City of Navasota, TX
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2023-11-27
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Home Rule Charter
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Chapter CHA Home Rule Charter
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Home Rule Charter
- Ch CHA Home Rule Charter
- Ch CHA Art I CORPORATE NAME
- § 1 Corporate Name.
- Ch CHA Art II MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES
- § 1 Boundaries.
- § 2 Extension of Boundaries.
- § 3 Platting property.
- Ch CHA Art III CORPORATE POWERS
- § 1 General.
- § 2 Powers of ordinances.
- § 3 Style of ordinances.
- § 4 Real estate, etc., owned by the city.
- § 5 Acquisition of property.
- § 6 Public property exempt from execution.
- § 7 City funds not subject to garnishment.
- § 8 Liability for damages.
- § 9 City not required to give bond.
- § 10 Right to eminent domain.
- § 11 Street improvements.
- § 12 Zoning.
- § 13 Power to comprise and settle claims and lawsuits.
- § 14 Underground construction.
- § 15 Fires.
- Ch CHA Art IV CITY COUNCIL
- § 1 Governing body.
- § 2 Elective officers.
- § 3 Conduct of elections; election laws control.
- § 4 Official ballot.
- § 5 Plurality.
- § 5A Tie vote.
- § 6 Notice of election.
- § 7 Time of election and staggered terms.
- § 8 Regular term of office.
- § 9 Officers, oath and bond of.
- § 10 Qualifications.
- § 11 Removal.
- § 12 Vacancy.
- § 13 Mayor.
- § 14 Mayor pro-tem.
- § 15 Compensation.
- § 16 Conflict of interest.
- § 17 Legislative body.
- § 18 Meetings of the council.
- § 19 Special meetings of the council.
- § 20 Meetings open to the public.
- § 21 Canvass returns and declare results of elections.
- § 22 Time for qualification and assumption of duties.
- § 23 Council to be judge of election and qualification of its members.
- § 24 Rules of the council.
- § 25 Legislative procedure.
- § 26 City secretary.
- § 27 Ordinances and resolutions, enactment of.
- § 28 Emergency measures, defined.
- § 29 Ordinances, when and how published.
- § 30 [Reserved]
- § 31 Ordinances and resolutions, admissibility as evidence.
- § 32 Contracts for personal services, supplies, etc.
- § 33 Departments may be consolidated, etc.
- § 34 Compensation of appointive officers and employees.
- § 35 Payment of claims.
- § 36 Nepotism.
- Ch CHA Art V CITY MANAGER.
- § 1 Qualification, term, removal, compensation, absence or inability to perform duties.
- § 2 Powers and duties.
- Ch CHA Art VI TAXATION
- § 1 Levy of annual ad valorem tax.
- § 2 Powers of council generally.
- § 3 Compliance with tax code.
- § 4 Occupation taxes.
- Ch CHA Art VII Municipal Court, City Attorney and Other Legal Counse
- § 1 Municipal court created.
- § 2 Judge.
- § 3 Term of office.
- § 4 Jurisdiction.
- § 5 Clerk.
- § 6 Duties of clerk.
- § 7 Right of trial before jury.
- § 8 Rules of pleading, practice and procedure.
- § 9 Seal of municipal court.
- § 10 Complaint, how commenced and concluded.
- § 11 Council to prescribe rules for collecting fees and costs, etc.
- § 12 Fines and costs to be paid into the city depository.
- § 13 Costs to be collected.
- § 14 Jury and witness fees, etc.
- § 15 Powers available to judge.
- § 16 Processes, how served.
- § 17 Writs of judge.
- § 18 Appeals.
- § 19 City attorney; qualifications, powers and duties.
- § 20 Temporary or additional counsel authorized.
- Ch CHA Art VIII CITY FINANCES
- § 1 Fiscal year.
- § 2 Budget.
- § 3 Expenditures.
- § 4 Bookkeeping.
- § 5 Monthly reports.
- § 6 Annual audit.
- § 7 Temporary borrowing.
- § 8 Depository.
- § 9 Funds.
- Ch CHA Art IX FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
- § 1 Powers of council.
- § 2 Period of franchise, etc.
- § 3 Franchise ordinances.
- § 4 Public record.
- § 5 Extensions
- Ch CHA Art X BONDS AND WARRANTS
- § 1 Powers of council; proposition of issuance.
- § 2 Execution of Bonds.
- § 3 Tax levy for payment of bonds.
- § 4 Investment of sinking funds.
- § 5 Ceiling on bonded indebtedness.
- § 6 Revenue bonds.
- § 7 Purpose of issuance of revenue bonds.
- § 8 Power to re-fund revenue bonds.
- § 9 Procedure for issuance of revenue bonds.
- § 10 Investment of certain funds.
- § 11 Diversion of funds prohibited.
- Ch CHA Art XI ELECTIONS
- § 1 Time of holding.
- § 2 Election laws control.
- Ch CHA Art XII AMENDMENTS AND SAVING CLAUSES
- § 1 Amending charter.
- § 2 Ordinances and resolutions continued in force.
- § 3 Continuance of present officers.
- § 4 Continuance of contracts and vested rights.
- § 5 Continuation of powers; conflict of laws; severability; repealer.
- § 6 Conflicts.
- § 7 Meanings of certain words.
- § 8 Gender.
- Code of Ordinances
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Animal Control
- Ch 3 Building Regulations
- Ch 4 Business Regulations
- Ch 5 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 6 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 7 Municipal Court
- Ch 8 Offenses and Nuisances
- Ch 9 Personnel
- Ch 10 Subdivision Regulation
- Ch 10A Subdivision Development Ordinance
- Ch 11 Taxation
- Ch 12 Traffic and Vehicles
- Ch 13 Utilities
- Ch 14 Zoning
- Ch 14A Zoning Ordinance
- Appendix
- Apx A Fee Schedule
- Apx B Code Comparative Table
- Apx C Ordinance Disposition Table
Editor’s Note–Printed herein is the
charter of the City of Navasota, Texas, which was adopted at an election
held in October of 1947, amended on November 24, 1962, amended in
its entirety by Ordinance 230-83, adopted December 21, 1983, and again
amended in its entirety by Ordinance 253-85 which consolidates and
approves changes made by an election held on November 4, 2008. Capitalization,
punctuation and grammar have been retained. Obviously misspelled words
have been corrected without notation. Material enclosed in brackets
has been added for clarification. Amendments to the charter are indicated
by a history note following the amended provision. The absence of
a history note indicates the material is unchanged from the charter
approved by Ordinance 253-85.
