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Council places six charter amendment questions on Nov. 4 special election; mayor vetoes signature-count change
Summary
Parker Town Council voted Aug. 4 to place six proposed charter amendments on the Nov. 4 special election ballot altering candidate petition thresholds, vacancy procedures, conflicts rules, the Board of Adjustment, intergovernmental agreement approvals, and prohibiting multiple municipal/partisan offices; Mayor Joshua Rivera exercised a veto on the petition-signature change after council approval.
Parker Town Council on Aug. 4 voted to place six proposed charter amendments on a Nov. 4 special election ballot covering nomination petition thresholds, vacancies, conflict-of-interest language, the Board of Adjustment, intergovernmental agreement approval, and multiple-office prohibitions. After council approval, Mayor Joshua Rivera exercised his charter veto on the first item (nomination petition signatures). What the six questions would do: Staff described the proposed changes as mostly procedural and cleanup items; the six items as presented were: (1) increase the nomination petition signature requirement from 25 to 75 for mayor and council candidates (Ordinance 1.653); (2) change vacancy timelines and procedures to extend appointment timelines (Ordinance 1.654); (3) explicitly add the mayor to the charter’s conflict-of-interest section to ensure the mayor is covered by the same standard as council (Ordinance…
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