Updated 1:19 a.m. Nov. 5
With all 57 election precincts reporting, nine of 15 proposed city of Conroe charter amendments passed, according to unofficial voting results from Montgomery County. Per the voting results:
- Propositions B, F, G, H, I, J, K, L and O passed
- Propositions A, C, D, E, M and N failed
Updated at 12 a.m. Nov. 5
Nine out of 15 proposed charter amendments are projected to passed, according to unofficial Montgomery County results.
- Proposition B: requires an agenda item requested by the mayor or any two members of council to be placed on the regular agenda
- Proposition F: compensation for the mayor shall not exceed $400 per month and $300 per month for a City Council member and any approved increase in compensation shall not be effective for any council member during the term they were elected or appointed
- Proposition G: specifies that the mayor and individual City Council members have no authority to act except in their legislative capacity as part of the entire council and that they have no individual authority to direct administrative activities
- Proposition H: in times of disaster, the mayor shall serve as the emergency management director
- Proposition I: no candidates for mayor and City Council members shall be eligible to be a candidate for or appointed to office unless they have completed the required financial certifications on or before filing for office, as per state law
- Proposition J: each actively serving City Council member and the mayor are eligible to participate in the city’s health benefits at the same cost as employees
- Proposition K: alters how citizens can recall elected officials by raising the threshold to 15%, calculated from the last general city election
- Proposition L: a petition for recall to be signed by qualified voters of the city equal to at least 15% of the number of qualified voters registered to vote at the last general city election
- Proposition O: limits the city’s ability to take on debt without voter approval
