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Keller council to form charter committee to study moving city elections; March 3 meeting canceled
Summary
Council agreed to cancel the March 3 meeting because it falls on a primary‑election day at the municipal polling site and directed staff to form a charter committee to study whether to move municipal elections to November (a change that would require voter approval via a charter amendment).
Keller — The City Council on Dec. 2 agreed to cancel its March 3 meeting because the date is a primary‑election day at the city’s polling location and would create logistical challenges for staff and voters.
Councilmembers cited long lines, parking pressure and the practical complexity of running a council meeting concurrent with heavy voter turnout. “We always have long lines and crowds in the lobby, due to this being the number 1 polling location in the county,” one councilmember (S7) said, arguing for cancellation.
On a related topic, council debated whether to move the city’s regular elections from May to November. Councilmembers described trade‑offs: one member (S5) said keeping May helps focus local races and engages different voters, while others urged a deliberative process and broad resident outreach before changing the charter. Staff clarified that changing election timing would require a charter revision submitted to voters and that uniform‑election‑day rules constrain timing options.
Council directed staff to return with background on prior charter revisions and recommended a charter‑committee process to study options, solicit resident input and draft potential ballot language. Council members volunteered to serve on the committee; staff will report back in a future work session with a proposed committee makeup and timeline.
