NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HEMPSTEAD PLEASE NOTE: Public comments and matters from the floor are limited to 3 minutes per person. Allotted minutes cannot be transferred to otherindividuals. Ifyou would like to request to speak, please do SO in advance of the meeting by filling out a Request to Address Council form available upon entrance to the meeting. Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Hempstead will be held on Monday, the 12th day of May, A.D., 2025 at 5:00 P.M. at Hempstead City Hall, 1125 Austin Street, Hempstead, Texas, at which time the following subjects will be considered, to-wit: 1. Call to order and invocation. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Public Comments. 4. Consideration and action on an Ordinance of the City Council ofthe City ofHempstead, Texas, canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the elections held May 3, 2025, Councilmember Position 3, City Councilmember Position 4 and City Councilmember Position 5 and making other findings and provisions related to the subject. 5. Administer Oath of Office to Elected Councilmembers. The City Council of the City of Hempstead reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course ofthis meeting to discuss any ofthe matters listed below authorized by Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), 551.087 (Economic Development), and 551.086 (Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters). Council may act in Open Session on any item listed for Executive Session. 6. Adjourn City Council Meeting. Dated this the gth day of May, A.D., 2025. ANCST By: Sabrina Alvaret, City Sècretary I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice of a Regular Meeting of the governing body ofthe City ofHempstead is a true and correct copy of said Notice, and that a true and correct copy of said Notice was posted on the City Hall bulletin board and entrances to City Hall, in the City Hall and Recreation Center of said City of Hempstead, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and that said Notice was posted on May 8, 2025 at 10:30 A.M. and remained SO posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. Dated this the gth day ofN May, A.D., 2025. - :. AA1e By: Sabrina Alvarez, City Secretary PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BY TELEPHONE The City ofHempstead City Council may conduct the meeting scheduled at 5:00 P.M. on Monday the 12th day of May 2025 at the Hempstead City Hall, 1125 Austin Street, Hempstead, Texas. The public will be permitted to offer public comments telephonically as provided by the agenda and as permitted by the presiding officer during the meeting. A recording of the telephonic meeting will be made and will be available to the public upon written request. The toll-free dial-in number to participate in the meeting telephonically is: 1-346-248-7799; Access Code 989-478-2100 IF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GOING TO APPEAR BY MIDEOCONFERENCE A QUORUM OF COUNCILMEMBERS MUST BE PRESENT AT THE LOCATION. NOTICE OF MIEETING BY VIDEO CONFERENCE The City ofHempstead City Council may conduct the meeting scheduled at 5:00 P.M. on Monday the 12th day of May 2025 at the Hempstead City Hall, 1125 Austin Street, Hempstead, Texas by videoconference in addition to allowing in person attendance. A quorum of the City Council will be physically present at the Hempstead City Hall, 1125 Austin Street, Hempstead. The public may participate in the City Council Meeting by using the following information: 1-346-248-7799, Access Code 989-478-2100 City of Stempotead 359 1125. Austin Street . Hempstead, Texas 77445 . Tel: 979-826-2486 . Fax: 979-826-6703 ORDINANCE NO 25- 109 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS CANVASSING AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY3, 2025, FOR CITY COUNCILMEMBER POSTION NO.3, CITY COUNCILMEMBER POSTION NO.4, AND CITY COUNCILMEMBER POSTION NO.5 AND MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT., WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions oft the Election Code, and Ordinance No. 25-103, passed February 10, 2025, a General Election ( the "Election") was held on May 3, 2025, for the election of City Councilmembers Position No. 3, City Councilmembers Position No.4 and City Councilmembers Position No.5 WHEREAS, Article IV the City Charter of the City ofH Hempstead was amended in 2023 to provide for an election of Councilmembers for a term ofthree years; and WHEREAS, Article IV ofthe City Charter provides that Councilmember Positions 3, 4 and 5 shall be elected to terms ofthree years beginning with the election in 2026: and, WHEREAS, in order to