[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH, 2026, AND THE QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL ARE PRESENT.
MAYOR, PLEASE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. I'M CALLING IT TO ORDER AT 4:01.
THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 2 CITIZENS APPEARANCE.
PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED 3 MINUTES.
AT THIS TIME. MAYOR, I DO NOT HAVE A SPEAKER CARD.
GOOD. EXCELLENT. OKAY. NEXT IS SECTION 3. GENERAL 3.A CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A
[3.A. Consider and take possible action on a resolution designating a member of the City Council to serve as the City’s voting representative at the North Central Texas Council of Governments general assembly meetings in 2026 and 2027.]
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO SERVE AS THE CITY'S VOTING REPRESENTATIVE AT THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS IN 2026 AND 2027. STAFF CONTACT IS MATT RYBICKI, SENIOR DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY.LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
AS SANDRA SAID, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS AFTERNOON IS A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING A VOTING REPRESENTATIVE FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS. IT'S REAL. IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BROADER THAN THAT. FOR THE RECORD, AGAIN, MY NAME IS MATT RYBICKI. I'M THE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY.
JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING WILL BE HELD TOMORROW AT THE HURST CONFERENCE CENTER. THE CITY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE COG THAT VOTING MEMBERS FOR CITIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN IN PAST YEARS.
THE CITY IS A MEMBER OF THE COGS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THE COG MEETING.
ACCORDING TO COG, EACH LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTING REPRESENTATIVE AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING, AND THEY'VE SENT US A DESIGNATION FORM TO COMPLETE AND FILL OUT.
THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE AN ESTABLISHED REPRESENTATIVE TO VOTE ON BEHALF OF THE COG.
SO AGAIN, AS I STATED AT THE INTRODUCTION, THE ITEM AGENDA ITEM IS TO DESIGNATE SOMEBODY, IF COUNCIL SO CHOOSES TO VOTE AT THESE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS TO SERVE. AND THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE COGS RULES, THE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE MUST BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING AND MUST BE AN ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIAL SERVING ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
CITY STAFF MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS A VOTING REPRESENTATIVE.
THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BEFORE THE COUNCIL SEEKS TO DESIGNATE AN INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE AS THE CITY'S VOTING REPRESENTATIVE AT TOMORROW'S MEETING AND ALL COG GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS OR MEETING OF THE MEMBERS IN CALENDAR YEAR 2026 AND 2027.
NOW, I WILL SAY THAT IS JUST A STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
IF COUNCIL WANTS TO JUST APPROVE SOMEBODY FOR TOMORROW, CERTAINLY WELL WITHIN YOUR RIGHTS.
I THINK STAFF JUST THOUGHT IT MAY BE ADVISABLE FOR US TO DESIGNATE SOMEBODY TO SERVE FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T GET CAUGHT IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE HAVING TO CALL A SPECIAL AMIGA AGAIN, BECAUSE I THINK COG TRADITIONALLY GIVES US TEN DAYS NOTICE FOR THEIR MEETINGS. OF COURSE, WE POST 10 DAYS. AND SO BY DOING THIS, THE COUNCIL CAN HAVE SOMEBODY APPOINTED AGAIN FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS.
REQUESTED ACTION IF COUNCIL DESIRES. COUNCIL CAN SELECT AN INDIVIDUAL TO BE NAMED AS THE VOTING REPRESENTATIVE FOR COG MEETINGS FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS. IF THE COUNCIL DESIRES TO DESIGNATE AN INDIVIDUAL TO TAKE ACTION ON THE RESOLUTION, NAMING THEM TO SERVE IN FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS.
ANY QUESTIONS? I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. MATT, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HAVING AN ALTERNATE AS WELL, JUST IN CASE? I THINK, I THINK THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD IDEA. OKAY. THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION.
WHOEVER WE PICK, LET'S PICK AN ALTERNATE. THAT WAY OUR BASES ARE COVERED.
YEP. SO THE VOTING ENTITY, WHAT TYPE OF ITEMS ARE GOING TO BE VOTED ON? IS THIS ABOUT BYLAWS OR IS IT RESTRICTED TO CERTAIN THINGS.
