Charter Election Proposition H

Shall Section 11.15 “Publicity of records” of the Charter of the Town of Addison, Texas, be deleted because the availability of records to the public is already governed by the Texas Public Information Act?

Impact

Section 11.15 currently states that the Town must follow the Texas Public Information Act and other requirements when making records available to the public. The Texas Public Information Act is a state law that applies to all governmental bodies, including Addison. The Town is required to abide by the state law regardless of any provision of the Charter or other ordinance or policy. This proposition recognizes that this section of the Charter is unnecessary and would remove it. The Town would continue to make records available to the public in accordance with state law as it does today.