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HEY, RECORDING

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IN PROGRESS.

GOOD MORNING

[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]

AND WELCOME TO OUR, UH, SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 2025 AT 10:30 AM IT'S 10 32 AND THIS MORNING YOU MAY JOIN US, UH, IN A SPECIAL MEETING FOR OCTOBER THE 14TH BY TELEPHONIC AND OR BY VIDEO CONFERENCE.

YOU MAY CALL 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9.

YOU MAY ENTER THE MEETING ID.

8 2 0 2 4 8 1 3 3 3 3 OR, AND OR THE PA AND PASSCODE 6 1 8 6 0 5.

WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT.

YOU MAY ALSO CALL IN TO OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE AT 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5.

AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR PRAYER AND WE'RE GOING TO, UM, PLEDGE AND OUR ROLL CALL, AND I WILL ASK ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS IF THEY WOULD MUTE THEIR PHONES AT THIS TIME.

COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN PRAYER REQUEST? WE CONDUCT OURSELVES LOOKING OUT FOR THE, MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION.

AMEN.

I PLEDGE PLEDGE OF 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 CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU ESTABLISH A QUORUM, PLEASE? MAYOR MOSES.

HERE.

MAYOR PROTE ETT.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAMILTON, EVER.

FIELD COUNCIL MEMBER BECKHAM.

COUNCIL MEMBER KEN LAW.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK HERE.

YOU HAVE A COURT THERE.

OKAY.

OKAY.

WHO WAS THAT? THAT WAS COUNCILMAN BECKHAM.

THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME, UM, THANK YOU, CITY SECRETARY.

WE'RE GOING TO

[II. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION]

GO TO ITEM TWO, WHICH IS THE ITEM REQUIRING OUR INDIVIDUAL ACTION.

UM, NUMBER ONE, IT'S PR NUMBER 2 4 5 7 7.

A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 5 4 0 7 AS IT PERTAINS TO NOMINATING A MEMBER AND OR MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE JEFFERSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE 20 26 20 29 TERM.

WE NEED TO, UM, I NEED AN AMENDMENT ON THIS WRITTEN RESOLUTION TO USE A LANGUAGE, NOT NOMINATING, BUT APPOINTING SOMEONE.

MAY I MAKE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE AMEND THE RESOLUTION TO MOVE FROM NOMINATION TO APPOINTING.

SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED.

AND SECOND.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYES HAVE IT.

THE AMENDMENT PASSES.

AT THIS POINT, WE'RE GOING TO, UM, NOW TAKE A VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN AMENDED WITH THE WORD.

DO I NEED TO REREAD THIS WHOLE ENTIRE THING, THE WORD, UH, APPOINTING AND WE'LL, UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

I MEAN, I'M SORRY.

I NEED A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SO MOVED.

SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED.

AND SECOND AT THIS TIME.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, IT'S BEEN MOVED.

AND PROPERLY SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

THE AYES HAVE IT.

ANY NOS? THERE ARE NO, NO IN PROGRESS.

OH, WOW.

OH WAIT.

IT WASN'T RECORD.

IT WASN'T RECORD.

IT WAS RECORDING.

DO OKAY? WE GOOD? WE'RE GOOD.

WE'RE GOOD.

SO ALL THE, UM, , EVERYBODY BACK? .

OKAY.

LEMME JUST DO IT OVER JUST FOR THE RECORD.

OKAY.

I NEED A MOTION FOR APPROVAL ON RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO.

4 5 7 7.

I NEED A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

MOTION SECOND.

GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY NOS? THE AYES HAVE IT.

THE RESOLUTION PASSES.

THE, UH, NOMINATION FOR THE JEFFERSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT HAS BEEN MADE BY THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S IT.

APPOINTMENT? APPOINTMENT.

UM, I'M MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED.

I PROPERLY SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSIONS? OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 10 37.