The citizens of the City of Coleman, in Coleman County, Texas,
within the corporate limits as now established, or hereafter established
in the manner prescribed by this Charter, shall be and shall continue
to be a municipal body politic and, corporate in perpetuity, under
the name of the “City of Coleman”, hereinafter referred
to as the “City.”
The municipal government provided by this Charter shall be known
as the “Council - Manager” government. Pursuant to its
provisions and subject only to the limitations imposed by the State
Constitution, by the statutory laws of Texas, and by this Charter,
all powers of the City shall be vested in an elective Council, hereinafter
referred to as the “Council”, which shall enact local
legislation, adopt budgets, determine policies, appoint the City Attorney,
Judge of the Municipal Court, and the City Manager, who shall execute
the laws and administer the government of the City.
The City of Coleman shall have all powers granted to municipalities
by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, together with
all of the implied powers necessary to carry into execution such granted
powers.
The boundaries and limits of the City of Coleman, until changed
in manner herein provided, shall be the same as have heretofore been
established and exist on the date of the adoption of this Charter,
which boundaries are more fully set out and described by metes and
bounds in a book called, Official Record Describing the Metes and
Bounds of the City of Coleman, which is now and shall hereafter be
filed in the office of the City Secretary of the City of Coleman.