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Crockett council sets September deadline for charter committee to report, amid debate over scope and historical amendments
Summary
Council debated whether to table the charter revision timeline and which charter version to use, then rejected a motion to table and later voted to set a September 1 deadline for the charter review committee to report back; staff said about 23 proposed propositions are drafted and recommended completing committee work before council workshops and a possible May election.
City staff reviewed the charter revision effort that began in October 2023, telling the council the committee had drafted approximately 23 proposed charter propositions and that progress has been slowed by committee turnover and quorum issues. Staff said some provisions identified are outdated, inconsistent with current law, or unconstitutional (for example, a historical land‑ownership requirement for council members) and recommended completing committee work over the next one or two meetings and then scheduling council workshops.
Council members disagreed on process and scope. One member moved to table the timeline until new members could review whether the committee was working from the original April 1967 charter or later amendments (1985 and 1997). That motion to table failed after discussion. Another motion—to request the committee report back by September 1—was then made and approved by vote.
Staff outlined a proposed schedule: resume committee work after budget season, finalize committee review in September–October, hold council workshops for attorney review and potential edits, and prepare propositions and ballots for a May election if council advances them. Staff emphasized that changes to the charter will still require a citizen vote to take effect and asked council for a commitment to several workshops to finish the process.
