Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that Andrea Willott and Kit Crumbley have been elected to fulfill the unexpired terms of former council members Courtney Hohl and Jon Cobb.
All five City Council seats up for re-election in Bee Cave have been filled by their incumbents following a candidate filing period ending Feb. 14 in which no other candidates sought a place on the May ballot.
The overview
The council members re-elected include Mayor Pro Tem Andrew Clark and council members Andrea Willott, Kevin Hight, Blake Sbrocco and Kit Crumbley.
Sbrocco filed to run for one of the three regular council positions, and has now been elected to his first two-year term. Mayor Pro Tem Clark and council member Hight have also been elected for two-year terms.
Council member Crumbley filed to run for one of the two vacated council seats left after former council members Jon Cobb and Courtney Hohl resigned last December. Crumbley will now fulfill the remaining year of one of those unexpired terms, and council member Andrea Willott will fulfill the other.
“I cannot be more happy to work alongside these five outstanding individuals to continue to fight against corruption, and bring the exciting projects we have in the pipeline to a reality,” Mayor Kara King said in a Facebook post following the council seat elections.
What’s next?
With council elections being decided, Bee Cave voters will now need to vote on two other ordinances on the May ballot—authorization for a city road tax and approval of a new public safety building.
The new public safety building will appear on the ballot following the passage of Proposition G in November, which requires new city developments to be approved by voters.
The building will house the city’s police department as well as Lake Travis Fire Rescue, with funding being provided by both entities. The city has budgeted $18 million for the development, with the goal being to break ground in August or September if approved, City Manager Julie Oakley said.
The road tax election will fund street maintenance in the city. This fund has been approved by voters every four years for around two decades, King said. The ballot item will ask voters whether or not they would like to renew the city’s authorization to collect 0.125% of every sales tax dollar for the purposes of this fund. This authorization would not increase or decrease taxes collected by the city, King said.
What else?
The last day for residents to register to vote in the election is April 3. More information on the election and ballot language can be found on the city’s website.
