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Council reviews 30-plus proposed charter amendments; staff will adjust language for city manager absence and compensation wording
Summary
City staff walked council through proposed charter amendments (propositions B–II) covering annexation, disannexation, conflicts of interest, appointment timelines, petitions, and more. Council and staff agreed to revise the city manager absence language and to add "per year" to compensation figures for mayor and council.
City staff on Monday presented more than 30 proposed amendments to the City of Palestine charter and discussed clarifying edits before the propositions go to voters in a special election.
City Manager Therese told the council they had two printouts: explanations of the proposed amendments and the proposed ballot language. She said the propositions begin at Proposition B because Proposition A will be a separate sales and use tax reauthorization on the same special-election ballot.
Therese read multiple proposed changes. For example, she said, “shall section 1.4B of the charter be amended to conform with state law by removing reference to the city's power to annex territory without the consent of inhabitants,” and later read that another proposition…
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