EXHIBIT A-4 ORDINANCE NO. 28314-02-2026 perform the duties of the office. An ordinance ordering a special election by the qualified voters of the city of Fort Worth, Texas, on May 2, 2026, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said city, for adoption or rejection, proposed CHAPTER XXVIII: DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AUDIT amendments to the existing charter of the city of Fort Worth and ordaining related matters. § 3 TERM, REMOVAL, ABSENCE OR DISABILITY OF CITY INTERNAL AUDITOR. SPECIAL ELECTION ORDERED The city internal auditor shall not be appointed for a definite fixed time but shall be removable at the will In compliance with the Charter of the City of Fort Worth and in accordance with the Constitution and laws and pleasure of the City Council by a vote of not less than a majority of the entire council. If removed after of the State of Texas, and more particularly Chapter 9 of the Texas Local Government Code relating to the serving six (6) months, the city internal auditor may demand written charges and the right to be heard thereon amendment of city charters by home rule cities having more than five thousand (5,000) inhabitants, the City at a public meeting of the City Council prior to the date on which the city internal auditor’s final removal Council hereby orders that a special election, hereinafter “election,” be held on Saturday, May 2, 2026, for shall take effect, but pending such hearing the City Council may suspend the city internal auditor from office. the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Fort Worth, for adoption or rejection, the The action of the City Council in suspending or removing the city internal auditor shall be final. In case of proposed amendments as shown in detail in Exhibit “A” to the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth. the absence or disability of the city internal auditor, the City Council may designate some qualified person to PROPOSITIONS TO BE ON BALLOTS perform the duties of the office. The official ballots to be used in said election shall be prepared in accordance with Sections 52.072 and 52.073 of the Election Code of the State of Texas, and shall include thereon the following propositions to be Amendment Number 4 (Proposition J). expressed substantially as follows: CHAPTER X: THE BUDGET AND FINANCIAL PROCEDURE RELATING THERETO CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS § 2 ANNUAL BUDGET. Place an ‘X’ in the square beside the statement indicating the way you wish to vote. Public hearings on the manager’s proposed budget shall be held and notice of such hearings shall be provided in accordance with applicable state law; however, no less than one (1) public hearing shall be held on the FORT WORTH PROPOSITION G budget following notice of such hearing. The budget shall not be adopted at the same meeting as the public Shall Section 3 of Chapter III of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to provide that, effective October hearing. The annual appropriations ordinance providing funding for the proposed budget, along with a cor- 1, 2026, the Mayor’s annual pay shall be sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) and that the other City Council responding ad valorem tax levy ordinance shall be considered by the City Council at the same meeting the Members’ annual pay shall be fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)? City Council considers approving the budget. Upon approval of the budget, the caption of the appropriations ordinance shall be published once, and the caption and penalty of the ad valorem tax levy ordinance shall be FORT WORTH PROPOSITION H published twice in the City’s official newspaper. The final approved budget and the full text of each ordinance Shall Section 3 of Chapter V of the Fort Worth City Charter be revised to remove non-binding charge and shall be posted on the city’s website and filed in the city secretary’s office and made available for public hearing requirements that are inconsistent with the City Manager’s personnel responsibilities? inspection. The budget will become effective upon approval by City Council. The appropriations ordinance and ad valorem tax levy ordinance shall become effective upon publication in accordance with this section. FORT WORTH PROPOSITION I Shall Section 1 of Chapter V, Section 4 of Chapter VI, and Section 3 of Chapter XXVIII of the Fort Worth Amendment Number 5 (Proposition K). City Charter be revised to remove redundant charge and hearing requirements? CHAPTER XXVI: FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES § 6 COUNCIL TO PASS ORDINANCE REQUIRING ALL PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS TO FORT WORTH PROPOSITION J FILE ANNUAL REPORT. Shall Section 2 of Chapter X of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to allow for the budget to be adopted at the same meeting as a budget hearing as allowed under state law? It shall be the duty of the City Council to pass an ordinance requiring all public service corporations oper- ating within the corporate limits of the city to file a sworn annual report of the receipts from the operation of FORT WORTH PROPOSITION K the said business for the current year, how expended, how much therefor for betterments or improvements, the rate of tolls or charges for services rendered to the public, and any other facts or information that the council Shall Section 6 of Chapter XXVI of the Fort Worth City Charter be deleted, removing a requirement of may deem pertinent for its use in intelligently passing upon any questions that may arise between the city and public service corporations to submit an annual report to the city, since that information is readily available the said public service corporations; said reports to be filed with the city secretary, and preserved for the use from the state and via