All records of the City shall be open to inspection subject to state law.
(Ordinance 10-11-861, ex. B, adopted 11/15/10; Ordinance 16-11-1026, ex. B, adopted 11/17/16; Ordinance 22-11-1290, ex. B, adopted 11/17/2022)
The City Council shall declare by resolution or ordinance an official newspaper of general circulation in the City and the official City Website. All ordinances, notices and other matters required by this Charter, City ordinance, or the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas shall be published in the official newspaper and on the official City Website.
(Ordinance 10-11-861, ex. B, adopted 11/15/10; Ordinance 16-11-1026, ex. B, adopted 11/17/16; Ordinance 22-11-1290, ex. B, adopted 11/17/2022)
All elected and appointed officers of the City, before entering into the duties of such office, shall take and sign an oath of office as prescribed for state elective and appointive offices in the Constitution of the State of Texas.
(Ordinance 10-11-861, ex. B, adopted 11/15/10; Ordinance 16-11-1026, ex. B, adopted 11/17/16; Ordinance 22-11-1290, ex. B, adopted 11/17/2022)
If any section or part of this Charter is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or impair the validity, force or effect of any other section or part of this Charter.
(Ordinance 10-11-861, ex. B, adopted 11/15/10; Ordinance 16-11-1026, ex. B, adopted 11/17/16; Ordinance 22-11-1290, ex. B, adopted 11/17/2022)
The gender of the wording throughout this Charter shall always be interpreted to mean either sex. All singular words shall include the plural and all plural words shall include the singular. All references to the state law or laws of the State of Texas, however expressed in this Charter, shall mean “as presently enacted or as may be amended or superseded.” The use of the word “City” in this Charter shall mean the City of Murphy, Texas, and the use of the word “Charter” shall mean this Home Rule Charter.
(Ordinance 10-11-861, ex. B, adopted 11/15/10; Ordinance 16-11-1026, ex. B, adopted 11/17/16; Ordinance 22-11-1290, ex. B, adopted 11/17/2022)
Amendments to this Charter may be framed and submitted to the qualified voters of the City in the manner provided by the Constitution and the laws of the State of Texas, or by the City Council on its own motion, but the Charter may not be amended more often than once every two (2) years.
(Ordinance 10-11-861, ex. B, adopted 11/15/10; Ordinance 16-11-1026, ex. B, adopted 11/17/16; Ordinance 22-11-1290, ex. B, adopted 11/17/2022)
(1) 
The City Council shall appoint a Charter Review Commission at least once every six (6) years. The Charter Review Commission shall consist of at least eleven (11) citizens of the City who shall:
(A) 
Inquire into the operation of the City government under the 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 City and require submission of any City records;
(B) 
Propose any recommendations it deems desirable to ensure compliance with the Charter; and
(C) 
Report its findings and present its recommendations to the City Council.
(2) 
The City Council shall receive and have published in the official newspaper and website of the City 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 City in the manner provided by state law.
(3) 
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 City Council and all records of proceedings of the Commission shall be filed with the City Secretary and become a public record.
(Ordinance 10-11-861, ex. B, adopted 11/15/10; Ordinance 16-11-1026, ex. B, adopted 11/17/16; Ordinance 22-11-1290, ex. B, adopted 11/17/2022)
The provisions of the laws of the State of Texas governing the selection and designation of the City Depository are hereby adopted as the law governing the selection and designation of a depository of and for the City.
(Ordinance 10-11-861, ex. B, adopted 11/15/10; Ordinance 16-11-1026, ex. B, adopted 11/17/16; Ordinance 22-11-1290, ex. B, adopted 11/17/2022)
The City shall have the power to license, levy and collect fees in order to license any lawful business, occupation or calling subject to control pursuant to the police powers of the State of Texas and for any other purpose not contrary to the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas.
(Ordinance 10-11-861, ex. B, adopted 11/15/10; Ordinance 16-11-1026, ex. B, adopted 11/17/16; Ordinance 22-11-1290, ex. B, adopted 11/17/2022)
The sale of liquor, as defined in the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, as amended, shall be prohibited by a person or entity holding a package store permit, as described in the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, as amended, in any zoning district which allows, in whole or in part, residential development in the City.
(Ordinance 16-11-1026, ex. B, adopted 11/17/16; Ordinance 22-11-1290, ex. B, adopted 11/17/2022)