Aug 11, 2026 Special City Council Meeting

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WITH US FOR THIS SINCE HER REGRETS. IT'S 11:10 ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH, AND I'M CALLING THIS SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.

NORMALLY WE WOULD HAVE CITIZEN COMMENTS AT THIS TIME BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR THAT.

BUT WE ALWAYS WELCOME CITIZEN COMMENTS BEFORE WE HOLD A MEETING AND EVERYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK CAN DO SO HAS 3 MINUTES TO DO SO.

BUT OUR AGENDA FOR THIS SPECIAL MEETING IS THE CANVASING OF THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE AUGUST 1ST SPECIAL ELECTION RUNOFF FOR DISTRICT 4 COUNCIL MEMBER, AFTER WHICH WE WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO COUNCILMAN ELECT TIM GREEN, THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE IN THAT ELECTION.

WE'LL ALSO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY OUR THANK YOUS AND GOODBYES TO COUNCILMAN BRAYDEN ROSE IN RECOGNITION FOR HIS SERVICE TO THIS COUNCIL AS REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT 4. IT'S GREAT TO SEE SO MANY FRIENDS FAMILY HERE TO SUPPORT COUNCILMAN ELECT TIM GREEN, IT'S A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR HIM. AND IT'S A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE HIS SUPPORT SYSTEM AS HE SERVES ON THIS COUNCIL, BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR PRAYERS.

WE ALL UP HERE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. HE SHOULDERS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY, AS WE ALL DO IN THE OFFICE THAT WE TAKE.

HE KNOWS IT'S A DEMANDING JOB. HE ALREADY KNOWS THAT HE'S BEEN HERE PARTICIPATING IN OUR BUDGET SESSIONS, AND HE KNOWS IT'S SOMETHING HE'S ALREADY ENCOUNTERED SOME OF THE REAL DEMANDS OF THIS JOB.

THERE'S A CONSTANT ATTENTION TO DETAIL THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE.

THERE'S A CONSTANT BALANCING OF PROVIDING FOR THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AND BALANCING THAT AGAINST THE COSTS THAT WE WILL IMPOSE ON TAXPAYERS FOR DOING SO.

AND THERE'S THE TIME THAT HE WILL DEVOTE TO LISTENING TO AND RESPONDING TO HIS CONSTITUENTS CONCERNS.

WITHOUT A DOUBT, HE WILL BE GIVING UP MANY MORNINGS, AFTERNOONS, EVENINGS FOR THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.

AND ALL OF US ON THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT TIM WILL BE SPENDING A LOT OF EMOTIONAL ENERGY AS WELL, AND HE WILL NEED THAT SUPPORT SYSTEM TO STAND WITH HIM, TO PRAY FOR HIM AND TO HELP KEEP HIM GOING.

THIS COUNCIL AND I ARE GRATEFUL THAT TIM GREEN HAS FELT THE CALL TO SERVE HIS CITY AND TO TAKE HIS PART IN HELPING TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THIS GREAT CITY THAT WE ALL LOVE. I'M CONFIDENT HE'S COMMITTED TO MAKING LUBBOCK THE BEST IT CAN BE FOR HIS FAMILY, FOR HIS FRIENDS, AND FOR ALL CITIZENS. BEFORE WE BEGIN, THOUGH, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP ELDER COREY BRANCH FROM MONTEREY CHURCH OF CHRIST WHO WILL LEAD US IN PRAYER. SO PLEASE STAND.

AND AFTER THAT, I'VE ASKED OUR OUTGOING COUNCILMAN, BRAYDEN ROSE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PRAY WITH ME. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET TOGETHER AND MAKE THIS TRANSITION AND THE CITY GOVERNMENT.

GOD, I'M THANKFUL FOR TIM. I'M THANKFUL FOR HIS SPIRIT OF SERVICE.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE SERVICE THAT HE'S MADE TO OUR COMMUNITY AS A FIREMAN, A HOME BUILDER, AS WELL AS THE COUNTLESS OTHER ROLES THAT HE'S SERVED IN LUBBOCK TO MAKE LUBBOCK A BETTER PLACE.

GOD, I'M THANKFUL FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND PRAY THAT THROUGH HIS CONTINUED SERVICE, HE GLORIFIES YOU. GOD. I PRAY FOR TIM AND HIS NEW ROLE.

