A citizen effort to recall McKinney’s mayor and three city council members has succeeded.
City officials verified 6,608 recall petition signatures, well over the 5,805 needed to force a recall election under the McKinney City Charter, according to a report dated November 12 and posted to the city’s website on Friday.
That means Mayor Bill Cox and Councilmembers Justin Beller, Geré Feltus, and Ernest Lynch must step down or run to reclaim their positions in May, when the other three council seats are already up for re-election.
The recall effort began after McKinney City Council members gave ministerial approval to property owners’ preliminary plans for a mosque, but organizers later simply cited a “loss of public confidence” in the ability of the council members “to faithfully represent the citizens of the City of McKinney.”
The city secretary will submit the findings of the recall petition review and certify the verified signatures to McKinney City Council members at their regular meeting on November 17.
The four recalled officials were elected in May 2025.
So far, no challengers have announced plans to run against the recalled officials.
The next city election will be held on May 1, 2027.
