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08.10.2026 Charter Review Committee MinutesMINUTES 2026 Charter Review Committee Meeting Prosper Town Hall, Executive Conference Room 250 W. First Street, Prosper, TX Monday, August 10, 2026 1. Welcome & Introductions. The meeting was convened at 6:00 p.m. Committee Members Present: Jeff Hodges, Chair Tod Weber Glen Blanscet Nake Pike Mark Moessner Committee Members Absent: Robert Rodriguez Brad Ross Capri Brixey Curry Vogelsang Staff Members Present: Michelle Lewis Sirianni, Town Secretary Terry Welch, Town Attorney 2.Review and consider the July 9 meeting minutes. Ms. Lewis Sirianni asked if there were any additions and/or revisions to the notes sent out regarding the last meeting. None were made. Committee approved as presented. 3.Review and consider any further recommendations within Articles I through IV. The committee reviewed the following sections from the last meeting with the most notable comments and/or recommended change(s). •Section 3.01(2) Composition – Committee discussed further pros and cons on having an off-year election cycle. If the committee would recommend moving forward with a change, the term cycle would have to be figured out and the earliest year to begin this change would be 2028. Committee will revisit this section when more members are present. •Section 4.01(5)(E) Town Manager – recommended removing ‘and accept’. “Prepare and accept, or designate an appropriate department head or Town employee to prepare and accept, items for inclusion in the official agenda of all Town Council meetings and meetings of all boards and commissions;” •Section 4.03(3) Municipal Court – remove in its entirety: “In the event of failure of any Municipal Judge to perform his or her duties, the Mayor shall act in the Municipal Judge’s place and stead (and in the event of a vacancy, until a Municipal Judge is appointed by the Town Council to fill the vacancy). If the Mayor acts as Municipal Judge, the Mayor shall be compensated at the same salary, if any, as the Municipal Judge for whom the Mayor is acting.” 4. Discuss Articles V through IX of the Charter for any proposed amendments. The committee Articles V through IX with the following most notable comments and/or recommended changes. • Section 5.01(3) Town Elections – Agreed to remove the word ‘resolution’ as a clean up item. “The Town Council may, by resolution, order a special election for purposes consistent with this Charter and laws of the State of Texas. The Town Council will fix the time and places for such a special election, and provide all means for holding same.” • Section 5.02(2)(B & C) Filing for Office – recommended changing the reference to the word from ‘filing date’ to ‘election date’. • Section 5.02(2)(E) Filing for Office – no change due to being a constitutional provision. • Section 5.02(3) Filing for Office – Agreed to keep. • Section 5.04(2) Official Results – Recommend deleting the following sentence “The returns of every municipal election shall be handled in accordance with the Texas Election Code. These returns shall be delivered from the election judges to the person performing the duties of the Town Secretary and the Mayor at Town Hall as soon as possible after the closing of the polls. Election returns, general and special, shall be presented to the Town Council at their next meeting following the election, at which time the Town Council shall canvass and declare the results of the election, which shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.” • Section 5.05(2) Taking of Office – Agreed to add ‘in accordance with state law’. “At such meeting the oath shall be in accordance with the Town Charter state law.” • Section 6.17 Publication of Proposed and Referred Ordinances – agreed to add ‘or in such other form as allowed by the Election Code’. “The person performing the duties of Town Secretary of the Town shall publish or in such form as allowed by the Election Code at least twice in the official newspaper of the Town the proposed or referred ordinance or resolution within fifteen (15) days before the date of the election, and shall give such other notices and do such other things relative to such election as are required by law in municipal elections and by the ordinance or resolution calling said election. • Section 7.08 Contingent Reserve – Agreed to lower from 20% to 17%. • Section 7.18 Audit – Committee agreed a number of years was needed; however, looking for more direction. Town staff provided more information as requested. • Section 8.01(2) Authority, Composition and Procedures – Agreed to remove ‘or its extraterritorial jurisdiction’ – “Individuals who are residents of the Town or its extraterritorial jurisdiction may be appointed….” • Section 9.04(2) The Comprehensive Plan: Procedure and Legal Effect – discussed the possibility of considering removing ‘within 60 days’ – “A copy of the proposed revisions to the Comprehensive Plan shall be forwarded to the Town Manager who shall submit the proposal to the Town Council, together with the Town Manager’s recommendations, if any. The Town Council, after a public hearing, shall adopt or reject such proposed revision or any part thereof as submitted within sixty (60) days following its submission by the Town Manager. If the proposed revisions or part thereof should be rejected by the Town Council, the Town Council may request the Commission to make other modifications and again forward it to the Town Manager for submission to the Town Council.” Committee requested to revisit this item if needed. • Reference to ‘21 days’ as it pertains to verifying petitions within the various elections – The committee members present saw no concern in changing to 30 days. However, one committee member expressed liking the 21 days. Therefore, opted to revisit if needed. 5. Adjourn.