Alamo voters approved two propositions on the ballot Tuesday limiting terms in office for elected officials, and adding administrative language to the fire chief position.
Proposition A was approved with 2,677 votes, or 78.16% of the total votes, in favor of the measure. There were 748 votes against the proposition, or 21.84% of the total votes.
The proposition amended the qualification of mayor and commissioners by adding a second paragraph to a governing body article in Section 3 of the city’s bylaws.
The new amendment states that any individual who has served in office as mayor, commissioner, or municipal court judge for three successive terms will be unqualified to run for office.
“The term limit provisions shall become effective on the first opposed or unopposed election of the respective office after the enactment of this amendment,” the proposition stated.
The other proposition approved by voters Tuesday amended sentences 3 through 6 in the administrative service article of Section 4.
They will be replaced with the following, “The Fire Chief shall be the chief administrative officer of the Fire Department who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the full board of commissioners and shall serve at the pleasure of the board of commissioners and may be removed with or without cause by a majority vote of the full board of commissioners.”
Voters approved that proposition with a total of 2,405 votes, or 71.20% of the total votes, in favor of the proposition. The proposition received 973 votes against the proposition, or 28.80% of the total votes.
