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Proposal would allow Euless council to appoint short‑term replacements to avoid costly special elections
Summary
Proposition G would let the council appoint a replacement for a vacant council seat when less than 12 months remain in the term; City Manager Chris Barker said the city pays roughly $40,000 to Tarrant County to hold an election and called the change a substantial, state‑law‑permitted option.
Chris Barker said Proposition G would authorize the council to appoint someone to serve the remainder of a vacated council term if less than 12 months remain, instead of automatically triggering a special election. "If it's less than 12 months, it would authorize the city council to appoint somebody to serve the remainder of that term or the council could choose not to appoint somebody and have an election," Barker said, framing the change as an allowed but substantive alternative under state law.
Barker described the rationale as both pragmatic and financial: holding an election for a short remaining term can be costly and time‑consuming. He estimated an election costs "roughly $40,000" to Tarrant County, not counting staff time, and said the provision would give council discretion to appoint in short‑term cases while preserving mandatory elections for longer remaining terms.
