City Council calls May election for bond, charter amendments

City councilmembers on Tuesday set the date for a bond election and a charter election.

Bond election

Over the last year, City staff has developed a $845 million bond program for voter approval. Fort Worth is on a four-year cycle for bond programs, with each of the most recent being approved by voters in 2022.

The list of propositions:

Proposition A, streets and mobility infrastructure improvements $511,480,700.

Proposition B, parks, recreation and open space acquisitions and improvements, $185,140,000.

Proposition C, public library improvements, $14,586,000.

Proposition D, affordable housing, $10,000,000.

Proposition E, police, fire and emergency communications facilities, $63,919,300.

Proposition F, animal care and shelter improvements, $59,874,000.

Charter election

City Council ordered a special election to submit proposed amendments to the City Charter:

Proposition G, increasing the mayor’s annual salary to $60,000 annually and other councilmembers to $50,000 annually.

Proposition H, removing non-binding charger and hearing requirements that are inconsistent with the city manager’s personnel responsibilities.

Proposition I, revising the charter to remove redundant charge and hearing requirements.

Proposition J, allowing the City budget to be adopted at the same meeting as a budget hearing as allowed under state law.

Proposition K, removing a requirement of public service corporations to submit an annual report to the City since that information is readily available from the state and via the internet.

Proposition L, amending the charter to allow each grant of privilege for use of City streets to be approved without an ordinance being required.

Proposition M, allowing greater flexibility in creating, abolishing and reorganizing City departments by eliminating the requirement for ordinances to be adopted.

Proposition N, eliminating a conflict with state law in regard to timelines of special elections to fill vacancies.

Proposition O, clarifying that appropriately detailed documentation must support payment of a claim, regardless whether that documentation is considered a “purchase order.”

Each of the propositions will be voted on individually.

What happens next?

Public education meetings will take place in March and April.

The election will be held on Saturday, May 2, with early voting available from April 20-28. April 2 will be the last day to register to vote in the election.

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