May 12, 2026 Special City Council

[CALL TO ORDER – Roll Call and Determination of a Quorum]

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I HEREBY CALL THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PARKER TO ORDER.

IT IS MAY 12, 2026 AT 7:03 P.M..

MISS GREY, DO I HAVE A QUORUM? OKAY. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I WILL ASK [INAUDIBLE] IF HE WILL LEAD US IN THE AMERICAN PLEDGE.

AND MEMBER MARSHALL, IF HE'LL LEAD US IN THE TEXAS PLEDGE.

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.

OKAY. NEXT WE WILL GO TO THE INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS.

[1. CONSIDERATION AND/OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NO. 2026-894 CANVASSING THE ELECTION RETURNS AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF PARKER, TEXAS ON MAY 2, 2026.]

BUDDY PILGRIM 490 VOTES. AMANDA NOE 332 VOTES.

[INAUDIBLE] 292 VOTES. THEREFORE, BILLY BARRON AND BUDDY PILGRIM RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES OF THE FOUR CANDIDATES FOR THE TWO CONTESTED OFFICES OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND ARE DECLARED ON COUNCIL.

FOR MAYOR LEE PETTLE RECEIVED 452 VOTES. MARCOS ARIAS RECEIVED 16 VOTES.

MELISSA TIERCE RECEIVED 338 VOTES. THEREFORE, LEE PETTLE RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES AND IS DECLARED MAYOR. OKAY, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL LET OUR GLASSES FALL ON OUR FACE.

WE'LL BE SWORN IN. DON'T NEED TO. PARDON. VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.

OH, YOU WANT TO VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION? [LAUGHTER] I GET SO EXCITED.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARKER, TEXAS, CANVASING THE ELECTION RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF PARKER, TEXAS, ON MAY 2ND, 2026. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HALBERT AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHARPE TO APPROVE THE CANVASS OF THE VOTE AS PRESENTED. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT HEARING ANY.

I'LL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. OKAY. NOW WE'LL GO TO THE SWEARING-IN.

[2. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS. CITY SECRETARY – MAYOR MAYOR – COUNCILMEMBERS]

SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, IT WILL BE MY PLEASURE TO SWEAR IN MR. PILGRIM.

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I BUDDY PILGRIM DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL, MEMBER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, CITY OF PARKER, TEXAS, AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

MR. BARRON. I, BILLY BARRON DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCILMAN OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, CITY OF PARKER, TEXAS, AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.

THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE JUST BEEN SWORN IN, PLEASE SEE PATTI BEFORE YOU LEAVE TONIGHT OKAY. NEXT, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS ITEM NUMBER THREE CONSIDERATION AND OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON

[3. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NO. 2026-895, APPOINTING THE 2026-2027 MAYOR PRO TEM.]

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR PRO TEM? NOT HEARING ANY. THEN I WILL ASK, IS THERE A SECOND TO THE NOMINATION OF MR. PILGRIM? I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BARRON AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BOGDAN TO NOMINATE AND APPROVE MR. PILGRIM AS MAYOR PRO TEM.

BEFORE I CALL FOR YOUR VOTE I'LL NEED TO ASK MR. PILGRIM. ARE YOU AVAILABLE TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY? YES, MADAM MAYOR. OKAY.

I THOUGHT. OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT HEARING ANY.

I'LL ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ANY OPPOSED? NOT HEARING ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

OKAY. LAST THING WE HAVE TO DO IS TO THANK ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT

[4. PRESENTATION RECOGNIZING COUNCILEMBER(S).]

IF YOU'VE NEVER RUN BEFORE, IT IS QUITE UNNERVING TO DO SO AND TO GET OUT THERE AND PARTICIPATE IN AN ELECTION, IN AN ELECTION CAMPAIGN, OR TO VOTE. WE REALLY THANK YOU.

THESE ARE JUST NOT COOPERATING TONIGHT. WE REALLY THANK YOU.

WE REALIZE IT TOOK A LOT FOR US TO GET HERE. AND WE THANK EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU THAT CAME OUT TO VOTE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO TO OUR RECEPTION AND THIS MEETING IS CONCLUDED.

IT IS 7:00. I CAN'T READ IT. 7:12. 712.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.