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ORDINANCE NO. 1499
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO, TEXAS
PROVIDING ORDER AND NOTICE OF A SPECIAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4", 2025, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED
VOTERS, FOR ADOPTION OR REJECTION, PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF CIBOLO, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cibolo, Texas, in the exercise of the discretion reposed
in it by the laws of this State, and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9 of the Texas Local
Government Code, has determined to submit the following proposed amendments to the existing
Charter of the City of Cibolo at a special election to be held on November 4, 2025, and
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas further provide that Section 3.001 of the Election Code
of the State of Texas is applicable to said elections, and in order to comply with said Code, an Order
should be passed ordering said election and establishing the procedure to be followed in said
election, and designating the voting place for said election; and
WHEREAS, the City Council appointed persons to a Charter Review Committee ("CRC"), and
charged the CRC with reviewing and proposing amendments to the Cibolo Charter; and
WHEREAS, following a series of public meetings, held pursuant to and in compliance with the
Texas Open Meetings Act, the CRC presented its Report of proposed Charter amendments to City
Council in a public meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Council reviewed the Report and after considering the CRC's proposed
amendments, the Council now believes that Cibolo voters should vote on the following proposed
measures, in the form of propositions; and
WHEREAS, Texas Local Government Code Section 9.004 governs the amendments to a City's
Home Rule Charter; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cibolo, Texas, finds it in public interest to order a
special election, to be held on November 4, 2025, for a vote of the electors as to the proposed
amendments to the Cibolo Charter.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CIBOLO, TEXAS:
SECTION ONE. ELECTION ORDER
1. In compliance with the Texas Election Codes, Texas Local Government Code, Cibolo Home
Rule Charter, and Constitution of the State of Texas, a Special Election is hereby called and ordered
for the first Tuesday in November, 2025, the same being the 4`s day of said month, at which election
all qualified voters may vote on proposed amendments to the City's Home Rule Charter; and
2. As soon as practical after the election and the declaration by the Council that the votes have
been canvassed, the City Secretary shall certify to the Secretary of State an authenticated copy
showing the results of the Special Election.
3. The election ordered herein shall be held as prescribed by law, at the attached locations
(subject to change) between the hours of 7:00 am and 7:00pm (See Attachment A).
4. Voting at said election shall be done as determined by the County Elections Officer of
Guadalupe County, Texas. The equipment necessary for voting shall be available at the voting sites
for the purpose of conducting early voting by personal appearance and at the Election Day voting
site established for the purpose of voting by personal appearance on Election Day, Tuesday,
November 4, 2025. The County Elections Officer of Guadalupe County, Texas is authorized and
charged to perform the functions provided by law in the casting of early ballots and shall hold such
elections, and ballots shall be cast commencing on October 20, 2025 and ending on October 31,
2025; all in the method, manner and time made and provided by the Statutes of the State of Texas on
this subject. Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted at the attached locations
(subject to change) at the specified dates and times (See Attachment B).
5. The Mayor and City Council shall contract with Guadalupe County through the Guadalupe
County Clerk's Election's Office for the conduct of this election. The Guadalupe County Clerk's
Election Department shall appoint the election officers to hold said election, in accordance with State
Election Law, including an Early Balloting Board, Signature Verification Committee and the Central
Counting Station representatives which shall count and canvass the early ballots cast at said election.
6. Notice of said election shall be given by publishing a substantial copy of this ordinance in a
daily newspaper of general circulation published in the City not less than 30 days before the first
date of the election.
7. In addition to the notice required in Sub -section 6 the City Council of the City of Cibolo,
Texas, hereby directs City staff to publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the city on the
same day in each of two successive weeks, the date of the first publication to be not less than
fourteen days prior to the date of the November 4, 2025 Special Election a substantial copy of the
proposed amendments and an estimate of the anticipated fiscal impact to the City.
SECTION TWO. MEASURES
The following measures will be submitted to the qualified voters of the City at the Special Election
in the form of propositions in accordance with Section 9.004 of the Texas Local Government Code
and other applicable laws:
Measure A
SHALL THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 3.15. - Authentication, recording, codification printing and distribution.
