The city hereby adopts the place system for the election of the councilmembers. Each office of councilmember shall be assigned a place number, so that each such office shall bear its own separate designation, such as, councilmember, place 1; councilmember, place 2; councilmember, place 3; councilmember, place 4; councilmember, place 5. As terms of incumbent councilmember expire, each candidate for the office of councilmember shall file application for a specific place on the city council. In such election, the ballot shall show each office of councilmember as a separate office by place number, with the name of each candidate printed thereon under the specific office for which such councilmember is a candidate.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
All elections pertaining to municipal affairs shall be governed by the election laws of the state. In all city elections, the mayor, city secretary, or the city council shall do and perform each act in other elections required to be done and performed respectively by the county judge, the county clerk, or the commissioners’ court. In all city elections the mayor, or if he fails to do so, the city council, shall order the election, give notice and appoint election officers to hold the election. In general elections for officers, notice thereof shall be given as provided in V.T.C.A., Election Code section 4.003.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)