Rosenberg's May Charter Amendment Election Halted

From City of Rosenberg

ROSENBERG,TX — The City of Rosenberg Charter Review Committee proposed several amendments to the City Charter that were discussed in open session at the Tuesday, Jan. 22 Council Workshop.

Despite Council’s consensus to place the proposed amendments on the May ballot, the City Attorney (Randle Law Firm) has since discovered that the election would fall shy of the two-year waiting period for charter revisions.

“Upon closer examination of the Texas Constitution, it was determined that the May election would not allow the required two years between Charter revisions,” Attorney Grady Randle said. “The way the dates fall from the election on May 6, 2017 to the proposed election on May 4, 2019 would leave us just shy of the State Constitutional mandates.”

Though the revisions will not be placed on the upcoming election ballot, the effort put forth by the Charter Review Committee was not in vain. The suggested changes to the Charter will still be eligible for consideration by Council to place on the ballot of a future election.

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