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Boerne council approves first reading to change council terms, stagger elections
Summary
Council approved on first reading Ordinance No. 2025-06 to implement voter-approved Proposition A extending mayor and council terms from two years to three and establishing a staggered election schedule; motion passed 4-0.
Boerne City Council on May 20 approved on first reading Ordinance No. 2025-06, a transition ordinance to implement Proposition A, which voters approved to extend terms for the mayor and city council from two years to three years and to stagger the election schedule.
Ben Thatcher, city staff, told the council the item implements the charter amendment voters approved and described the recommended transition schedule. Under the proposal, beginning next year the seats for District 1 and District 3 would be up for election, followed in 2027 by Districts 4 and 5, then the mayor and remaining seats in successive years to establish a three-year cycle.
Thatcher said the change follows the charter election results and noted the schedule may be adjusted if state legislative changes or the decennial census require it. The measure passed on first reading by a 4-0 vote.
Key details: The ordinance is the transitional step to implement the voters' Proposition A. Thatcher summarized who would next stand for election under the proposed staggered schedule and confirmed the measure is meant to align the city with the voter-approved three-year terms.
Vote and procedure: A councilmember moved approval on first reading and Councilman Scott seconded; the council approved the motion 4-0.
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