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Gonzales council deadlocks on recall election petition; matter sent to closed session, no final action
Summary
Council debated whether a submitted recall petition met charter requirements, questioned legal sufficiency and voted without resolving the petition; the item went to closed session and will be revisited at a future meeting.
The Gonzales City Council spent more than two hours on Jan. 30 debating a citizen-submitted recall petition targeting a District 4 council member and whether the petition met the city's charter requirements. After extended public comment, legal advice and council discussion, the council took no final action and sent the matter to closed session for legal counsel. No election was ordered at the meeting.
Nut graf: Council members disagreed over whether the circulated petition contained sufficient, specific allegations as required by the city charter; the city attorney advised the council that courts and counsel…
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