(2) The City Council shall plan and budget for the codification of ordinances of the City. This
codification shall be known and cited as "The Cibolo Code" and shall be in full force and effect
without the necessity of such code or any part thereof being published in any newspaper. The
caption, descriptive clause and other formal parts of the ordinances of the City may be omitted
without affecting the validity of such ordinances when codified. Every general ordinance, enacted
subsequent to such codification, shall be enacted as an amendment to the code. For the purpose of
this section, general ordinances shall be deemed to be those ordinances of a permanent or continuing
nature which affect the residents of the City at large. Copies of the code shall be furnished to City
Officers, placed in the City offices and made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable
price to be fixed by the City Council. The initi el ,.,.di fi .etion shall be e..mpleted within twe yearsf
Sec. 7.13. - Borrowing.
Measure B
SHALL THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 4.03. - Municipal court.
(1) The City Council shall establish andi�e maintained a Municipal Court. The Gom
shell have all the .......e«,. e..A dutien —asare now, or as inay he p ribed by the le...e of the -State
of Texas.
(2) The City Council shall appoint, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of
the City Council, such Municipal Judges of the Municipal Court, as may be necessary, all of
whom shall be competent, duly qualified attorneys licensed and practicing for at least two (2)
years in the State of Texas. In the event e duly qualified a fte....e..:s not available the G:...
the 1I Geuft(s) shall be appointed to a term ef two (2) years whieh shall eeineide wi
The appointment of the Municipal Judge(s) may be terminated, without
cause, at any time by the affirmative vote of a three fourths majority of the City Council. The
Municipal Judge(s) shall receive compensation as may be determined by the City Council.
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Sec. 7.06. - Proceeding on adoption of budget.
After public hearing, the City Council shall analyze the budget, making any additions or deletions
which they feel appropriate, and shall, at least ten (10) days prior to the beginning of the next fiscal
year, adopt the budget by the affirmative vote of a majority of the City Council. Should the City
C,ai—meil f;-lksne final aetien on erpr-ier- te sush day, the suffentbudget shag be i -n foree on ;I month
days of the staA ef the new fiseal year-.
Measure C
SHALL THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 3.01. - Composition.
(1) The "City Council" shall be composed of a "Mayor" and seven (7) "Council Members" who
shall meet the qualifications provided for in this Chapter and who shall serve fora term of three
(3) years and until their successor has been elected and duly qualified.
The Mayor and City Council Members may serve two (2) consecutive terms. At the
commencement of the second consecutive term. the Mayor or City Council Member shall not
be eligible to hold another office on City Council for a period of one (1) year from the date of
the previous election.
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Sec. 7.06. - Proceeding on adoption of budget.
After public hearing, the City Council shall analyze the budget, making any additions or deletions
which they feel appropriate, and shall, at least ten (10) days prior to the beginning of the next fiscal
year, adopt the budget by the affirmative vote of a majority of the City Council. Should the City
C,ai—meil f;-lksne final aetien on erpr-ier- te sush day, the suffentbudget shag be i -n foree on ;I month
days of the staA ef the new fiseal year-.
Measure C
SHALL THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 3.01. - Composition.
(1) The "City Council" shall be composed of a "Mayor" and seven (7) "Council Members" who
shall meet the qualifications provided for in this Chapter and who shall serve fora term of three
(3) years and until their successor has been elected and duly qualified.
The Mayor and City Council Members may serve two (2) consecutive terms. At the
commencement of the second consecutive term. the Mayor or City Council Member shall not
be eligible to hold another office on City Council for a period of one (1) year from the date of
the previous election.
(2) The City shall by ordinance be divided into four (4) districts Places, designated as Places 1.2.3
and 4. Each of these districts Places shall, to the extent reasonably possible, be equally
populated and the City Council shall maintain such equality ofpopulation, as from time to time
deemed necessary, by ordinance.
The qualified voters of each distrie
Place shall elect one (1) Council Member for each of the (4) districts Places who shall meet the
qualifications provided for in this Charter.
