Draft addition to 3.14

[Lynda Aird]

Section 3.14 Voting. Members of the Council present shall vote and have their votes recorded in the minutes upon every action requiring a vote. Only in the event the vote involves a Council Member's conduct or conflict of interest shall that Council Member abstain, and the reasons for the abstention shall be noted in the minutes. A Council member must vote, absent a required abstention, on every action requiring a vote; a failure to vote absent a required abstention shall be a violation of the Rules of Procedure and counted as “Not in favor” of the action voted on. The rules set forth in Section 11.05 shall control conflict-of-interest issues unless a more restrictive provision is established by State law.

 

[Robert Owen]

Thanks Lynda. Please see the proposed language in this thread: https://councilforum.lagovistatexas.gov/threads/article-3-section-3-14-proposed-draft.107/post-415 and image below.

The proposals are very similar except I would not state it's a Violation of the Rules of Procedure. ROP are fluid, subject to change by any council, and subservient to the Charter. Abstaining from voting is and should be a Charter violation, absent one of the two legitimate abstentions, because it is contrary to 3.14.

 

[Robert Owen]

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And use this thread created by Gene on same topic:

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Thread 'Article 3 section 3.14 proposed draft'

Dec 9, 2025

Here is a proposed draft for Art 3 sec 3.14, hopefully I added this correctly

• Gene Harris
• Replies: 4
• Forum: Charter Review Committee

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