File #: 24-1210    Name: Charter Amendment Election
Type: Ordinance Status: Tabled
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 2/6/2024 Final action: 2/6/2024
Title: Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Calling for the May 4, 2024, Special Charter Election
Attachments: 1. Ordinance, 2. Charter (redline)
Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Calling for the May 4, 2024, Special Charter Election

Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence

MEETING DATE: February 5, 2019

DEPARTMENT: City Council

CONTACT: Mark Houser, City Attorney

RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:

* Approve Ordinance for three (3) Charter Amendment propositions to be included on the Special Election ballot on May 4, 2024.

(A Spanish language translation of the approved ordinance will be posted and published in accordance with the prescribed Notice of Election schedule)

ITEM SUMMARY:

* On January 16, the McKinney City Council considered Charter Amendment propositions to be included on the Special Election ballot on May 4, 2024.

* May 4, 2019 Election ballot propositions related to Charter Amendments will be:

PROPOSITION NO. 1

Shall the City Charter be amended throughout to correct non-substantive errors such as misspellings, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure; conform notice and publication requirements to state law; and revise references to repealed or obsolete provisions of state law?

PROPOSITION NO. 2

Shall the City Charter be amended to delete provisions, practices and policies which are no longer employed by the City of McKinney?

PROPOSITION NO. 3

Shall Section 9 of the Charter be amended to read as follows:

"There shall be held in the City of McKinney on the uniform election date in May 2025, and every four (4) years thereafter, or on such date or dates as may be prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas, a City election for a Mayor, a Council Member-at-large 1, a Council Member representing District 1, and a Council Member representing District 3.

There shall be held in the City of McKinney on the uniform election date in May 2027, and every four (4) years thereafter, or on such other date or dates as may be prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas, a City election for a Council Membe...

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