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San Marcos council accepts Charter Review Commission report and votes to put 4-year mayoral term on ballot
Summary
After eight meetings and discussion of more than a dozen recommendations, the City Council accepted the Charter Review Commission’s report and voted to place a proposal to extend the mayor’s term from two to four years on the ballot, while directing staff to draft final ballot language for several companion changes.
The San Marcos City Council on Tuesday accepted a final report from the Charter Review Commission and voted to send a package of proposed charter changes to the ballot, including a proposal to change the mayoral term from two years to four years.
The Charter Review Commission’s chair, John Tomaitis, presented the commission’s executive summary, saying the group had reviewed the charter “virtually every word” and sought clarifications and modernization in multiple sections. “The charter is our city’s constitution,” Tomaitis told the council during his presentation, summarizing the panel’s charge and key recommendations.
The commission deliberated over a set of suggested amendments: gender-neutral language updates; requiring website and…
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