HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-05-13 - City Council - Special Called - MinutesCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Mayor Pro tern Gyna M. Bivens, District 5
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Charlie Lauersdorf, District 4
Council Member Jared Williams, District 6
Council Member Macy Hill, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9
Council Member Alan Blaylock, District 10
Council Member Jeanette Martinez, District 11
Others Present:
Council Member -Elect Deborah Peoples
Staff Present:
Jesus "Jay" Chapa, City Manager
Leann Guzman, City Attorney
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Parker called the Special
Called City Council Meeting - Election Canvass to order at 5:14 p.m. on Tuesday, May
13, 2025, in the Fort Worth City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas.
CERTIFICATION OF OFFICAL RETURNS BY CITY SECRETARY
1. General Election Held on May 3, 2025, for the Purpose of Electing a Mayor and City Council
Members for City Council Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025
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City Secretary Goodall advised Council that they had been provided with the
certifications and tabulations of the official election returns from Tarrant, Denton, and
Parker Counties for the General Election held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, for the purpose
of electing the Mayor and ten (10) City Council Members for their respective single
member districts of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, with the certified cumulative returns
for such elections. She stated that as a result of the tabulations, the following persons
were hereby elected to the City Council:
Mayor:
Council Member District 2:
Council Member District 3:
Council Member District 4:
Council Member District 5:
Council Member District 7:
Council Member District 8:
Council Member District 9:
Council Member District 10:
Council Member District 11:
Mattie Parker
Carlos Flores
Michael Crain
Charles Lauersdorf
Deborah Peoples
Macy Hill
Chris Nettles
Elizabeth Beck
Alan Blaylock
Jeanette Martinez
City Secretary Goodall advised that no candidate had received a majority of the total
number of votes received by all candidates for the City Council District 6 and that no
candidate be declared elected to City Council District 6. In accordance with Chapter IV,
Section 2, Fort Worth City Home Rule Charter, a run-off election is hereby necessary to
fill this place on the City Council.
RESOLUTIONS
1. 25-5090 A Resolution Canvassing the Returns; Declaring the Results of the General
Election Held on May 3, 2025, for the Purpose of Electing a Mayor and City Council
Members for the City of Fort Worth; and Declaring a Run -Off Election for June 7,
2025
The following individuals appeared before Council in opposition to Item 25-5090.
Bob Willoughby
Adrian Smith
Motion: Mayor Pro tern Bivens made a motion, seconded by Council Member
Nettles, that Resolution No. 6087-05-2025 be adopted. Motion passed 11-0.
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025
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Mayor Pro tern Bivens expressed appreciation to her family, friends, citizens of Fort
Worth and staff for their support and provided remarks relative to District 5.
Judge Mary Ellen Hicks administered the Oath of Office to Deborah Peoples.
(Council Member Peoples took her place at the dais.)
PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION
Certificates of Election for the Mayor and City Council were placed at the dais.
ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE
City Secretary Goodall administered the Oath of Office to the Mayor and Council
Members.
REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
There were no remarks and introductions by Council Members.
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There being no further business, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 6:05 p.m.
These minutes were approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 3rd day o£
June, 2025. 11
Attest:
fnnette S. Goodall
ecretary
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