Lewisville voters to decide on 6 propositions in special election Saturday

Lewisville residents will vote on six proposed amendments to the city's charter in Saturday's election.

Among the amendments, voters will decide whether to increase the number of citizens serving on a charter review commission and approve or deny a pay increase for the mayor and councilmembers.

Voters will also decide whether the city manager can appoint, remove and assign duties to the city secretary.

Voters will be asked whether they are "For" or "Against" each proposition.

Lewisville Proposition A

SHOULD THE CHARTER BE AMENDED THROUGHOUT THE CORRECT NON-SUBTANTIVE ERRORS SUCH AS CAPITALIZATIONS, PUNCTUATION AND GRAMMAR, HARMONIZE CONFLICTING SECTIONS, AND ELIMINATE REFERENCES TO POSITION TITLES THAT NO LONGER EXIST?

Lewisville Proposition B

SHOULD THE CHARTER BE AMENDED TO EMLINIATE THE READING OR ORDINANCES AT OPEN MEETINGS ON THREE (3) SEPARATE DAYS, ALLOWING THE PASSAGE OF ORDINANCES AT A SINGLE MEETING WITHOUT THE NEED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY?

Lewisville Proposition C

SHOULD THE CHARTER BE AMENDED TO ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER, INSTEAD OF THE CITY COUNCIL, TO APPOINT, REMOVE, AND ASSIGN DUTIES TO THE CITY SECRETARY?

Lewisville Proposition D

SHOULD THE CHARTER BE AMENDED TO REQUIRE MAYORAL OR COUNCILMEMBER CANDIDATES TO SUBMIT A PETITION SIGNED BY QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE, EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR A CANDIDATE PETITION BY STATE LAW, AND TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A LOYALITY AFFIDAVIT?

Lewisville Proposition E

SHOULD THE CHARTER BE AMENDED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CITIZENS SERVICING ON A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION FROM FIVE (5) TO SEVEN (7)?

Lewisville Proposition F

SHOULD THE CHARTER BE AMENDED TO INCREASE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS FROM $50.00 FOR EACH MEETING TO $400.00 PER MONTH FOR THE MAYOR AND $300.00 PER MONTH FOR EACH COUNCILMEMBER?

Election Day is Saturday, May 3 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.