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Committee votes to adopt three-year terms with staggered transition; declines to recommend term limits
Summary
The charter review committee voted 3–2 to adopt three-year council terms with a transition that staggers two seats per year; the committee later voted 3–2 not to recommend term limits on this ballot after extended debate on staggering methods and short-term mechanisms.
The Lago Vista Charter Review Committee voted 3–2 to amend its earlier recommendation and adopt three-year terms for council seats, with a transition plan intended to produce a cadence of two council seats on the ballot each year. Later in the same meeting, the committee voted 3–2 not to recommend term limits for placement on this ballot.
Committee members debated two main approaches: a 2-2-2 stagger (which would result in two seats up for election each year after a transition) and a 3-3-0 cadence (three seats in two years, then a year without a city election). Advocates of 2-2-2 said it spreads electoral contests annually and could reduce…
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