I PRAY THAT YOU'LL GIVE HIM WISDOM AND HUMILITY AS HE SERVES.

I PRAY THAT YOU GIVE HIM PEACE IN ALL THINGS.

GOD. IN ADDITION TO TIM, I PRAY FOR THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH LEADING THIS CITY.

GOD, I PRAY FOR WISDOM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS.

AND GOD, I PRAY FOR A SPIRIT OF UNITY AMONGST THE CITY LEADERS AS WELL AS OUR WHOLE CITY AT LARGE.

GOD AND I PRAY THAT IN ALL THINGS WE LOOK TO YOU GOD.

I PRAY ALL THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. AMEN.

AMEN. SO NOW JOIN US. FOR I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. 1 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.

[2. Resolution - City Secretary: Consider a resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the City of Lubbock Special Runoff Election held on August 1, 2026.]

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THANK YOU MAYOR. AS YOU SAID, A SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION WAS HELD ON AUGUST 1ST, 2026 TO ELECT A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT 4.

I WILL READ THE RESULTS. CANDIDATES FOR DISTRICT 4 GARY BOREN RECEIVED 1213 VOTES.

TIM GREEN RECEIVED 1881 VOTES. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 3094 VOTES IN THAT RACE.

TIM GREEN RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF VOTES FOR THAT ELECTION.

THE TOTAL VOTES CAST IN THIS ELECTION WERE 3094.

I RECOMMEND YOU ACCEPT THE ELECTION RETURN. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MS PAZ. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? I DON'T SUSPECT THERE IS ANY.

ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE. THE MOTION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

[3. Recognition of outgoing Councilman Brayden Rose]

AND SO I'VE GOT A FEW THINGS TO SAY. FIRST ABOUT BRAYDEN.

I CALL HIM BRAYDEN. AND BECAUSE HE IS THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF OUR COUNCIL.

AND I CAN CALL HIM THAT BECAUSE I'M THE OLDEST MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL.

SO WE'RE ALL EXCITED, OF COURSE, TO WELCOME TIM GREEN TO OUR COUNCIL.

AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S WITH GREAT RELUCTANCE. WE SAY GOODBYE TO COUNCILMAN BRAYDEN ROSE AS HE STEPS DOWN FROM THE COUNCIL.

IN A MOMENT. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES TO THANK COUNCILMAN ROSE FOR HIS SERVICE.

BUT I'LL BEGIN FIRST BY SAYING, BRAYDEN, I REALLY, TRULY DO RESPECT YOU.

AS A MAN WHO HAS SHOWN REALLY INCREDIBLE CHARACTER AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, I CAN SAY THAT AS THE OLDEST PERSON UP HERE, YOU TRULY ARE, THOUGH, A LOVING FATHER , A DEVOTED HUSBAND, A SINCERE CHRISTIAN, AND A DEDICATED AND A HARD WORKER.

IN YOUR JOB AND FOR THIS CITY. HE HAS A SHARP MIND AND HE HAS A TERRIFIC WIT.

WE'VE ALL DISCOVERED THAT HE SERVED THIS CITY HONORABLY.

NO ONE UP HERE QUESTIONS WHETHER OR NOT HE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.

AND STEPPING DOWN FROM THIS COUNCIL SO HE CAN TAKE CARE OF THE HEAVY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HIS FAMILY.

AND WHILE WE WILL CERTAINLY MISS SERVING ALONGSIDE OF HIM.

WE WISH HIM ALL THE BEST AND I HOPE HE KNOWS THAT WE WILL ALL KEEP HIM AND HIS FAMILY IN OUR PRAYERS.

IT WAS TRULY MY PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH YOU, BRAYDEN, AND I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANYONE ELSE ON THE COUNCIL TO SPEAK.

COUNCILWOMAN. MARTINEZ GARCIA. NOTICE HOW I'M LOOKING AT MARK.

LIKE YOU BETTER NOT MENTION AGE AND ME, BECAUSE THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM.

AND ACTUALLY, OUR YOUNGEST COUNCIL MEMBER IS NOW MR. BRUEGEL. SO. BUT, BRAYDEN, IT HAS BEEN EXCITING TO GET TO KNOW YOU EVEN BETTER.

