The municipal government provided by this Charter is the “Council-Manager Government”. Under its provisions, and subject only to the limitations imposed by the State Constitution, the statutes of this State, and by this Charter, all powers of the City are vested in an elective council, referred to as the “City Council.” The City Council may enact local legislation, adopt budgets, determine policies, and appoint the City Manager, who is responsible to the City Council for the execution of the laws and the administration of the City government. All City powers must be exercised in accordance with this Charter, or if the manner is not prescribed in this Charter, then in accordance with City ordinances and state and federal law.
The citizens of the City of Anna, Collin County, Texas, residing within its corporate limits as those limits may exist at any given time, have been constituted and will continue to be a municipal body politic and corporate, in perpetuity, under the name of the “City of Anna” with such powers, privileges, rights, duties, authorities, and immunities, as are provided in this Charter.
(a)
The boundaries of the City may be enlarged and extended by the annexation of additional territory, irrespective of size and configuration, except as restricted by state and federal law.
(b)
The City Council may by ordinance fix the boundary limits of the City and provide for the alteration and extension of said boundary limits, including the annexation of additional territory lying adjacent to the City, in any manner provided by law.
(c)
The City Council may exchange area with other governmental entities.
(d)
When any area is annexed, it is a part of the City and the area will bear taxes levied by the City. The citizens of the area are entitled to the rights and privileges of the other citizens to the extent required by state and federal law, and are bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions, and regulations of the City.
(e)
To the extent permitted by law, the City’s ordinances and resolutions apply both within the City’s corporate boundaries and within its extraterritorial jurisdiction.