the internet? of the City Council. FORT WORTH PROPOSITION L Amendment Number 6 (Proposition L). Shall Section 4 of Chapter XXVI of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to CHAPTER XXVI: FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES allow each grant of privilege for use of city streets to be approved without an § 4 FRANCHISES AND PRIVILEGES; DEFINITION OF AS APPLIED TO PUBLIC STREETS AND ordinance being required? HIGHWAYS; POWER OF COUNCIL TO REGULATE. FORT WORTH PROPOSITION M The right to use the public streets, highways, alleys and thoroughfares of this city, which necessitates the Shall Section 1 of Chapter VIII of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to digging up, or displacement thereof, for the installation of equipment, appliances or appurtenances, either on, allow greater flexibility in creating, abolishing, and reorganizing city departments above or below the surface of the same, to make the intended use thereof practicable, shall be deemed and by eliminating the requirement for ordinances to be adopted? considered a “franchise,” granting of which shall be governed and controlled in the manner herein provided. FORT WORTH PROPOSITION N The use of the said public streets, highways, alleys and thoroughfares of this city, which does not require the digging up or similar interference with said streets, alleys or highways for the installation of equipment, Shall Section 4 of Chapter III of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to appliances or appurtenances, to make the intended use possible, shall be treated and considered as a “priv- eliminate a conflict with state law in regard to the timelines of special elections to ilege,” subject to the control and disposition of the City Council, and such privilege over and upon the said fill vacancies? public streets, alleys, highways and thoroughfares of the city shall not be granted to any person or corporation excepting when public necessity and convenience may require such use and when given by ordinance passed FORT WORTH PROPOSITION O by a two-thirds vote of the City Council. Shall Section 7 of Chapter X of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to clar- ify that appropriately detailed documentation must support payment of a claim, Amendment Number 7 (Proposition M). regardless of whether that documentation is considered a “purchase order”? CHAPTER VIII: ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS TO BE CONTROLLED AND ADMINISTERED BALLOT BY THE CITY MANAGER The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth shall ensure that ballots are prepared to be used in said election, § 1 NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS TO BE CONTROLLED AND ADMINISTERED on which ballots shall be printed the propositions to be voted on in the election. The ballots shall be printed in BY THE CITY MANAGER. English, Spanish, and Vietnamese for use in said election. Each proposed charter amendment in Exhibit “A” There is hereby created and placed under control of the city manager six (6) administrative departments of shall be separate and distinct so that voters shall pass upon each one separately and apart from another and so the city government as follows: that each voter may voter “For” or “Against” on each said amendment. (1) Department of finance; EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENTS (2) Department of police; The proposed amendments in Exhibit “A,” if approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting upon said (3) Fire department; amendments, shall become a part of the City Charter of the City of Fort Worth as soon as an official order has (4) Department of public works; been entered on the Council Minutes of said City by the City Council thereof, declaring the same adopted. (5) Department of public health; VOTING SYSTEM AND JOINT ELECTION (6) Water works department. An electronic voting system, as defined in Chapter 121 of the Texas Election Code, shall be used for voting at the regular polling places for said election and for counting the ballots and the tabulation of the results. The City Council or City Manager shall have power to establish by ordinance such other departments, di- The conduct of the election and the use of the electronic voting system shall be in accordance with the Texas visions and offices as it deems necessary for the efficient operation of the municipal government. The City Election Code. Council or City Manager may discontinue any department or office established by ordinance and may pre- The election shall be held as a Joint Election pursuant to a Joint Election Agreements and Contracts for Elec- scribe, combine, consolidate, distribute or abolish the functions and duties of departments, divisions or offic- tion Services by and between the City of Fort Worth and the Tarrant County Elections Administrator; the City es. No administrative department, division or office created by ordinance, and no consolidation as hereinbe- of Fort Worth and the Denton County Elections Administrator; the City of Fort Worth and the Parker County fore provided shall be established or discontinued until the recommendation of the city manager thereon shall Elections Administrator; the City of Fort Worth and the Wise County Elections Administrator; and other have first been heard by the council. political subdivisions located in those counties. Pursuant to the above-mentioned Joint Election Agreements, The directors of the departments appointed by the city manager shall be immediately responsible to the city the Tarrant County Elections Administrator shall serve as the Elections Administrator for the election held manager for the administration of their departments, including the preparation of reports and recommenda- in Tarrant County, the Denton County Elections Administrator shall serve as the Elections Administrator