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Council debates charter term-length options; staff to bring limited charter notice change to voters
Summary
Council discussed changing council terms from three to four years and possible mayor term limits, with members divided; the Charter Review Commission recommended no change. Staff said the only likely charter change to advance would be updated notice provisions tied to state law; broader term changes lacked consensus.
Pearland councilors on Nov. 10 reviewed proposed charter changes drafted by the Charter Review Commission and legal staff, focusing on possible changes to elected-term length and mayor term limits. Legal staff outlined transition options should the council elect to send a change from three-year to four-year terms to the voters, including phased-in approaches to stagger elections.
Jim Johnson, a member of the…
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