(3) The Mayor and three (3) of the City Council Members shall be elected at large. by
titers e fthe eity and ..hall meet the ,. alifio t:,.ns provided for in this Chapter. The at -large
council distriets Places shall be designated Places 5, 6, and 7.
The qualified voters of the city shall elect a Mayor and one (I) Council Member for each of the
(3) at large Places who shall meet the qualifications provided for in this Charter. The Maw
Sec. 6.02. - Petitions for recall.
Before the question of recall of such officer shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City, a
petition demanding such question to be so submitted shall first be filed with the person performing
the duties of City Secretary. As to the Mayor said petition must contain the number of valid
signatures totaling at least five percent (05%) of the qualified voters registered to vote at the last
general city election. As to the councilpersons elected by Place Pistrict, said petition shall be
signed by qualified voters in such Place Distriet equal in number to at least ten percent (100/0) of
the qualified voters registered to vote within their respective Place Distriet at the last general city
election. Each signer of such recall petition shall personally sign their name thereto in ink or
indelible pencil and shall write after their name, their place of residence, giving the name of the
street and the number, and shall also write thereon the day, the month and the year their signature
was affixed.
Measure D
SHALL SECTION 3.03 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 3.03. - Compensation.
(1) Each member of the Council shall receive as compensation for their services $100 per month
$250.00 per regular meeting attended and the Mayor shall receive as compensation for services
$1 `�u3e $275.00 per regular meeting attended beginning on the first day after current
members are re-elected to their position or upon newly elected members at the next general
election.
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Members eleeted at the nextgeneral The City Council and Mayor shall alse be entitled
to reimbursement, consistent with a policy approved by City Council, for actual expenses
incurred in the performance of official duties
Measure E
SHALL SECTION 3.07 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 3.07. - Prohibitions.
(1) Except where authorized by law or by this Charter, no Mayor or Council Member shall hold
any other City office or City employment during their term as Mayor or Council Member. No
former Mayor or Council Member shall hold any compensated appointive office or City
employment until two (2) years after the expiration of the term for which they were elected or
appointed to the City Council.
(2) Members of the City Council, including the Mayor, shall not interfere with, direct, or attempt,
to direct the City Manager or any subordinate of the City Manager in matters related to the
appointment, removal, or daily supervision of City administrative officers or employees under
the City Manager Authority. Shall not in any way dietate the appo-i;;#—neat arren;Aval efthecity
ad—minis#-afive offieers er employees whom the Gity Manager or any of the Gity Manager's
may express its views andfully an4freely diseuss with the City?.4afiager-an54hingpeFtainingto
No member of the City Council, including the Mayor, shall attempt either directly or indirectly
to coerce, influence, or interfere with the City Manager's iudgment in personnel matters. This
includes, but is not limited to, decisions involving hiring, promotion, evaluation, disciplinary
action, or termination of any City employee.
While the City Council and the Mayor are prohibited from directing or intervening in the
administrative management of City personnel, nothing in this Charter prevents the Council, as a
body, or individual Council Members from submitting concerns regarding the performance,
conduct, or behavior of the City employees to the City Manager.
All such concerns shall be submitted in writing or formally presented during a dulv called
meeting of the Citv Council. The Citv Manager shall address or investigate the matter in
accordance with the applicable City personnel policies and procedures.
(3) Except for the purpose of inquiries and investigations as provided by this Charter, the City
Council shall deal with City officers and employees, who are subject to the direction and
supervision of the City Manager, solely through the City Manager. The City Council shall not
give orders to any such officer or employee, either publicly or privately, except as otherwise
provided in this Charter.
(4) Neither the City Council, individual Council Members, nor the Mayor shall dictate to the City
Manager the appointment of any person to office or employment except those positions.
otherwise provided for by in the Charter. The City Council or its members will not interfere in
any manner with the City Manager in the performance of the duties of that office or prevent
him/her from exercising professional judgment in the appointment of officers and employees
whose employment, appointment, and supervision are reserved by this Charter for the City
Manager. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the City Council and its members shall deal with
the City Staff solely through the City Manager, and neither the Council nor any member not
having administrative or executive functions under this Charter shall give orders to any of the
subordinates of the City Manager, either publicly or privately.
