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Forney council directs staff to draft bill to shift housing-authority appointment power from mayor to council
Summary
After debating statutory history and oversight, the council voted to direct staff to draft legislation seeking to change state law so a city council (by simple majority) rather than the mayor would appoint a municipal housing authority board.
Forney City Council voted to direct staff to draft proposed legislation to ask the Texas Legislature to change the appointment process for municipal housing authorities so the city council — by simple majority —, rather than the mayor alone, would appoint the local housing authority board.
Councilmember James Traylor said the intent was “to hopefully bring power back to the city and allow us to lobby our state legislature,” arguing that leaving the appointment power solely with the mayor creates “the potential for abuse.” He told the council the…
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