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, the statutes of this State, and by this Charter, all powers of the City shall be vested in an elective council, hereinafter referred to as the "City Council," which shall enact local legislation, adopt budgets, determine policies, and appoint the City Manager, who in turn, shall be held responsible to the City Council for the execution of the laws and the administration of the government of the City. All powers of the City shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this Charter, or if the manner not be prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance, the State Constitution, or by the statutes of the State of Texas.
(Ordinance 767-22 adopted 11/16/2022)
The citizens of the City and Denton County, Texas, residing within its corporate limits, as heretofore or hereafter established, are hereby constituted and shall continue to be a municipal body politic and corporate, in perpetuity, under the name of the "City of Aubrey" with such powers, privileges, rights, duties, authorities and immunities, as are herein provided. The records of the City of Aubrey's boundaries shall be kept on file with the City Secretary.
(Ordinance 767-22 adopted 11/16/2022)
The boundaries of the City may be enlarged and extended by the annexation of additional territory, irrespective of size and configuration, by the method hereinafter set forth:
(1) 
The City Council shall have the power by ordinance to fix the boundary limits of the City of Aubrey and to provide for the alteration and extension of said boundary limits, and the annexation of additional territory lying adjacent to the City, or as otherwise allowed by law, in any manner provided by law.
(2) 
When any additional territory has been so annexed, same shall be a part of the City and the property situated therein shall bear taxes levied by the City, and the citizens thereof shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of the other citizens of said City and shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the City. No part of the City as presently established may be disannexed.
(3) 
The City shall maintain an official map of its boundaries in accordance with state law. The boundaries and limits of the City of Aubrey, until changed in the manner provided herein, shall be the same as have heretofore been established and as exist on the date of the adoption of this Charter.
(Ordinance 767-22 adopted 11/16/2022)