The City Council and City Officials shall follow the rules and regulations regarding personal financial interests as set out in the Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 171.
A. 
Activities Prohibited:
1. 
No person shall be appointed to or removed from or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to any City position or appointive City administrative office because of race, national origin, sex, political or religious opinions or affiliations.
2. 
No person shall willfully make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating or report in regard to any test, certification or appointment under the personnel provisions of this Charter or the rules and regulations made thereunder, or in any manner commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of such provision, rules and regulations.
3. 
No person who seeks appointment or promotion with respect to any City position or appointive City administrative office shall directly or indirectly give, render or pay any money, service or other valuable thing to any person for or in connection with his/her test, appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion.
4. 
No person related within the second degree by affinity, or within the third degree by consanguinity to any elected officer of the City, or to the City Manager, shall be appointed to any office, position, or clerkship or other service of the City for which remuneration is paid, but this prohibition shall not apply to officers or employees who have been continuously employed by the City for not less than two (2) years prior to the election or appointment of the officer related in the prohibited degree.
B. 
Penalties.
Any person who by himself/herself or with others willfully violates any of the provisions of paragraphs one (1) through four (4) shall be guilty of misconduct and shall be subject to immediate forfeiture of his/her office or position.
(Adopted by Ordinance 071114 at an election held on November 6, 2007)
A. 
The City Council shall appoint a Charter Review Committee in the third (3rd) year after this Charter is adopted and every sixth (6th) year thereafter. The Charter Review Committee shall consist of seven (7) citizens of the City who shall:
1. 
Inquire into the operation of the City government under the Charter and determine whether any provision requires revision. To this end public hearings may be held. The Committee may request the attendance of any officer or employee of the City the production of any City records that may be needed;
2. 
Propose any recommendations it deems desirable to insure compliance with the Charter;
3. 
Report its findings and present its recommendations to the City Council in the form of a report; and
4. 
File a copy of its report with the office of the City Clerk where it shall be a public record.
B. 
The term of office of the Charter Review Committee shall be for not more than nine (9) months.
C. 
Upon finalization of the Charter Review Committee’s report the City Council shall receive the report and have published in the official newspaper of the City public notice that a copy of the report is available in the office of the City Clerk.
D. 
City Council shall consider any recommendations made and may order any recommendations be submitted to the voters of the City in the manner provided by applicable law.
E. 
Nothing in this section prohibits the City Council from forming a Charter Review Committee at any time or from submitting any amendments to the Charter to election on its own initiative as provided by Section 10.07 of this Charter at any time in compliance with applicable law.
(Adopted by Ordinance 071114 at an election held on November 6, 2007; Amended by Ordinance 2012-18 at an election held on November 6, 2012, prop. 14)
The sale of liquor and beer is prohibited in all residential sections or areas of the City, as designated by any zoning ordinance or Comprehensive Plan of the City. The City Council may enact any and all other regulations regarding the sale, consumption, distribution, etc. of alcoholic beverages, as permitted by applicable law.
The City Council shall declare annually an official newspaper of general circulation in the City. All captions of ordinances, notices and other matters required by this Charter, City ordinance, or applicable law shall be published in the official newspaper.
All elected and appointed officers of the City shall take and sign an oath of office based on those prescribed for state elective and appointive offices, respectively, in applicable law.
Amendments to this Charter may be framed, proposed, and adopted in the manner provided herein by applicable law.
(Adopted by Ordinance 071114 at an election held on November 6, 2007)
The City Council shall have the power, by ordinance, to renumber and rearrange all articles, sections, subsections, paragraphs, and subparagraphs of this Charter or any amendments thereto, as it shall deem appropriate.
(Amended by Ordinance 2017-07 at an election held on November 7, 2017, prop. R)