City Council members are considering calling a city charter amendment election to bring the choice to change City Council term limits to McKinney voters at a future election, according to a presentation at a Jan. 16 meeting.
The details
City Council members received a presentation from City Attorney Mark Houser at the meeting on the standing of the city’s charter guidelines on term lengths and term limits.
The city has held five charter elections since 2001, including two elections that increased term lengths, Houser said. The most recent charter amendment election was in 2019 and amended petition signature requirements as well as clarifications to the recall process, he said.
Diving deeper
Council members serve four-year terms with a limit of two consecutive terms in one position, Houser said.
They are able to serve for up to 16 consecutive years if they are elected and serve two full terms as a council member followed by two full terms as mayor, or vice versa, Houser said.
