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At its July 6 meeting, the San Marcos City Council discussed the second reading of Ordinance 2021-45, an ordinance that requires registration of lobbyists and periodic reporting of contacts made by lobbyists with elected city officials. The council voted at its June 1 meeting to approve the first reading of Ordinance 2021-45, but has now decided to postpone the ordinance from taking effect until Nov. 3, one day after general elections. Councilmember Shane Scott motioned to postpone the ordinance, stating it is too broad and not thorough enough on the instructions regarding who and why s...

Wednesday, July 7, 2021 The San Marcos City Council voted to postpone an ordinance creating new restrictions regarding lobbying. But not before yet another continuous debate regarding the proposed legislation. The ordinance would require lobbyists to register and periodically report contacts they make with elected city officials, board members, commission members and city employees. Councilmember Shane Scott motioned to postpone the ordinance until Nov. 3, 2021, citing concerns that the ordinance is unfair to certain groups and that it isn’t specific enough in its intent.  “It’s too br...

San Marcos residents will soon be able to keep miniature goats in residential zoning districts after an ordinance received city council approval.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Leave out the science. That’s what one San Marcos City Councilmember suggested when discussing the Cape's Dam Complex. During the recent city council meeting Tuesday, councilmember Melissa Derrick said during the approval of an interlocal agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of San Marcos and Hays County — to leave the science out of the discussion. "I would like to strike one of the 'whereas.' Where it says, 'whereas the scientific community has also pointed out that the flow rate and the main channel of the San Marcos River in the Mill Race are important factors ...

After being added to its May 18 agenda, City Council debated if the cite-and-release ordinance should be dismissed and whether or not the ordinance has been the cause of enhanced crime in San Marcos. The council voted to approve the cite-and-release ordinance on March 3, 2020. The ordinance places limitations on law enforcement's ability to arrest civilians for low-level crimes such as possession of fewer than four ounces of marijuana, petty theft, driving with an invalid license, graffiti or any class C misdemeanor other than public intoxication, assault or family violence. Councilmemb...