Agenda No. 12.
CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
| City Council Meeting: | August 5, 2025 |
| Department: | City Secretary |
| Subject: | Resolution 25-R-101 – Ordering the November 4, 2025, City of Schertz Special Election with Bexar County and making provision for the conduct of the election; authorizing contracts with the Election Administrator of Bexar County to conduct this Special Election and setting the 1st Public Hearing date for September 2, 2025 and the 2nd Public Hearing date for September 16, 2025. (Mayor/S.Edmondson) |
BACKGROUND
• Texas Local Government Code Sec. 43.0117. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AREA NEAR MILITARY BASE
(a) In this section, "military base" means a presently functioning federally owned or operated military installation or facility.
(b) A municipality may annex for full or limited purposes, under the annexation provisions applicable to that municipality under this chapter, any part of the area located within five miles of the boundary of a military base in which an active training program is conducted. The annexation proposition shall be stated to allow the voters of the area to be annexed to choose between either annexation or providing the municipality with the authority to adopt and enforce an ordinance regulating the land use in the area in the manner recommended by the most recent joint land use study.
Because JBSA Randolph is a functioning military installation within an active training program, Schertz could utilize this provision for additional annexations within the ETJ that are within 5 miles of JBSA Randolph. 2 Background Continued: Texas LGC Sec. 43.0117
(c) A municipality may annex for full purpose under the annexation provisions applicable to that municipality under this chapter, any part of the area located within five miles of the boundary of a military base in which an active training program is conducted. The annexation proposition shall be stated to allow the voters of the area to be annexed to choose between either full-purpose annexation or providing the municipality with the authority to adopt and enforce an ordinance regulating the land use in the area in the manner recommended by the most recent joint land use study.
The election would include a proposition that would fully annex or an Ordinance regulating land use for the properties currently in the ETJ and within 5 miles of JBSA Randolph.
• Only registered voters in the area to be annexed would vote on this proposition, not everyone in the City.
• The option which receives the majority of votes will be the option that will apply to all properties in the subject area.
(a) In this section, "military base" means a presently functioning federally owned or operated military installation or facility.
(b) A municipality may annex for full or limited purposes, under the annexation provisions applicable to that municipality under this chapter, any part of the area located within five miles of the boundary of a military base in which an active training program is conducted. The annexation proposition shall be stated to allow the voters of the area to be annexed to choose between either annexation or providing the municipality with the authority to adopt and enforce an ordinance regulating the land use in the area in the manner recommended by the most recent joint land use study.
Because JBSA Randolph is a functioning military installation within an active training program, Schertz could utilize this provision for additional annexations within the ETJ that are within 5 miles of JBSA Randolph. 2 Background Continued: Texas LGC Sec. 43.0117
(c) A municipality may annex for full purpose under the annexation provisions applicable to that municipality under this chapter, any part of the area located within five miles of the boundary of a military base in which an active training program is conducted. The annexation proposition shall be stated to allow the voters of the area to be annexed to choose between either full-purpose annexation or providing the municipality with the authority to adopt and enforce an ordinance regulating the land use in the area in the manner recommended by the most recent joint land use study.
The election would include a proposition that would fully annex or an Ordinance regulating land use for the properties currently in the ETJ and within 5 miles of JBSA Randolph.
• Only registered voters in the area to be annexed would vote on this proposition, not everyone in the City.
• The option which receives the majority of votes will be the option that will apply to all properties in the subject area.