Codification Notes:

Ord. No.	Adopted	Codified	Status
100-12	Nov 9, 2000	NONE	REPEALED by Ord. 2015-004, Apr 13, 2015

ORDINANCE NO. 100-12

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWK COVE, TEXAS, CLARIFYING THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WHEREAS, the City of Hawk Cove, Texas is a Type-A General Law Municipality; and

WHEREAS, Section 22.042 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that the Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer of a Type-A General Law Municipality and that the Mayor shall perform the duties and exercise the powers prescribed by the City Council of a Type-A General Law Municipality; and

WHEREAS, Section 51.001 of the Local Government Code provides that the governing body of a municipality may adopt an ordinance that is for the good government, peace or order of the municipality; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the public, and the efficient operation of City government, to assign all administrative powers, duties and responsibilities associated with the day-to-day operation of the City of Hawk Cove to the Mayor, including the duty to supervise all municipal officers, subject to the advice and consent of the City Council, the power to suspend municipal officers, and to hire and fire all municipal employees who are not municipal officers;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWK COVE, TEXAS, THAT;

SECTION 1

All of the above premises are hereby found to be true and correct and are hereby approved and incorporated into the body of this ordinance as if copied in their entirety.

SECTION 2

Effective immediately, the Mayor shall be responsible for all of the day-to-day administrative operations of the City of Hawk Cove, including the duty to supervise all municipal officers, subject to the advice and consent of the City Council, the power to suspend municipal officers, and to hire and fire all municipal employees who are not municipal officers. In addition, the Mayor shall retain all legislative powers and duties granted by State law, including, but not limited to those provided by Section 22.042 of the Texas Local Government Code.

SECTION 3

If any section, subsection, clause, phrase or provision of this ordinance is for any reason held unconstitutional or void by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares that it would have passed such remaining portions of this ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 4

This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage, approval and adoption.

CONCLUSION