The City Council may create or establish, abolish or consolidate, as many departments or offices as it may deem necessary for the best interest of the City. It may control the internal organization table of such departments or offices.
(Charter adopted 12/2/1957)
The City Council may establish by ordinance such rules and regulations covering the conduct and performance, employment and discharge of personnel in the departments and may from time to time amend such rules and regulations.
(Charter adopted 12/2/1957)
The City shall have, and there is hereby established, a police department which shall be under the general supervision of the Police Chief. The City Council shall by ordinance provide for the number of police officers and their qualifications; shall fix their salaries and their terms of office; shall make provisions for their removal from office; shall provide for the giving of bonds for faithful performance of their duties in office; and shall make such other regulations as might be deemed necessary for the control and operation of the police department. Such officers shall have similar powers, rights and authorities as are vested in police officers under the provisions laws of the State of Texas.
(Charter adopted 12/2/1957; Ordinance 1415 adopted 2/13/2017, prop. 1, approved at election of 5/6/2017)
The City shall have, and there is hereby established, a fire department which shall be under the general supervision of the Fire Chief. The City Council by ordinance shall provide for the number of paid fire fighters or volunteer fire fighters, or a combination of paid fire fighters and volunteer fire fighters. If paid fire fighters are to be employed, the City Council shall provide by ordinance for the number of paid fire fighters, their pay, their term of office, provisions for removal of fire fighters and such other provisions as might be necessary for supervision and control of fire fighters. The City Council shall by ordinance establish such other rules and regulations for a fire department as might be necessary for the proper control and operation of same.
(Charter adopted 12/2/1957; Ordinance 1415 adopted 2/13/2017, prop. 1, approved at election of 5/6/2017)
There is hereby created and established a Municipal Court, which Court shall have jurisdiction within the corporate limits in all criminal cases arising under the ordinances of the City, and shall have concurrent jurisdiction with any justice of the peace in any precinct in which said City is situated in all criminal cases arising under the criminal laws of this state, in which punishment is by fine only, and where the maximum of such fine may not exceed $2,000 in cases arising under municipal ordinances that govern fire safety, zoning or public health and sanitation or may not exceed $500.00 [sic], and arising within such corporate limits.
(a) 
The Judge of said Court shall be known as "Judge of the Municipal Court of Terrell Hills." In the absence or disability of said Judge, said Court may be presided over by the mayor or mayor pro tem, or by some Councilmember, as may be provided by ordinance of the City Council. The salary of said judge shall be fixed by ordinance.
(b) 
Additional procedure and operation of said Court in the dispatch of business shall be as provided by the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas, which statutes are hereby adopted.
(c) 
There shall be a Clerk of the Municipal Court of Terrell Hills, who shall have all of the power and authority and obligation provided by law, and shall have authority to receive and file complaints and to administer oaths in connection with the same. The City Council may from time to time appoint deputy clerks who shall have the same powers as herein provided for the Clerk of the Municipal Court of Terrell Hills.
(d) 
The City Council shall have the authority to adopt, amend or abandon such rules and regulations as it might deem necessary for the proper functioning of said Municipal Court.
(Charter adopted 12/2/1957; Ordinance 855 adopted 3/30/1992, prop. 5, approved at election of 5/2/1992; Ordinance 1415 adopted 2/13/2017, prop. 1, approved at election of 5/6/2017)