City of Paris, TX
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2024-07-22
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Home Rule Charter
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Chapter CHA Home Rule Charter
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Home Rule Charter
- Ch CHA Home Rule Charter
- Ch CHA Art I INCORPORATION; FORM OF GOVERNMENT; TERRITORY
- § 1 Incorporation.
- § 2 Form of government.
- § 3 Boundaries.
- § 4 Creation of district boundaries.
- Ch CHA Art II CORPORATE AND GENERAL POWERS
- § 5 Powers of the city.
- § 6 Extension of city limits upon petition.
- § 7 Extension of city limits by the city council.
- § 8 Change of district boundaries.
- § 9 Eminent domain.
- § 10 Establishment and control of streets and other public property.
- § 11 Street and public property improvements.
- § 12 Solid waste disposal.
- § 13 Municipal court.
- Ch CHA Art III THE COUNCIL
- § 14 Number, selection, term.
- § 15 Qualifications.
- § 16 Compensation of members.
- § 17 Presiding officer; mayor.
- § 18 Vacancies.
- § 19 Powers.
- § 20 Appointment and removal of city manager.
- § 21 Council not to interfere in appointments or removals.
- § 22 Rights of the city manager and other officers in council.
- § 23 Administrative departments.
- § 24 City clerk.
- § 25 City judge.
- § 26 City attorney.
- § 27 Induction into office; meetings.
- § 28 Council to be judge of qualifications of its members.
- § 29 Rules of procedure; minutes.
- § 30 Ordinances.
- § 31 Procedure for passage of ordinances.
- § 32 Investigations by council.
- § 33 Independent annual audit.
- § 34 Public library.
- § 35 Housing authority.
- § 36 Disabled employees, pensions and insurance.
- Ch CHA Art IV THE CITY MANAGER
- § 37 Qualifications.
- § 38 Powers and duties.
- § 39 Absence of city manager.
- § 40 Directors of departments.
- § 41 Departmental divisions.
- Ch CHA Art V THE BUDGET
- § 42 Fiscal year.
- § 43 Preparation and submission of budget.
- § 44 Anticipated revenues compared with other years in budget.
- § 45 Proposed expenditures compared with other years.
- § 46 Budget a public record.
- § 47 Notice of public hearing on budget.
- § 48 Public hearing on budget.
- § 49 Proceedings on budget after public hearing; amending or supplementing budget.
- § 50 Proceedings on adoption of budget.
- § 51 Vote required for adoption.
- § 52 Date of final adoption; failure to adopt.
- § 53 Effective date of budget; certification; copies made available.
- § 54 Budget establishes appropriations.
- § 55 Budget establishes amount to be raised by property tax.
- § 56 Contingent appropriation.
- § 57 Estimated expenditures shall not exceed estimated resources.
- § 58 Emergency appropriations.
- Ch CHA Art VI ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS
- § 59 Power to borrow.
- Ch CHA Art VII FINANCE ADMINISTRATION
- § 60 Director of finance; appointment.
- § 61 Director of finance; qualifications.
- § 62 Director of finance; powers and duties.
- § 63 Transfers of appropriations.
- § 64 Accounting supervision and control.
- § 65 Lapse of appropriations.
- § 66 Fees shall be paid to city.
- § 67 Sale of city property.
- § 68 Purchase procedure.
- § 69 Contracts for improvements.
- § 70 Disbursement of funds.
- § 71 Accounting control of purchases.
- § 72 Borrowing in anticipation of property taxes.
- § 73 Borrowing in anticipation of other revenues.
- § 74 Sale of notes; report of sale.
- § 75 Surety bonds.
- Ch CHA Art VIII TAX ADMINISTRATION
- § 76 Power to tax.
- Ch CHA Art IX NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- § 77 Municipal elections.
- § 78 Regulation of elections.
- § 79 How to get name on ballot.
- § 80 Council ballots.
- § 81 Election of councilmember by majority.
- § 82 Laws governing city elections.
- § 83 Canvassing elections.
- Ch CHA Art X INITIATIVE; REFERENDUM AND RECALL
- § 84 Power of initiative.
- § 85 Power of referendum.
- § 86 Form of petition; committee of petitioners.
- § 87 Filing, examination and certification of petitions.
- § 88 Amendment of petitions.
- § 89 Effect of certification of referendum petition.
- § 90 Consideration by council.
- § 91 Submission to voters.
- § 92 Form of ballot for initiated and referred ordinances.
- § 93 Results of election.
- § 94 Repealing ordinances; publication.
- § 95 Recall; general.
- § 96 Recall procedure.
- § 97 Recall petitions.
- § 98 Recall election.
- § 99 Ballots in recall election.
- § 100 Results of recall election.
- § 101 Limitations on recalls.
- § 102 District judge may order election.
- Ch CHA Art XI FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
- § 103 Power to grant franchises.
- § 104 Franchise extensions.
- § 105 Exclusivity and transfer of franchise.
- § 106 Regulation of franchises.
- § 107 Franchise records.
- § 108 Regulation of rates.
- § 109 Records and accounts; annual reports.
- § 110 City-owned utilities.
- Ch CHA Art XII GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 111 Public records.
- § 112 Personal interest.
- § 113 No officer or employee to accept gifts.
- § 114 Relatives of officers shall not be employed.
- § 115 Oath of office.
- § 116 Damage suits.
- § 117 Power to settle claims.
- § 118 Service of process against the city.
- § 119 City not required to give security or execute bond.
- § 120 Liens against city property.
- § 121 Provisions relating to assignment, execution and garnishment.
- § 122 Power to remit penalties.
- § 123 Church and school property not exempt from special assessments.
- § 124 Sale or lease of property other than public utilities or acquired by tax sale.
- § 125 Effect of this Charter on existing law.
- § 126 Continuance of contracts and succession of rights.
- § 127 Construction and separability clause.
- § 128 Amending the Charter.
- § 129 Renumbering of charter, elimination of gender -specific references, and elimination of references to specific state statutes.
- Code of Ordinances
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administration and Personnel
- Ch 3 Animal Control
- Ch 4 Building Regulations
- Ch 5 Business Regulations
- Ch 6 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 7 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 8 Offenses and Additional Provisions
- Ch 9 Planning and Development Regulations
- Ch 9A Subdivision Ordinance
- Ch 9B Zoning Ordinance
- Ch 10 Streets, Parks and Other Public Ways and Places
- Ch 11 Traffic and Vehicles
- Ch 12 Utilities
- Appendix
- Apx A Fee Schedule
- Apx B 1970 Code Comparative Table
- Apx C 1988 Code Comparative Table
- Apx D Ordinance Disposition Table
Editor’s note–Printed herein
is the charter of the City of Paris, Texas, which was adopted at an
election held on November 2, 1948. Apart from minor nonsubstantive
changes in style and formatting, the charter is reproduced as it appeared
in the 1988 Code of Ordinances. Obviously misspelled words have been
corrected without notation. Material enclosed in brackets has been
added for clarification. Amendments to the charter are indicated by
a history note following the amended section. The absence of a history
note indicates the material is unchanged from the original charter.
Resolution 2007-055 adopted 5/21/07, Prop. 1, amended the charter
by replacing all references to “electors” to “qualified
voters” or “voters” as appropriate.
