Case File 26-1154
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Discussion and possible action on an ordinance placing City Charter amendments on the ballot for the November 3, 2026, as requested by Council Members Carolyn Vaughn, Kaylynn Paxson, and Gil Hernandez: Election to: 1. increase city council terms to four years, 2. staggering council terms, 3. increase term limits, 4. creating council member at-large places 1, 2, and 3, 5. requiring at-large council member elections to be decided by majority vote, 6. requiring elections for unexpired terms more than 12 months, 7. increase city council members' salary to the equivalent of federal minimum wage for full-time employees and the mayor's salary to 25% above city council members' salary, 8. increase the number of registered voters required for a petition to initiate the removal process, 9. increase the required vote for removal of city council members to two-thirds of the council members holding office, and 10. authorizing a two-cent property tax for streets and roadway infrastructure
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Discussion and possible action on an ordinance placing City Charter amendments on the ballot for the November 3, 2026, as requested by Council Members Carolyn Vaughn, Kaylynn Paxson, and Gil Hernandez: Election to: 1. increase city council terms to four years, 2. staggering council terms, 3. increase term limits, 4. creating council member at-large places 1, 2, and 3, 5. requiring at-large council member elections to be decided by majority vote, 6. requiring elections for unexpired terms more than 12 months, 7. increase city council members' salary to the equivalent of federal minimum wage for full-time employees and the mayor's salary to 25% above city council members' salary, 8. increase the number of registered voters required for a petition to initiate the removal process, 9. increase the required vote for removal of city council members to two-thirds of the council members holding office, and 10. authorizing a two-cent property tax for streets and roadway infrastructure
Deputy City Attorney Buck Brice presented information on the following topics: 2020 Charter Review Ad Hoc Committee; proposed proposition 1; proposed proposition 2; proposed proposition 3; proposed proposition 4; and potential next steps. Mayor Guajardo opened public comment. Joshua Fraedrick, Corpus Christi, TX and Isaiah ____, Corpus Christi, TX, spoke. Mayor Guajardo closed public comment. Council Member Cantu moved to table Items 19-22 until July 28, 2026, seconded by Council Member Vaughn. This Item was tabled until July 28, 2026 with the following vote: