Mayor and city council recall, San Angelo, Texas (2024)

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San Angelo mayor and city council recall
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Officeholders
Brenda Gunter
Tommy Heibert
Tom Thompson
Harry Thomas
Lucy Gonzales
Karen Hesse Smith
Larry Miller
Recall status
Did not go to a vote
Signature requirement
30% of voters
See also
Recall overview
Political recall efforts, 2024
Recalls in Texas
Texas recall laws
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Mayoral recalls
Recall reports

An effort to recall Mayor Brenda Gunter and City Councilmembers Tommy Hiebert, Tom Thompson, Harry Thomas, Lucy Gonzales, Karen Hesse Smith, and Larry Miller did not go to a vote in San Angelo, Texas, after petitions were not submitted by the deadline to do so.[1][2]

Recall supporters

On the San Angelo Citizens for a Law Abiding City Council Facebook page, recall organizers gave the following allegations as reasons for the recall effort:[3]

“

- Violating the letter and spirit of the City Chartered Council-Manager form of Texas Home Rule City governance (City Charter, Sections 7., 11., 26., 28., and 28A.; and Ordinances Section 1.02.006);
- Violating the letter and spirit of the Single Member District Representation of the Citizens by allowing and endorsing by default unauthorized mayoral latitude into the City Manager’s purview (City Charter, Sections 11., 26., 28., and 28A.; Ordinances: Section 1.02.006);
- Violating the letter and spirit of The Code Of Conduct and Rules Of Procedure During City Council Meetings (Ordinances: 1.02.004 and 1.02.005);
- Violating the letter and spirit of the General Policy Role (of the Council) by not publicly sharing ALL substantive information received from the public on matters under consideration prior to taking action (Ordinance: Section 1.02.006 (c));
- Violating the letter and spirit of the General Policy Role (of the Council) – Council Member and staff participation requirements and limits in various meetings (Ordinance: Section 1.02.006 (d) & (e));
- Violating the letter and spirit of the required and sworn to Ethics Standards (Ordinance: Section 1.02.007);
- Intentional Misconduct as defined under General Conduct (Ordinance: Section 1.02.008 (a)(1-5), (b), and (c));
- Intentional and malicious Harassment (Ordinance: Section 1.02.009 (a));
- Violations of the letter and spirit of Conflict of Interest prohibitions which also requires voting on the merit of every issue without the influence of personal gain or interest (Ordinance: Section 1.02.010 (a), (c), (e), (f), and (g));
- Dereliction of duty to Report, Investigate, and take Disciplinary Action(s) for Violations of the Code of Ethics or Code of Conduct (Ordinance: Section 1.02.015);
- Conspiracy to Subvert the letter and spirit of Term Limits by scheming early resignation(s) with the intent to extend and retain eligibility for re-election beyond the Charter mandated Term Limits. (City Charter: Section 8.); and,
- Willful and Habitual Violation of the letter and spirit of the Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code, Title 5. Open Government; Ethics, Subtitle A. Open Government, Chapter 551. Open Meetings) [4]

”

Former vice chair of the City of San Angelo Development Corporation John Bariou has acted on behalf of the group.[1]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Texas

No specific grounds are required for recall in Texas. The recall of local officials in Texas is governed by local charters. Because of this, recall laws regarding signature requirements and circulation time vary by locality.[5]

Section 48 of the San Angelo City Charter details the requirements for a recall election. According to the charter, a recall petition must be signed "by at least thirty (30) percent of the number voting to fill the office of the incumbent sought to be recalled, in the last regular municipal election to fill that office." Recall organizers have sixty days in which to collect the required number of signatures.[6]

Recall context

See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report

Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.

The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Concho Valley Homepage, "San Angelo citizen group rallies to oust City Council," January 29, 2024
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with San Angelo City Clerk Heather Stastny," May 13, 2024
  3. ↑ Facebook, "San Angelo Citizens for a Law Abiding City Council on January 26, 2024," accessed February 7, 2024
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  5. ↑ San Antonio Express-News, "Unusual ballot features Fredericksburg councilman as recall target and mayoral contender," May 3, 2012
  6. ↑ City of San Angelo, TX, "SECTION 48. - RECALL," accessed February 7, 2024
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