OR 86-345 Appointment of a City Manager AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 86345
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE 1-5
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TO PROVIDE FOR THE
APPOINTMENT OF A CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF COPPELL AS AUTHORIZED
BY THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY ADOPTED JANUARY 18, 1986;
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. AMENDING ARTICLE- 1-5 OF CITY CODE
The City of Coppell Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by amending Article
1-5 of Chapter 1 to read as follows:
"ARTICLE 1 - 5 CITY MANAGER
Section 1-5-1 CREATING OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER
On January 18, 1986, the citizens of the City of Coppell adopted
a Home Rule Charter which created the office of City Manager.
Section 4.01 of said Charter provides that the City Council shah
appoint the City Manager who shall be the chief administrative and
executive officer of the City.
Section 1-5-2 APPOINTMERT OF CITY MAltAGER
Mr. Frank A. Proctor, Jr., having been hired and chosen to be the
general law City Administrator-Manager of the City prior to the
adoption of the Charter, shall hereinafter be, and be known as the
City Manager of the City of Coppell, Texas, a home rule City. A
condition of Mr. Proetor's employment was that he would be
permitted to reside in his home, which is near but not actually
within the corporate limits of the City of Coppell. Any City
Manager chosen subsequent to Mr. Proctor shall become a resident
of the City of Coppell within a reasonable time.
Section 1-5-3 COM PENS^TION AND REVIEW
Compensation and review of the City Manager shall be governed by
Section 4.01(B) of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Coppell.
Section 1-5-4 TERM AND REMOVAL
Term and removal of the City Manager shall be governed by Section
4.01(C) of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Coppell.
Section 1-5-5 POWERS AND DUTIES OF CITY MANAGER
The City Manager shah have those powers and duties as provided
for in Section 4.01(D) of the Home Rule Charter of the City of
Coppell and as specified elsewhere in said Charter or as may be
required by the City Council, not inconsistent with the provisions
of said Charter.
Section 1-5-6 AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE
Section 7.09 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Coppell
provides that the City Council may, by ordinance, confer upon the
City Manager general authority to contract for expenditures without
approval of the City Council for all budgeted items not exceeding
a limit set by the City Council. Pursuant to said section, the City
Council hereby confers upon the City Manager of the City of Coppell
authority to contract for expenditures for the City without further
approval from the City Council for all budgeted items not exceeding
the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
Section 1-5-7 CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO MEAN CITY MANAGER
From and after the adoption of this ordinance, the term City
Administrator as used in any ordinance of the City or the Code of
Ordinances of the City shah mean City Manager.
Section 1-5-8 ACTING CITY MAMAGER
An alternate officer to perform the duties of City Manager in case
of the absence or disability of the City Manager shall be appointed
by the City Manager and ratified by the City Council pursuant to
Section 4.01(E) of the tIome Rule Charter of the City of Coppell."
SECTION 2. REPEALING CLAUSE
All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
If any article, paragraph or subdivision, clause or provision of this ordinance
shall be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity
of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so
decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the publication of
its caption, as the law in such cases provides.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, on the
day of ~,i~,/'L,-d.~LL~,J ,, 1986.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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SEC ETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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