At a regular meeting of the town council of the Town of Willow Park, Texas, held on the 3rd day of April, 1978, the town council accepted, passed and approved the provisions of title 28, chapters 1–10, Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas. The Town of Willow Park shall thereafter be known as the City of Willow Park, Texas.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 2; 1993 Code, art. 1.200)
All elections pertaining to municipal affairs shall be governed by the elections laws of the state.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 3; 1993 Code, art. 1.300)
The city secretary is hereby directed by the city council to utilize the official newspaper for the city and to submit to the same all notices required by state law, ordinance or resolution to be published therein on the dates and times as may be required by specific legislation. The publication of captions of ordinances containing penalty provisions shall be sufficient and considered appropriate to provide sufficient notice to the public of the contents of any such ordinance.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12(B); Ordinance adopting 1993 Code; 1993 Code, art. 1.1100; Ordinance 419-98 adopted 4/21/98; Ordinance 421-98 adopted 6/16/98; Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)
(a) 
North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG).
The city shall be a member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) for the purpose of joint planning and coordination of governmental services and policies as authorized by V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, ch. 391, and the city secretary is hereby authorized to pay the annual dues required for membership in said council of governments.
(b) 
Texas Municipal League.
The city shall be a member of the Texas Municipal League (TML) for the purpose of better representation, information, advice and other such services which may be provided. The city secretary is hereby authorized to pay the annual dues required for membership in said league.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 14; 1993 Code, art. 1.1400)
(a) 
In order to promote and protect the general health, safety and welfare of persons residing within and adjacent to the cities of this state, the legislature of the state declares it to be the policy of the state that the unincorporated area, not a part of any other city, to the extent described herein, shall comprise and be known as the extraterritorial jurisdiction.
(b) 
It is hereby declared that the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Willow Park, having a population of less than five thousand (5,000) inhabitants, shall consist of all the contiguous unincorporated area, not a part of any other city, within one-half (1/2) mile of the corporate limits of the City of Willow Park.
(c) 
When the city annexes additional territory, the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city shall expand in conformity with such annexation and shall comprise an area around the new corporate limits of the city.
(d) 
The city council shall not impose any tax in the area under the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city.
(e) 
It is the intent of this section to make any and all ordinances, codes, regulations, chart of revisions or Code of Ordinance revisions, allowable by law under the Local Government Code or any other state statute, applicable and enforceable in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city, whether or not so stated, and such are to be enforced either by citation or injunction as appropriate.
(Ordinance 291-91, sec. 1, adopted 6/18/91; 1993 Code, sec. 1.1501)
A current map illustrating the boundaries of the city shall be kept in the office of the city secretary. This map shall be available for public review and inspection at all reasonable times.
(Ordinance adopting 1993 Code; 1993 Code, sec. 1.1502)
(a) 
Fee established.
For any special or called meetings of the city council or any city board or commission, requested or for the special benefit of any citizen, group or entity, such citizen, group or entity shall first pay to the city a fee in the amount established by city council, and agree to reimburse the city for any special costs associated with such special meeting. These costs shall include, but not be limited to, all professional fees, if necessary, and any associated costs of publication or other preparation for such meeting.
(b) 
Waiver.
Upon the petition of any such citizen, group or organization, the city council, prior to such meeting or within thirty (30) days thereafter if such is not practicable, may waive all or part of such fee by majority vote.
(Ordinance 290-91, sec. 1, adopted 6/18/91; 1993 Code, sec. 1.404(c); Ordinance adopting 2017 Code)
The city shall never be liable for any claim for property damage or for personal injury, whether such personal injury results in death or not, unless the person damaged or injured, or someone in his or her behalf, or, in the event the injury results in death, the person or persons who may have a cause of action under the law by reason of such death or injury, shall, within sixty (60) days, or within six (6) months for good cause shown, from the date the damage or injury was received, give notice in writing to the mayor and city council of the following facts:
(1) 
The date and time when the injury occurred and the place where the injured person or property was at the time when the injury was received;
(2) 
The nature of the damage or injury sustained;
(3) 
The apparent extent of the damage or injury sustained;
(4) 
A specific and detailed statement of how and under what circumstances the damage or injury occurred;
(5) 
The amount for which each claimant will settle;
(6) 
The actual place of residence of each claimant by street, number, city and state on the date the claim is presented;
(7) 
In the case of personal injury or death, the names and addresses of all persons who, according to the knowledge or information of the claimant, witnessed the happening of the injury or any part thereof, and the names of the doctors, if any, to whose care the injured person is committed;
(8) 
In the case of property damage, the location of the damaged property at the time the claim was submitted, along with the names and addresses of all persons who witnessed the happening of the damage or any part thereof.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 13(A); 1993 Code, sec. 1.1301)
No suit of any nature whatsoever shall be instituted or maintained against the city unless the plaintiff therein shall aver and prove that previous to the filing of the original petition the plaintiff applied to the city council for redress, satisfaction, compensation or relief, as the case may be, and that the same was by vote of the city council refused.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 13(B); 1993 Code, sec. 1.1302)
All notices required by this division shall be effectuated by serving them upon the city secretary at 101 Stagecoach, Willow Park, Texas, and all such notices shall be effective only when actually received in the office of the person named above.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 13(C); 1993 Code, sec. 1.1303)
Neither the mayor, a city council member, nor any other officer or employee of the city shall have the authority to waive any of the provisions of this division.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 13(D); 1993 Code, sec. 1.1304)
The written notice required under this division shall be sworn to by the person claiming the damage or injuries or by someone authorized by him or her to do so on his or her behalf. Failure to swear to the notice as required herein shall not render the notice fatally defective, but failure to so verify the notice may be considered by the city council as a factor relating to the truth of the allegations and to the weight to be given to the allegations contained therein.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 13(E); 1993 Code, sec. 1.1305)