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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1950

Page

4

City charter amendments ballot details and guidance

The ballot lists Propositions 1 through 20 with four Spears endorsed revisions in 1 to 4 repudiated by Adrian Spears and Proposition 2 backing a Gus Mauermann plan. Propositions 5 through 17 represent the People’s council manager charter while 18 is the Single Shot charter and 19 and 20 address sewer farm lease and off street parking. Voters are instructed to vote Yes or No on each proposition and follow the relationships described.

Spears Official Charter Revision Committee Adrian Spears Gus Mauermann Commission Mauermann Jack White People's Council-Manager Citizen’s Charter Committee Commission Stinson Field Council

San Antonio Charter Propositions Outline City Hall Reforms

The document lists propositions creating a nine member city council from seven districts with two at large, a city manager, planning and civil service systems, recall elections, corporation court, and a library board. It details salaries, eligibility, and authority for budgeting, franchises, and departmental administration, plus provisions for election timing and boundary reviews.

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Single-Shot charter outlines new city government plan

The Citizens Charter committee promotes Proposition 19 detailing a mayor and six at large councilmen, creation of departments (finance, public works, health, parks, fire, police), a hired city manager with broad personnel power, and budget control. Provisions set terms, pay, appointment powers, and repeal/retention of charter sections with effective dates in 1951.

Citizens Charter Committee Board of Commissioners Jis Department of Finance Department of Public Works Department of Health Department of Parks and Rec Board of Equalization Corporation Court

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