The city council shall have the power to pass, publish, amend, repeal, and enforce all ordinances, rules and police regulations, not contrary to the constitution of this state, for the good government, peace, and order of the city and the trade and commerce thereof, that may be necessary or proper to carry into effect the powers vested to local governments.
(1996 Code of Ordinances Chapter 1, Article 10.00, Section 10.01)
The style of all ordinances shall be "BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POTTSBORO, TEXAS" and the style of all resolutions shall be "BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POTTSBORO, TEXAS."
(1996 Code of Ordinances Chapter 1, Article 10.00, Section 10.02)
All ordinances and resolutions shall be in writing and shall be introduced by some member of the city council at an open meeting of the city council when it shall be read and acted upon. It shall only be necessary to provide a brief explanation and read the caption of the ordinance or resolution unless a motion is made by a Council member to read the entire ordinance or resolution. An ordinance must be adopted by a majority vote, unless otherwise required (e.g. levying taxes, zoning when 20% of property owners object, etc.).
(1996 Code of Ordinances Chapter 1, Article 10.00, Section 10.03)
All ordinances and resolutions upon passage shall be approved by the mayor, numbered, and attested by the city secretary, and shall be recorded by the city secretary in a book of ordinances or in the minutes for resolutions. Such book of ordinances shall by authority touch all questions arising under the laws and ordinances of the city.
(1996 Code of Ordinances Chapter 1, Article 10.00, Section 10.04)
Every ordinance or resolution passed by the city council must be filed with the city secretary. Thereupon, the mayor may either sign or refuse to sign the ordinance or resolution. If the mayor refuses to sign the ordinance or resolution, his or her objections must be set forth in writing and submitted to the city secretary within three (3) days of the time the ordinance or resolution was filed. (If the mayor's statement of objections is not filed within three (3) days, the ordinance or resolution automatically goes into effect without his or her signature). If the mayor timely files a statement of objections to the ordinance or resolution, it is killed unless a majority of the whole number of council members (not just a majority of those present and voting) votes to override the mayor's veto by adopting the ordinance or resolution as originally proposed with the votes of each council member entered in the minutes of meeting at which the vote was taken.
(1996 Code of Ordinances Chapter 1, Article 10.00, Section 10.06)