What should Houston City Council's powers look like? It's a question council members are still trying to answer after more than 80% of Houston voters approved a new rule.
Mayor John Whitmire 's Proposition A Committee met on Tuesday to review Houston City Council agenda items amid backlash on the new power dispersion.Houston City Council's Proposition A Committee held its first meeting on Tuesday.
District J Council Member Edward Pollard did not attend the meeting. Instead, he sent his chief of staff, Paul Young. Young explained that Pollard believes the committee's existence undermines the new power given to the council by voters in November. Efforts to pass Proposition A began in 2019, with the Houston Firefighters Association taking the lead. A bipartisan coalition with groups ranging from the Democratic Socialists of America to conservative think tank, the Urban Reform Institute, helped ensure its passage.Urban Reform Institute President Charles Blain explained that the coalition partly pushed Proposition A because if council members wanted to present something in the past, a special meeting had to be called.
Still, District A Council Member Amy Peck said she would like to amend the rules to ensure an item is automatically sent back to the council after a certain amount of time if a quorum still needs to be reached.
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