A "qualified voter," except as herein elsewhere defined within the meaning of the terms of this Charter, is one who is qualified to vote at any general election of the State of Texas and who resides within the corporate limits of the City of Levelland and has resided therein for six (6) months prior to the election in which he offers to vote.
In any action or proceeding in which the City of Levelland may be a party at interest, no person shall be an incompetent judge, witness or juror by reason of his being an inhabitant, freeholder, or tax payer of the City of Levelland.
This charter must be deemed a public act and judicial notice shall be taken thereof in all courts.
This Charter may be amended at any time in accordance with the provisions applicable thereto contained in Chapter 13, Title 28 of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1925 of the State of Texas, or any amendments thereto or any amendments that may be made hereafter thereto.
(A) 
The Office of City Marshal is hereby abolished and vacated and such office and salary thereof shall wholly cease and expire upon the adoption of this charter.
(B) 
The present members of the City Commission and Mayor shall continue in office until the expiration of their respective terms of office, and until their successors are qualified and at the first meeting of the City Council held after the adoption of this Charter, the City Council shall appoint two City Councilmen who shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified.
(C) 
Promptly after the adoption of this Charter, it shall be the duty of the City Council to appoint a City Secretary, Chief of Police, and City Attorney and such other officers and department heads and employees as it may deem necessary, and to fix their compensation. It shall also be the duty of the City Council to designate for each Councilman a place number, the place number to be given to each Councilman to be determined in the manner decided upon by the City Council.
(As amended 5/3/2025)
If any provision of this Charter violates any statute of the Constitution of the State of Texas or if any court holds such provision for naught for any reason whatsoever, the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby but shall remain in full force and effect.
(A) 
This Charter shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Levelland for adoption or rejection on the 18th day of January, 1949, at which election, if a majority of the qualified voters voting in such election shall vote in favor of the adoption of this Charter, it shall then immediately become the Charter and governing law of the City of Levelland, until amended or repealed.
(B) 
It being impractical to submit this Charter by Sections, it is hereby prescribed that the form of ballot to be used in such election shall be as follows, to-wit:
FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE CHARTER
AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF THE CHARTER
(C) 
The present City Council of the City of Levelland shall call an election in accordance with the provisions of general laws of the State governing such elections, and the same shall be conducted and the returns made and results declared as provided by the laws of the State of Texas governing municipal elections, and in case a majority of the votes cast in such election shall be in favor of the adoption of such Charter, then an official order shall be entered upon the records of such City by the City Council of the City of Levelland, declaring the same adopted, and the City Secretary shall record it at length upon the records of the City in a separate book to be kept in his office for such purpose, such Charter, as adopted, and such Secretary shall furnish to the Mayor, a copy of the Charter, which copy of the Charter shall be forwarded by the Mayor as soon as practical to the Secretary of State with the seal of the City, together with a certificate showing the approval of the qualified voters of such Charter.
We, the undersigned person, composing the Charter Commission appointed by the governing body of the City of Levelland on May 5th, 1948, to prepare a Home Rule Charter for the City of Levelland, Texas, have completed our labors and herewith submit the above and foregoing proposed Home Rule Charter for the City of Levelland, Texas, and recommend its adoption.
This the 19th day of November, A.D. 1948.
L. L. Cox
D.N. Bills
Bishop Keeling
A.A. Sparkman
C.M. Phillips
Howard Vaughn
Gene Yeager
N.T. House
John Potts
Roy Cox
C. E. Birdwell
Forrest Weimhold
Percy Cole
Vance Sibley
Jim Peeler
 
On March 6, 1990 the Levelland City Council appointed a committed to review the Levelland City Charter. The committee submitted proposed changes to the Home Rule Charter for the City of Levelland. The City of Levelland called an election in accordance with the provisions of general laws of the State of Texas. The Charter Amendments were submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Levelland for adoption or rejection on May 2, 1992 at which time (16) sixteen Charter Amendments were voted on. Eleven amendments were declared to have passed.
/s/_________________________
City Secretary