NOVEMBER 5, 2024: SPECIAL ELECTION

The City of Harker Heights will have a Special Election to amend the City Charter on November 5, 2024. This will be a Joint Election with Bell County.

For more information on the November 5th election, visit the Bell County Elections Department website: https://www.bellcountytx.com/departments/elections/

 

Charter Amendment Election Flyer

 

  
CITY OF HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS
CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT
ELECTION DAY: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024
 
Text proposed to be deleted from the existing Charter is shown as a [ strikeout ].
New or additional text in the Charter is shown underlined.
PROPOSITION A
Extension Of City Limits Upon Petition.
 
Shall Section 2.04 of the Charter of the City of Harker Heights be amended to provide that a petition for annexation of property into the city limits shall be filed and considered by the City Council in accordance with state law?
 
Section 2.04 Extension of City Limits Upon Petition.
 
Whenever a majority of the inhabitants, qualified to vote for members of the Texas State Legislature, of any territory adjoining as said territory may be designated by the City Council or in case there are no such qualified voters in said territory, then when persons owning a majority of the land in area in said territory desire the annexation of such territory to Harker Heights, they may present a written petition to that effect to the City Council and shall attach to said petition the affidavit of one or more of their number to the effect that said petition is signed by majority of such qualified voters, or incase there are no such qualified voters said affidavit shall be to the effect that there are no such qualified voters in said territory and that the persons signing said petition own a majority of the land in area in said territory; and thereupon the City Council at regular session held not sooner than twenty days after the presentation of said petition A petition for annexation of property into the city limits of Harker Heights may be filed in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Local Government Code and other applicable state law. Any petition for annexation may be considered and acted upon by the City Council in accordance with state law. The City Council may by ordinance annex such territory into the city limits of Harker Heights, and thenceforth the said territory shall be a part of Harker Heights, and the inhabitants thereof, shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of other citizens and shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions and regulations of said City.
 
Explanation:
 
State law relating to annexations and the procedure for annexations has changed several times since the original adoption of this provision. It may well change again. The amendment will authorize such annexations as are consistent with state law as it may be changed from time to time. It is estimated there would be no financial impact on the City of Harker Heights should Proposition A pass.
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