CHARTER OF THE CITY of BEAUMONT, TEXAS
ADOPTED DECEMBER 6, 1947
As Revised January 25, 1972; August 13, 1983; April 5, 1986;
May 2, 1998; September 16, 2003; May 1, 2021; and November 7, 2023.
PREFACE
This publication of the Charter of the City of Beaumont is made
primarily for the purpose of incorporating significant amendments
to the Charter voted upon by the citizens of Beaumont September 13,
2003. In publishing this revised Charter, we would be remiss were
we to fail to acknowledge, with gratitude, the Beaumont Charter Commission
of 1947 who, by a majority vote, recommended the submission of the
Charter of the City of Beaumont to the citizenry. Those members are:
Chilton O’Brien, T. N. Whitehurst, B. N. Kiker, Bryan
D. Beck, Jr., Ray Coale, H. C. Galloway, W. B. Johnson, Elmer Leach,
Kirby McGown, George W. Morgan, W. D. Norwood, Mrs. Tom Rigsby, W.
N. Scarborough, Ben F. Shipley, J. B. Terrell
The following constituted the Charter Amendment Review Committee
who proposed amendments to this Charter for adoption January 25, 1972:
Anthony G. Brocato Co-Chairman, Dr. Richard Brassard, Jr., Robert
S. Burns, Alvin Daniels, Wm. C. Key, Watt Langham, Marne H. Meynig,
Ed Moore, Chilton O’Brien Co-Chairman, Mrs. Norma Parcel, Pike
Powers, Jr., Mark Steinhagen, Rev. James B. Thompson, Dr. Norman Weed,
Mrs. Ralph Wooster
Grateful acknowledgment is made to the Home Rule Charter Committee
who met to recommend the Charter amendments adopted April 5, 1986.
Members of the Committee were:
James M. Stokes Chairman, Gaylyn Cooper Vice-Chairman, Bill
Cox, Carol Flatten, Lou Ann Peacock, Elmer Ashcraft, Steve Lawrence,
Edward Moore, Mark Steinhagen, Boyd Wells, Gary White, Sid Hodges,
Ernest Browne, Jr., George Hudspeth, Vernice Monroe, Dr. James Lewis
Finally, acknowledgment is made of the many citizens who appeared
before the Committee to make suggestions as to content of the Charter,
and to staff members who assisted the committee in their work.