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Freeport council clears several charter amendments for the May ballot, rejects some proposals
Summary
Council approved multiple Charter Review Commission recommendations to place housekeeping and policy updates on the May ballot (including mayor-pro-tem language, development agreement flexibility, tax payment methods and records publicity) but voted against placing a term-length change and a revised bond minimum measure on the ballot.
Freeport — The City Council on Dec. 15 considered seven charter amendment proposals from the Charter Review Commission and voted to send several to the voters while rejecting others.
Council voted not to place Proposed Change No. 1 — which would have reduced council and mayor terms from three to two years — on the ballot (3–2). Members who opposed the change argued that two-year terms would leave officials constantly campaigning and hinder multi-year project continuity; supporters countered that shorter terms increase accountability to…
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