Title
Consider approval of ballot language for a Proposition to amend the Home Rule Charter of the City of Mesquite, Texas, to be included in the Special Election on May 5, 2018, and determination of the sequential order of said Proposition:
City of Mesquite Proposition ____
Minimum Staffing Level in Police Department
Shall Section 24a of Article III of the Mesquite City Charter be amended to increase the minimum staffing level in the police department from a minimum of one and five tenths (1.5) full-time, sworn police officers per every 1,000 population to a minimum of one and six tenths (1.6)?
Body
A General and Special Election for the purpose of electing Councilmembers for Places 3, 4 and 5 and to consider amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the City of Mesquite, Texas, will be held on May 5, 2018.
City of Mesquite Proposition ____
Minimum Staffing Level in Police Department
Shall Section 24a of Article III of the Mesquite City Charter be amended to increase the minimum staffing level in the police department from a minimum of one and five tenths (1.5) full-time, sworn police officers per every 1,000 population to a minimum of one and six tenths (1.6)?
Recommended/Desired Action
Council is requested to consider approval of the proposed ballot language and designate the sequential order of the proposition on the ballot (A, B, C, etc.).
Drafter
Sonja Land
Head of Department
Sonja Land