The Council shall appoint a Judge for the Municipal Court who shall serve at the pleasure of the Council. The Judge shall be a practicing attorney in the State of Texas, a member of the State Bar of Texas in good standing and shall receive such compensation as may be set by the Council. No member of the Council or the Mayor shall act as Judge. The Council may appoint an Alternate Municipal Court Judge who shall act in the place of the Municipal Court Judge when such Judge cannot act. The Alternate Municipal Court Judge shall have the same qualifications as the Municipal Court Judge and shall have the same powers and perform all the duties of said office.
(Ordinance 01-850, sec. 3, adopted 2/27/01)
The City Council shall establish and maintain an Office of the City Secretary that shall keep the minutes of the proceedings of all Council meetings, administer oaths, be the official custodian of the records of the City and perform such other duties and responsibilities as directed by the Council or set forth in this Charter. The City Council shall appoint a City Secretary who shall be the administrative officer of the Office of the City Secretary. The City Secretary shall, in accordance with the personnel policies of the City, appoint and remove the employees of the Office of the City Secretary and shall perform such duties as may be required of the Office of the City Secretary. The term shall be indefinite with removal at the will and pleasure of the Council by vote of a majority of the entire Council.
The Office of the City Secretary shall be under administrative control of the City Council; however, due to the uniqueness of the responsibilities of the Office there shall be open and continuous dialogue between the City Manager and the Office of the City Secretary.
Editor's note–Prior to its reenactment by Ord. 01-850, sec. 3, adopted Feb. 27, 2001, section 4.02 of the charter had been repealed.
(Ordinance 01-850, sec. 3, adopted 2/27/01; Resolution 06-1832, sec. 13, adopted 3/9/06)
The Council shall appoint or retain a qualified and licensed attorney or law firm to represent the City in all legal proceedings. The attorney appointed by the City or provided by the law firm shall have practiced law in the State of Texas for at least two years immediately prior to serving as City Attorney and be a member of the State Bar of Texas in good standing. The City Attorney shall serve at the discretion of the Council and shall receive for his services such compensation as may be fixed by the Council. The City Attorney shall be the legal advisor of, and attorney for, all of the offices and departments of the City and shall represent the City in all litigation and legal proceedings, provided the Council may retain special counsel at any time they deem same appropriate and necessary. The City Attorney shall review and approve as to form and legality all contracts and legal instruments in which the City may have an interest. The City Attorney shall perform other duties prescribed by this Charter, by ordinance or at the direction of the Council.
The Council shall establish and maintain a court, designated as the Municipal Court, for the trial of misdemeanor offenses, with all such powers and duties as are now or may hereafter be prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas relative to municipal courts.
Editor's note–Former section 4.05 pertaining to the clerk of the municipal court and deriving from Ordinance 01-850, sec. 3, adopted 2/27/01, was repealed and deleted in its entirety by Ordinance 2017-1227, prop. 3, adopted 6/13/17.
In addition to the following commissions, boards and committees, the Council may appoint other such citizen groups as it deems necessary and advisable either for a given term or in an ad hoc capacity. These commissions, boards and committees shall serve without compensation.
A. 
Planning and Zoning Commission.
There is hereby established a Planning and Zoning Commission which shall consist of five members, a first alternate member and a second alternate member, who shall be appointed by the Council to two year terms. Not more than three members' terms or one alternate member term shall expire during a year. When a member is absent from a Commission meeting, the alternate member replacement shall have voting privileges. The Commission members shall be qualified voters of the City. If a vacancy should occur in the membership, the Council shall appoint a new member to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. A majority of members shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall elect a chairman. A meeting shall be held as frequently as needed to conduct pending business as scheduled by City Staff or as directed by City Council. The Commission shall keep the minutes of meetings which shall be public record, and copies shall be sent to the Council members. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall
(1) 
propose amendments, extensions or additions to the Master Plan for the physical development of the City, which shall contain the Commission's recommendations for growth, improvement and beautification of the City;
(2) 
recommend to the Council for approval or disapproval of proposed changes in zoning, boundaries and regulations as set forth by ordinance or laws of the State of Texas;
(3) 
notify the Council of recommended approval or disapproval of the planning or subdividing of land, including land for parks as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Board or other related matters within the corporate limits of the City and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction as permitted by law;
(4) 
perform such additional duties and exercise such additional powers as may be prescribed by ordinance not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter.
B. 
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
The City Council shall enact an ordinance establishing a Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and set forth in said ordinance the purpose and duties of said board.
C. 
Board of Adjustment.
There is hereby established a Board of Adjustment of five members, a first alternate member, a second alternate member and a third alternate member, who shall be appointed by the Council to two-year terms. Not more than three members' terms or two alternate members' terms shall expire during a year. When a member is absent from a Board meeting, the alternate member replacement shall have voting privileges. The Board members shall be qualified voters of the City. If a vacancy should occur in the membership, the Council shall appoint a new member to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. Decisions requiring a vote of the Board may only be made with a concurring vote of four or more members.
The Council shall, by ordinance, provide standards and procedures for the Board to hear and determine appeals from administrative decisions and petitions for variances in the case of peculiar and unusual circumstances which would prevent the reasonable use of land and such other matters as may be required by the Council or by law.
D. 
Fiscal Committee.
[Repealed]
(Ordinance 01-850, sec. 3, adopted 2/27/01; Resolution 09-2137, prop. 4, adopted 5/15/09; Ordinance 2017-1227, prop. 4, adopted 6/13/17)