Councilmember At-Large / Mayor Pro Tem· 2023-2027
DeMonica Gooden
Duncanville
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 28
- Total speaking time
- 3:06:54
- Avg per meeting
- 6:41
- Segments
- 2392
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Top issues during term (17)(Public Safety)
Automated Surveillance Cameras and Drone Funding
Involves an Axon technology contract allocation of $340,575.
Community Engagement and Public Input
Utilizes existing staff resources and communications infrastructure.
Police and Fire Civil Service Eligibility and Testing
Null
Commission Leadership and Mission Review
Fire Department Staffing and ISO 1 Rating
A third station — even a minimal one — means significant manpower, apparatus, and equipment costs, and better ISO ratings can lower homeowners' insurance premiums.
Future Police Facility Planning
Any future facility will likely hinge on debt and tax implications — that's exactly why the last bond failed, and why the committee is exploring cheaper paths.
Regional Public Transportation Services and Funding
Approved FY27 operating cost is $96,750, with an optional expansion cost of $22,687 supported by matching grant funds.
Duncanville Outreach Ministries Needs Donors
The ministry has spent over $80,000 in utility assistance to 225 families this year, funded entirely by local donors.
Police and Courts Needs Assessment
Future capital improvement costs and potential debt issuance.
Emergency Notification Systems Evaluation
Potential software subscription costs for citywide alert platforms.
Council Rules and Procedures Update
None.
Police Department Leadership Transition
Null
National Night Out and Public Safety Engagement
The program is free for residents, saving households the cost of purchasing and installing new safety equipment.
Post-Storm Communications Review
None directly associated with the review.
Civil Service Personnel Suspensions
fire code updates
Property owners and developers might need to spend extra cash to bring their buildings up to the new safety codes.
public safety leadership
The salary and resource allocation decisions made by the new chief will directly influence how our local tax dollars are spent on emergency equipment and staffing.
Moved or seconded (26)
Motions Gooden personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-16
Councilmember Don McBurnett made a motion to approve the item
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-16
approve the consent agenda
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-02
Election of Mayor Pro Tem for 2026-2027
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-02
approve the item
- movedfailed 0-72026-05-19
Mayor Pro-Tem DeMonica Gooden made a motion to approve the item
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-19
approve the consent agenda
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-05
approve the consent agenda
- secondedpassed 6-02026-04-21
approve the consent agenda
- movedpassed 7-02026-04-07
Consider a Resolution for Hotel Occupancy Tax FY2026 for The Duncanville Chamber of Commerce
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-04-07
Councilmember Don McBurnett made a motion to approve the consent agenda, Mayor Pro-Tem DeMonica Gooden seconded the motion.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-04-07
to close the public hearing
- secondedpassed 7-02026-04-07
to close the public hearing
- movedfailed 0-72026-04-07
to approve the item
- secondedpassed 7-02026-03-17
Councilmember Don McBurnett made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda
- movedpassed 6-12026-03-03
Mayor Pro-Tem DeMonica Gooden made a motion to table this item pending the approval of item H
- secondedpassed 7-02026-03-03
Councilmember Don McBurnett made a motion to approve the consent agenda
- secondedpassed 7-02026-03-03
Councilmember Don McBurnett made a motion to approve the item
- secondedpassed 7-02026-03-03
Conduct a public hearing to consider a Chapter 380 Agreement with Pegaso California Construction Corporation as part of the acquisition and redevelopment of the Railroad Flats Property, owned by the Duncanville Community and Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 7-02026-03-03
Mayor Pro-Tem DeMonica Gooden made a motion to approve the item
- movedpassed 6-12026-03-03
Mayor Pro-Tem DeMonica Gooden made a motion to table this item
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Gooden was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.