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Council directs staff to draft ballot language for charter amendments; retains downtown limit on distilled spirits sales

2793597 · January 27, 2025
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Summary

After discussion of Articles 7–11, the council directed staff to prepare ballot language for multiple charter amendments and voted to keep the retail sale of distilled spirits limited to the downtown area in the proposed language the staff will present.

The Palestine City Council spent an extended portion of the Jan. 23 meeting reviewing recommendations from the charter review committee and gave staff direction to prepare election ballot language for proposed amendments to Articles 7 through 11.

Discussion covered multiple topics: budget and purchasing language (Article 7), mayor and council compensation and residency requirements (Article 8), petition and recall thresholds and timing (Article 9), tax…

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