Measure F
SHALL SECTION 3.08 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 3.08. - Meeting of the city council.
(1) Ekeept for the frena.,. of November an—Deeeml,or .vhe only one (1) regular City
GaiM;sil meeting ineeemai-j-1he City Council shall hold at least two (2) a sufficient
number of monthly meetings as necessary to efficiently conduct the business of the City
eaeh month and as many additional meetings as it deems necessary to transaot the business
of tom. The City Council shall fix, by ordinance, the date and time of the regular
meetings.
Measure G
SHALL SECTION 3.12 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 3.12. - Rules of procedure.
(1) The City Council and all Commissions and Boards shall conduct business in accordance
with adopted rules and regulations to conduct business, which shall be posted on the city's
website. The City Council shall provide that the citizens of the City shall have a reasonable
opportunity to clearly hear and be heard at all regular meetings and public hearings with regard
to specific matters under consideration. The City Council shall provide for minutes to be taken
and recorded for all public meetings as required by law. Such minutes shall be a public record
and shall be kept and maintained by the City Secretary.
Measure H
SHALL SECTION 3.12 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 3.12. - Rules of procedure.
(2) The Mayor or Council members individually or by motion may place items on the agenda
prior to the agenda being posted. Any member of the City Council may place an item on the agenda
for any regular or special City Council meeting by timely submission to the City Secretary in
accordance with the City's rules of procedure. The mayor shall have no authority to remove, alter, or
veto any agenda item properly placed by a Council Member.
Measure I
SHALL SECTION 3.13 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 3.13. - Passage of ordinances in general.
(3) Every ordinance shall become effective upon adoption or at any later time(s) specified
in the ordinance, except that every ordinance imposing any penalty, fine or forfeiture shall
become effective only after having been published twiee once in its entirety, summary form
or the caption thereof after adoption, in a newspaper designated as the official newspaper of
the City and on the city's website for ten (10) days
Measure J
SHALL SECTION 4.01 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 4.01. - City Manager.
(5) The City Manager shall:
(K) Ensure adoption of an appropriate policy to ensure required documents are provided to the
City Secretary for record keeping compliance.
Measure K
SHALL SECTION 4.06 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 4.06. - Personnel system.
(2) The adopted rules shall provide for the following requirements:
(E) A plan.fer annual, or -al and wr-i#en evaluation based on ajeb deseription for all -Qty
employees by their immediate supepvisor-, ineluding ev;ihintion of tha City Manager, Gity
ceere«ary, �.�aieipal J,ud.e and G:... ' " I . 11 Gity r+,.,,nGi The City Council shall
conduct annual performance evaluations of the City Manager, City Secretary, Municipal
Judge, and the City Attorney. These evaluations shall be completed no later than May 31" of
each year to ensure that any recommended changes in compensation and duties are property
considered and included in the preparation of the upcoming fiscal year budget.
Measure L
SHALL SECTION 5.01 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
See. 5.01. - City elections.
(1) All City elections shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code and other
applicable law.
(2) A sample baget shall be published Wliee h; dhe i-Affigrial newspaper of the City prior to the date
of the eleetion.
Measure M
SHALL SECTION 5.05 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 5.05. - Taking of office.
(1) Each newly elected person to the City Council shall be inducted into office -at the earlier of,
either any specially called City Council meeting or the first regular City Council meeting following
the canvass of the election. Prior to each newly elected person taking office, the City Council shall
hold such meetings as necessary to address any unfinished business from the previous three (3) City
Council meetings to the extent it's expedient to do so.
Measure N
SHALL SECTION 5.05 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 5.05. - Taking of office.
(1) Each newly elected person to the City Council shall take the oath of office and assume the
duties of their office at the earlier of, either any specially called City Council
meeting or the first regular City Council meeting following the canvass of the election.
Measure O
SHALL SECTION 6.02 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 6.02. - Petitions for recall.