WE HAVE SEVERAL MUTUAL FRIENDS AND I MEAN, I'M VERY SELECTIVE OF WHO I PICK IN MY CIRCLE.

SO IF WE HAVE MUTUAL FRIENDS, THAT'S A VERY POSITIVE THING.

YEAH. JERRY, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS A PLAN FOR EVERYTHING.

WE KNOW THAT. AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE VERSES IS JEREMIAH 2911 AND I, IN EVERY MOMENT OF MY BEING, I ALWAYS TRUST IN GOD BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HE HAS A BIG PLAN NO MATTER WHAT MY PLANS ARE.

AND I KNOW THAT THE NEXT PART OF THIS CHAPTER IN YOUR JOURNEY IS SOMETHING BIG.

SO I TRUST IN GOD FOR YOU. I TRUST IN GOD FOR ME AND EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, AND I JUST KNOW THAT THE BEST IS YET TO COME.

SO I'M GLAD THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WORKED IN WASHINGTON, D.C., I REMEMBER HAVING TO DECIDE MY FAMILY OR MY CAREER, I. AND HERE I AM IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS, WITH NO HESITANCE OTHER THAN THAT.

BUT IT'S AN EASY CHOICE TO PUT FAMILY FIRST. AND I KNOW THAT THE.

IT'S GOING TO PAY OFF IN THE LONG RUN FOR YOUR FOR YOUR BABIES, BECAUSE YOU ONLY GET ONE SHOT OF SEEING EVERY STEP OF THEIR LIVES.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST AND KNOW THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE FRIENDS ON THIS DAIS.

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I WE HAD NOT MET BEFORE YOU WE WERE ELECTED AT THE SAME TIME, AND I.

I DID NOT KNOW YOU BEFORE THAT. I'VE KNOWN SOME OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS OVER THE YEARS.

I'VE TEASED YOU ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS ABOUT ABOUT LEAVING US.

I MIGHT HAVE EVEN GONE SO FAR AS TO SAY THAT YOU'VE QUIT.

YES. YES. BUT THE FACT IS, YOU ARE THE EPITOME OF SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T QUIT WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR YOUR FAMILY.

WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR YOUR BUSINESS TELLS US ALL THAT THE LAST THING THAT YOU WOULD DO IS QUIT.

AND SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR HAVING GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU.

I'M GOING TO MISS YOU TREMENDOUSLY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE GET AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE GET A GREAT DEAL OF SATISFACTION. WE GET A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE.

WE GET A NUMBER OF CALLS. ETC, ETC, ETC. BUT I DO KNOW THAT WE GET THESE BRONZE PLAQUES WHEN WE LEAVE.

AND I THINK YOU HAVE IT. WELL, BUT YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE.

AND SO THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ASK IS THAT YOU HOLD ON TO THAT AND KEEP THAT BRONZE PLAQUE, BECAUSE THERE'S A DAY WHEN IT'S GOING TO GO RIGHT BACK UP THERE, I HOPE.

THAT'S MY PRAYER FOR YOU, IS THAT SOMEDAY YOU'LL BRING THAT PLAQUE BACK, SET IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THIS SEAT, AND CONTINUE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY LIKE YOU HAVE SO WELL.

THANK YOU. BRING THE PLAQUE BACK. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

COUNCILMAN HARRIS. YES. MR. ROSE, I JUST WANT TO SAY IT WAS AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU.

LIKE I SAY, I'M KIND OF A ROOKIE AT THIS, TOO.

I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT WITH WORKING WITH THESE GUYS AND BRANDON UP HERE, YOU KNOW, I'M STARTING TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE AND BEING ABLE TO FIGURE THINGS OUT.

THANKS TO MR. ROSE AND THE MAYOR AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY IT WAS AN HONOR WORKING WITH YOU, SIR.

MR. COUNCILMAN BRUEGEL BRAYDEN, WHEN WE FIRST MET OVER A DECADE AGO, I COULD ALREADY TELL THAT YOU WERE DRIVEN, PROFESSIONAL, COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE. THEN WHEN WE RECONNECTED, WHEN I RAN FOR THE COUNCIL, IT WAS IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THAT YOU WERE STILL COMMITTED TO THOSE SAME IDEALS.

