The Council shall have authority to establish, by ordinance, such boards and commissions as may be required by the laws of the State of Texas and as it may deem necessary for the conduct of City business and management of municipal affairs. The composition, authority, functions and responsibilities of each such board and commission and the qualifications and procedures for the appointment and removal of their members shall be set forth in the establishing ordinance. All existing boards and commissions heretofore established shall be continued in accordance with the ordinance or resolution pursuant to which each has been created until the Council shall by ordinance repeal or amend the ordinance or resolution pursuant to which each exists. Each member of the City Council shall appoint one member to each Board or Commission, subject to the approval of the Council. The Mayor’s appointee shall serve as chair of the Board or Commission. Each Board or Commission shall elect from its members a vice chair, to serve in place of the chair when the chair is unavailable. The Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem shall each appoint, subject to the approval of the Council, alternate members to those Boards or Commissions that by ordinance have alternate members. Unless a different term of office is set out in State law, members of Boards or Commissions shall serve a one-year term of office that ends on June 30 each year. Members of a Board or Commission shall continue in office until a successor is appointed and qualified. Members of Boards and Commissions may be removed from office by action of the City Council. The City Council shall establish by ordinance the reasons for removal and the process for removing members of Boards and Commissions.
(Amnd. by Ordinance 2025-02-03-03 at an election held on May 3, 2025, prop. E)
In addition to any qualifications prescribed by law, each appointee to City boards and commissions shall:
(a) 
Be a registered voter of the City;
(b) 
Be a resident of the City and shall have resided for at least twelve consecutive months preceding his appointment within the incorporated limits of the City prior to his appointment.
(Amnd. by Ordinance 2014-08-18-01 at an election held on November 4, 2014, props. 3, 9)
There shall be established a Zoning and Planning Commission, in accordance with and pursuant to the laws of the State of Texas, to perform such duties and functions as are required or authorized by said laws and by this Charter and the ordinances adopted pursuant thereto; and, as may be directed by the Council.
Among its responsibilities shall be the requirement to:
(a) 
Act as advisory body to the Council;
(b) 
Study proposed subdivision plats and plans to insure conformance with subdivision and development ordinances;
(c) 
Recommend to the Council changes in the current comprehensive plan for the City and its Extraterritorial Jurisdiction;
(d) 
Recommend to the Council any changes deemed necessary in ordinances regulating the zoning and physical development of the City and/or in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City; and
(e) 
Perform any other functions as specified by state statutes.
There shall be established a Board of Adjustment, in accordance with and pursuant to the laws of the State of Texas, to perform such duties and functions as required or authorized by the laws and by this Charter and the ordinances adopted pursuant thereto and as may be directed by the Council. The Board shall report to the Council the matters pending before it and all decisions made in connection therewith.
There is a Board of Ethics that has jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to the amendment, interpretation and enforcement of the City’s Code of Ethics. The Board shall consist of seven residents of the City; one member appointed by the Mayor and one member by each Councilmember.
(Amnd. by Ordinance 2014-08-18-01 at an election held on November 4, 2014, prop. 10)
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Editor’s note–Former section 7.06 pertaining to the building commission was deleted in its entirety by Ordinance 2025-02-03-03 at an election held on May 3, 2025, prop. G.
The Council shall have authority to establish, by ordinance or resolution, such committees as it may deem necessary for the conduct of City business and management of municipal affairs. The composition, authority, functions and responsibilities of each committee and the qualifications and procedures for the appointment and removal of their members shall be set forth in the establishing ordinance or resolution. All existing committees heretofore established shall be continued in accordance with the ordinance or resolution pursuant to which each has been created until the Council, as modified from time to time by amendments to the ordinance or resolution that created the committee. Appointments to committees will be made by the Mayor subject to the approval of the City Council unless otherwise provided by this Charter or by ordinance. The term of each appointee shall be for the duration of the Mayor’s term of office and shall continue until a successor is appointed, unless the appointee is removed for any reason from the committee by the recommendation of the Mayor confirmed by a majority vote of the City Council to remove the appointee.