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Council asks staff to draft charter amendments including a resign-to-run option for voter consideration

Richardson City Council · January 12, 2026
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Summary

Council reviewed recommendations from the Charter Review Commission and directed staff to prepare a resolution for the Feb. 9 meeting that would place clarified appointment language and a retroactive resign-to-run proposition on the May ballot, with an explicit carve-out for members running for mayor or another council seat.

The Richardson City Council reviewed final recommendations from the Charter Review Commission and gave staff direction to draft a resolution that would place two additional propositions on the charter amendment ballot.

Staff summarized the Commission's work and the set of propositions (48 total, 10 substantive). Council discussed two new items: clarifying language so a councilmember under vacancy may not vote on appointments to fill that vacancy, and adding a "resign-to-run"…

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