conform the terms ofoffice to Article IV oft the Charter, as amended, the City Council authorized the election of Councilmember Positions 3, 4 and 5 to a term of office through May 2026, at which time, in conformance with the Charter, the City Council shall order an election for such positions for a term of three years WHEREAS, the Election was duly and legally held in conformity with the election laws of the State ofTexas, and the 3 results of the Election have been verified and returned by the proper judges and clerks, WHEREAS, the Waller County Elections Administrator has delivered a Certified List oft the votes cast by voters ofthe City of Hempstead in the Election held on May 3, 2025, a copy of which is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit A and incorporated herein for all purposes; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS: Section 1. The facts and matters set forth in the preamble of the Ordinance are hereby found to be true and correct. Section 2. The official canvass of the results of the Election for City Councilmembers Position No.3 reflects that the following named persons received the number ofvotes set opposite their name. City Councimember Position No.3 Candidates Votes Received Lonnie Garfield (unopposed) 417 The official canvass oft the returns of the Election held on May 3, 2025, reflects that the following person was elected to City Councilmember Position No.3 Lonnie Garfield Section 3. The official canvass of the results of the Election for City Councilmembers Position No.4 reflects that the following named persons received the number of votes set opposite their name. City Councilmember Position No.4 Candidates Votes Received Rooster Smith (unopposed) 321 The official canvass of the returns ofthe Election held on May 3, 2025, reflects that the following person was elected to City Councilmember Position No.4 Rooster Smith Section 4. The official canvass of the results oft the Election for City Councilmembers Position No.5 reflects that the following named persons received the number of votes set opposite their name. City Councilmember Position No.5 Candidates Votes Received Nora Hodges 340 AC Collette 139 The official canvass of the returns ofthe Election held on May 3, 2025, reflects that the following person was elected to City Councilmember Position No.5 Section 5. It is hereby found and determined that the public notice of the time, date and location of the meeting ofthe City Council at which this Ordinance was considered and the posting thereof, was proper and in accordance with the law and said notice and posting are hereby approved, resolved, ratified and confirmed. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the 12th day of May, 2025. APPROVED: Katherine Ragston Ward, Mayor ATTEST: Sabrina Alvarez, City Secretary Cumulative Results Report WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS Official Results Registered Voters GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION 2486 of 33364 = 7.45% May 2025 Joint Entity Scanners Precincts Reporting 36 of36 - 100.00% 5/3/2025 Run Time 11:54AM Run Date 05/07/2025 Page 2 Hempstead I.S.D. Trustee, Position 2 - Vote for none or one Choice Party Absentee Voting Early' Voting Election Day Voting Total James Glover 26 96.30% 202 60.66% 146 55.09% 374 59.84% Daveta Vana 1 3.70% 131 39.34% 119 44.91% 251 40.16% Cast Votes: 27 100.00% 333 100.00% 265 100.00% 625 100.00% Undervotes: 0 17 5 22 Overvotes: 0 0 Hempstead I.S.D. Trustee, Position 3 - Vote for none or one Choice Party Absentee Voting Early Voting Election Day Voting Total Albert Garfield 27 100.00% 274 100.00% 216 100.00% 517 100.00% Cast Votes: 27 100.00% 274 100.00% 216 100.00% 517 100.00% Undervotes: 0 76 54 130 Overvotes: 0 0 0 City of Hempstead Council Member, Position 3 - Vote for none or one Choice Party Absentee Voting Early Voting Election Day Voting Total Lonnie Garfield 24 100.00% 231 100.00% 162 100.00% 417 100.00% Cast Votes: 24 100.00% 231 100.00% 162 100.00% 417 100.00% Undervotes: 1 44 30 75 Overvotes: 0 0 0 City of Hempstead Council Member, Position 4 - Vote for none or one Choice Party Absentee Voting Early' Voting Election Day Voting Total Rooster Smith 11 100.00% 192 100.00% 118 100.00% 321 100.00% Cast Votes: 11 100.00% 192 100.00% 118 100.00% 321 100.00% Undervotes: 14 83 74 171 Overvotes: U 0 0 City of Hempstead Council Member, Position 5 - Vote for none or one Choice Party Absentee Voting Early Voting Election Day Voting Total Nora M. Hodges 17 68.00% 190 70.90% 133 71.51% 340 70.98% A.C. Collette 8 32.00% 78 29.10% 53 28.49% 139 29.02% Cast Votes: 25 100.00% 268 100.00% 186 100.00% 479 100.00% Undervotes: 0 7 6 13 Overvotes: 0 0 0