Cedar Park, Texas, is a Home Rule City with a City Charter. The City Charter is like Cedar Park’s Constitution, which establishes rules for how city officials conduct the City's business. The Charter has been amended 5 times in elections since its adoption in 1987. In this election, the City Council asks citizens to vote on 15 amendments to the City Charter. The proposed amendments must be approved by a majority of votes cast for the changes to go into effect.
In June 2025, the City Council appointed 15 persons to the Charter Review Committee to review and recommend changes to the City Charter. In December 2025, the Committee Chairman presented the Committee’s 6 recommended amendments to the City Council. At that same meeting, the City Attorney presented 10 additional proposed amendments. In February 2026, the City Council approved an ordinance to add 15 proposed amendments to the May election ballot. All amendments except Proposition D correct language in the Charter to align with updated State law or City ordinances, or to eliminate duplication or confusion. Proposition D, on the other hand, adds a new requirement on compensating City Council Members and the Mayor.
Shall Section 2.01 and Section 2.02 of the Cedar Park City Charter be combined into a single Section 2.01 and amended to clarify the City of Cedar Park's general authority as a home rule municipality, including the full power of self-government and all of the express and implied powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities in accordance with state law?
This amendment would remove references to outdated law from the City's charter, clarify the City's scope of governing authority as a home rule city, and align the language of the Cedar Park charter with the charters of other home rule cities in the State.
Cedar Park, Texas, is a Home Rule City with a City Charter. The City Charter is like Cedar Park’s Constitution, which establishes rules for how city officials conduct the City's business. The Charter has been amended 5 times in elections since its adoption in 1987. In this election, the City Council asks citizens to vote on 15 amendments to the City Charter. The proposed amendments must be approved by a majority of votes cast for the changes to go into effect.
In June 2025, the City Council appointed 15 persons to the Charter Review Committee to review and recommend changes to the City Charter. In December 2025, the Committee Chairman presented the Committee’s 6 recommended amendments to the City Council. At that same meeting, the City Attorney presented 10 additional proposed amendments. In February 2026, the City Council approved an ordinance to add 15 proposed amendments to the May election ballot. All amendments except Proposition D correct language in the Charter to align with updated State law or City ordinances, or to eliminate duplication or confusion. Proposition D, on the other hand, adds a new requirement on compensating City Council Members and the Mayor.
Shall Section 2.01 and Section 2.02 of the Cedar Park City Charter be combined into a single Section 2.01 and amended to clarify the City of Cedar Park's general authority as a home rule municipality, including the full power of self-government and all of the express and implied powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities in accordance with state law?
This amendment would remove references to outdated law from the City's charter, clarify the City's scope of governing authority as a home rule city, and align the language of the Cedar Park charter with the charters of other home rule cities in the State.
