In a manner consistent with state law;
(A) 
The Town Council shall appoint a Charter Review Commission at least once every five (5) years. The Charter Review Commission shall consist of a minimum of nine (9) citizens of the Town who shall:
(1) 
Review the various provisions of the Town Charter and determine whether any provisions require revision. To this end, public hearings may be held. The Commission may compel the attendance of any officer or employee of the Town and require submission of any Town records;
(2) 
Propose any recommendations it deems desirable to ensure compliance with the Charter of the Town government; and
(3) 
Report its findings and present its recommendations to the Town Council.
(B) 
The Town Council shall receive and have published in the official newspaper of the Town a comprehensive summary of the report presented by the Commission, shall consider any recommendations made, and may order any amendments suggested to be submitted to the voters of the Town in the manner provided by state law as now written or hereafter amended.
(C) 
The term of office of the Commission shall be for not more than six (6) months, at the end of which time a report shall be presented to the Town Council and all records of proceedings of the Commission shall be filed with the Town Secretary and become a public record.
(D) 
The Town Council on its own motion may submit a proposed charter amendment to the qualified voters of the Town for their approval at an election.
(Resolution 2015-031 adopted 5/16/15; Resolution 2021-237 adopted 5/11/21)
Amendments to this Charter may be framed and submitted to the qualified voters of the Town in the manner provided by the Constitution and the laws of the State of Texas; including upon the Town Council’s own motion or upon petition by five percent (5%) of the qualified voters in the Town or five hundred (500) qualified voters of the Town, whichever is less. Each signer of such petition to amend shall be a qualified voter and personally sign his or her name thereto in ink or indelible pencil. For a petition signature to be valid it must comply with the requirements for a valid signature set forth in Chapter 277 of the Texas Election Code, as amended.
(Resolution 2015-031 adopted 5/16/15; Resolution 2021-237 adopted 5/11/21)
The petition to amend mentioned above must be addressed to the Town Council of the Town, [and] must distinctly and specifically list each amendment to the Charter proposed to be voted on at an election. The petition shall be verified by oath in the following form:
“State of Texas”
County of Denton
I, __________, being first duly sworn, on oath depose and say that I am one of the signers of the above petition, and that the statements made therein are true, and that each signature appearing thereto was made in my presence on the day and date it purports to have been made, and I solemnly swear that the same is the genuine signature of the person it purports to be.
______________________________
Signature
Sworn and subscribed before me this _____ day of __________, 20_____.
Signed
______________________________
Notary Public in and for State of Texas
(Resolution 2015-031 adopted 5/16/15; Resolution 2021-237 adopted 5/11/21)
The petition to amend may consist of one (1) or more copies, or subscription lists, circulated separately, and the signatures thereto may be upon the paper or papers containing the form of petition, or upon other paper attached thereto. Verifications provided for in Section 15.03 of this Article may be made by one (1) or more petitioners, and the several parts of copies of the petition may be filed separately and by different persons, but no signatures to such petition shall remain effective or be counted which were placed thereon more than one hundred eighty (180) days, or such other length of time as may be allowed by the Texas Election Code, prior to the filing of such petition or petitions with the person performing the duties of Town Secretary. All papers comprising a petition to amend shall be filed with the person performing the duties of Town Secretary on the same day, and the said person performing the duties of Town Secretary shall immediately notify the Town Manager and Town Mayor of receipt of the petition.
(Resolution 2015-031 adopted 5/16/15; Resolution 2021-237 adopted 5/11/21)
Within twenty-one (21) days after the date of the filing of the papers constituting the petition to amend, the person performing the duties of Town Secretary shall verify the number of valid signatures and present such petition to the Town Council of the Town.
(Resolution 2015-031 adopted 5/16/15; Resolution 2021-237 adopted 5/11/21)
An election to amend the Charter shall not be held more often than once every two (2) years. Upon its own motion, or following presentation by the Town Secretary of a proper petition to amend with a sufficient number of valid signatures, the Town Council shall, by ordinance, order an election and set the date for holding such election. The date selected for the election and the ordinance ordering the election shall be in accordance with the Texas Election Code and the Texas Local Government Code.
(Resolution 2015-031 adopted 5/16/15; Resolution 2021-237 adopted 5/11/21)
In case that all the requirements of this Charter shall have been met and the Town Council shall fail or refuse to receive the petition to amend, or order such election, or discharge any other duties imposed on the Town Council by the provisions of this Charter or state law with reference to such election to amend, then any citizen may file a writ of mandamus to force the Town to comply with this provision.
(Resolution 2015-031 adopted 5/16/15; Resolution 2021-237 adopted 5/11/21)