Election
BY AMANDA CUTSHALL & SHANNON WEST
Kyle voters will cast ballots on 17 proposed city charter amendments, ranging from how to fill mayoral and city manager seats to reimbursing council expenses, ratifying a petition and more. Read about Kyle’s 17 proposed charter updates
Proposition L
Proposition F
Election-related ordinances Prop F would allow ordinances related to calling an election or certifying election results to be approved with a single reading—rather than two—even if the vote is not unanimous in order to speed up the process for routine election matters.
Recall limits Prop L would lower the number of recall attempts per term for a council member or mayor to two from its current limit of three.
Proposition G
Proposition M
Emergency ordinances Prop G would allow matters that need to be enacted in a timely manner to be approved by one vote of council with five or more members voting in favor.
Planning Commission term limits Prop M would provide that members of the city Planning Commission can serve no more than three consecutive two-year terms.
Proposition A
Vacancies Prop A would make it so that if the mayor or a council member leaves office with less than a year left in their term, the seat can be filled on the next uniform election date.
Proposition H
Proposition N
General Election dates Prop H would ensure that general elections occur on the date chosen by the state in November, which would align with the current election schedule.
Contracts with the city Prop N would clarify that city officers and employees are allowed to enter into contracts with the city—just like any other resident— including agreements for goods and services, and land transactions involving eminent domain.
Proposition B
City manager appointment/termination Prop B would allow the city manager to be appointed or removed by five council votes, and any language in the governing document that does not reflect that would be removed.
Proposition I
Proposition O
Proposition C
Polling locations Prop I would allow the city to use an alternate city-owned building for voting if City Hall is unavailable—such as during construction—while still designating City Hall as the preferred location.
Conflicts of interest Prop O would prohibit elected officials or city employees from discussing or voting on items where there is a personal stake; otherwise, the contracts approved under those circumstances could be rendered null and void.
Council member attendance Prop C would not penalize a council member for missing one meeting if council determines they had good cause to be absent. Missing three consecutive meetings will constitute misconduct.
Proposition J
Proposition P
Proposition D
Single-member districts Prop J would ensure that council members who represent a district live in that district, and only voters living in the district can vote in an election for or sign a petition to recall a council member in that district.
Charter Review Commission Prop P would require city council to appoint a Charter Review Commission every sixth year, and allow for interim commissions to be appointed in other years as needed.
Expense reimbursement Prop D would specify the city will pay for or reimburse expenses council members incur during city business.
Proposition K
Proposition Q
Proposition E
Petition process Prop K would allow the city attorney to determine whether a petition is legal before the petition is signed rather than after, and the city secretary would have more time to determine whether there are enough signatures.
Language update Prop Q would remove language in the governing document that is repetitive or does not align with state or federal laws.
City staff responsibilities Prop E would update the document’s language to say only the city manager can set the duties and responsibilities of staff who report to them.
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