(a)
The
city was duly incorporated as a city under the provisions of Vernon’s
Annotated Civil Statutes article 1133 et seq., as amended, and the
city contains a manufacturing establishment within the corporate limits
of the city, and has a population of more than 600 inhabitants.
(b)
In
accordance with V.T.C.A., Local Government Code section 6.011 et seq.,
the city hereby becomes a type A general law municipality.
(c)
The
city shall be known as the City of West Lake Hills, Texas, and shall
be subject to the state statutes pertaining to type A general law
municipalities and shall be vested with all the rights, powers, privileges
and immunities, and franchises therein conferred.
(1996 Code, sec. 2-1)
Every officer, agent or employee of the city, while responding
to or acting in an emergency situation, is hereby authorized to do
everything reasonably necessary under the circumstances to effectively
deal with such emergency. This provision shall prevail over every
other ordinance of the city and, to the extent to which the city has
the authority to so authorize, over any other law establishing a standard
of care in conflict with this section.
(1996 Code, sec. 70-2)
(a)
Designation of official newspaper.
The Austin American-Statesman
is hereby determined, designated and selected to be the official newspaper
of the city, effective immediately, and shall continue as such until
another is selected. All ordinances, notices and other matters required
by law (or ordinance of the City of West Lake Hills) to be published
in the official newspaper or in a newspaper of general circulation
in the city shall be published in said official newspaper.
(b)
Definition.
“The Austin American-Statesman”
as used in this section and as used in any other ordinance or resolution
of this city passed this date or on any subsequent date, shall be
deemed to include the holiday, Saturday, and Sunday editions thereof
carried under the name Austin American-Statesman.
(Ordinance 2022-013 adopted 9/14/22)
