Burleson Focus
Spring 2019 Edition
Important Dates to Know:
April 4: Last day to register to vote April 22 - 30: Early Voting by personal appearance April 23: Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked)
May 4: Election Day
City Special Election set for May 4 A special election has been called for the city secretary deputy city manager, purpose of amending the city charter. department heads or a deputy department head to contract with, or sell materials, supplies The proposed changes to the City Charter will or services to the city, by revising Section 132? be on the ballot for voters: PROPOSITION D PROPOSITION A Shall the Burleson Home Rule Charter be revised Shall the Burleson Home Rule Charter be to clarify the prohibition of council persons or amended to require that the mayor pro tem shall employees accepting gifts, by revising Section be elected each year by August 31st, and to 133? clarify that in the event of a vacancy in the office of the mayor, the mayor pro tem serves until a PROPOSITION E new mayor is qualified, by revising Section 22(b)? Shall the Burleson Home Rule Charter be amended to revise the nepotism provision to PROPOSITION B include the planning and zoning commission, Shall the Burleson Home Rule Charter be and the zoning board of adjustments and amended to delete the local application provide exceptions consistent with state law, requirements for a place on the ballot for city by revising Section 134? council and thereby allow state application requirements for a place on the ballot to control, PROPOSITION F by revising Subsection 94(a) and deleting Shall the Burleson Home Rule Charter Subsection 94(b)? be amended to make non-substantive grammatical corrections and clarifications PROPOSITION C and to delete redundant or moot provisions by Shall the Burleson Home Rule Charter be revising or deleting Sections 9, 20, 23(c), 25, 26, amended to establish parameters for the 33, 34, 41, 79, 95, 111, 113, 114, 116, and 117? prohibition of the city council, city manager, Additional city election information may be found on the Burleson city website. Voting Times April 22 - April 26: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. April 29 - April 30 1: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.; May 4: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
All voting takes place at Burleson City Hall, 141 W. Renfro