Mayor wants to see the rejected amendment back on the ballot before the next election
Gomez
'Two of three ain't bad' is how Century Mayor Louis Gomez, Jr., describes the results of Tuesday's election in Century with two of the three amendments to the town's charter passing and one failing.
Voters rejected amendment No. 2 321 to 196 that would have given the mayor more power to hire and fire employees.
Amendment No. 1, which gives the mayor the ability to spend more than $199 without council approval and eliminates the need for at least three bids over that amount, passed on a 299 to 218 with the council to set the spending limit for the mayor.
Ordinance No. 3 on the ballot, which wil...
