(a) 
Classification.
The type classification for the city is hereby changed from a type B General-Law city to that of a type A General-Law city of the state.
(b) 
Procedures.
It is officially found and ordered that:
(1) 
At least two-thirds of the city council at a regular meeting voted to make the change and the vote must be recorded in the journal of the city council’s proceedings;
(2) 
A copy of the record of the ordinance from which this section derived must be signed by the mayor;
(3) 
A copy of the record of the ordinance from which this section derived must be attested by the city’s clerk or secretary under the corporate seal; and
(4) 
A copy of the record of the ordinance from which this section derived must be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the city is located.
(Ordinance 2004-026 adopted 1/18/05)
(a) 
The city council reserves the authority and power to make decisions concerning the final transfer of ownership of all city property.
(b) 
The mayor of the city is hereby empowered and authorized to execute all documents and deeds necessary on the behalf of the city to legally transfer ownership of such property as approved by the city council.
(Ordinance 2003-013 adopted 7/15/03)
(a) 
When the city council considers it necessary, the city may exercise the right of eminent domain for a public purpose to acquire public or private property, whether located inside or outside the city, for any of the following purposes:
(1) 
The providing, enlarging, or improving of a city hall; police station; jail or other law enforcement detention facility; fire station; library; school or other educational facility; academy; auditorium; hospital; sanatorium; market house; slaughterhouse; warehouse; elevator; railroad terminal; airport; loading or unloading facility; alley, street, or other roadway; park, playground, or other recreational facility; square; waterworks system, including reservoirs, other water supply sources, watersheds, and water storage, drainage, treatment, distribution, transmission, and emptying facilities; sewage system including sewage collection, drainage, treatment, disposal, and emptying facilities; electric or gas power system; cemetery; and crematory;
(2) 
The determining of riparian rights relative to the city’s waterworks;
(3) 
The straightening or improving of the channel of any stream, branch, or drain;
(4) 
The straightening, widening, or extending of any alley, street, or other roadway; and
(5) 
For any other municipal purpose the city council considers advisable.
(b) 
When condemning land under this section, the city may take fee simple title to the property if the city council expresses the intention to do so.
(c) 
An exercise of the power of eminent domain granted by this section and applicable to state law is governed by chapter 21 of the Texas Property Code.
(Ordinance 2006-004 adopted 2/22/06)
(a) 
Credit card payment authorization.
The City is hereby authorized to accept payments via credit card for any municipal service, including but not limited to utility bills, permits, court costs, fines, and fees.
(b) 
Liability for processing fees.
The City may collect a processing fee from the customer at the point of payment for any credit card transaction. This fee must:
(1) 
Be reasonably related to the actual cost incurred by the City in processing such payments (e.g., bank merchant service fees); and
(2) 
Not exceed 5% of the total payment amount, in compliance with Texas Local Government Code, § 132.003(b).
(c) 
Fee disclosure and implementation.
The City Manager, or a designee, shall:
(1) 
Set the processing fee amount based on current banking processor rates;
(2) 
Post clear notice of the fee at payment locations and on City billing or payment portals; and
(3) 
Deposit all collected processing fees into the City's General Fund to offset processing costs.
(d) 
Exemption from state surcharge prohibition.
This section does not violate any "no-surcharge" laws. Government entities in Texas are exempt per Texas Business and Commerce Code, § 604A.0021(b), meaning this cost-recovery fee is permissible.
(Ordinance 2025-0909-04 adopted 9/9/2025)