YOU'VE REALLY BROUGHT A LOT OF PROFESSIONALISM TO YOUR WORK AS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, AND FOR THAT, I'M GRATEFUL. WE'VE ONLY WORKED TOGETHER HERE FOR 7 WEEKS NOW, BUT I REALLY HAVE ENJOYED EVERY MEETING WE'VE SHARED TOGETHER.

IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO KNOW YOU, AND I WANT TO WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE AFFAIRS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? I OPEN THE FLOOR TO HIM.

IF ANYONE DOES. $25 A MONTH.

I AM, I JUST WANT ANYBODY ELSE TO SPEAK ON YOUR BEHALF FIRST.

ALL RIGHT, BRAYDEN, I'LL GIVE YOU A TIME TO. YOU MAY HAVE THE FLOOR.

AND Y'ALL AREN'T GOING TO LET A POLITICIAN GET OUT OF HERE WITH HEARING.

HEARING HIMSELF TALK. I'VE GOT TO THANK SOME PEOPLE.

I WANT TO THANK THE CITY EMPLOYEES. ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE GAINED EVEN GREATER APPRECIATION FOR ON MY TIME AS A COUNCIL IS JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE IT TAKES TO MAKE THIS SHIP GO STRAIGHT. AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES THAT WILL NEVER SIT UP HERE.

THEY'LL NEVER HAVE THEIR NAME IN THE NEWS. THEY MAY NEVER GET RECOGNIZED PUBLICLY FOR WHAT THEY DO, BUT YOUR WORK MATTERS. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW MANY PEOPLE AT THE CITY.

I RESPECT YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING ALL MY CALLS AND THE MEETINGS TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND AND GET STUFF THROUGH THIS THICK HEAD.

AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR CITIZENS TO THE CITIZENS OF LUBBOCK.

I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO STAY INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY. BEFORE SERVING ON THE COUNCIL, I THOUGHT I UNDERSTOOD A LOT ABOUT HOW OUR CITY WORKED, BUT SITTING IN THE SEAT GIVES YOU A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFECTS YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE AND THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE TO BE INVOLVED IN.

WE FOCUS A LOT ON NATIONAL POLITICS, BUT THIS IS THIS IS THE CORE OF OUR COUNTRY RIGHT HERE IS THE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES.

PAY ATTENTION, ASK QUESTIONS, LEARN THE ISSUES, SHOW UP AND ALWAYS VOTE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN FOR OFFICE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AN EXPERT ON ANY ISSUE. JUST BE INFORMED AND INVOLVED.

AND THAT MAKES A BETTER CITY AND HOLDS YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE.

AND TRUST ME, YOU FEEL ACCOUNTABLE UP HERE. SOMETIMES YOU THINK SOMETHING'S NOT AN ISSUE UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE WANT TO WANT THEIR VOICE HEARD AND THEY AND THEY WILL LET YOU KNOW. AND AND IT, IT CHANGES MINDS UP HERE.

I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, WE DEFINITELY FEEL HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

AND THAT'S WHAT A COMMUNITY IS SUPPOSED TO DO.

TO ALL THE FELLOW COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR AND, JENNIFER'S NOT HERE, BUT SHE'S CERTAINLY BEEN A GREAT FRIEND.

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WE COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, AND SOMETIMES SOMETIMES VERY DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON WHAT'S BEST FOR LUBBOCK.

I'VE, I'VE APPRECIATED THE MOST, EVEN WHEN WE DISAGREED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DISAGREE, TAKE A VOTE AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ISSUE WITHOUT ANY ANIMOSITY. AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT FOR THIS.

COUNCIL WE HAVEN'T YOU KNOW, GROUND TO A HALT OVER HATRED OF IDEAS OR DIFFERENCES OF IDEAS.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING INCREASINGLY RARE IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE TODAY.

WHEN I LOOK BACK ON OUR TIME HERE, I BELIEVE WE ACCOMPLISHED SOME GREAT THINGS TOGETHER. THERE WERE SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS ALONG MEETINGS, PLENTY OF DEBATES. BUT I BELIEVE EVERYONE SITTING UP HERE GENUINELY WANTS TO HELP.

LUBBOCK. I NEVER HAD A DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT ANY ONE OF THESE PEOPLE WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR LUBBOCK IN THIS COMMUNITY.

