Cedar Park voters approved all 14 city charter propositions on the ballot May 12. In addition, all three incumbent Cedar Park councilmen were re-elected to their respective offices in uncontested races, according to unofficial election results.

The charter amendments were previously described by city officials as minor changes required to bring the city's charter in line with state law and other minor clarifications.

Place 2 Councilman Mitch Fuller, Place 4 Councilman Lowell Moore and Place 6 Councilman Don Tracy all earned an additional two-year term in office.

Fuller has served on the council since 2007. He previously served on the Cedar Park Economic Development Corporation 4A board, among other roles. Moore, who serves as mayor pro tem, has been on the council since 1996. This is Tracy's second term in office after first being elected in 2010.

The approved amendments include:

Proposition 1—EXTENSION OF BOUNDARIES

To amend Section 1.03 of the City Charter to be in compliance with State law by providing for annexation in accordance with an annexation plan.

Proposition 2—EXTENSION OF BOUNDARIES

To amend Section 1.03 of the City Charter to be in compliance with State law by providing for voluntary annexation in accordance with an ordinance establishing appropriate rules and procedures.

Proposition 3—MEETINGS OF COUNCIL

To amend Section 3.09 of the City Charter to provide that all Council Meetings shall comply with the Texas Open Meetings Act, as amended.

Proposition 4—RULES OF PROCEDURE

To amend Section 3.11 of the City Charter to provide that the City Council may amend its rules and procedures by a written resolution adopted by the Council.

Proposition 5—FORM OF PETITIONS

To amend Section 6.03 of the City Charter to provide that each individual's name to a petition shall be signed and printed together with their residential address and such additional information to identify them as a qualified voter in the City.

Proposition 6—FILING, EXAMINATION AND CERTIFICATION OF PETITIONS

To amend Section 6.04 of the City Charter to provide that the certification by the City Secretary of any initiative or referendum petition shall be determined in accordance with State law.

Proposition 7—FILING, EXAMINATION AND CERTIFICATION OF PETITIONS

To amend Section 6.04 of the City Charter to provide that no initiative or referendum petition shall be filed within one year of a public vote on a previous petition containing the same or substantially the same language.

Proposition 8—CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND SUBMISSION TO VOTERS

To amend Section 6.05 of the City Charter pertaining to initiative petitions by adding referendum petitions and to have an election, if required, as soon as legally possible but not within ninety days before a regular election.

Proposition 9—PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: COMPOSITION AND RULES

To amend Section 7.03 of the City Charter to provide that a Planning and Zoning Commission member shall be eighteen years old or older, a registered voter of the City, and reside within the City for twelve months before being appointed, to provide that four commission members shall constitute a quorum, and to provide that a minimum of four affirmative votes is required to take official action in accordance with State law.

Proposition 10—ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: COMPOSITION AND RULES

To amend Section 7.05 of the City Charter to provide that members of the Zoning Board of Adjustments shall be eighteen years old or older, a registered voter of the City, and reside within the City for twelve months before being appointed, and to require four members to constitute a quorum.

Proposition 11—CONTINGENT APPROPRIATION

To amend Section 8.14 of the City Charter to remove any references to emergency expenditures and approval from this Section, which is already covered in Section 8.06, and require the filing of a copy of a contingent appropriation with the City Secretary with a copy to the City Council.

Proposition 12—POWER TO TAX

To amend Section 9.01 of the City Charter by adding to it the Travis County Appraisal District due to the City's annexation of Travis County residents.

Proposition 13—ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE

To amend Section 9.03 of the City Charter to add Travis County Appraisal District as part of the City's assessment procedure for real property located in Travis County.

Proposition 14—CHARTER REVIEW

To amend Section 11.13 of the City Charter to require a Charter Review Committee composed of seven citizens to be appointed every seven years.