Council rejects proposed term‑limit changes, keeping current limits

Jun 9, 2026

The council voted to reject a charter review committee recommendation that would have limited service to six consecutive two‑year terms across offices; the council instead kept the present charter language limiting service to no more than three consecutive terms in the same office. The motion to reject passed 6–1.

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The Killeen City Council considered a committee recommendation to amend charter term‑limit rules. The charter currently provides two‑year terms and bars more than three consecutive terms in the same office; the charter review committee recommended a cap of six consecutive two‑year terms in any combination of offices (effectively 12 consecutive years) with a one‑term pause after the sixth consecutive term.

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