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Pflugerville Charter Review Commission meets for orientation, elects chair and vice chair
Summary
The joint City Council and Charter Review Commission held an organizational meeting where City Attorney Charlie Zach briefed members on charter law and commission duties; Barbara Nagra was elected chair, Lacey Wolf vice chair, and the commission adopted rules and a meeting schedule to start substantive review.
Pflugerville—s newly formed Charter Review Commission held its first organizational meeting jointly with the City Council on Jan. 8, receiving a legal overview and adopting procedures to begin reviewing the city charter.
City Attorney Charlie Zach opened the session with a primer on what a city charter does and how Texas law shapes municipal authority. Zach, who said he has practiced municipal law since 2001, told commissioners the charter functions as the city—s constitutional framework and explained the difference between general-law cities (types A, B and C) and home-rule cities. He cautioned commissioners about statutory limits on local action and the legal…
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