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Charter Review panel backs term‑limit cap, $50 pay bump; council to consider amendments for May 2026 ballot
Summary
Town staff presented three charter amendment recommendations — a cap on total service (removing 'successive'), a $50 per‑meeting pay increase (mayor $150, council $100) and cleanup language — and said the measures would be placed on the May 2, 2026 ballot if council directs. No formal vote was taken.
A staff presenter for the Charter Review Committee told the Little Elm Town Council workshop that the committee is recommending three changes to the town charter for the May 2, 2026 ballot.
The committee proposes to remove the word “successive” from the charter’s term‑limit language and to cap service at three terms for council members and three terms for mayor, meaning a practical limit of about 18 years in elected office if someone served full terms in both roles. The presentation said an unexpired term of less than 24 months would not count toward that cap. “This one would take…
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