Council welcomes new members; considers joint dispatch, new radio agreement Stephenville Empire-Tribune The Stephenville City Council welcomed two new members during a special meeting held Tuesday to canvass the votes from the May 1 general election. LeAnn Durfey was sworn in to serve in Place 1 and Daron Trussell was sworn in to serve in Place 3. Both were given the oath of office by City Secretary Staci King. "I look forward to being part of the city council and helping make Stephenville an even better place than it already is," Durfey said. "I'm excited to be working with the city council and I'm ready to get started," Trussell said.