Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Calling a November 5, 2024 Charter Amendment Election
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
MEETING DATE: August 6, 2024
DEPARTMENT: City Council
CONTACT: Mark Houser, City Attorney
Trevor Minyard, Director of Strategic Services
POSSIBLE CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of an Ordinance containing Charter Amendment propositions to be included on the General Election ballot on November 5, 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 May 21, 2024, the McKinney City Council constituted a Charter Commission to study primarily four (4) areas of the Home Rule Charter and to make non-binding recommendations to the City Council.
* On July 23, 2024, the Charter Commission delivered its recommendations to the City Council.
* The City Council will consider calling a Charter Election with ballot propositions addressing primarily the following four (4) areas:
1) Council member Terms, including but not limited to, the number of terms
2) City Council Composition, including but not limited to, the aggregate number of council member seats and the respective number of "at-large" member seats and "district" member seats
3) Council member Compensation
4) Non-Substantive amendments to update the Charter to conform with current state law and to remove any practices, provisions or policies no longer used by the City
* The November 5, 2024 Election ballot propositions related to Charter Amendments will be finalized in the Work Session that immediately precedes the Regular Meeting.
* The Ordinance calling the Charter Election will be available immediately after the Regular City Council meeting; however, the polling places, voting hours and other scheduling aspects of the election will be supplemented upon receipt of final information from the Collin County Elections Administrator later this mo...
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