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Charter Review Commission recommends five charter changes; Everman council orders May ballot
Summary
The Charter Review Commission proposed five amendments — increasing council pay, changing special-meeting rules, aligning election qualifications with state law, clarifying boards’ terms, and raising the gifts threshold to $50. Council approved an ordinance to place the charter amendments on the May 3 ballot.
The Everman City Council on Feb. 11 received a report from the Charter Review Commission and voted to order a special election on May 3 to place five proposed charter amendments before voters.
The proposed amendments recommended by the commission include increasing monthly compensation for city leaders (the mayor from $500 to $800 per month, and councilmembers from $100 to $300 per month), changing the rules for calling special meetings to require three councilmembers rather than one, aligning candidate qualifications with recent state law changes about felony convictions, clarifying boards-and-commissions term language, and raising the dollar threshold for…
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