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Committee advances Lafayette charter changes to move municipal elections to November and update mayoral authorities
Summary
House Bill 2656 would move Lafayette municipal elections from May to November, update mayor compensation, and let the mayor appoint certain superintendents with council approval; sponsor said the change is intended to boost turnout and modernize local administration.
Representative Kiesling, the sponsor, said HB 2656 "moves municipal elections in the city from May from the May primary to the November general, which they're hoping will increase their voter participation." He also said the bill updates mayoral compensation and allows the mayor, with council approval, to appoint street and sanitation superintendents.
Committee members asked no substantive follow-up questions. The clerk recorded 11 ayes and 0 no's; the measure advances to State and Local Government and is subject to local approval.
