Title
Consideration of and action on approval to call a special-called FCPEMSD district meeting on either May 7, May 12, or May 13, 2025, at 5:45 pm for purposes of canvassing the election results from the Special Election for District renewal.
Body
Summary:
Each district will need to hold a special meeting either on May 7, May 12 or May 13, 2025 to canvass the election results. The actual date will not be known until after the election is completed on Saturday, May 3rd.
The canvass cannot occur until the early voting ballot board has: (1) qualified and counted all provisional ballots, if a provisional ballot has been cast in the election; (2) counted all timely received late-arriving ballots, including next business day, military and overseas ballots; and (3) counted all ballots contained in previously defective carrier envelopes which were corrected by voters by the required deadline. The "canvass" - is the official examination of the votes cast in an election. Two members of the authority constitute a quorum for purposes of canvassing an election [§ 67.004]
May 12th is the date that is preferred as the meeting date but need to have alternate dates approved.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
N/A.
Recommended action
Approve setting the date and time for a special called FCPEMSD Board Meeting to be either May 7, May 12, or May 13, 2025, at 5:45 pm. in order to canvass election results from the special renewal election.