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Council advances bond package and charter amendments; debate centers on council pay and city manager powers
Summary
Council approved bond propositions (including an increased $10M affordable housing line) and moved forward charter amendments to appear on the May ballot, including a proposed council pay increase and changes to city-manager authority, after discussion about transparency and checks and balances.
Fort Worth City Council approved multiple bond propositions and advanced charter amendments to the May ballot after staff clarified state-required ballot language and council members debated pay, oversight and manager authority.
City staff explained a state-mandated all-cap ballot line reading that a bond proposition "is a tax increase," and assured voters the city's bond program was designed to work within the existing tax rate and would not require a change in the tax rate to…
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