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. Appointments to boards and commissions will be made by the
Mayor subject to the approval of the 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 board or commission by the recommendation
of the Mayor confirmed by majority vote of the City Council to remove
the appointee.
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)
There shall be established a Building Commission to perform
such functions and duties as required by City ordinances and as may
be directed by the Council.
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.