Municipal government for the Town of Fairview shall be a “council-manager
government.” Except as otherwise provided by this Charter and
the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, all powers conferred
on the Town shall be exercised by a Town Council to be composed of
a Mayor and six (6) Council Members in Seats 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
elected by qualified voters for a term of two (2) years.
The Town of Fairview shall be a Home Rule Town under the Constitution
and laws of the State of Texas and shall have all powers, functions,
rights, privileges and immunities of every kind and nature granted
to a Home Rule Town under Article XI, Section 5, of the Constitution
of the State of Texas, known as the Home Rule Amendment, and all other
laws passed by the Legislature of the State of Texas relating thereto,
or which may hereafter be passed by said Legislature in relation to
such matters including, but not limited to the following powers:
(1) To assess,
levy, and collect taxes for general and special purposes.
(2) To contract
and be contracted with, to buy, sell, lease, lease-purchase, mortgage,
manage, and control such property, within or without its boundaries
or within boundaries of other municipalities, as its interests require.
(3) To fix
and regulate the rates, tolls, or charges and the kind of service
of all public utilities of every kind, unless otherwise required by
state law.
(4) To pass
such ordinances as may be expedient to protect the peace, lives, health,
and property of such inhabitants.
(5) To have
the exclusive right to erect, own, maintain, acquire, and operate
a waterworks system for the use of said Town and its inhabitants.
(6) To lay
out, open, close, establish, alter, widen, lower, extend, grade, supervise,
maintain, and improve streets, alleys, and parks.
(7) To appropriate
the money of the Town for all lawful purposes to create, provide for,
construct, regulate and maintain public improvements and to furnish
municipal services.
The enumeration of particular powers in the Charter shall not
be held or deemed to be exclusive, but in addition to the powers enumerated
herein, implied thereby or appropriate to the exercise thereof, the
Town shall have and may exercise all other powers which under the
Constitution and laws of the State of Texas it would be competent
for the Charter specifically to enumerate.