(a) 
Aldermen of the town shall be elected at large by the place system, and any candidate for the office of alderman shall file his application for a specific place on the board of aldermen. Such places on the board of aldermen shall be designated as follows:
Alderman Place No.1
AldermanPlace No. 2
Alderman Place No. 3
Alderman Place No. 4
Alderman Place No. 5
(b) 
In every odd-numbered calendar year, Alderman Place No. 2 and Alderman Place No. 4 shall be elected, as will the mayor, for a two-year term of office. In every even-numbered calendar year, Alderman Place No. 1, Alderman Place No. 3 and Alderman Place No. 5 shall be elected for a two-year term of office.
(Ordinance 157 adopted 4/19/84; 1987 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12(A))
The board of aldermen shall hold one regular meeting each month and may hold as many special meetings as may be necessary to conduct town business. The regular meeting of the board of aldermen shall be held on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Complex, unless otherwise authorized by the board of aldermen. The mayor, on his own motion, or on the application of three aldermen, may call special meetings by notice to each member of the board of aldermen and the town secretary served personally or left at their usual place of abode. Notice of all meetings shall be posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings law. The procedure at all meetings of the board of aldermen shall be in accordance with the provisions of the latest edition of Robert’s Rules of Order.
(Ordinance 157 adopted 4/19/84; 1987 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12(C); Ordinance 318-94 adopted 9/8/94)
(a) 
Any person desiring to address the board of aldermen at any meeting of the board of aldermen shall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on the Friday immediately prior to the board of aldermen meeting the following Thursday, fill out and complete a form with the town secretary in writing designating their name, address, the board of aldermen meeting they desire to address their comments to, and the nature of the topic which they desire to present. The description and identification of the topic shall be with sufficient particularity so as to enable any person reading the agenda to determine the nature and scope of the items so addressed.
(b) 
The mayor and any alderman of the town desiring to have an agenda item placed before the board of aldermen shall comply with the same requirements hereinabove set forth for the public at large.
(c) 
It has been and continues to be the prerogative of the presiding officer at any board of aldermen meeting to recognize any member of the audience who desires or wishes to address the board of aldermen and/or comment to the board of aldermen with respect to any agenda item that is properly before the governing body on the occasion in question. The presiding officer shall likewise retain authority to prescribe within reason [reasonable] perimeters, time limitations for each person to address the board of aldermen under the circumstances herein described to the end that each meeting shall progress in an orderly manner.
(d) 
Nothing contained in this section is intended directly or indirectly to restrict or inhibit the full expression of views among the governing officials, and nothing contained herein is intended to inhibit or restrict constructive comments from those in attendance under the supervision and direction of the chair and his prerogative. Rather, the purpose of this section is to provide information prior to each meeting as is required by the Texas Open Meetings Law through agenda posting that is sufficiently definitive to enable any person reading the same to understand those topics or subjects to be discussed, considered, and possibly acted upon by the governing body.
(Ordinance 157 adopted 4/19/84; 1987 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12(D))
(a) 
All correspondence, other than that relating solely to administrative matters, emanating from any town official, elected or otherwise, shall only be sent after the board of aldermen has expressly approved the same.
(b) 
No town official, whether elected or appointed, shall be authorized or empowered to negotiate and/or exercise legislative authority or unilaterally make and attempt to implement policy decisions without prior approval of the board of aldermen. This shall include negotiations with developers, other governmental entities and agencies thereof.
(c) 
Nothing contained in this section shall in any manner restrict or attempt to inhibit the lawful duties of the office of mayor in implementing and executing the approved legislative dictates and policies of the board of aldermen.
(Ordinance 157 adopted 4/19/84; 1987 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12(E))