(a) 
The City Council shall appoint a City Manager, who shall be the chief administrative officer of the City. The City Manager shall be responsible to the City Council for the proper administration of all the affairs of the City and shall perform such other duties as the City Council shall assign to the City Manager, and those elsewhere provided for in this Charter. The City Manager may appoint an Assistant City Manager to act on the City Manager’s behalf.
(b) 
The City Manager shall be the chief administrative officer and head of the administrative branch of the City. The City Manager shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration of all the affairs of the City and to that end shall have the power and be required to:
(1) 
In cooperation with the City Attorney, to see that all State laws and City ordinances are effectively enforced.
(2) 
Appoint, suspend and/or remove all or any one of the heads of departments and all subordinate officers and employees of the City.
(3) 
Exercise control over all departments and subdivisions thereof created by this Charter, or that may hereafter be created by the Council, except as hereinafter provided.
(4) 
See that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the City or its inhabitants in any public utility franchise are faithfully kept and performed, and upon knowledge of any violation thereof to call the same to the attention of the City Attorney, whose duty it shall be to take such steps as may be necessary to enforce the same.
(5) 
Attend all meetings of the Council except when excused by the Council.
(6) 
Prepare a proposed budget annually and submit it to the Council each year.
(7) 
Administer the budget of the City.
(8) 
Prepare and submit to the Council at the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year.
(9) 
Keep the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations as may seem to the City Manager advisable.
(10) 
Prepare personnel rules subject to the approval of the Council.
(11) 
Execute contracts, deeds, conveyances, and other legal documents approved by the Council.
(12) 
Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or required of the City Manager by the Council.
The City Secretary shall be the clerical officer of the City Council, and shall keep the minutes, agendas, ordinances, attendance records, and other official records of the City Council and the City. The City Secretary shall be the custodian of the official seal of the City, and shall have such other duties and powers prescribed in this Charter and by the City Council.
The City Council shall appoint a competent and duly licensed Attorney practicing law in Tarrant County, Texas, who shall be the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall receive for the City Attorney’s services such compensation as may be fixed by the City Council and shall hold the City Attorney’s office at the pleasure of the City Council. The City Attorney, or such other attorneys selected by the City Attorney with the approval of the City Council, shall represent the City in all litigation and other legal matters involving the City. The City Attorney shall be the legal advisor of, and attorney and Counsel for, the City and all departments thereof.
The City Council shall have the authority to retain special counsel for specific purposes.
There shall be established and maintained a court, designated as the municipal court of record of the City of Lake Worth for the trial of misdemeanor offenses, with all such powers and duties as are now or hereafter may be prescribed by laws of the State of Texas relative to municipal courts.
The judge of the municipal court shall be appointed by the City Council for a term of two years. The judge shall be a resident of this state, a citizen of the United States, and an attorney in good standing licensed to practice in the State of Texas, with two or more years experience in the practice of law in this State. The Council shall fix the compensation for the judge in accordance with State law and such compensation shall never be based on the fines assessed or collected. Removal of the judge shall be at the discretion of the Council by a majority vote of the City Council.
(Amended by Ordinance 1133 at an election held on May 4, 2019, prop. J)
The Council may appoint one or more alternate Judge(s) who shall have the same qualifications of Municipal Judge and who shall receive such salary as may be fixed by the Council. In case of the temporary disability or absence of the Judge of the Municipal Court, the alternate Judge(s) shall have authority to act as Judge of said court. The Council shall by appointment fill a vacancy in the office of the Judge for the remainder of the unexpired term.
There shall be a Municipal Court Coordinator appointed by the City Manager. The Municipal Court Coordinator, and such deputies as the coordinator may appoint, shall act as Municipal Clerk and shall have the power to administer oaths and affidavits, make certificates, affix the seal of the court thereto and generally do and perform any and all acts usual and necessary performed by clerks and deputies of municipal courts.