I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING SUPPORTIVE AND UNDERSTANDING OF MY DECISION TO LEAVE THE COUNCIL EARLY TO TEND TO MY FAMILY DURING THIS SEASON OF LIFE.

IT WAS NOT AN EASY DECISION, BUT I KNOW IT'S THE RIGHT ONE AND THE KINDNESS AND UNDERSTANDING SO MANY OF YOU HAVE SHOWN TO ME AND MY FAMILY HAVE MEANT MORE THAN YOU KNOW.

I'M LEAVING THIS SEAT, BUT I'M CERTAINLY NOT LEAVING LUBBOCK.

THIS IS MY HOME. IT'S WHERE MY FAMILY IS. IT'S WHERE WE'RE RAISING OUR CHILDREN.

AND I CAN'T PROMISE YOU THAT I WON'T BE UP HERE TO GIVE YOU A HARD TIME EVERY NOW AND THEN. NOW THAT YOU CAN SIT DOWN THERE, I CAN YELL AT YOU GUYS. SO TO OUR. RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

SO TO OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, OUR MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE CITIZENS OF LUBBOCK.

IT'S THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO SERVE AND JARRETT.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN ROSE WE'VE GOT SOME THINGS WE NEED.

SO AT THIS TIME. I'M GOING TO ASK ALL THE COUNCIL TO TAKE THEIR PLACES DOWN FRONT.

OVER HERE ON THE FRONT ROW. AND MR. GREEN, IF YOU WILL GO BACK AND THEY WILL ADMINISTER THE OFFICIAL OATH TO YOU, AND THEN YOU'LL COME BACK OUT HERE FOR THE CEREMONIAL OATH IN A MOMENT.

BUT LET'S ALL GO TAKE OUR PLACES DOWN HERE. AND WE'VE GOT SOME GIFTS FOR YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS YOU GET TO TAKE THE PLAQUE.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE GOT THESE NEW DIGITAL UP HERE.

SO THIS MAY BE THE LAST OLD SCHOOL OUT HERE THAT GOES OUT.

SO THE REST OF US WILL HAVE NOTHING TO TAKE WITH US AFTER THIS.

WE ALSO GIVE YOU A STREET SIGN MADE BY OUR STREET DEPARTMENT.

STREET DEPARTMENT? YES. AND SO THIS IS SOME INDICATION OF OUR APPRECIATION AND THINGS YOU CAN TAKE WITH YOU AS A MEMENTOS OF YOUR TIME AND SERVICE HERE. IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL 2 YEARS FOR US TO SERVE WITH YOU, AND WE ALL WISH YOU THE BEST.

AND YOU ALSO GET YOUR SMILING FACES.

YEAH. SO READY TO HANG TIM'S PICTURE UP THERE? AS SOON AS WE GET PICTURES MADE. WHY DON'T WE TAKE PICTURES TODAY? TODAY. IS IT TODAY? NO, IT'S THE NEXT MEETING.

TIM'S GONE. THE WORST PART ABOUT THAT IS WALKING IN AND SEEING YOUR UGLY FACE. WELL, THAT'S.

I'LL SHOW HIM OUR APPRECIATION. [APPLAUSE] COME ON, COME ON, COME ON. WHERE DO YOU WANT US? RIGHT HERE. RIGHT HERE. THAT'S GOOD. I WANT. MY TEAMMATES.

03, 2.

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[4. Administer the Oath of Office to newly elected Councilman Tim Green. (Reception immediately following.)]

SO, TIM AND JAKE, IF YOU'LL COME UP HERE, TAKE YOUR PLACE IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONES. AND MACKENZIE, IF YOU WOULD COME UP HERE AND HOLD THE BIBLE AND TIM, YOU WILL PLACE YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE.

AND HOLD YOUR RIGHT HAND UP. ONE QUICK CALL OUT.

THIS IS MY MOM'S BIBLE. SHE DIED ABOUT 2 AND A HALF YEARS AGO.

SHE USED TO READ AND STUDY AND JOURNAL IN, SO I THINK IT'S JUST EXTRA FITTING THAT THAT'S THE ONE HE'S TAKING THE OATH ON.

IF YOU REPEAT AFTER ME. BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. I, TIM GREEN, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

I, TIM GREEN, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF OFFICE.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF OFFICE.

OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4, THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.

