Texas Local Government Code 146.016 – Election to Repeal Agreement
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(a) Not later than the 45th day after the date a meet and confer agreement is ratified by the governing body of the municipality and the recognized employee association, a petition calling for the repeal of the agreement signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters residing in the municipality may be presented to the person charged with ordering an election under Section 3.004, Election Code.
(b) If a petition is presented under Subsection (a), the governing body of the municipality shall:
(1) repeal the meet and confer agreement; or
(2) certify that it is not repealing the agreement and call an election to determine whether to repeal the agreement.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 146.016
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) An election called under Subsection (b)(2) may be held as part of the next regularly scheduled general election for the municipality or a special election called by the governing body for that purpose. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: “Repeal the meet and confer agreement ratified on _____ (date agreement was ratified) by the __________ (name of the governing body of the municipality) and the _____ (recognized municipal employee association) concerning wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, and other terms of employment.”
(d) If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the repeal of the agreement, the agreement is void.