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Helotes council restores mayoral nomination power, limits EDC-Chamber overlap and appoints two interim EDC members
Summary
Council voted to roll back 2022 EDC bylaw changes: the mayor will again nominate the EDC executive director and council will approve appointments; the council also added a prohibition on EDC directors and the executive director serving on Chamber of Commerce boards and appointed Jen Stones and Sabrina McGowan as interim members.
Helotes — On Dec. 12 the City Council approved revisions to the Economic Development Corporation's bylaws and related articles of incorporation to return some nomination authority to elected officials, add conflict-of-interest restrictions and appoint two interim council representatives to the EDC board.
Councilmember Sanders, who co-sponsored the package, said the 2022 bylaws had limited the city's ability to fill vacancies and align EDC priorities with council direction. The approved…
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