(a) The
official designation of the village is changed from “village”
to “city,” and upon the effective date of this section
the village shall be known as the “City of Bee Cave,”
and the governing body, referred to as the “village council,”
shall be known as the “city council.”
(b) The
change in designation from “village” to “city”
shall not affect the municipality's corporate existence or powers.
(c) The
change in designation and title of the governing body from “village
council” or “board of aldermen” to “city council”
shall not affect the governing body's authority or current members
or composition.
(d) Further,
staff shall be authorized to take all necessary steps to revise the
name of “Village of Bee Cave” to “City of Bee Cave”
on the municipal seal, all official and legal documents, and correspondence,
and as may be necessary to effectuate such change.
(e) Throughout
the Code of Ordinances, wherever the term “village” appears
it shall be replaced with the term “city,” wherever the
term “alderman” appears it shall be replaced with the
term “councilmember,” and wherever the term “board
of aldermen” appears it shall be replaced with the term “council.”
(f) Throughout
the Code of Ordinances, wherever the term “village” appears
as a title for administrative officials, staff, and departments, it
shall be replaced with the term “city,” including but
not limited to the words “village manager,” “village
secretary,” “chief of police” or other village officers
or departments, and shall be construed to mean the city manager, city
secretary, chief of police or such other municipal officers or departments,
respectively, of the city. Such change in designation and title of
all administrative officials, staff and departments from the title
of “village” to “city” shall not affect the
authority of the current official or personnel or of the respective
department.
Editor's note-The changes adopted by subsections
(e) and
(f) of this section have been made throughout the Code of Ordinances.
(Ordinance 06-11-14, secs. A-D,
G, H, adopted 11/14/06)
Wherever in the Code of Ordinances the term “city administrator”
may appear, the term “city manager” shall be substituted.
Wherever in the Code of Ordinances a definition of “city administrator”
shall appear, such definition shall be replaced with a definition
of “city manager.” The term “city manager”
shall be defined as “the city manager or his or her designee.”
Editor's note–The changes adopted by this
section have been made throughout the Code of Ordinances.
(Ordinance 197, sec. 2B, adopted 4/8/14)