Index: Willow Park Home Rule
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- Jun 10
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Updated: Jul 2
• Summary: Willow Park Civics is creating and collecting blogs, webpages, image gallery, and other articles about the Home Rule in Willow Park. Willow Park Civics will update this Blog as the project progresses.
• Latest Update: 02 July 2025; posted 11 June 2025
• Tags: #CityServices #Mayor, #HomeRule
• Note: Willow Park Civics is about Willow Park but is NOT associated with or managed by the City of Willow Park.
Index: Willow Park Home Rule
"A home rule city may do anything authorized by its charter that is not specifically prohibited or preempted by the Texas Constitution or state or federal law. A general law city... may only exercise those powers that are specifically granted or implied by statute." Alphabet Soup: Types of Texas Cities, Texas Municipal League
In other words, a Type A City, which Willow Park is, is ruled by State Law. A Home Rule City is ruled by the Citizen's Law.
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• Apply for Willow Park Home Rule Charter Commission: Help Willow Park Citizens control our City. Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 02 July 2025
ALL Citizens of Willow Park need to apply for the Home Rule Charter Commission. Yes, ALL. And even if you are not chosen for the Commission, you need to attend all Charter Commission Meetings or at least pay attention to the new Home Rule Charter, because it gives the Citizens of Willow Park more power to control • how your tax dollars are spent and • how Willow Park will grow residentially and commercially and • how your infrastructure is planned, installed, and paid for.
• Home Rule Commission Information, City of Willow Park Website, posted 30 June 2025, Application for Home Rule Charter Commission.
• 24 June 2025 Council Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 20 June 2025
• Agenda Item 5. The City Council may consider, discuss and or act on approving an application form for residents of Willow Park to express interest in serving on the Home Rule Charter Commission and authorize staff to post the application form on the City website and issue a press release to the Community News regarding the application.
• Exhibits:
• SUPERSEDED: Application for Volunteer Opportunity 6 18 25.pdf (0.34 MB)
• Home Rule Review, by The Community News, 12 June 2025 Online Edition, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 17 June, 2025
"The city council for Willow Park was given an in-depth presentation about home rule cities versus general law cities during their first June meeting... This discussion is a follow-up to the request Mayor Teresa Palmer made in her first speech as mayor... The next steps for this process are to form the charter commission, which can be from 10-15 people, who will then begin holding public meetings to come up with the charter."
• What is a Home Rule City and why does Willow Park want to be one. WPWillow Park Civics Blog, post 11 June 2025
Willow Park is a Type A City, which is ruled by State Law. A Home Rule City is ruled by the Citizen's Law. Mayor Palmer made good on a campaign promise to give control of the City to Willow Park Citizens. Mayor Palmer introduced an agenda item to start the process of replacing the current Typq A Municipal City of Willow Park with a Home Rule City. Details in linked blog.
• Alphabet Soup: Types of Texas Cities, Texas Municipal League
• 10 June 2025 Council Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 06 June 2025 Agenda Item 2. Discussion / Action: Home Rule vs. General Law; Process of City of Willow Park becoming Home Rule including appointing a Charter Committee.
• Background: City Attorney Pat Chesser and Mayor Palmer will lead a discussion on Home Rule Communities vs. General Law Cities and will take questions from the Council and citizens.
• Exhibits: Staff Memo_Home Rule Discussion.pdf
• Announcement from Mayor Palmer - Historic Call For Citizen Participation From Mayor Palmer, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 07 June 2025
"You know how personal it feels when decisions affect you - especially without your voice being heard. That's why we need you at the City Council meeting this Tuesday at 6:00 PM. We're deciding between remaining a Class A City or becoming a Home Rule City — and your input matters more than ever," Mayor Palmer. Details in linked blog.
Information from Aledo on their Home Rule process.
• Agenda, Organizational And Orientation Meeting Of Aledo Home Rule Charter Commission, 01 July 2021
• Agenda, Organizational And Orientation Meeting Of Aledo Home Rule Charter Commission, 17 June 2021
• Agenda, Organizational And Orientation Meeting Of Aledo Home Rule Charter Commission
Aledo Community Center 104 Robinson Court
May 6, 2021 6:00 P.M.
Don R. Edmonds Contultant
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