Residents of the city of Rollingwood will head to the polls Nov. 2 to elect three candidates to the City Council and vote on a proposed tax reauthorization election.
Council terms are expiring for incumbents Wendi Hundley, Amy Pattillo and Buck Shapiro, who will reach the end of their two-year terms in November. As of July 23, Patillo and resident Emily Doran had filed for a place on the ballot, City Administrator Amber Lewis told Community Impact Newspaper.
Applications to run for office have been open since July 17, and candidates will have until Aug. 16 at 5 p.m. to file for a place on the general election ballot.
Rollingwood City Council also voted during a July 21 meeting to order a special election to reauthorize the adoption of a local sales and use tax at the rate of one-fourth of one percent. The reauthorization will provide dollars for the maintenance and repair of municipal streets, per the election ordinance.
Early voting will begin Oct. 18 and end Oct. 29. Election day is set for Nov. 2 and will be run by Travis County, according to city documents.