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Farmers Branch council reviews Charter Review Committee topics, flags ethics panel and capital‑plan timing

City of Farmers Branch City Council · January 7, 2026
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Summary

City Secretary Aaron Flores updated the council on Charter Review Committee work; council members recommended annual training, considered an independent ethics commission, proposed shortening the capital plan horizon from seven to five years, and discussed limits on remote participation.

City Secretary Aaron Flores briefed the Farmers Branch City Council on Jan. 6 about topics being considered by the Charter Review Committee and an updated list of council‑initiated items.

Flores said the committee began meeting Dec. 17 and would continue detailed, article‑by‑article review. "We just had their first meeting on December 17 where the topics were initially introduced," Flores said, and staff will return…

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