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City of Taylor Proposition E: charter amendment on council powers and agenda items

On the ballot in
City of Taylor
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Shall Section 7.1 of the Charter of the City of Taylor be amended to provide that every City Councilmember, including the Mayor, has the same power and authority as every other Councilmember except where the Mayor is given explicit duties elsewhere in the Charter; that every Councilmember has the right to place any item on the City Council agenda; that an agenda item requested by a Councilmember must be added to the agenda and may not be refused by the City Manager or the Mayor; and that the City Manager and the Mayor have the authority to order the items on the agenda?

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote gives every council member, including the mayor, equal authority except as the charter states, and the right to place items on the agenda that may not be refused.

A “No” vote means

A no vote leaves Section 7.1 unchanged.

Sources

The question and plain English statement are copied word for word from official election materials. The Gist does not take a side on ballot questions.