City of Lake Worth, TX
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2024-02-20
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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 BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION
- § CHA-1.01 BOUNDARIES.
- § CHA-1.02 ANNEXATION BY CITY COUNCIL.
- § CHA-1.03 ANNEXATION REQUIREMENTS.
- § CHA-1.04 DISANNEXATION.
- § CHA-1.05 PLATTING.
- Ch CHA Art II POWERS
- § CHA-2.01 GENERAL.
- § CHA-2.02 GENERAL POWERS ADOPTED.
- Ch CHA Art III CITY COUNCIL
- § CHA-3.01 NUMBER, SELECTION AND TERM.
- § CHA-3.02 QUALIFICATIONS.
- § CHA-3.03 ELIGIBILITY.
- § CHA-3.04 COUNCIL JUDGE OF ELECTION OF MEMBER.
- § CHA-3.05 COMPENSATION.
- § CHA-3.06 VACANCIES.
- § CHA-3.07 NUMBER OF MEETINGS.
- § CHA-3.08 QUORUM.
- § CHA-3.09 MAYOR PRO-TEM.
- § CHA-3.10 THE MAYOR.
- § CHA-3.11 ABSENTEEISM.
- § CHA-3.12 POWERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
- § CHA-3.13 PROHIBITIONS.
- Ch CHA Art IV NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- § CHA-4.01 ELECTIONS.
- § CHA-4.02 FILING FOR OFFICE/PROCEDURES.
- § CHA-4.03 THE OFFICIAL BALLOT.
- § CHA-4.04 LAWS GOVERNING CITY ELECTIONS.
- § CHA-4.05 CONDUCTING AND CANVASSING ELECTIONS.
- § CHA-4.06 OATH OF OFFICE.
- Ch CHA Art V FINANCE
- § CHA-5.01 BUDGET.
- § CHA-5.02 FAILURE TO ADOPT A BUDGET.
- § CHA-5.03 ANNUAL AUDIT.
- § CHA-5.04 AUTHORITY TO INCUR INDEBTEDNESS.
- § CHA-5.05 MUNICIPAL TAXES.
- § CHA-5.06 POWER TO TAX.
- § CHA-5.07 APPRAISAL AND ASSESSMENT OF REAL PROPERTY.
- § CHA-5.08 TAX RATE.
- § CHA-5.09 TAX EXEMPTIONS AND ABATEMENTS.
- § CHA-5.10 TAX PAYMENTS.
- § CHA-5.11 TAX LIENS AND LIABILITY.
- § CHA-5.12 OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS.
- Ch CHA Art VI RECALL OF OFFICERS
- § CHA-6.01 SCOPE OF RECALL.
- § CHA-6.02 PETITION FOR RECALL.
- § CHA-6.03 FORM OF RECALL PETITION.
- § CHA-6.04 VARIOUS PAPERS CONSTITUTING PETITION.
- § CHA-6.05 PROCEDURE AFTER FILING PETITION FOR RECALL.
- § CHA-6.06 PRESENTATION OF PETITION TO CITY COUNCIL.
- § CHA-6.07 OPEN MEETING TO BE HELD.
- § CHA-6.08 ELECTION TO BE CALLED.
- § CHA-6.09 BALLOTS IN RECALL ELECTION.
- § CHA-6.10 RESULT OF RECALL ELECTION.
- § CHA-6.11 RECALL, RESTRICTION THEREON.
- § CHA-6.12 FAILURE OF CITY COUNCIL TO ACT.
- Ch CHA Art VII FRANCHISE AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
- § CHA-7.01 POWERS OF THE CITY.
- § CHA-7.02 INALIENABILITY OF CONTROL OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.
- § CHA-7.03 FRANCHISE: POWER OF CITY COUNCIL.
- § CHA-7.04 FRANCHISE VALUE NOT TO BE ALLOWED.
- § CHA-7.05 RIGHT OF REGULATION.
- § CHA-7.06 EXTENSIONS.
- § CHA-7.07 OTHER CONDITIONS.
- § CHA-7.08 EXCLUSIVENESS OF FRANCHISES.
- § CHA-7.09 REGULATION OF RATES AND SERVICE.
- § CHA-7.10 RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS.
- Ch CHA Art VIII ADMINISTRATION
- § CHA-8.01 CITY MANAGER.
- § CHA-8.02 CITY SECRETARY.
- § CHA-8.03 CITY ATTORNEY.
- § CHA-8.04 SPECIAL COUNSEL.
- § CHA-8.05 MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD.
- § CHA-8.06 JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
- § CHA-8.07 ABSENCE OF JUDGE.
- § CHA-8.08 MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK/COORDINATOR.
- Ch CHA Art IX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- § CHA-9.01 NEPOTISM.
- § CHA-9.02 INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS.
- § CHA-9.03 PRESERVATION OF CONTRACT RIGHTS.
- § CHA-9.04 PARTIAL INVALIDITY.
- § CHA-9.05 AMENDMENT OF CHARTER.
- § CHA-9.06 CONSTRUCTION.
- § CHA-9.07 PRESENT ORDINANCES.
- § CHA-9.08 SPECIAL PROVISION COVERING DAMAGE SUITS.
- § CHA-9.09 WHEN GENERAL LAW APPLICABLE.
- Code of Ordinances
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Animal Control
- Ch 3 Building Regulations
- Ch 4 Business Regulations
- Ch 5 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 6 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 7 Municipal Court
- Ch 8 Offenses and Nuisances
- Ch 9 Personnel
- Ch 10 Subdivision Regulation
- Ch 11 Taxation
- Ch 12 Traffic and Vehicles
- Ch 13 Utilities
- Ch 14 Zoning
- Appendix
- Apx A Fee Schedule
- Apx B 1987 Code Comparative Table
- Apx C 2004 Code Comparative Table
- Apx D Ordinance Disposition Table
PREAMBLE[1]
We, the citizens of Lake Worth, Texas, in order to establish
a home rule municipal government, provide for the future progress
of our City and obtain more fully the benefits of local self-government,
do hereby adopt this Home Rule Charter in accordance with the Statutes
of the State of Texas; and do hereby declare the residents of the
City of Lake Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, living within the legally
established boundaries of said City, to be a political subdivision
of the State of Texas, incorporated forever under the name and style
of the “City of Lake Worth” with such powers, rights and
duties as are herein provided.
[1]
Editor’s note–Printed herein is the charter of
the City of Lake Worth, Texas, as amended. Capitalization, punctuation
and grammar have been retained. Obviously misspelled words have been
corrected without notation. Material enclosed in brackets has been
added for clarification.
