Election
BY AMANDA CUTSHALL & SHANNON WEST
Breaking down San Marcos’ 12 amendments
Proposition D
Proposition I
Reduce city council meetings Prop D would require the San Marcos City Council to have two fewer meetings annually.
Timeline for development goals Prop I would increase the time from five to 10 years before the Planning and Zoning Commission is required to review the comprehensive plan.
Proposition E
San Marcos’ charter amendments will update the document in a number of ways if passed by voters.
Proposition J
Minute approval Prop E would require city council to approve the minutes from the previous meeting at each meeting.
Reorder sections of the charter Prop J would move the language related to the Planning and Zoning Commission’s Comprehensive review to the section about the comprehensive plan.
Proposition A
Nongendered language Prop A would update the document’s language to use “them, their or they” pronouns where applicable.
Proposition F
Purchasing the code of ordinances Prop F would edit the charter to let the residents know copies of the code of ordinances can be purchased.
Proposition K
Budget readability Prop K would ensure that the city’s budget documents will be written in easy-to- understand language.
Proposition B
Public notices Prop B would require the city to post public notices on its social media and website, instead of only in the newspaper.
Proposition G
Extend petition filing time Prop G would add 60 days to the current 30 days for citizens to file a petition to approve or reject laws that the city council does or does not pass.
Proposition L
Article renaming Prop L would rename Article XII to “Ethics,” and items that are not about ethics would be moved to a new article called “General Provisions.”
Proposition C
Mayor terms Prop C would make the mayor’s term two years longer and would add a term limit of two consecutive terms. The mayor would be allowed to run again after a four-year hiatus.
Proposition H
Extend petition verification time Prop H would bring the total days from 45 to 60 for the city clerk to verify a petition.
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¤ Veneers ¤ Snap dentures, dentures, partial dentures ¤ Cosmetic dentistry
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