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Committee debates 'may' versus 'shall' for mayoral signature language after past signing dispute
Summary
Members discussed whether the charter should require the mayor to sign ordinances and resolutions (language reading 'shall sign') or allow signature discretion ('may sign'), citing a past situation they described as effectively a pocket veto when an elected official declined to sign.
Lago Vista’s Charter Review Committee spent substantial time debating whether the mayor should be required to sign ordinances and resolutions or whether signing should be permissive. The discussion centered on draft language in a comparator charter that uses “may sign” for the mayor’s signature and on the potential effect of leaving signing optional.
Committee chair Linda Aird said committee members should consider the operational consequences: “If it says May, it removes that whole question. Now they can't violate the charter by not signing it because it says May…
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