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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmendments to City Charter 4/19/1975AMENDMENTS TO CITY CHARTER CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS APRIL 19, 1975 Section 9, Article II amended to read as follows: "Section 9. Meetinq of the Council. The City Council shall hold at least two (2) regular meetings in each month at a time to be fixed by it for such regular meetings, to be designated by ordinance or resolution, which ordinance or resolution shall be published at least one (1) time in the official newspaper of the City. The City Council may hold as many additional meetings during the month as may be necessary for the transaction of the business of the City and its citizens. The Mayor and any member of the City Council remaining absent for three (3) regular, consecutive meetings of the City Council, unless prevented by sickness, without first having obtained leave of absence at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council, shall be deemed to have vacated his office and such vacancy shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of the Charter for the filling of vacancies." Section 11, Article II amended to read as follows: 'Section 11. Procedure to Enact Leqislation. The City Council shall legislate by ordinance and the enacting clause of every ordinance shall be: 'Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Euless.' The City Attorney shall approve all ordinances adopted by the Council as to the'Legality thereof. .Every ordinance enacted by the Council shall be signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem and shall be filed with and recorded by the City Secretary. All ordinances enacted by the Council shall be considered and the descriptive caption of such ordinance read in open meeting of the Council and at two (2) regular Council meetings. All ordinances, unless otherwise provided by law or by the terms of such ordinance, shall take effect immediately upon final con- sideration and the reading of the descriptive caption thereof. The requirement for considering ordinances and reading the descriptive caption thereof at two (2) regular Council meetings may be dispensed with where an ordinance relating to the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety is adopted as an emergency measure by the favorable vote of four (4) or more of the Councilmen and such emergency ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and execution without a second consideration and second reading of the descriptive caption thereof." 1 of 3 Item No. I Council Minutes April 19, 1975 Section 2, Article I amended to read as follows: "Section 2. Form of Government. The municipal government provided by this Charter shall be known as the "Council -Manager" government. Pursuant to its provisions and subject only to the limitations imposed by the State Constitution, by the statutory laws of Texas, and by this Charter, all powers of the City shall be vested in an elective Council, hereinafter referred to as the "Council", which shall enact local legislation, adopt budgets, determine policies, appoint the City Secretary, City Attorney and Judge of the Municipal Court, and the Council shall also appoint the City Manager, who shall execute the law and administer the government of the City." Article VI amended to read as follows: "ARTICLE VI. MUNICIPAL COURT" "Section 1. Municipal Court. There shall be a court known as The Municipal Court of the City of Euless, with such jurisdiction, powers and duties as are given and prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas." "Section 2. Judge of the Municipal Court. The Municipal Court shall be presided over by one (1) or more Magistrates who shall be known as the City Judge or Judges of Euless, Texas, and shall be duly licensed by the State of Texas as an attorney at law. Such Judge or Judges shall be appointed by the Mayor and ap- proved by the Council and shall serve at the pleasure of the Council. Such Judge or Judges shall receive such compensation as may be set by the Council. In the event the City Judge or Judges are unable to act for any reason or in the event of a total vacancy, the Mayor shall act in place of the City Judge or Judges until such vacancy or vacancies shall be filled." "Section 3. Clerk of the Municipal Court. There shall be a Clerk of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed by, and who, shall serve at the pleasure ­,of the Council. The Clerk shall have power to administer oaths and affidavits, make certi- ficates, affix the seal of the court thereto and otherwise perform any and all acts necessary in issuing process of such Court and conducting the business thereof. There shall be such deputy clerks of the Municipal Court as may be authorized and appointed by the Council, who shall have authority to act for and on behalf of the Clerk of the Municipal Court." "Section 4. Procedure in the Municipal Court. All complaints, prosecutions, the service of process, com- mitments of those convicted of offenses, the collection and payment of fines, the attendance and service of witnesses and juries, punishment for contempt, bail and taking of bonds shall be governed by the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas applicable to Municipal Courts." 2or3 , Section 12, Article VII amended to read as follows: "Section 12. Purchase Procedure. "Before any purchases or contracts are made by the City of Euless for supplies, materials or equipment, the City Manager or his authorized agent shall give ample opportunity for competitive bidding under such rules and regulations and with such exceptions, as the City Council may prescribe, or as provided by law." Section 6, Article IX amended to read as follows: "Section 6. Delinquent Taxes. "Taxes shall be deemed and become delinquent if not paid prior to February first of the year following assessment, and such delinquent taxes shall be subject to a penalty at a rate established by the, Counc i 1 . In Addition to the penalty above prescribed, such delinquent taxes shall bear interest at a rate, from date of original delinquency, as established by the Council. In addition to the penalty and interest herein provided for, such delinquent taxpayer shall be subject to the payment of all costs and expenses incurred in the advertisement of such delinquent property and the collection of such taxes through any method provided by this Charter and/or the laws of the State of Texas. Such costs and expenses of collection, penalties and interest shall be an obligation of the taxpayer and be secured by the same lien and collected in the same manner as other taxes." 3 of 3