Montgomery City Council puts term extensions, CCPD on November ballot

During two separate Aug. 13 meetings, Montgomery City Council voted to include council term extensions and the creation of a crime control and prevention district on the Nov. 5 ballot.

The vote to put term extensions on the ballot was approved during council's Aug. 13 regular meeting, while approval to put the CCPD creation on the ballot was approved during a joint meeting between City Council and the CCPD temporary board of directors, Assistant City Administrator Dave McCorquodale said in an Aug. 15 email.

The details

Council members and the mayor serve two-year terms; however, if approved by voters, those terms would become four years long, according to the agenda packet.

The term extension proposal would go into effect for the council members elected into office after the May 2025 election, according to prior reporting.

Meanwhile, the CCPD would help fund the police department through sales tax revenue, according to prior reporting.