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EXHIBIT B
BALLOT LANGUAGE
Proposition A – Non-substantive Language Revisions
Shall the Euless Home Rule Charter be amended to provide non-substantive
reorganization and language revisions and to provide consistent language references for
purposes of clarity and grammatical uniformity?
Proposition B – City Streets and Public Property
Shall Article I, Sections 4 and 5 of the Euless Home Rule Charter be amended to
include public parks and public rights of way with the listed types of property for which the
City has jurisdiction and control?
Proposition C – Boundaries
Shall Article I, Sections 6 and 7 of the Euless Home Rule charter be amended to
provide that the existing boundaries of the City may be altered only through the
annexation, disannexation, and boundary adjustment provisions provided in state law?
Proposition D – City Council Qualifications
Shall Article II, Section 2 of the Euless Home Rule Charter be amended to provide
minimum qualifications for City Council that are consistent with or authorized by state law,
including requiring the minimum age to run for City Council be 21?
Proposition E – City Council Qualifications
Shall Article II, Section 2 of the Euless Home Rule Charter be amended to prohibit
members of the City Council from holding any public office that is incompatible with the
office of City Council under state law?
Proposition F – Removal of Mayor or City Councilmember
Shall Article II, Section 4 and Article XII, Section 5 of the Euless Home Rule Charter
be amended to define incompetency and official misconduct for which the Mayor or a City
Councilmember may be removed from office?
Proposition G – City Council Vacancies
Shall Article II, Section 5 of the Euless Home Rule Charter be amended to provide
that vacancies on the City Council for a remaining term less than 12 months may be filled
by appointment or by a special election, as allowed by state law, and provide procedures
for City Council appointment?
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Proposition H – Duties and Meetings of the City Council
Shall Article II, Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13 of the Euless Home Rule Charter
be amended to provide for powers and procedures for the City Council; clarify the duties
of the Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem; require that five members of the City Council shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; outline when City Council meetings
will be held and allow the City Council to declare a vacancy if a Councilmember is absent
from three consecutive regular meetings; amend the minimum procedures and
requirements for adoption of ordinances and resolutions; and provide for the Charter to
be made available in electronic format accessible from the City’s website?
Proposition I – City Boards
Shall Article II, Section 6 of the Euless Home Rule Charter be amended to provide
for the creation and appointment of members of the Planning and Zoning Commission,
the Parks and Leisure Services Board, and the Library Board by the City Council, and to
delete Article X, Sections 1 and 2, Article XIII, and Article XIV containing specific
requirements for such boards?
Proposition J – Elections
Shall Article III of the Euless Home Rule Charter be amended to provide that
elections shall be held in accordance with the requirements of state law, and to delete
inconsistent provisions regarding recounts, drawing of lots, and a candidate application
form?
Proposition K – City Manager
Shall Article V, Sections 1 and 2 of the Euless Home Rule Charter be amended
to allow for the engagement of the City Manager pursuant to an employment agreement,
which is not in conflict with state law, that may include a residency requirement for the
City Manager, and shall include the duties of the City Manager; and to delete all conflicting
provisions?
Proposition L – City Secretary
Shall Article II, Section 7 and Article V of the Euless Home Rule Charter be
amended to allow for the engagement of the City Secretary pursuant to an employment
agreement that is not in conflict with state law and that outlines the duties of the City
Secretary?
Proposition M – City Attorney
Shall Article II, Section 8 and Article V of the Euless Home Rule Charter be
amended to provide for the appointment and duties of attorneys to represent the City?
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Proposition N – Municipal Court
Shall Article II, Section 6 and Article VI, Sections 2 and 3 of the Euless Home Rule
Charter be amended to provide for the appointment of municipal court judges by the City
Council, the appointment of a municipal court clerk by the City Manager , and to delete
processes for filling vacancies that are in conflict with state law?
Proposition O - Finance
Shall Article VII of the Euless Home Rule Charter be amended to provide that the
budget adoption and amendment process and annual audit process comply with state
law by deleting inconsistent requirements for publication, public hearings, and approval;
provide that the budget shall be a public record; prohibit expenditures that exceed
proposed revenue plus cash on hand; and provide that the adopted budget be published
on the City’s website in accordance with state law?
Proposition P – Bonds and Indebtedness
Shall Article VIII of the Euless Home Rule Charter be amended to provide that the City
may issue bonds or indebtedness as allowed by state law, provide the bonds or
indebtedness be approved in accordance with state law, and to delete inconsistent
provisions?
Proposition Q – Franchises and Public Utilities
Shall Article XI of the Euless Home Rule Charter be amended to revise the
requirements for approval of franchises and adopt specific requirements for the utilization
of public right of way in the City by public utilities and by licensees and permittees
approved by the City Council, and confirm that the right of the City to control the use of
streets, highways, sidewalks, alleys, parks, public squares, and public places of the City
is inalienable and subject only to valid limitations imposed by the Constitut ion and laws
of the State of Texas?
Proposition R – City Contracts
Shall Article XII, Section 2 of the Euless Home Rule Charter be amended to revise
limitations on officers and employees having a personal interest in contracts with the City
and prohibit the purchase by or sale to the City of property, goods, or services by officers
and employees of the City except for specific listed purposes?
Proposition S – Nepotism
Shall Article XII, Section 3 of the Euless Home Rule Charter be amended to
exclude previously employed officers and employees from the nepotism prohibition in a
similar manner as state law?
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Proposition T– Miscellaneous Provisions
Shall Article VII, Section 12 and Article XII, Sections 6, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of the Euless
Home Rule Charter be amended to remove specific provisions relating to purchase
procedures, mechanic, material or labor claims, bonds of contractors, condemnation of
dangerous structures, building permits, and pools, ponds and lakes , to instead be
governed by state law or City ordinance?
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