There shall be such administrative departments as are established
by this Charter and as may be established by ordinance and, except
as otherwise provided in this Charter, such administrative departments
shall be under the direction and supervision of the City Manager.
The Council may discontinue, re-designate, or combine any of the department[s]
and/or administrative offices of the City. The head of each department
shall be appointed by the City Manager with the concurrence of the
Council, and such Department head shall have supervision and control
over his/her department. The same individual may head two (2) or more
departments, and the City Manager may head one (1) or more departments.
There is hereby created a Police Department of the City of Celina,
at the head of which shall be the Chief of Police. There is hereby
created a Fire Department of the City of Celina, at the head of which
shall be a Fire Chief. The head of each department shall be appointed
by the City Manager with the concurrence of the Council, and such
Department head shall have supervision and control over his/her department.
The duties of the Chief of Police and Fire Chief and the other officers
and personnel of such departments shall be as provided by ordinance.
The administration of the Police Department and Fire Department may
be combined or organized in any manner as determined by the City Manager
with the concurrence of the City Council.
There shall be a Department of Finance, the head of which shall
be appointed by the City Manager with concurrence of the City Council.
The head of the Department of Finance shall also be the City Treasurer.
The Department head shall provide a bond with such surety and in such
amount as the Council may require and the premiums on such bond shall
be paid by the City. The Department head shall have knowledge of municipal
accounting and taxation and shall have experience in budgeting and
financial control. The Department head shall have the custody of all
public monies, funds, notes, bonds, and other securities belonging
to the City. He/She shall make payments out of City funds upon order
of the City Council or other authorized City officer as provided herein.
He/She shall render a full and accurate statement to the City Manager
and the City Council of his/her receipts and payments at such times
as the City Manager or City Council may require. The Department head
shall perform other such acts and duties as the Council or City Manager
may prescribe.
The fiscal year of the City shall begin on the first day of
October and end on the thirtieth day of September of the following
year, provided that the fiscal year may be changed by the Council
by ordinance.
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to submit an annual
budget at a time consistent with state law to the Council for its
review, consideration and revision. The Council shall call a public
hearing or hearings on the budget. The Council may adopt a budget
with or without amendments. The Council may increase or decrease amounts
or programs and may delete any programs or amounts except expenditures
required by law or for a debt service, provided that no amendment
shall increase the authorized expenditures to an amount greater than
the total of the estimated income for the current fiscal year plus
funds available from prior years. At the close of each fiscal year,
the unencumbered balance of each appropriation shall revert to the
fund from which it was appropriated and shall be subject to future
appropriations, but appropriations may be made in furtherance of improvements
or other objects of work of the City which will not be completed within
the current year.
(Amended 5/7/22)
If the Council fails to adopt the budget by the twentieth day
of September, the amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year
shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month
basis with all items in it prorated, until such time as the Council
adopts a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The property tax levy
will be set to equal the total current fiscal year tax receipts, unless
the ensuing fiscal year budget is approved by the twentieth day of
September of the current fiscal year.
(Amended 5/7/22)
The City shall have the right and power to borrow money on the
credit of the City for public purposes by whatsoever method it may
deem to be in the public interest. The City shall further have the
power to borrow money on the credit of the City and to issue general
obligation bonds and other evidences of indebtedness for permanent
public improvements or for any other public purpose not prohibited
by the Constitution and laws of the state of Texas and to issue refunding
bonds to refund outstanding bonds and other evidences of indebtedness
of the City previously issued. All such bonds shall be issued in conformity
with the laws of the state of Texas. The City shall further have the
power to borrow money for the purpose of constructing, acquiring,
improving, extending, or repairing or [sic] public utilities, recreational
facilities or any other self-liquidating municipal functions not prohibited
by the Constitution and laws of the state of Texas, and to issue revenue
bonds to evidence the obligations created thereby. Such bonds shall
be a charge upon and payable from the properties, or interest therein
pledged, or the income therefrom, or both. The holders of the revenue
bonds of the City shall never have the right to demand payment thereof
out of monies raised or to be raised by taxation. All such bonds shall
be issued in conformity with the laws of the state of Texas. The City
shall have the power to borrow money for public improvements or any
public purpose in any other manner provided by law, including certificates
of obligation as authorized by Chapter 271 of the Texas Local Government
Code. All bonds and evidences of indebtedness of the City having been
approved by the Attorney General and registered by the Comptroller
of Public Accounts shall thereafter be incontestable in any court
or other forum for any reason, and shall be valid and binding obligations
of the City in accordance with their terms for all purposes.