There shall be such administrative departments as are established
by this charter and may be established by ordinance and, excepting
as otherwise provided in this charter, these administrative departments
shall be under the direction of the city manager.
The council shall have power by ordinance to establish administrative
departments or offices not herein provided by this charter.
The council may discontinue, redesignate or combine any of the
departments and/or administrative offices. No changes shall be made
by the council in the organization of the administrative service or
departments of the city until the recommendations of the city manager
thereon shall have been heard by the council.
The head of each department shall be a director who shall have
supervision and control over his or her department. Two (2) or more
departments may be headed by the same individual and the city manager
may head one or more departments.
The city council shall appoint a competent and duly licensed
attorney practicing law in the State of Texas, who shall be the city
attorney. The city attorney shall receive for his or her services
such compensation as may be fixed by the city council and shall hold
office at the pleasure of the city council. The city attorney, and/or
such other attorneys selected by the city attorney and approved by
the city council, shall represent the city in all litigation. The
city attorney shall be the legal advisor of, and attorney and counsel
for, the city and all officers and departments thereof.
The city manager shall appoint the city secretary and such assistant
city secretaries as may be necessary and advisable. The duties of
the city secretary, or an assistant city secretary shall be as follows:
(a) To
give notice of council meetings;
(b) To
keep the minutes of the proceedings of such meetings;
(c) To
authenticate by his or her signature and record in full in a book
kept and indexed for the purposes, all ordinances and resolutions;
and
(d) To
perform such other duties as the city manager shall assign and those
elsewhere provided for in this charter.