026, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DISTRICTS TWO, SIX AND EIGHT.SO NOW THE TIME IS 4:06 P.M. AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
ALL RIGHT. COOL. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.