(a)
The
corporate designation of the municipality in Henderson County, Texas,
known as the “Town of Chandler” shall be and is hereby
changed to the “City of Chandler” and the proper and official
corporate name of said municipality shall hereafter be the “City
of Chandler, Texas.”
(b)
The
change in designation to “city” shall in no way affect
its corporate existence or powers.
(2001 Code, secs. 30.01, 30.02)
(a)
The
city shall be and is hereby changed to a type A general-law municipality,
and the city shall hereafter possess and be authorized to exercise
all powers and authority conferred by the laws of the state upon type
A general-law municipalities.
(b)
The
city secretary shall be and is hereby directed to cause a copy of
the ordinance adopting type A municipality status to be filed and
recorded in the office of the county clerk in accordance with the
provisions of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, section 6.012(4).
(2001 Code, secs. 30.10, 30.11)
The provisions of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code of Texas,
insofar as its provisions are applicable to this city, are hereby
adopted and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
(2001 Code, sec. 31.100)
The city council may by ordinance create such departments as
it determines to be in the best interest of the city and its inhabitants.
(2001 Code, sec. 33.01)
The city council may by ordinance create such commissions and
committees as it determines to be in the best interest of the city
and its inhabitants.
(2001 Code, sec. 33.02)
The mayor shall sign, the city secretary shall attest to, and
the city attorney shall approve as to form all legal instruments requiring
the assent of the city, unless otherwise provided for by law or otherwise
stipulated in this code.
(2001 Code, sec. 32.07)
Robert’s Rules of Order shall control all questions on
parliamentary procedure for city council meetings and meetings of
all city commissions and committees.
(2001 Code, sec. 32.20)
The city council shall tape-record all meetings and keep copies
of said tapes at city hall. City commissions and committees shall
either tape-record or keep written minutes of all meetings and keep
copies of said minutes and/or tapes.
(2001 Code, sec. 32.21; Ordinance
adopting Code)
(a)
A
map showing the boundaries of the city and the boundaries of the city’s
extraterritorial jurisdiction shall be kept in the office of the city
secretary.
(b)
Whenever
any territory is annexed into the city, the city map shall be immediately
updated to include the newly annexed territory and any associated
change in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. The map
shall be annotated to indicate the date of annexation, the number
of the annexation ordinance, and a reference to the minutes or ordinance
in which the annexation is recorded in full.
(c)
If
there is any change in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction,
the map shall be immediately corrected to indicate the change and
the map shall also be annotated to indicate the date the extraterritorial
jurisdiction was changed, the number of the ordinance, if any, by
which the change was made, and a reference to the minutes or ordinance
in which the change is recorded in full.
(d)
Copies
of the revised map shall be furnished to the county clerk’s
office and to the secretary of state at the time such annexation becomes
effective.
(2001 Code, sec. 31.10)
The mayor shall have printed upon each side of every city-owned
motor vehicle (except undercover law enforcement vehicles) and piece
of heavy equipment the name of the city in letters that are plainly
legible at a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet. A decal
may be used in lieu of printing.
(2001 Code, sec. 31.50)
The service fee for copying public records shall be as prescribed in section A2.001 of the fee schedule (appendix A of this code).
(2001 Code, sec. 31.60)
It is the policy of the city or any employee or officer of the
city not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, religion, age, or handicap status in employment, contracting,
or the provision of services. Discrimination against any person in
the recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, discipline,
or any other aspect of personnel administration, contracting for construction,
rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, extension, demolition or repair
of city facilities, and the provision of city services, shall be prohibited
unless such discrimination constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification.
A nondiscriminatory clause shall be provided in all solicitations
or advertisements whenever practicable or feasible.
(2001 Code, sec. 31.40)
Every officer, agent or employee of the city, while responding
to emergency situations, is hereby authorized to act in such a manner
as to most effectively deal with the emergency. This provision shall
prevail over every other ordinance of the city and, to the extent
to which the city has the authority to so authorize, over any other
law establishing a standard of care in conflict with this section.
Neither the city nor the employee shall be liable for any failure
to use ordinary care in such emergency.
(2001 Code, sec. 31.80)
The city shall be a member of the East Texas Council of Governments
for the purpose of joint planning and coordination of governmental
services and policies as authorized by V.T.C.A., Local Government
Code, chapter 391, and the city secretary is hereby authorized to
pay the annual dues required for membership in said council of governments.
(2001 Code, sec. 31.90)
The city shall be a member of the Texas Municipal League for
the purpose of better representation, information, advice, and other
such services that may be provided. The city secretary is hereby authorized
to pay the annual dues required for membership in said league.
(2001 Code, sec. 31.91)
The city shall never be liable for any claim for property damage
or for personal injury, whether such personal injury results in death
or not, unless the person damaged or injured, or someone in his or
her behalf, or, in the event the injury results in death, the person
or persons who may have a cause of action under the law by reason
of such death or injury, shall, within sixty (60) days or within six
(6) months for good cause shown from the date the damage or injury
was received, give notice in writing to the mayor and city council
of the following facts:
(1)
The
date and time when the injury occurred and the place where the injured
person or property was at the time when the injury was received;
(2)
The
nature of the damage or injury sustained;
(3)
The
apparent extent of the damage or injury sustained;
(4)
A
specific and detailed statement of how and under what circumstances
the damage or injury occurred;
(5)
The
amount for which each claimant will settle;
(6)
The
actual place of residence of each claimant by street, number, city,
and state on the date the claim is presented;
(7)
In
the case of personal injury or death, the names and addresses of all
persons who, according to the knowledge or information of the claimant,
witnessed the happening of the injury or any part thereof and the
names of the doctors, if any, to whose care the injured person is
committed;
(8)
In
the case of property damage, the location of the damaged property
at the time the claim was submitted along with the names and addresses
of all persons who witnessed the happening of the damage or any part
thereof.
(2001 Code, sec. 31.70)
No suit of any nature whatsoever shall be instituted or maintained
against the city unless the plaintiff therein shall aver and prove
that, previous to the filing of the original petition, the plaintiff
applied to the city council for redress, satisfaction, compensation,
or relief, as the case may be, and that the same was by vote of the
city council refused.
(2001 Code, sec. 31.71)
All notices required by this division shall be effectuated only
by personally serving them upon the city secretary at the Chandler
City Hall, 811 Highway 31 East, Chandler, Texas.
(2001 Code, sec. 31.72)
(a)
The
above written notice requirements shall be waived if the city has
actual knowledge of death, injury or property damage likely to result
in a claim against the city. The city shall not be deemed to have
actual knowledge unless that knowledge is attributable to an appropriate
city official whose job duties include the authority to investigate
and/or settle claims against the city.
(b)
Notice
requirements shall likewise be waived in demonstrable cases showing
good cause, and in claims for civil rights violations.
(2001 Code, sec. 31.73; Ordinance
adopting Code)
The written notice required under this division shall be sworn
to by the person claiming the damage or injuries or by someone authorized
by him to do so on his behalf. Failure to swear to the notice as required
herein shall not render the notice fatally defective, but failure
to so verify the notice may be considered by the city council as a
factor relating to the truth of the allegations and to the weight
to be given to the allegations contained therein.
(2001 Code, sec. 31.74)
