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Little Elm council sets process, timeline to appoint Charter Review Committee
Summary
Town staff told the council the Charter Review Committee must include at least seven Little Elm residents and deliver recommendations in time for council review in January; council members agreed to bring nominations to the Sept. 30 meeting.
The Town of Little Elm council discussed the process and timeline for appointing a new Charter Review Committee and asked staff to schedule nominations for the Sept. 30 council meeting.
The committee is required by the town charter and must include at least seven Little Elm residents, staff member Miss Biggs told the council. The last charter review concluded in January 2024 and produced one recommendation that the council did not place on the ballot, so there was no charter election in May 2024.
Biggs told councilors the town aims to appoint the new committee this fall so the group can meet and, if appropriate, deliver any recommendations for council consideration in January. “The work will need to be concluded by January because ballot language will be due in February,” she said. To avoid holiday-period scheduling conflicts, Biggs proposed starting committee work in October and asked council members to nominate one resident each for the committee; councilors agreed to bring names to the Sept. 30 meeting or send them by email beforehand.
Councilors asked several procedural questions about membership and meeting frequency. Biggs said the charter requires only residency in Little Elm; nominees do not need prior service on other boards. She said committee meeting frequency varies with the group—past committees have met once or up to four or five times depending on workload.
Council members agreed on one nomination per council member for this round and asked staff to include nomination deadlines in the agenda packet so the council could review nominees before the Sept. 30 meeting. The council did not take a formal vote at the workshop; Biggs said she would circulate an email with nomination deadlines and include the item on the next regular agenda.
The council’s action directs staff to prepare the appointment process and timeline for the Sept. 30 meeting so nominations can be considered and the committee formed in October if possible.
The charter review process is advisory: the committee may recommend ballot propositions to the council, but the council decides what, if anything, to forward to voters.
