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MATTHEW, IF YOU'LL LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT'S INVOLVED TO COME ON IN WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED.

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I GET SO NERVOUS IN FRONT OF CROWDS.

WELL GOOD EVENING.

WELL, THANK YOU TO THREE OF YOU.

WELCOME TO THE 2024 OATH OF OFFICE CEREMONIES FOR THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.

[1. Administer the Oath of Office to newly elected City Council Members and Municipal Judge. (Reception immediately following.)]

SO PRIVILEGED TO STAND BEFORE YOU.

ALTHOUGH I DID THINK I WAS GOING TO BE DONE AT THIS POINT [LAUGHTER].

BUT MAN, WHAT AN EXCITING NIGHT.

THERE WERE SOME EXTREMELY CLOSE RACES FOR ALL THREE OF YOU [LAUGHTER].

I KNOW IT WAS HARD WORK, THE CAMPAIGNING, THE SIGNS AND THE WIND ALL THE THINGS YOU WENT THROUGH.

I MEAN, JUST TOUGH LUCK, BUT.

COUNCIL MEMBERS GLASHEEN, ROSE AND MR. COLLINS, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE CALL TO SERVE.

I KNOW THAT ALL THREE OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY YOUR SPOUSES AND YOUR FAMILIES, CARE ABOUT THIS CITY.

AND I ACTUALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU FOR THE NEXT MONTH, ACTUALLY, NEXT SIX WEEKS AND FIVE DAYS.

AND I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT WITH YOU ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND WITH THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS STILL SERVING, THAT LUBBOCK WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD HANDS.

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEXT MONTH AND A HALF.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT ARE HERE.

I THINK YOUR LIVES WILL BE DIFFERENT.

I THINK MANY OF YOU HAVE SERVED IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS A DIFFERENT ANGLE AND IT WILL BE DIFFERENT FOR YOU, BUT I PRAY THAT YOU WILL FIND IT VERY FULFILLING AND REWARDING, AS SO MANY OF US HAVE OVER THE LAST YEARS.

SO OUR CHARTER IS SET UP TO WHERE THOSE WHERE THESE ARE VOLUNTARY POSITIONS, VOLUNTARY ISH.

I MEAN, YOU GET $25 A MONTH.

I THINK THAT'S RIGHT AROUND $23 AND SOME CHANGE AFTER TAXES.

SO THIS IS A VOLUNTARY POSITION AND YOU'RE GIVING UP TIME, TIME AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY, TIME AWAY FROM YOUR ACTIVITIES AND GRANDKIDS AND KIDS.

AND SO LET ME BE THE FIRST OF MANY THAT I HOPE WILL TELL YOU OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS THAT THANK YOU.

TRULY THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, SO I'LL GET STARTED.

ALL RIGHT, SO ELECTED OFFICIALS, WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR OATH OF OFFICE, YOU WILL STAND NEXT TO A MICROPHONE AND ADMINISTERS OF THE OATH IF YOU'LL STAND OPPOSITE OF THEM.

SO PROBABLY PREFERABLY THE ADMINISTER STAND ON MY SIDE AND THEN THE ELECTED OFFICIALS STAND ON THE OTHER.

YOU CAN HAVE FAMILY AND WHOEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND JOIN YOU.

YOU'LL PLACE YOUR LEFT HAND WILL GO ON THE BIBLE AND THEN YOUR THAT'S, THAT'S BEING HELD BY THE MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY AND HOLD YOUR RIGHT HAND IN THE AIR AS YOU'VE SEEN MANY OF THOSE TAKEN. ONCE YOU'RE DONE WITH YOUR OATH OF OFFICE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO MAKE SOME REMARKS.

ANYONE THAT KNOWS ME IN MEETING TIMES.

I LIKE THIS TO BE BRIEF.

THIS IS YOUR TIME, SO MAKE REMARKS.

THANK YOU. YOU NEED TO THANK EXCEPT JERRY.

AND FEEL FREE TO MAKE ANY REMARKS.

I'M SURE THAT THOSE WILL BE RECORDED AND GO DOWN IN THE ANNALS OF HISTORY WITH THE NEWS.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED.

FIRST UP, MR. DAVID GLASHEEN.

DAVID IS JOINED BY HIS WIFE MARY AND HIS CHILDREN HELEN, JAMES AND HENRY.

HIS WIFE MARY WILL BE ADMINISTERING THE OATH.

THE GUINEA PIG.

BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS I DAVID GLASHEEN I DAVID GLASHEEN.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE OF CITY COUNCIL.

DISTRICT THREE. THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, THE CITY OF LUBBOCK OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

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SO HELP ME GOD.

[APPLAUSE] WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE.

AND WITH THE HELP OF GOD, OUR FAMILY, OUR FRIENDS AND EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, I HOPE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A GREAT FUTURE FOR THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. OH IS THAT SIRI TALKING? DO SHARE. I THINK I JUST BOOTED HER OUT ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

RIGHT? ALL RIGHT.

WHEN SIRI'S DONE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON.

NEXT, WE'LL HAVE THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR BRAYDEN ROSE.

BRAYDEN WILL TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR.

THE OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY JERRY RAMIREZ, AND HE'LL BE JOINED BY HIS WIFE, DANIELLE ROSE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS.

ALL RIGHT. BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

BY. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD, SORRY.

BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, I HARRISON BRAYDEN ROSE, I HARRISON BRAYDEN ROSE, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR.

THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.

THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND I WILL DO MY BEST OF MY ABILITY, AND I WILL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU GUYS ALL FOR COMING.

AND, JERRY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE THAT.

LOOKING VERY MUCH FORWARD TO TO SERVING THIS CITY AND GETTING ON WITH WITH THE FUTURE LUBBOCK.

THIS IS A THIS IS A BIG DEAL TO ME.

AND LUBBOCK IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME, AND AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT.

I THANK YOU FOR MY FAMILY. I THANK YOU, MY WIFE, AND WE'RE WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING.

THANK YOU GUYS [APPLAUSE]. GREAT JOB, YOU TWO.

JERRY THAT REMINDS ME WHEN MY BROTHER ADMINISTERED THE OATH FOR ME A FEW YEARS AGO, I ASKED HIM TO DO IT IN LIKE 2 TO 3 WORDS.

SO BECAUSE I COULDN'T FORGET, I MEAN, I HAVE A POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

I KNOW BRAYDEN APPRECIATES AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT AND CERTAINLY LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MR. TIM COLLINS.

TIM WILL TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT SIX.

HIS OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY EDDIE MCBRIDE AND HE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS LOVELY WIFE, AVA.

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE.

BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

I, TIM COLLINS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

I, TIM COLLINS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX.

THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WILL THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTIONS AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF THIS STATE, THE CONSTITUTIONS AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. NOW, BRIEF ISN'T IN MY VOCABULARY, MAYOR.

SO LET ME LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCILMAN ROSE AND COUNCILMAN GLASHEEN.

CITY ATTORNEY HAS INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, WE'RE NO LONGER ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.

SO WHEN I SEE YOU, I'LL JUST GIVE YOU ONE OF THESE.

RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS.

CONGRATULATIONS. I'M SO HONORED BY ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD COME AND JOIN MY FAMILY AND I TODAY.

THIS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO US, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY.

I'VE WORN A LOT OF HATS OVER THE YEARS, AND MY WIFE ASKED ME OFTEN, WHAT HAD I HAVE ON WHEN I'M LEAVING THE HOUSE IN THE MORNING, WHETHER IT'S MY HARD HAT OR MY COWBOY HAT,

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AND NOW I'VE GOT THIS CITY COUNCIL HAT AND AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE HARD HAT, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GOD BLESS YOU [APPLAUSE].

ALL RIGHT SO THAT WILL DO IT FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES.

NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR MUNICIPAL JUDGE.

JUDGE HERNANDEZ HAS BEEN THIS WAS GOING THE THIRD TERM.

IS THAT RIGHT? MOVING ON TO THIRD TERM, HE WILL TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR HIS THIRD TERM AS MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AT THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.

JUDGE HERNANDEZ'S OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY HIS DAUGHTER, MARLYS BOYLES, AND HE'LL BE JOINED BY MIGUEL HERNANDEZ.

AS WELL AS MY WIFE, ANDREA.

WELL, YOU'RE MY BETTER.

YOUR BETTER HALF. THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT. BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, I JORGE HERNANDEZ I JORGE HERNANDEZ, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE, THE OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WILL THE AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD [APPLAUSE].

OKAY, SO OUR GREAT MAYOR HAS SAID, THIS IS MY THIRD TIME.

AND AS WE GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER FROM, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST ONE TO THE NEXT ONE TO THE THIRD, OUR SPEECHES GET A LITTLE BIT LONGER. SO BEAR WITH ME.

BEAR WITH ME. SORRY, MAYOR.

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY LORD FOR PUTTING ME IN THIS PATH.

AND AND I PRAY, AND I ASK THAT HE GIVE ME THE WISDOM TO CONTINUE SERVING AS THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE IN A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL MANNER.

I WANT TO THANK THE VOTERS, MY SUPPORTERS, MY FRIENDS, FOR TRUSTING ME WITH ANOTHER FOUR YEAR TERM.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

I WOULD BE REMISS IN NOT MENTIONING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY STAFF OVER AT MUNICIPAL COURT.

AMY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE HERE, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

AND MY STAFF MAKES IT ENJOYABLE FOR ME TO SHOW UP AT WORK EVERY DAY, AND AND I APPRECIATE THAT FROM THEM. ESPECIALLY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY WIFE, ANDREA.

SHE HAS BEEN A PILLAR OF STRENGTH.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY SON, MY DAUGHTER AND MY SON IN LAW.

THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME A LOT MORE THAN I EVER THOUGHT.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY GRANDKIDS, JAVIER AND CHRISTIAN.

YOU ALL ARE THE JOY OF MY LIFE.

AND LASTLY, AND THIS PART WILL BE IN SPANISH.

[SPANISH] MAY GOD BLESS YOU [APPLAUSE].

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I'VE SEEN FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS HOW INCREDIBLE THE LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SINCE ITS FOUNDING.

WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE HAD FORESIGHT AND VISION THAT CARRIES OVER AND OVER AND OVER INTO THE FUTURE.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT ALL COMMUNITIES THAT I'VE SEEN.

AND SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE WITH US NOW, THOSE THAT ARE JOINING US TODAY AND THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST FOR THE PROFOUND EFFECT THEY HAVE HAD ON OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

AND SO AT THIS TIME, AS WE CONCLUDE THIS CEREMONY, I SAY, GENTLEMEN, IT'S TIME TO GET TO WORK.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A RECEPTION AND GET SOME CAKE AND PUNCH AND COOKIES, HORS D'OEUVRES AND JUST VISIT.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE EXCUSED [APPLAUSE].

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.