(a) 
The town hereby changes to a home-rule municipality operating under a “council-manager government.”
(b) 
A copy of this ordinance shall be entered upon the minutes of the governing body of the town, and a copy of the same, signed by the mayor and attested by the secretary under the corporate seal, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the town is situated.
(c) 
The official name of the town shall hereafter be known as the “Town of Northlake,” and its governing body shall hereafter be known as the “town council.”
(1999 Code, art. 1.200; Ordinance adopting Code; Ordinance 21-0513D, sec. 4, adopted 5/13/21)
(a) 
Plats and subdivision of land.
The town does hereby extend by ordinance all of its rules and regulations concerning plats and the subdivision of land to all areas encompassed within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the town.
(b) 
Enforcement of ordinances and other regulations.
It is the intent of this section to make any and all ordinances, codes, and regulations allowable by law under the Local Government Code or any other applicable state statute enforceable in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the town, whether or not so stated.
(c) 
Enforcement actions.
Any violation of any provision of such ordinances within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the town shall constitute a violation of such and the town shall have the right to institute an action in the court of appropriate jurisdiction to enjoin the violation of any provision of such ordinance and to seek other relief as to which it may be justly entitled.
(1999 Code, art. 9.200)
(a) 
Definitions.
Other town buildings.
Buildings belonging to the town other than the town hall building.
Town hall.
The building containing the administrative offices of the town located at 1400 F.M. 407.
(b) 
Areas closed to public.
In the town hall and other town buildings, administrative, accounting and computer areas, copy centers, mechanical and utilities operations areas or rooms, archives and records rooms, police department offices and the private offices of town officers and employees are closed to the public.
(c) 
Entering area closed to public.
A person commits an offense if he enters or remains in the town hall or other town buildings during closed hours, or enters a portion of the town hall or other town buildings that is closed to the public. The town administrator or his designee is authorized to place and maintain signs at those areas that are closed to the public. The signs shall state that each area is closed to the public or shall state “town personnel only” or contain a similar statement and be posted so as to afford adequate notice to the public of the restricted status of each area.
(d) 
Other regulations.
In addition to closing and marking certain areas of the town hall and other town buildings off-limits to the public, the town administrator is authorized to promulgate other regulations with regard to activities in town buildings, including the prohibition or limitation of the use of cellular telephones, cameras, audio or video recording devices, radios, loudspeakers or electronic devices, provided such regulations do not interfere with the right to photograph or record public meetings as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act. These activities may be regulated to prevent interference with the transaction of public business and the maintenance of the security of the work environment and protection of personnel from harassment or intimidation and safeguarding of the confidentiality of town documents that do not constitute public information.
(e) 
Rights of public; signage.
No regulations may be made which interfere with the public’s right to request and receive public information as that term is defined and regulated by the Texas Public Information Act. All such regulations promulgated by the town administrator shall be made known to the public by means of appropriate signage in the town hall and other town buildings as determined appropriate by the town administrator.
(f) 
Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section or the regulations promulgated pursuant hereto shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the municipal court of the town, shall be subject to a fine in an amount in accordance with section 1.01.009 of this code for each offense.
(1999 Code, sec. 1.701)