Election
BY KAROLINE PFEIL
Lakeway outlines next steps for 7 May election propositions
Lakeway officials are sharing what the city’s next steps will be after a charter election was held May 3, in which six out of seven proposed amend- ments were approved by voters, pending final vote
Proposition
Purpose
Status
Reauthorizes a local sales tax, at the rate of 0.25%, to fund road maintenance projects in the city. Requires the city manager to live within Lake Travis ISD boundaries rather than city boundaries. Eliminates the city treasurer role, and allows the finance director and finance department to assume its duties. Allows the city manager to approve police department policy/ procedure changes instead of City Council and report the changes to council within 10 days. Enables City Council members to appoint one person to each commission for a one-year term, with the Mayor’s appointee serving as the chair. Eliminates the city’s Board of Ethics while maintaining that the city must still adopt a city ethics ordinance.
Proposition A
Passed
certification. The overview
Proposition B
Passed
In February 2024, Lakeway City Council formed a Charter Review Committee. That committee’s responsibility was to collaborate with both the city manager and city attorney to put forward recom- mendations for city charter amendments. Propo- sitions put forth in the election include a number of administrative updates and the elimination of certain boards. With propositions A, B, C, D, E and G approved, according to unofficial voting results from Travis County, the city will now move forward with incorporating updated language into the city charter and code of ordinances. “Several of these propositions are going to require amendments to the code of ordinances,” City Manager Joseph Molis said. “Staff and the city attorney are going to have to go through and make those corrections. In discussing that with the mayor, we’re looking at that coming out in June.” Proposition D passed by the thinnest margin of 45 votes, Travis County Clerk data shows. The amend- ment was put forward by the city attorney and Charter Review Committee with the aim of avoiding inefficiencies caused by requiring the city’s police chief to report every change in policy to council. Proposition F, concerning the board of ethics, failed by 482 votes, county information shows. Discussions around the ordinance updates, and possibly adoption of them, will take place at the
Proposition C
Passed
Proposition D
Passed
Proposition E
Passed
Proposition F
Failed
Eliminates the City Building Commission, with its duties assigned to other existing city boards or personnel.
Proposition G
Passed
SOURCE: CITY OF LAKEWAY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Additionally, this amendment was put forward due to the Charter Review Committee’s belief that the board does not currently have a wide scope of influence on city matters and that its purpose is not being fulfilled, according to previous Community Impact reporting. However, voting totals show residents voted against this, favoring keeping the board in place. Based on feedback online and in conversation, Molis said an argument he had seen against the proposi- tion was that the city has the ability to be stricter than state law. “Since that one did not appear to pass, it looks like we’ll just continue with our normal process,” Molis said.
city’s June 16 regular council meeting, Molis said. Proposition E, which allows city council members to appoint members to boards or commissions, will also be discussed at the meeting, with council mem- bers beginning to nominate their appointments. What’s next? All propositions have been approved by voters excluding Proposition F, which involved eliminating the city’s board of ethics. Part of the reason the Charter Review Committee recommended removal of the board of ethics was because the city’s code of ethics already follows state law there are existing mechanisms at the state level for enforcement, Molis said.
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