(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)
