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Boerne commission asks staff to prepare ballot language for 3‑year council terms
Summary
The Charter Review Commission voted to ask staff to draft language placing a proposal to change city council and mayoral terms from two years to three years on the May ballot, after an hour-long debate weighing continuity and voter accountability.
The Boerne Charter Review Commission voted to ask city staff to draft language for the May election that would ask voters whether council and mayoral terms should change from two years to three years and establish a staggered schedule for seats.
The move follows an extended debate in which supporters said three-year terms would give elected officials more time to learn municipal processes and shepherd projects to completion, while opponents argued the change would reduce voters’ ability to remove officials quickly and could entrench incumbents.
Commission Chair (name not specified) made the motion: “So I’m hearing everybody right. We wanna move forward with Mick to put together the department language to put this on the ballot for the May election,” and members responded with a voice vote of approval.
The discussion touched on several practical points. Proponents said longer terms…
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