Killeen is facing a decided lack of experience on its city council.
Unless a recount of the District 4 votes from the May 1 election overturns those results, three new members will take their seats on the council dais in the coming week.
Itâs a significant shift, especially since voters put three other first-timers into office in the COVID-delayed November election â leaving the new council with just one member who has more than six months of experience in elected office.
Only Debbie Nash-King, who was reelected to a third consecutive term on May 1, can be considered a veteran at this point. Unofficially, two-term incumbent Steve Harris lost by two votes to Michael Boyd in his reelection bid, but late Thursday he filed a formal petition for a recount. If Boyd prevails, the council will have novices filling the District 1, 2 and 4 seats.