DISTRICT COUNCIL. CITY OF LUBBOCK DISTRICT. COUNCIL.

WE CAN TRY AGAIN. OKAY, LET'S DO THAT ONE AGAIN.

OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4. CITY COUNCIL. DISTRICT 4.

THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. CITY OF LUBBOCK. AND THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.

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

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.

AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. [APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE FOR ALL MY FAMILY TO COME UP TO EVERYBODY THAT'S RELATED TO ME.

YEAH, I'VE GOT A BIG FAMILY. YOU CAN TELL EVERYBODY.

EVERYBODY ALWAYS GIVES US A HARD TIME WHEN WE GO PLACES AND DO THINGS.

THAT SAID, ARE YOU SURE THESE ARE ALL YOUR FAMILY? YES THEY ARE. NO. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

I APPRECIATE ALL THIS SUPPORT THAT I'VE HAD, AND I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK ALL MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS WHO SUPPORTED ME THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN. I WOULDN'T BE STANDING HERE TODAY WITHOUT ALL YOUR PRAYERS AND ALL YOUR HELP.

AND SO YOU GUYS, WHEN I'M ON THE DAIS, YOU'LL BE JOINING ME ON THE DAIS.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR ME AND SUPPORTED MY CAMPAIGN, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, MY PEERS IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY, AND ALL MY REALTOR FRIENDS AND SO MANY OTHER BUSINESS PEOPLE ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. YOU'LL BE JOINING ME ON THE DAIS AS WELL.

I WANT TO THANK MY CAMPAIGN TEAM AND MANY INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND EVERYONE WHO PUBLICLY ENDORSED ME, INCLUDING MANY FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND I SEE SOME OF YOU GUYS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, TOO. APPRECIATE THAT. HAVING THAT CONFIDENCE IN ME, YOU GUYS WILL BE JOINING ME ON THE DAIS.

ALSO, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE BRAYDEN FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY.

BRAYDEN, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL BE IN MY PRAYERS.

I WANT TO THANK THE OTHER 4 CANDIDATES WHO STEPPED UP TO SERVE AND RUN FOR THIS SEAT.

YOU RAN. YOU ALL RAN A STRONG CAMPAIGN AND YOU MADE ME A LOT BETTER CANDIDATE.

IT WAS A TOUGH RACE, AND THAT'S DEMOCRACY AT WORK.

AND IT MAKES ALL OF US BETTER. TO EVERYONE IN DISTRICT 4, WHETHER YOU VOTED FOR ME OR SOMEONE ELSE OR DIDN'T VOTE AT ALL, I PLEDGE TO REPRESENT EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND YES, YOU'LL BE JOINING ME ON THE DAIS AS WELL.

AND FINALLY, TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL I WILL BE JOINING.

I WILL NOW JOIN YOU IN LEADING THIS CITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING FROM YOU AND WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU TO MAKE LUBBOCK THE BEST CITY IT CAN BE AND IN EVERY RESPECT. THANK YOU ALL AND MAY GOD BLESS LUBBOCK.[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

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WE INVITE EVERYONE TO COME JOIN US. AGAIN, WE THANK ALL OF YOU FOR SHOWING UP TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR HIM AS HE TAKES THIS MOMENTOUS STEP IN HIS LIFE.

HE IS INDEED GOING TO NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR PRAYERS AS HE HANDLES THE DUTIES OF THIS OFFICE.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING HIM. THANK YOU FOR VOTING.

WE THANK ALL THE CITIZENS OF LUBBOCK WHO PARTICIPATED.

I WILL SAY THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE FEW ELECTIONS IN WHICH I'VE ALWAYS SAY I WANT PEOPLE TO SHOW UP AND VOTE.

AND IN THIS RUNOFF ELECTION, MORE PEOPLE VOTED THAN IN THE GENERAL ELECTION, WHICH IS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED.

SO THAT'S TESTIMONY TO YOU AND YOUR HARD WORK.

SO WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED HERE. WE WILL COME BACK LATER ON AT 2:00 FOR OUR MEETING, AT WHICH TIME YOU WILL TAKE YOUR PLACE UP THERE AND WILL BE OFFICIALLY A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL TEAM. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SHOWING UP.

AND NOW LET'S GO ENJOY OURSELVES OUTSIDE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.