HB515 Summary

• Modifies council president and president pro tem election timing to occur at first meeting after the act's effective date and then in November of subsequent years every two years, with terms ending after the next biennial election.

• Requires city council to obtain written mayoral approval before creating, changing, abolishing, or assigning additional duties to city offices, departments, or agencies.

• Grants mayor authority to appoint and remove members of certain boards, commissions, and authorities, and permits mayor to retain outside counsel when deemed necessary for city interests and when budget-compliant.

• Requires mayoral written approval for new, modified, or deleted budget expenditure items and mayoral recommendation for additional appropriations beyond the original budget.

• Prohibits council members from simultaneously serving on other city boards, commissions, or like bodies except in an ex officio capacity; divides appointment authority for 12 specified municipal entities between council (simple majority) and mayor (remainder).