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Council discusses forming charter committee and hires attorney to review city charter
Summary
The council heard a detailed presentation on charter review from municipal attorney Charlie Zeck and directed staff to bring committee appointment and charge items back to the next meeting; the attorney said a legal review of the 1986 charter would cost roughly $10,000–$18,000 and that a November election timeline is feasible if work begins now.
The Elgin City Council discussed whether to form a charter committee to review and propose amendments to the city charter and accepted guidance from a municipal attorney on the legal process and timing.
Attorney Charlie Zeck told the council that a charter committee is not required by statute but is commonly used. He recommended a stakeholder committee of five to nine members (nine or fewer preferred) and said council members should generally not sit on that committee. Zeck outlined statutory procedures in the Texas Local Government Code (chapter 9, including sections 9.04, 9.05, 9.07 and 9.08), described petition and council-initiated paths to the…
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