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Red Oak council certifies special-election win for Proposition A to allow mixed beverages in restaurants
Summary
At a Nov. 5 canvass, the Red Oak City Council adopted Resolution No. 24-024-106R certifying that voters approved Proposition A to permit mixed-beverage sales in restaurants by food-and-beverage certificate holders; the council voted 5-0 to adopt the certification.
The Red Oak City Council on Nov. 5 adopted a resolution formally canvassing and certifying the results of a special election in which voters approved Proposition A to allow the legal sale of mixed beverages in restaurants by food-and-beverage certificate holders only.
Council members met in a special session called to order at 6:30 a.m. and read the resolution language into the record. The resolution (No. 24-024-106R) canvasses the returns of the Nov. 5, 2024 special election, provides for special certification and a severability clause and references an effective date included in the resolution text (the resolution’s effective date was not read aloud in the transcript).
A staff reader reported that certified totals had been received from the elections office and read vote totals into the minutes, concluding that the total votes cast were 5,710. The transcript contains uneven or garbled fragments of some per-category tallies (early/mail-in/election-day/provisional), so the certified total by category is not consistently readable in the record provided; the council relied on the elections office certification in making the official canvass.
Councilman Goodwin moved to approve the canvass resolution and Councilman Lightfoot seconded. The presiding officer called the roll; Councilmembers recorded affirmative votes and the motion carried unanimously (5-0). The record of the roll call shows the following yes votes: Franklin, Goodwin, Miller, Lightfoot and Smith. After the adoption, the presiding officer thanked voters, saying the turnout was “a pretty good showing” and that passage was “well needed for our city and our future for our restaurants.”
The meeting concluded with brief acknowledgments to organizers and donors who supported the election effort; the transcript mentions individuals named Alan (appearing later in the record as Alan Hugley) and Casey (appearing in the transcript as both "Casey Hart" and "Casey Hargrove") as local participants. The council adjourned at 6:34 a.m.
Next steps: The resolution adopted the certification of the election results; the transcript does not specify the resolution’s effective date or any subsequent administrative steps (for example, issuance of required local permits or reimbursements).