for tions concerning their departments as required by the city manager. the election held in Denton County, the Parker County Elections Administrator shall serve as the Elections Administrator for the election held in Parker County, and the Wise County Elections Administrator shall serve Amendment Number 8 (Proposition N). as the Elections Administrator for the election held in Wise County. Presiding Election Judges and Alternate CHAPTER III: THE CITY COUNCIL Presiding Election Judges appointed to serve at said polling places listed in the Joint Election Agreements § 4 VACANCIES IN THE CITY COUNCIL; HOW FILLED. shall be those election officials furnished by the Elections Administrators selected pursuant to the terms of the Joint Election Agreements. An Early Voting Ballot Board is hereby created pursuant to Section 87.001 of the Vacancies in the City Council shall be filled by special elections from the districts whose places have been Texas Election Code. The Early Voting Ballot Board shall be made up of members appointed in the manner vacated. Vacancies in the office of mayor shall be filled under the provisions applicable to other council stated in the Joint Election Agreements, and the Presiding Judges and the Alternate Presiding Judges of the members except that the district of the mayor shall be the city as a whole. These special elections shall be Early Voting Ballot Boards shall be the elections officials listed in the Joint Election Agreements. held on the first available election date specified in the Texas Election Code unless the council shall request, STATEMENT OF FISCAL IMPACT and receive, permission from the governor to call an emergency special election. If vacancies should occur Pursuant to Section 9.004(c)(2) of the Texas Local Government Code, (requiring a statement of the antici- within thirty (30) days of the special election date after the time for ordering a special election on the next pated fiscal impact to the City if the proposed amendments are approved), the City asserts it is difficult to election date specified in the Texas Election Code, the council may set the election for the next date following accurately account for the fiscal impact of the proposed amendments in light of the particular unknown effect the impending special election date or it may request permission for an emergency special election from the upon the actual operation of the City government if the proposed amendments are approved. With that gen- governor. eral statement in mind, an overall analysis indicates that (i) there should be no immediate fiscal impact upon In the event any candidate for a vacancy fails to receive a majority of all votes cast for all the candidates for the probable economic cost to the City if any of Propositions H through O is approved and implemented and such vacancy at such special election, the mayor shall on the first day following the completion of the official (ii) the immediate fiscal impact upon the probable economic cost to the City if Proposition G is approved and count of the ballots cast at said special election issue a call for a run-off election pursuant to Chapter IV, sec- implement would be approximately two hundred eight-five thousand seventy-five dollars ($285,075.00) per tion 2, to be held in accordance with the Texas Election Code to determine who shall be elected. Such new fiscal year beginning in Fiscal Year 2027 for the increase in compensation for Mayor and Council Members. council members, when duly qualified and elected, shall serve for the unexpired period of the terms of the PUBLICATION council members whose offices are being filled. However, no such elections shall be held where said vacancy Notice of said election shall be given by publishing a Notice of Election, in English, Spanish, and Vietnam- shall occur within a period of less than ninety (90) days after the deadline for ordering a special election to ese, at least once, not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 10th day before election day in a newspaper fill a vacancy on the election date immediately prior to the a general election date as specified in Chapter IV, published in said City. A copy of the Notice of Election, in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese shall be posted section 2. When a vacancy shall occur less than ninety (90) days after the last possible date to order an election on the City’s board used for posting notices of the meeting of the Fort Worth City Council not later than the to be held on the last possible election date prior to the general election as specified in Chapter IV, section 2, a 21st day before election day. majority of the remaining council members may appoint a qualified person from the district whose place has NOTICE been vacated to serve the unexpired term. The way and manner of holding said election, the notice to be given therefor, the polling places, the personnel Should a vacancy occur in the office of mayor, the mayor pro tem shall serve until a special election shall and the officers who are to hold same, and all details connected with the holding of the election shall be pro- be called under the rules pertaining to filling vacancies among the other councilmembers. If members of the vided for and arranged by the City Secretary. The proper notice and publication of this notice, proclamation, City Council seek the office of mayor in such a special election, they shall first resign from the City Council, call and ordinance shall be only cumulative of and in addition to the statutory notice of said election as herein and special elections, simultaneous to the mayoral election, shall be held in their districts under the terms provided. Any omission or irregularity in this notice or in the publication or posting of this notice, procla- specified above. mation, call and ordinance, or in the signing of same, shall not in any way affect or invalidate such election. EXHIBIT “A” OF CHARTER ELECTION ORDINANCE Amendment Number 9 (Proposition O). A special election will be held on May 2, 2026, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of allowing voters CHAPTER X: THE BUDGET AND FINANCIAL PROCEDURE RELATING THERETO to determine whether to amend the Fort Worth City Charter. Persons interested in voting on these issues may § 7 PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION. contact the Fort Worth City Secretary’s Office for information about polling places and other information No claim against the city shall be paid, unless it is evidenced by a purchase order appropriate written docu- pertaining to the election or may visit the City’s website at www.fortworthtexas.gov. mentation approved by the head of the department or office for which the indebtedness was incurred; and each director or officer and his surety shall be liable to the city for all loss or damage sustained by the city by reason If the proposed Propositions are adopted by the qualified voters of the City of Fort Worth, the following of his negligent or corrupt approval of any such claim. The controller of accounts shall examine all payrolls, Charter provisions will be amended by adding the underscored words and deleting those struck through. The bills and other claims and demands against the city, and shall issue no warrant for payment unless he finds that bracketed italicized language indicates where another proposed Proposition will amend the Charter language the claim is in proper form, correctly computed and duly approved; that it is justly and legally due and pay- within that section if passed. The proposed amendments will read in their entirety as follows: able; that an appropriation has been made therefor which has not been exhausted, or that the payment has been otherwise legally authorized; and that there is money in the city treasury to make payment. He may investigate PROPOSED AMENDMENTS any claim and for that purpose may summon before him any officer, agent or person, and examine him upon Amendment Number 1 (Proposition G). oath or affirmation relative thereto, which oath or affirmation he may administer. If the controller of accounts CHAPTER III: THE CITY COUNCIL issues a warrant on the treasury authorizing payment of any item for which no appropriation has been made, §3 COMPENSATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. or for the payment of which there is not a sufficient balance in the proper appropriation, or which is otherwise Commencing on October 1, 2006 2026, each member of the City Council, except the mayor, shall receive as contrary to law or ordinance, he and his sureties shall be individually liable to the city for the amount thereof. compensation annual pay for such member’s services as an elected official, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) per annum fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and the mayor shall receive as compensation ANEXO A-3 ORDENANZA N.º 28313-02-2026 annual pay for the mayor’s service as an elected official, the sum of twenty-nine thousand dollars ($29,000.00) Una ordenanza que ordena una elección por los votantes calificados de la ciudad de fort worth, texas, el 2 per annum sixty thousand dollars ($60,000). In addition to the above, all necessary expenses incurred by the de mayo de 2026, sobre la cuestión de la emisión de valores públicos respaldados por impuestos ad valorem City Council in performance of their official duties shall be paid by the city. Nothing herein shall prohibit a para el programa de deuda de obligación general de 2026 council member from waiving the right to all or any part of such compensation pay or payment of expenses. EL AYUNTAMIENTO DE LA CIUDAD DE FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ORDENA LO SIGUIENTE: Amendment Number 2 (Proposition H) ORDEN DE REALIZAR UNA ELECCIÓN CHAPTER V: THE CITY MANAGER §3. [SAME-PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF CITY AFFAIRS; APPOINTMENT, REMOVAL OF Por el presente, el Ayuntamiento ordena que se lleve a cabo una elección el sábado 2 de mayo de 2026. Por DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES; ADHERENCE TO CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS]. el presente, el Ayuntamiento considera que la fecha en la que se llevará a cabo dicha elección deberá ser no menos de setenta y ocho (78) días después ni más de noventa (90) días después de la fecha de promulgación The city manager shall be responsible to the council for the proper administration of all the city affairs placed de esta Ordenanza. in his hands, and shall to that end appoint and employ all directors of departments and other employees not PROPUESTAS otherwise provided for in this Charter or by ordinance. Appointments made by him shall be on the basis of En esa elección, se presentarán las propuestas siguientes de acuerdo con la ley: executive and administrative experience and ability and of training, fitness and efficiency of such appointees PROPUESTA A DE FORT WORTH in the work which they are to administer. All such directors of departments shall be immediately responsible ¿Debe autorizarse al Ayuntamiento de la ciudad de Fort Worth a emitir valores públicos de dicha ciudad to the city manager and may be removed by him at any time. In case of removal after six (6) months’ service, según lo autorizado por la ley en el momento de la emisión, en una o más series de emisiones, por un monto if the director removed so demands, a written statement shall be made by the city manager of the reason of his principal total de $511,480,700, con los vencimientos de dichos valores públicos de cada serie o emisión, removal, and the director shall, if he so demands, be given a public hearing by the council before the order of respectivamente, en las fechas especificadas en los instrumentos emisores, fechas que no podrán exceder removal is made final. The statement of the manager and any written reply of the director thereto shall be filed cuarenta años desde la fecha de dicha emisión, para venderse a los precios y devengar intereses a las tasas que as a public record in the office of the secretary of the council. determine el Ayuntamiento, para los siguientes propósitos relativos a infraestructura vial y de movilidad: con- In filling positions coming within the classified service list, he shall do so according to the rules and regula- struir mejoras permanentes en calles y drenajes; reconstruir, rehabilitar, reestructurar y extender calles, vías tions that may be adopted by the civil service board, if such are available. He shall have the right to discharge públicas, intersecciones, calles de parques y estacionamientos, aceras, puentes, vías peatonales, bicisendas, any of the subordinate employees of his departments in accordance with the provisions of the civil service paisajes urbanos, colectoras, señalización, cartelería, otros controles de tráfico y señales, alumbrado público sections of this Charter. y mejoras medianas, y la adquisición de tierras para las mismas en dicha ciudad; y mejoras relacionadas con todo lo anterior; o contribuir al financiamiento de todo lo anterior, y debe autorizarse a dicho Ayuntamiento Amendment Number 3 (Proposition I). a imponer y hacer que se evalúen y cobren impuestos ad valorem anuales en un monto suficiente para pagar CHAPTER V: THE CITY MANAGER los intereses anuales de dichos valores públicos y proveer un fondo de amortización para pagar dichos valores § 1 [APPOINTMENT; QUALIFICATIONS; REMOVAL; ABSENCE OR DISABILITY; COMPENSA- públicos al vencimiento? TION; RESIDENCY]. PROPUESTA B DE FORT WORTH The council shall appoint the city manager, who shall be the chief administrative and executive officer of the ¿Debe autorizarse al Ayuntamiento de la ciudad de Fort Worth a emitir valores públicos de dicha ciudad, city. He shall be chosen solely upon the basis of his executive and administrative training, experience, and según lo autorizado por la ley vigente al momento de la emisión, en una o más series o emisiones, por un ability, and without regard to political consideration. Qualifications being equal, preference shall be given in monto principal total agregado de $185,140,000, cuyos valores públicos de cada serie o emisión vencerán, the selection of a resident citizen of Fort Worth for this position. No member of the council shall be chosen respectivamente, en la fecha o fechas especificadas en los instrumentos de emisión, sin que ninguna de dichas as city manager. The city manager shall not be appointed for a definite fixed time, but shall be removable at fechas exceda cuarenta años a partir de la fecha de emisión, y a venderse a los precios y devengar intereses a the will and pleasure of the council, by a vote of the majority of the entire council. If removed after serving las tasas que determine el Ayuntamiento, para los siguientes fines relacionados con parques, recreación y es- six (6) months, he may demand written charges and the right to be heard thereon at a public meeting of the pacios abiertos en dicha ciudad, a saber: adquirir terrenos o servidumbres permanentes para fines de parques, council prior to the date on which his final removal shall take effect; but pending such hearing the council recreación o espacios abiertos; planificar, diseñar, realizar trabajos de preparación del sitio, construir e instalar may suspend him from office. The action of the council in suspending or removing the city manager shall mejoras e instalaciones para parques, recreación y centros comunitarios, así como para áreas naturales y ter- be final. In case of the absence or disability of the city manager, the council may designate some qualified renos y mejoras de espacios abiertos; ampliar las instalaciones y terrenos existentes de parques, recreación y person to perform the duties of the office. The city manager shall receive such compensation as may be fixed centros comunitarios, así como las áreas naturales y terrenos de espacios abiertos; construir instalaciones nue- by the council prior to the appointment. During this term of office, the city manager shall be a resident citizen vas o de reemplazo; renovar instalaciones existentes; ampliar otras instalaciones similares; construir, renovar within the City of Fort Worth. o ampliar áreas de juegos infantiles, vialidades, estacionamientos, sistemas de drenaje u otra infraestructura de apoyo en o integrada a instalaciones de parques, recreación y centros comunitarios o a áreas naturales y CHAPTER VI: THE CITY ATTORNEY terrenos de espacios abiertos; y realizar mejoras relacionadas con todo lo anterior; o contribuir al financia- § 4 [TERM, REMOVAL, ABSENCE OR DISABILITY OF CITY ATTORNEY]. miento de cualquiera o todos los anteriores; y deberá autorizarse a dicho Ayuntamiento a imponer, determinar The city attorney shall not be appointed for a definite fixed time, but shall be removable at the will and plea- y recaudar impuestos ad valorem anuales en una cantidad suficiente para pagar los intereses anuales de dichos sure of the council by a vote of not less than a majority of the entire council. If removed after serving six (6) valores públicos y establecer un fondo de amortización para pagar dichos valores públicos a su vencimiento? months, he may demand written charges and the right to be heard thereon at a public meeting of the council prior to the date on which his final removal shall take effect; but pending such hearing the council may sus- pend him from office. The action of the council in suspending or removing the city attorney shall be final. In case of the absence or disability of the city attorney, the council may designate some qualified person to