Before the question of recall of such officer shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City, a
petition demanding such question to be so submitted shall first be filed with the person performing
the duties of City Secretary. As to the Mayor and council members serving at large, said petition
must contain the number of valid signatures totaling at least five percent (85%) of the qualified
voters registered to vote at the last general city election. As to the councilpersons elected by District,
said petition shall be signed by qualified voters in such District equal in number to at least ten (10)
percent (10%) of the qualified voters registered to vote within their respective District at the last
general city election. Each signer of such recall petition shall personally sign their name thereto in
ink or indelible pencil and shall write after their name, their place of residence, giving the name of
the street and the number, and shall also write thereon the day, the month and the year their signature
was affixed.
Measure P
SHALL SECTION 6.02 OF THE CrFY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 6.02. - Petitions for recall.
Before the question of recall of such officer shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City, a
petition demanding such question to be so submitted shall first be, filed with the person performing
the duties of City Secretary. As to the Mayor said petition must contain the number of valid
signatures totaling at least ten (10) percent of the qualified voters registered to
vote at the last general city election. As to the councilpersons elected by District, said petition shall
be signed by qualified voters in such District equal in number to at least ten (10) percent i'� of
the qualified voters registered to vote within their respective District at the last general city election.
Each signer of such recall petition shall personally sign their name thereto in ink or indelible pencil
and shall write after their name, their place of residence, giving the name of the street and the
number, and shall also write thereon the day, the month and the year their signature was affixed.
Measure O
SHALL THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 6.05. - Presentation of petition to the city council.
Within forty-five (45jtwe�#j-oaek24) days after the date of the filing of the papers constituting the
recall petition, the person performing the duties of City Secretary shall present such petition to the
City Council.
Sec. 6.13. - Initiative.
(2) Within forty-five (45) t^ooeaty-a� days after the filing of such petition, the person
performing the duties of City Secretary shall present said petition and proposed ordinance or
resolution to the City Council. Upon presentation to the City Council, it shall become the duty of the
City Council, within two (2) regularly scheduled City Council meetings after the receipt thereof, to
pass and adopt such ordinance or resolution without alteration as to meaning or effect, in the opinion
of the persons filing the petition, or to call a special election, to be held on a date allowed under the
Texas Election Code, at which the qualified voters of the City shall vote on the question of adopting
or rejecting the proposed legislation. Any election order so issued shall comply with the Texas
Election Code. Unless otherwise provided by law, any election for an initiative under this Charter
shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date that occurs after the sixty-fifth (65 th ) day
after the petition was presented to the City Council.
Sec. 6.14. - Referendum.
Qualified voters of the City may require that any ordinance, with the exception of ordinances
appropriating money, levying taxes, fixing rates and changes forutilities, and ordinances authorizing
the issuance of bonds that have been authorized by a vote of the people, passed by the City Council
be submitted to the voters of the City for approval or disapproval, by submitting a petition for this
purpose within thirty (30) days after final passage of said ordinance, or within thirty (30) days after
its publication. Said petition shall be addressed, signed and verified as required for initiative
petitions in this Article and shall be submitted to the person performing the duties of City Secretary.
Within forty-five (451 enP
j-ene-Ro days after the filing of such petition, the person performing
the duties of City Secretary shall present said petition to the City Council. Upon presentation to the
City Council, it shall become the duty of the City Council, within two (2) regularly scheduled City
Council meetings after the receipt thereof, to reconsider such ordinance and, if the City Council does
not entirely repeal the same, shall submit it to popular vote as provided in Section 6.13 of this
Charter. Pending the holding of such election, each ordinance shall be suspended from taking effect
and shall not later take effect unless a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon at such election
shall vote in favor thereof. Unless otherwise provided by law, any election for a referendum under
this Charter shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date that occurs after the sixty-fifth
(65') day after the petition was presented to the City Council.
Measure R
SHALL SECTION 6.10 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 6.10. - Recall, restrictions thereon.
No recall petition shall be filed against any officer of the City within three (3) six 6 months after
the officer's election, nor within theee (3) six (6) months after an election for such officer's recall.
