(a) 
Authority.
(1) 
The city administrator shall be appointed by and be subordinate to the city council.
(2) 
The city council shall appoint a chief of police and a city secretary. These positions shall be subordinate to the city administrator. The city administrator shall not have the authority to remove the chief of police or the city secretary from office; however, the city administrator may place the chief of police or city secretary on administrative leave as a disciplinary measure or as a precautionary measure prior to recommendation of removal or removal from office by the city council as per the Texas Local Government Code.
(3) 
The city administrator shall have the authority to appoint/remove all other city employees unless otherwise provided by state law or city ordinance.
(4) 
The city administrator shall have the authority to delegate the authority to appoint/remove employees to department heads as needed. The department heads shall consist of the city secretary, chief of police, public works director/supervisor, and librarian.
(5) 
The city council shall appoint/remove the municipal judge. The municipal judge shall be subordinate to the city administrator with the same stipulations as the chief of police and city secretary in subsection (a)(2) of this section.
(6) 
The police department shall consist of a chief of police, and may have captains, lieutenants, sergeants, regular police officers, detectives and reserve police officers as needed.
(7) 
The city administrator shall have final authority on all financial and budgetary matters concerning all city departments.
(b) 
Violations.
Any employee found to be in violation of this section may be terminated from employment with the city.
(Ordinance 2008-05-12 adopted 5/12/08; Ordinance adopting 2018 Code)
The job descriptions for the city administrator, city clerk, chief of police and other employees of the city are not included herein, but shall be maintained on file and available for public inspection in the office of the city secretary.
(Ordinance adopting 2018 Code)
(a) 
Duties.
Duties of a specific administrative aide shall be specified by the city council at the time of his or her appointment.
(b) 
Salary and benefits.
Salary and any benefits of an administrative aide shall be specified by the city council at the time of his or her appointment.
(c) 
Employment status.
An administrative aide is a regular employee of the city and is subject to the terms of its personnel policies, unless and except insofar as such policies conflict with terms of employment specifically set by the city council as outlined above.
(Ordinance 01-22-2008 adopted 1/22/08)