The inhabitants of the City of Brownfield, within the corporate limits as now established or as hereafter established in the manner provided for by this charter, shall continue to be a municipal body politic and corporate in perpetuity, under the name of "City of Brownfield."
The municipal government provided by this charter shall be known as the "council-manager government." Pursuant to its provisions and subject only to the limitations imposed by the state constitution, the laws of the State of Texas, and by this Charter, all powers of the city shall be vested in an elective council, hereinafter referred to as "the council," which shall enact local legislation, adopt budgets, determine policies, and employ the city manager, who shall execute the laws and administer the government of the city. All powers of the city shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this charter, or if the manner be not prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance, or by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas.
Editor's note-The city's Home Rule Charter was adopted by the voters at an election held on November 16, 1954, and is included herein for the benefit of the user of this Code. The original arrangement, including section numbers and catchlines and article headings, have been retained. Amendments to the Charter have been added at the proper places and are indicated by notes following the amended sections. All material contained within brackets, i.e. [ ], has been added by the editors, either to clarify or correct the meaning of the text, to correct patent errors therein or to facilitate indexing and for ease of reference.
Editor's note-The legal description of the city's boundaries is not included herein as the same may be often changed by annexations and extensions. The user of this compilation is directed to the official map of the city on file in the office of the city secretary for the accurate, legal description of the corporate limits of the city. Ordinances changing the boundaries of the city, by annexation or otherwise, enacted subsequent to the adoption of the Charter, are not included in this compilation, but are on file in the office of the city secretary.