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Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 25 City Manager Form Of Government In General-Law MunicipalityLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Local Government Code > Texas Local Government Code - Chapter 25 City Manager Form Of Government In General-Law Municipality This chapter applies only to a general-law municipality with a population of less than 5,000. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. ... The municipality, by first holding an election on the question, may adopt the city manager form of government. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § ... (a) The residents of the municipality may file a petition with the clerk of the municipality requesting the mayor to call a special election to ... (a) Within 10 days after the date a petition is filed, the mayor of the municipality shall issue a proclamation ordering a special election. (b) ... A copy of the proclamation must be posted in at least five conspicuous places in the municipality for at least the 10 days preceding election ... (a) After a petition is filed, an election to consider the adoption of the city manager form of government must be held on the first ... If the city manager form of government is adopted, the governing body of the municipality shall appoint a city manager within 60 days after the ... (a) The governing body of the municipality shall appoint the city manager solely on the basis of the person's administrative ability. (b) The city manager ... The city manager is appointed by and serves at the will of the governing body of the municipality. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § ... (a) The city manager shall administer the municipal business and the governing body of the municipality shall ensure that the administration is efficient. (b) The ... (a) After a municipality adopts the city manager form of government under this chapter, all municipal officers, except members of the governing body of the ... (a) A municipality may abandon the city manager form of government at any time as provided by this section. (b) A petition requesting the mayor ... (a) If a majority of votes cast at an election under this subchapter are for abandoning the city manager form of government, the governing body ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |