With so many things happening, it can be difficult to follow threads of what is true and what isn't. Doing so allows us to distinguish between factual information and potential ulterior motives behind misleading, or fictional, content.
- Chad is not legally able to be on Council because he announced for Mayor.
- False! He is considered a “holdover” in his current seat until May 3 when the election results come in and we know who won the Place 5 seat.
THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE 16. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 17. SERVICE OF PUBLIC OFFICER PENDING QUALIFICATION OF SUCCESSOR. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, all officers of this State shall continue to perform the duties of their offices until their successors shall be duly qualified.
(b) Following the expiration of a term of an appointive office that is filled by appointment of the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and that is not an office for which the officer receives a salary, the period for which the officer shall continue to perform the duties of office under Subsection (a) of this section ends on the last day of the first regular session of the Legislature that begins after the expiration of the term.
(Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Nov. 7, 2017.)
- Chad is costing the city extra money by running for a different position.
- False! The city already had people on the ballot and adding Chad’s name does not change the costs to the city at all. Verified by the City Secretary. He also did not add any additional costs when he ran for Mayor in 2022, because the city had to already put the election for Mayor on the ballot.
- Chad resigned twice to run for Mayor, why would he do that if his vote doesn’t hold any more power than the Mayor
- The first time that he ran was when he was the “Acting Mayor” of Pilot Point who had just walked the town through a tough time with the arrest of the former mayor. By the way he conducted the meeting, the news outlets came hoping to find a big story, didn’t, and the meeting was calm and productive.
He also ran a meeting that had the potential to be a very vocal meeting when they talked about the Master Thoroughfare Plan and he kept the peace in that meeting and allowed the city to get other business conducted.
He is running this time because unfortunately, under the current leadership, we’ve strayed from these priorities, instead becoming entangled in infighting and personal disputes. The current mayor has frequently taken to social media and other public platforms to speak disparagingly about council members and city employees, fostering division reminiscent of the dysfunction we see in Washington, D.C. His goal as mayor will be to bring unity back to the council and the city by fostering a respectful, collaborative working environment. Rather than engaging in negativity, He will put focus back on initiatives that positively impact our community. As mayor, he’ll be committed to ending the infighting and creating a productive, solutions-oriented atmosphere that benefits all of Pilot Point.
- Chad was part of the Governance Committee that took power away from the Mayor and gave it to the City Manager
- The Governance Committee was called for in the Charter and DOES NOT supersede the Charter. It is like an “Employee Handbook” for the council so they know how things will operate. It is not just for this council, but for all councils in the future so that new members know what is expected of them. Many towns have these same types of documents, and when the council was working on the Pilot Point Governance document, they reviewed many other city documents to see what they did in their governance or rules of procedures documents. No power was taken from the Mayor. They did add that they wanted to use Roberts Rules of Order and recently voted to appoint a Parliamentarian for the council to keep them operating correctly in the Roberts Rules. The reason for Roberts Rules is to keep the meeting moving and to get business done.In 2021, after reading the Charter and being elected to council, Chad started inquiring about how to find “rules and procedures” as called for the in the Charter to help him be more effective as a new councilperson.
- Did the council conduct a secret meeting to reprimand the mayor?
- No, the meeting was scheduled in accordance with state law, 72 hours in advance. It was open to the public, and some attended.
- Why didn’t the council have the meeting on December 20, instead of December 13 when the Mayor had an event already planned?
- The council offered both dates and the mayor indicated that she would not attend any meeting where she was the topic of discussion. So, when the mayor indicated that she would not attend either the 13thor 20th, they chose to move forward on the 13th.
- Britt Lusk was at Chad Major’s home on Election night.
- FALSE! Chad has had 4 Elections where he was opposed, 2 for Mayor (1 election, 1 run-off) 1 for Place 3 and one for Place 5. Britt Lusk was not at his home on ANY of those nights because he makes it a policy to not engage in those events. There were friends and family, no one met or saw Britt at his home.
- The council, except the mayor, along with the City Manager and City Attorney were handed a demand letter from an unknown group of citizens.
- The statements in this letter were not correct. Read the Post Signal article dated 2/20/2025 to learn how the complaints were addressed by the City Manager and City Attorney.
- Chad should have recused himself from a vote on 11/9/24 regarding a piece of property that would benefit drainage for his property.
- False! The property discussed is 4 houses away from Chad’s property, and Chad’s property doesn’t drain onto that property. Water from Chad’s yard would have to flow uphill to then flow downhill to get to that drainage. In fact, several properties around Chad’s property drain onto Chad’s property, and Chad, and the builder, paid for installation of a drainage system on Chad’s property to handle the flooding in his yard, shortly after he moved into his new home.
- Chad didn’t live in Pilot Point when he first ran for council in 2021.
- False! Chad moved into his home in February 2021. When he was asked to run for City Council Place 3, Chad sought legal opinion from the City Attorney as to whether he could run for City Council. He was able to run for council. Interestingly, it is the same approval that our current mayor also had to get in order to run for Mayor in early 2021, because she had just moved back into Pilot Point.