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Charter review panel adopts vacancy rule, clarifies "official notice," and requires majority for certain city elections
Summary
The Lago Vista Charter Review Commission voted unanimously to adopt a revised vacancy-filling provision, changed the definition of "official notice" to "public interest," and approved language requiring a majority vote in certain local elections.
The Lago Vista Charter Review Commission on May 5 adopted a revised process for filling council vacancies, revised the charter's definition of "official notice" to refer to "notices of public interest," and approved a change to require a majority (not a plurality) in specified city elections.
The commission's chair, Linda Aaron, called for a vote on the revised vacancy provision (section 3.09) after several members noted final edits circulated by email. A motion to adopt the revision "as amended" passed without opposition. Aaron said, "All…
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