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Killeen council appoints Charter Review Committee, limits scope to select articles
Summary
The Killeen City Council on Feb. 3 appointed citizen members to a Charter Review Committee and adopted a motion directing the committee to focus on specified charter articles — including initiative/recall and election timing — rather than a full charter review.
The Killeen City Council on Feb. 3 confirmed citizen appointments to a Charter Review Committee and voted to limit the committee’s initial scope to several specified charter topics, including initiative, referendum and recall procedures and election timing.
City Attorney Clemens told the council that state law allows the council to narrow the committee’s charge rather than require a full charter review. Councilmembers nominated residents from their districts and at‑large seats during the meeting before the council voted to adopt the list of topics read into the record.
Councilmember Alvarez asked that article 10 (initiative, referendum and recall) be included; other councilmembers added reviews of election timing and alignment with state elections, term limits, council compensation, special meeting authority, and removing archaic or conflicting language. Clemens said the council may legally limit the committee’s review to the topics it selects.
After the discussion, Councilmember Alvarez moved to approve and reference the list of topics the city attorney read into the record; Mayor Pro Tem seconded and the motion carried 6-0.
The Charter Review Committee will take public input as it considers the selected articles, and the council directed staff to bring the committee’s recommendations back to the council for approval or modification. The council’s motion of direction did not authorize the committee to unilaterally expand its scope without returning to the council for approval.
Next steps: the committee will meet per the council’s direction and report recommendations back to the council for possible placement on a future ballot or ordinance changes.