Measure S
SHALL SECTION 6.17 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 6.17. - Publication of proposed and referred ordinances.
The person performing the duties of City Secretary of the City shall publish at least4wiee once in the
official newspaper of the City and on the City's website for at least ten days the proposed orreferred
ordinance or resolution within fifteen (15) days before the date of the election and shall give such
other notices and do such other things relative to such election as are required by law in municipal
elections and by the ordinance or resolution calling said election.
Measure T
SHALL SECTION 7.08 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 7.08. - Amending the budget.
Under conditions which may arise and which could not reasonably have been foreseen in the normal
process of planning the budget, the City Council may, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
City Council, amend or change the budget to provide for any additional expense in which the general
welfare of the citizenry is involved or for the reduction in unnecessary expenses. These amendments
shall be by ordinance and shall become an attachment to the original budget.
Measure U
SHALL SECTION 8.01 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 8.01. -Authority, composition and procedures.
(1) The City Council shall create, establish or appoint, as may be required by the laws of the State
of Texas or this Charter, or deemed desirable by the City Council, such boards, commissions and
committees as it deems necessary to carry out the functions and obligations of the City. The City
Council shall, by ordinance or resolution, adopt appropriate policies and procedures for each
respective board, commission and committee, prescribe the mission, purpose, composition, function,
duties, accountability and tenure of each board, commission and committee where such are not
prescribed by law or this Charter. In addition. City Council shall ensure that ample opportunity for
training is provided to include reasonable budget allocations for training expenses.
Measure V
SHALL THE CITY'S CHARTER BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 3.05 Vacancies, Forfeiture and Filling of Vacancies
(1) Vacancies. The office of a Council Member or the Mayor shall become vacant upon
his/her their death, resignation, forfeiture of, or removal from office by any manner
authorized by law.
(2) Forfeiture. A Council Member or the Mayor shall forfeit they re hisfher office
if theyperson halshe:
(B) Ceases to possess the required qualifications for office or who is
convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or is
convicted of violating any state laws regulating conflicts of interest of
municipal officers shall forfeit his/her their office.
SECTION 3.07 Prohibitions
(1) Except where authorized by law or by this Charter, no Mayor or Council
Member shall hold any other City office or City employment during his/her their
term as Mayor or Council Member. No former Mayor or Council Member shall
hold any compensated appointive office or City employmentuntil two (2) years after
the expiration of the term for which they were elected or appointed to the City
Council.
SECTION 3.10 Conflict of Interest
Should any member of the City Council have a conflict of interest, pursuant to any state laws
and/or City ordinances regulating conflicts of interest of municipal officers, with an agenda
item then before the City Council, he/she member shall openly declare same before
discussion proceeds, and he/she is thereby prohibited from discussing the item or voting on
the question and is not considered as present and voting for the purposes of the tally.
SECTION 4.01 City Manager
(1) The City Council shall appoint, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of
the full membership of the City Council, a City Manager who shall serve as Chief
Administrative Officer of the City. The City Manager shall be responsible to the City
Council for administration of all the affairs of the City, with only those exceptions
that are named in this Charter. The City Manager shall be appointed solely upon the
City Manager's executive, administrative and educational qualifications and shall
have previous city manager or administrator or assistant city manager experience
and/or a degree in a field related to city government. The City Manager need not be a
resident of the City when appointed, but shall, within a reasonable time (no more than
one year), after such appointment, reside within the City during the balance of the
tenure of his/htheir appointment. No Mayor or member of the City Council shall,
during the term to which he/she is they are elected and for two years thereafter, be
appointed City Manager.
3) The City Manager shall be appointed, by, and may be removed at the
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discretion of the City Council by the affirmative vote of a majority of the full
membership of the City Council.
(A) The City Manager shall, from the date of suspension, continue
to receive his43Pr their salary pending the final decision of the City
Council.
