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The North Richland Hills Term Review Commission convened on May 30, 2025, to deliberate a series of proposed amendments to the city's home rule charter regarding the terms of the mayor and city council. The commission reviewed five distinct propositions for the upcoming ballot.
Proposition A: Three-Year Terms – The commission discussed a proposal to elect the mayor and council members to three-year terms, including transition language and a provision that service of 730 days constitutes a full term.
Proposition B: Term Limits – A separate proposition was considered to limit individuals to three terms as mayor or three terms as a council member, irrespective of the term length.
Proposition C: Resign to Run – The commission debated a provision based on Article 16 of the Texas Constitution requiring candidates to resign if they run for another office with more than one year and 30 days remaining in their term. Commissioner McCurry expressed concern over the rigid time threshold and successfully motioned to amend the language to require automatic resignation upon officially declaring candidacy for another office, regardless of time remaining. Commissioner Mitchell raised procedural considerations regarding the appointment of a successor following a resignation.
Proposition D: Municipal Court Judge Term – Discussion centered on striking the charter requirement that the municipal court judge's term must coincide with the mayor's term to avoid inconsistencies created by the term length changes. The commission decided not to combine this proposition with the three-year term amendment, accepting potential temporary inconsistencies that could be resolved in a future charter cleanup.
Proposition E: Planning and Zoning Commission Terms – The commission amended this proposition to align Planning and Zoning Commission terms with council terms, removing specific year designations from the charter. Staff noted the historical inclusion of the P&Z commission in the charter but supported the alignment.
Good evening. No one is signed. Yeah, we'll get to the window for it. All right. There's no question. I'll entertain a motion. Thank you by commissioner McCurry. Discussion? Uh propositions are then Article 5, City Council section three, paint of election. And it's the runs for plaintiff. Section three eight. Proposition on which I was on the ballot. First, specifically a little bit of a three-year term and office. And then lastly, this provision about many of the proposed things with the main council change for three-year terms. So you're talking about the third terms. If we do it 54 days, we're going to do that. But I suppose properly tonight because we're going to talk about the shell article five. So we shall article five, section three and seven when you want this homework charter, remember, and section three A be added. Provide that the mayor and council members shall be elected for three year terms. Provide that the mayor and council members must be elected by a majority vote. Provide for the transition for three year terms by establishing an election yet. Provide that a person with vacancy to an office after 7360 days have served the term. Provide that in the event there is one vacancy in the office with a three-year term. Maybe filled by appointment as a mayor for the term of the council. And all that's present question because the mission is trying to get the I don't think uh Mr. Chairman, I suggest people there may have some questions to prompt discussion, and maybe there's some provisions or changes that that uh commission may want to uh to consider. But this one I don't have anything specific. So uh we talked about again going through all of these propositions before this is making the open recommendations, but we could certainly have discussion now through the question. I guess that one question comes up. Yeah, so we need to go back here. What could the very last try forward there? I think I'm not gonna turn on the same. Yes, you're referencing the kind of the deadline of what the provision in the charter would look like in that work subject, and says that if someone vacates after serving forin the 50 day four, so that was discussed if someone were to take office and they were to vacate their office before they serve the four years. Uh the suggestion that our last conversation is that if they did it before, it would not be counted as a term against before three hundred and fifty days or so. So we'll come on. And that's great. Um, over my sword. My understanding is that the intention, I understand that this is this would be prospect.