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BUT MY GUESS IS UNDER THE BYLAWS, THEY COULD HAVE A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE MEMBERS.SO THIS WOULD BE ANY MEETING IN WHICH THE MEMBER, THE MEMBERS BY MEMBERS OF THE COG, I MEAN THE ACTUAL ENTITIES, THE DIFFERENT CITY GOVERNMENTS THAT MAKE UP THE COG.
SO ALL 16 COUNTIES, ALL 258 CITIES AND THEN THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
SO EACH ENTITY, WE AS THE CITY OF BURLESON ARE A MEMBER OF THE COG.
AND THIS IS WE'RE TALKING SEPARATE FROM THE EXECUTIVE BOARD THAT I SIT ON.
SO EACH MEMBER ENTITY GETS ONE VOTE AT ANY MEMBER CALLED MEETING.
AND FOR 59 YEARS WE'VE ONLY EVER HAD ONE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A YEAR.
MATT IS RECOMMENDING THAT BY US ESTABLISHING A VOTING, IDENTIFYING A VOTING DESIGNEE, THAT IN THE EVENT THAT A SPECIAL MEETING WAS CALLED OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE COG, WE WOULD HAVE SOMEONE ALREADY DESIGNATED TO VOTE.
BUT TRADITIONALLY WE MEET ONCE A YEAR. ALL MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
AND EACH YEAR AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WE NOMINATE A SLATE OF DIRECTORS FOR THE EXECUTIVE BOARD IS PRESENTED AND VOTED ON OFFICERS OF THAT EXECUTIVE BOARD ARE PRESENTED AND VOTED ON.
SO YOU DON'T ALWAYS VOTE ON BYLAW REVISIONS, BUT THIS YEAR YOU DO.
YEP. SO THIS YEAR WE HAVE UNPRECEDENTED RECORD NUMBER OF ANTICIPATED ENTITIES ATTENDING, I THINK SOMETHING LIKE 167 VOTING DESIGNATORS. SO WE JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT BURLESON HAS A VOICE AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND ANY OTHER MEETING THAT MIGHT BE CALLED BETWEEN NOW AND THROUGH 27 OF THE MEMBER ENTITIES.
AND IF WE'RE OPEN TO IT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE NOMINATE.
I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MAYOR FLETCHER TO BE OUR VOTING REPRESENTATIVE.
YES. THAT'S FINE. IS THERE DO WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THAT? MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT YOU WOULD NAME BOTH THE VOTING REPRESENTATIVE AND THE ALTERNATE TOGETHER.
SO WHO'S GOING TO BE THERE TOMORROW? MYSELF AND THE MAYOR RUNNING THE MEETING.
RIGHT. OKAY. SO I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE. LET'S JUST TO AVOID THE HER NOMINATING YOURSELF.
SO IN THE EVENT THAT YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO BE THERE, MAYOR, SHE CAN VOTE ON OUR BEHALF.
I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD.
I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION THEN. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? I GOT A MOTION BY ADAM AND SECOND BY DAN. PLEASE VOTE.
WE HAVE IT PASSES UNANIMOUS, AND I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.
I WENT TO THE ROTC MEETING TODAY, AND SHE GOT SOME RECOGNITION.
WELL DESERVED TO SHE HAS FOUGHT A BATTLE ON THIS THING FOR 4 MONTHS ABOUT SINCE NOVEMBER.
AND THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE THAT GOT UP TODAY THAT WAS GIVING PRESENTATIONS.
IT GOT A LITTLE HEATED. I DON'T KNOW WHO THE LADY WAS, THAT BAILEY HANDLED HER AS WELL AS HE COULD, AND IT WAS INTERESTING TO WATCH. SO THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT VOTE TOMORROW.
SO THANK YOU, VICTORIA. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 4 RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE IS NOT A NEED FOR US TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO THAT MOVES US TO THE LAST ITEM ADJOURN. MAYOR, IF YOU COULD CALL FOR A MOTION AND A VOTE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND.
I GOT A MOTION BY ADAM. SECOND BY VICTORIA. PLEASE VOTE.
PASSES UNANIMOUS. WE'RE CLOSING THE SESSION UP AT 4:10.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.