SECTION 4.02 City Secretary
3) The City Secretary or his/her their designee shall:
SECTION 4.03 Municipal Court
3) In the event of failure of any Municipal Judge to perform his4ier their duties, the
Mayor shall act in the Municipal Judge's place and stead (and in the event of a vacancy,
until a Municipal Judge is appointed by the City Council to fill the vacancy). If the Mayor
acts as Municipal Judge, the Mayor shall be compensated at the same salary, if any, as
the Municipal Judge for whom the Mayor is acting.
SECTION 6.02 Petitions for Recall
Before the question of recall of such officer shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the
City, a petition demanding such question to be so submitted shall first be filed with the
person performing the duties of City Secretary. As to the Mayor said petition must contain
the number of valid signatures totaling at least five percent (05%) of the qualified voters
registered to vote at the last general city election. As to the councilpersons elected by
District, said petition shall be signed by qualified voters in such District equal in number to at
least ten percent (10%) of the qualified voters registered to vote within their respective
District at the last general city election. Each signer of such recall petition shall personally
sign his4ier their name thereto in ink or indelible pencil and after the name, provide a place
of residence, including the"1...11ygite..fte.l: Me tle vhi..MerplaeeofFesidence
thenaxie e€the street and the number, and shall also write thereon the day, the month and the
year his/her the signature was affixed.
SECTION 6.07 Calling of Recall Election
If the officer whose removal is sought does not resign, then the City Council shall order
an election and set the date for holding such recall election. The date selected for the
recall election shall be in accordance with the Texas Election Code. If after the recall
election date is established, the officer vacates their his4i€e position, the election shall be
cancelled.
SECTION 6.09 Result of Recall Election
If amajority of the votes cast at arecall election shall be "No", that is against the recall of the
person named on the ballot, the officer shall continue in office for the remainder of his/her
their unexpired term, subject to recall as before. If amajority of the votes cast at such election
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be "Yes", that is for the recall of the person named on the ballot, the officer shall, regardless
of any technical defects in the recall petition, be deemed removed from office, and the
vacancy shall be filled by the City Council as provided in this Charter and/or Texas State
Law.
SECTION 8.01 Authority, Composition and Procedures
4) Unless specified otherwise by a previous ordinance, any member of a
board, commission or committee who is absent from three (3) consecutive regular
meetings, or twenty-five percent (25%) of regularly scheduled meetings during the
twelve- month (12 month) period immediately preceding and including the absence in
question, without explanation acceptable to a majority of the other members, shall
forfeit hisPher their position on the board, commission or committee.
SECTION 14.03 Wrongful Influence
No person, who seeks appointment or promotion with respect to any City position, shall,
directly or indirectly, give, render or pay any money, service, or other valuable thing to any
person for, or in connection with, his/her their test, appointment or promotion.
SECTION 14.05 Employee's Political Activities
No person, who holds any compensated non -elective City position, shall make, solicit or
receive any contribution for any candidate for public office in the City, or take part in the
management, affairs or political campaign of such candidate. Such person may exercise
his/her their rights as a citizen to express his/her their opinion and cast his& their vote.
SECTION 14.06 Penalties
Any person, who willfully engages in and is found in violation of any of the activities
prohibited in sections 14.02, 14.03, 14.04 or 14.05 or violates section 14.07 of this Article,
shall be ineligible for appointment or election to a position in the City for a period of five
(5) years from that time. If the person is an officer or employee of the City at the time of the
violation, helshe they shall immediately forfeit hisAier their office or position, if found in
violation.
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SECTION THREE. PROPOSITIONS
The ballots for the City election shall comply with the Texas Election Code, and shall have the
measures described in Section 2 of this Ordinance stated as Propositions as follows:
MEASURE A SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION A
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter revising and deleting any
provisions which are repetitive of state law, repetitive of other sections of the Charter or otherwise
unnecessary to be in the Charter.
MEASURE B SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION B
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter for compliance with state law.
MEASURE C SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION C
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter changing the term "districts" to
"places" and provide for additional clarifying language as to qualifications for office mayor and
council member.
MEASURE D SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION D
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter increasing pay for the mayor from
$100.00 per month to $250.00 per regular meeting attended and for council members from $150.00
per month to $275.00 per regular meeting attended.
