Denton officials say state law won't let them enact a voter-approved ordinance aimed at stopping minor marijuana arrests. Supporters of the ordinance say otherwise.
About 29% of voters in Denton opposed Proposition B, which would decriminalize low-level marijuana possession in the city.they didn’t plan to fully enforce an ordinance voters passed on Nov. 8 that would essentially decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, they got a memo from one of the principal groups pushing for measures like these across the state.
In a memo to the Denton mayor and City Council, the group said it was concerned that the city appears to be ready to “disregard the electoral outcome and usurp the policy-making authority of city voters.” The group encouraged residents to turn out to the canvassing meeting at Denton City Hall Tuesday morning to speak in favor of the ordinance.
“The division of authority is perfectly clear: the city council creates policy and the city manager is required to execute it,” Siegel wrote. “When the people of Denton adopt policy via a citizen initiative, they stand in the place of the council and exercise the policy-making authority of the city. The city manager must thus execute voter-initiated ordinances.”
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