Fort Worth Voters Agree to All Bond Propositions

Fort Worth voters agreed to approve all six bond propositions on the ballot Saturday. Here's what that means.

The city published a blog post summarizing the results on Monday. According to the post, voters approved six propositions that will fund capital projects such as roads, parks, libraries, and public facilities. The city hosts these elections every four years.

The bond propositions included:

• Proposition A: Streets and Mobility Infrastructure: $511,480,700
• Proposition B: Park, Recreation and Open Space Acquisitions and Improvements: $185,140,000
• Proposition C: Public Library Improvements: $14,586,000
• Proposition D: Affordable Housing: $10,000,000
• Proposition E: Police, Fire and Emergency Communications Facilities: $63,919,300
• Proposition F: Animal Care and Shelter Improvements: $59,874,000

Additionally, District 10 voters weighed in on a special election to fill a vacancy created by Council Member Alan Blaylock's resignation. Chris Jamieson defeated Alicia Ortiz 51.045 to 48.96%.

Voters also considered nine amendments to the Fort Worth city charter. The propositions included:

• Proposition G: Increasing the mayor’s pay from $29,000 to $60,000 annually and other councilmembers' pay from $25,000 to $50,000 annually.
• Proposition H: Removing non-binding charge and hearing requirements that are inconsistent with both the city manager’s personnel responsibilities and the City Council's authority.
• Proposition I: Eliminating redundant charge and hearing requirements.
• Proposition J: Allowing the City budget to be adopted at the same meeting as a budget hearing as allowed under state law.
• Proposition K: Removing a requirement for public service corporations to submit an annual report to the City since that information is readily available from the state and via the internet.
• Proposition L: Allowing a grant of privilege for use of the surface of City streets to be approved without a separate ordinance for each grant of privilege being required.
• Proposition M: Allowing greater flexibility in creating, abolishing and reorganizing City departments without an ordinance being required.
• Proposition N: Eliminating a conflict with state law regarding timelines of special elections to fill vacancies.
• Proposition O: Clarifying that claims can be paid based on appropriately detailed documentation other than just a “purchase order.”

Propositions G, I, J, N, and O passed.

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker said, "Fort Worth residents have the final say in any city bond and charter election, and I'm grateful to those who turned out to vote in this one."

She continued, "With their support, we look forward to making improvements to streets and infrastructure, parks, recreation and open space, libraries, affordable housing, police and fire facilities, and animal care and shelter, while providing an even higher quality of life in Fort Worth."