MEASURE E SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
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PROPOSITION E
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter revising the prohibitions on the
mayor and council members to include prohibitions on directly or indirectly coercing, influencing or
interfering in the city managers judgement on personnel issues, directing or intervening in the
administrative management of City personnel, requiring all concerns related to employees and
administrative personnel be submitted in writing or formally presented during a duly called meeting
of the City Council, and requiring the City Manager to address or investigate the concerns in
accordance with the applicable City personnel policies and procedures.
MEASURE F SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION F
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter requiring the City Council to meet
in a sufficient number of monthly meetings as necessary to efficiently conduct the business of the
City.
MEASURE G SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION G
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter requiring all board and
commission adopted rules and regulations be posted on the city's website.
MEASURE H SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION H
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter authorizing any member of the
City Council to place an item on the agenda for any regular or special City Council meeting by
timely submission to the City Secretary in accordance with the City's rules of procedure and
prohibiting the mayor from removing, altering, or vetoing any agenda item properly placed by a
Council Member.
MEASURE I SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
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PROPOSITION I
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter to requiring that ordinances
imposing any penalty, fine or forfeiture become effective only after having been published once in a
newspaper, rather than twice and include the requirement that it be posted on the city's website for
ten (10) days.
MEASURE J SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION J
FORIAGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter requiring the City Manager to
adopt an appropriate policy to ensure required documents are provided to the City Secretary for
record keeping compliance.
MEASURE K SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION K
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter requiring the City Council to
conduct annual performance evaluations of the City Manager, City Secretary, Municipal Judge, and
the City Attorney No later than May 3 Pt of each year.
MEASURE L SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION L
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter deleting the requirement that all
sample ballots be published in the newspaper.
MEASURE M SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION M
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter requiring City Council to, prior to
each newly elected person taking office, hold such meetings as necessary to address any unfinished
business from the previous three (3) City Council meetings to the extent it's expedient to do so.
MEASURE N SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
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PROPOSITION N
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter clarifying that the newly elected
persons to the city council shall take the oath of office and assume the duties of their office at the
earlier of, either any specially called City Council meeting or the first regular City Council meeting
following the canvass of the election.
MEASURE O SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION O
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter subjecting council members
serving at large to the same petition signature requirements as the mayor for purposes of recall.
MEASURE P SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION P
FORIAGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter to equalize the petition
signature requirements for the mayor with the same percentage of petition signature requirements
for district councilmembers.
MEASURE Q SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION O
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter changing the obligation of the City
Secretary to certify the signatures for a recall, initiative and referendum petition and present it to city
council from twenty-one (2 1) days to forty-five (45) after the date of the filing of a petition with the
City Secretary.
MEASURE R SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION R
FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter changing the restrictions on filing
a recall petition against any officer of the City from within three (3) months after the officer's
election or within three (3) months after an election for such officer's recall to within six (6) months
after the officer's election or within six (6) months after an election for such officer's recall.
MEASURE S SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
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FOR/AGAINST Amendments to the City of Cibolo Charter to requiring that a proposed or
referred ordinance or resolution be published once in a newspaper, rather than twice and include
the requirement that it be posted on the city's website for ten (10) days.
MEASURE T SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION T
FOR/AGAINST An Amendment to the City of Cibolo Charter authorizing the City Council
to amend or change the budget to reduce unnecessary expenses.
MEASURE U SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION U
FOR/AGAINST An Amendment to the City of Cibolo Charter requiring the City Council to
adopt appropriate policies and procedures for each respective board, commission and committee,
established by the City and ensure that ample opportunity for training is provided to include
reasonable budget allocations for training expenses.
MEASURE V SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION V
FOR/AGAINST An Amendment to the City of Cibolo Charter to provide for gender neutral
pronouns.
SECTION FOUR. This ordinance shall be effective on passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of August, 2025.
ATTEST;_-,
Peggy Cimics, TRMC, City Secretary
APPROVED:
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