Pflugerville voters may be asked to weigh in on 14 charter amendments during the November election.
During its July 26 meeting, Pflugerville City Council approved an ordinance on first reading with the proposed amendments to the City’s Home Rule Charter. The amendments were recommendations from the city’s 2026 Charter Review Commission.
The details
City Council forms a group of Pflugerville residents every five years to suggest changes to the charter, according to a city news release. The charter is the city’s legal governing document that defines the organization, powers, function and essential procedures of the city government.
The proposed amendments are as follows:
Proposition A: Allows monthly compensation of $750 for the mayor and $500 for each City Council member. Pflugerville council members are currently unpaid.
Proposition B: Requires the City Council to adopt rules that protect residents' privacy when the city collects and uses data, facial recognition, surveillance tools and artificial intelligence. It also requires a public approval process before these technologies are used and establishes standards for their responsible use.
Proposition C: Eliminates the requirement that a proposed ordinance be read at two council meetings and instead only requires an additional reading when council determines an amendment substantively changes the ordinance.
Proposition D: Lowers the percentage of qualified voters required to sign a petition for an initiative or referendum from 15% to 10%.
Proposition E: Revises City Council meeting and agenda procedures, including requiring that an item submitted by a council member with support of a second council member be placed on an agenda within 60 days.
Proposition F: Aligns the city's voter petition requirements with state law and extends the deadline for filing a supplementary petition from two weeks to four weeks after the city secretary determines that the original petition is insufficient.
Proposition G: Revises the requirements governing the development and content of the city’s annual budget, including requiring:
- The city manager prepares and presents the budget in accordance with the Government Finance Officers Association budget-award guidelines
- Comparative budget information and a five-year financial forecast
- A publicly accessible reporting system
Proposition H: Authorizes the mayor to excuse the city manager from attending a meeting.
Proposition I: Allows City Council to appoint residents of the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction as nonvoting advisory participants on city boards and commissions.
Proposition J: Clarifies that the mayor and the City Council set the strategic direction and general policy framework for the city.
Proposition K: Allows for public comment during removal proceedings without requiring City Council approval.
Proposition L: Removes the requirement that the municipal court judge resides within the city.
Proposition M: Specifies how the public may participate in City Council meetings, including the submission of written comments on agenda items and participation by remote communication.
Proposition N: Makes nonsubstantive technical and conforming corrections to the charter, including standardizing capitalization, adopting language conforming with state law, and amending or deleting language that is unnecessary or duplicative of state law.
Next steps
City Council will consider a second reading of the ordinance Aug. 11. If adopted, a special election will be held Nov. 3, 2026.
