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Sweetwater commission forwards three charter amendments to August ballot, approves property‑sale changes
Summary
The commission voted May 4 to place three charter amendments on the Aug. 18, 2026 ballot — imposing a five‑vote threshold or supermajority for most real‑property sales, creating interim mayor/special‑election procedures, and revising canvassing‑board composition — while the mayor pulled a separate mayoral term‑limits measure.
The Sweetwater City Commission on May 4 approved a package of charter amendments — each to be decided by voters on Aug. 18, 2026 — including new rules for real‑property disposition, procedures for an interim mayor and special election, and a change to the canvassing board.
On the disposition of city land (Item h), the commission approved language that raises the voting threshold for most sales of city‑owned real property to a supermajority of five votes and narrows the type of…
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