(a) 
It is hereby officially found, determined and declared that the Village of Pantego, Texas, was duly incorporated as a village under the provisions of chapter 11, title 28, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended, and that said village contains more than six hundred inhabitants.
(b) 
In accordance with article 961, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, the Village of Pantego, Texas, hereby accepts the provisions of title 28, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, relating to cities and towns, including particularly chapters 1 through 10 thereof.
(c) 
Said village shall be known as the Town of Pantego, Texas, and shall be subject to the provisions of said title 28, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, relating to cities and towns, including particularly chapters 1 through 10 thereof, and shall be vested with all the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities and franchises therein conferred.
(Ordinance adopted 2/13/67, secs. 1–3)
The town council, in consultation with the city manager, may employ and dismiss such professional consultants, including engineers, planners, architects or others, whom it finds appropriate and in the best interest of the town to engage. The town council may fix the compensation of such professionals and work directly with them or direct that they work with the city manager or his designee.
(Ordinance 2005-07B, sec. 2, adopted 10/24/05)
The town shall never be liable for any claims 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 behalf, or, in the event of injury resulting in death, a person or persons who may have a cause of action under the law by reason of such death, shall within six (6) months from the date of the incident giving rise to the claim give notice in writing to the town of the following facts:
(1) 
The date and time when the injury or damage occurred and the place of such occurrence.
(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, as of 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 was 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.
(Ordinance 97-01A, sec. 1, adopted 3/24/86)
No suit of any nature whatsoever shall be instituted or maintained against the town unless the plaintiff therein shall aver and prove that previous to the filing of the original petition the plaintiff applied to the town council for redress, satisfaction, compensation, or relief, as the case may be, and that the same was by vote of the town council refused.
(Ordinance 97, sec. 2, adopted 8/13/84)
All notices required by this division shall be effectuated by serving them upon the town secretary at the following location: Town of Pantego, 1614 South Bowen Road, Pantego, Texas 76013, and all such notices shall be effective only when actually received in the office of the person named above.
(Ordinance 97, sec. 3, adopted 8/13/84)
Neither the mayor, a town council member, nor any other officer or employee of the town shall have the authority to waive any of the provisions of this division.
(Ordinance 97, sec. 4, adopted 8/13/84)
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 town council as a factor relating to the truth of the allegations and to the weight to be given to the allegations contained therein.
(Ordinance 97, sec. 5, adopted 8/13/84)
This division shall be cumulative of the provisions of title 5, chapter 101 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code of the state. For any claim within the scope of said code, this division shall be deemed supplemental thereto. For any claim not within the scope of said code, this division shall govern the submission and processing of the same.
(Ordinance 97-01A, sec. 2, adopted 3/24/86)