DALLAS — Voters in McKinney decided against allowing city council members more time in office and raising pay for city council members and the mayor.
About 51% of voters voted against Proposition A, which would have allowed the mayor and city council in the fast-growing Collin County city to serve three consecutive four-year terms as opposed to two consecutive four-year terms beginning in 2025, according to unofficial election results.
Proposition A was the most controversial of the McKinney city charter amendments on the ballot. Tom Michero, a representative of the group Keep McKinney Unique, previously told WFAA Proposition A’s wording was misleading and didn’t clearly state that the amendment would extend term limits from two to three terms, and that it was a self-serving effort by McKinney Mayor George Fuller.
Fuller, though, told WFAA there was no deception and the charter amendment proposal was the result of a majority vote from a 21-person charter review committee and the City Council.
Voters also decided against Proposition B by about 56%, which would have changed the city’s charter to allow for paying newly-elected city council members $750 per month and $1,000 per month for a newly-elected mayor. The mayor and city council receive $50 per city council meeting they attend with the mayor getting an additional $100-per-month stipend, according to the city charter.
Voters supported Proposals C and D 74% and 73% of the vote respectively. Proposition C corrects errors like misspellings, punctuation and grammar in the city charter and Proposition D changes the city charter to delete provisions, practices and policies that the city no longer uses.
