Home Rule Charter Amendments
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ARTICLE 1
Section 1.01
Section 1.02
Section 1.03
Section 1.04
ARTICLE 2
Section 2.01
Section 2.02
Section 2.03
ARTICLE 3
Section 3.01
Section 3.02
Section 3.03
Section 3.04
Section 3.05
Section 3.06
Section 3.07
Section 3.08
Section 3.09
Section 3.10
Section 3.11
Section 3. 12
Section 3. 13
Section 3.14
Section 3.15
Section 3.16
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ARTICLE 4
Section 4.01
Section 4.02
Section 4.03
Section 4.04
Section 4.05
Section 4.06
Section 4.07
Section 4.08
Section 4.09
Section 4.10
Section 4. II
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND BOUNDARIES
Form of Government ........................
The Boundaries .............................
Extension of Boundaries .....................
Contraction of Boundaries ...................
POWERS OF THE CITY
General .....................................
General Powers Adopted .....................
Eminent Domain ............................
THE CITY COUNCIL
Number, Selection and Term .................
Qualification of Members ....................
Judge of Elections and Qualifications .........
Compensation ...............................
Mayor and Mayor Pro Tern ..................
Vacancies, Forfeiture and Filling of
Vacancies ...................................
Powers of the City Council ...................
Prohibitions .................................
Meetings of City Council .....................
Quorum ....................................
Conflict of Interest and Abstention ...........
Rules of Procedure ..........................
Passage of Ordinances in General .............
Authentication, Recording, Codification,
Printing and Distribution ....................
Investigations by the City Council ............
Bond...................................... .
ADMINISTRA TIVE SERVICES
City Manager ...............................
Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fire Department ............................
Finance Department .........................
City Secretary ...............................
Municipal Court ............................
City Attorney ...............................
Department of Health and Sanitation .........
Personnel Sy~tem ............................
City Engineer ...............................
Other Departments ..........................
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HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENTS
PROPOSITIONS 1 THRU 13
PROPOSITION NO. 1
To amend Sections 3.05 and 4.01 (D) to provide that the City
Manager shall sign and execute for and on behalf of the City all
contracts and agreements approved by the City Council and when the
City Manager is not available the Deputy City Manager or Mayor may
sign and execute such contracts and agreements which have been
approved by the City Council. Otherwise, said sections to remain
unchanged.
FOR: l60B
AGAINST:
271
PROPOSITION NO. 2
To amend paragraph 4 of Section 3.06 to read as follows:
"Notwithstanding the requirement in this Section and Section 3.10,
that a quorum of the City Council consist of five (5) Counci1 members,
if at anytime the membership of the City Council is reduced to less
than five (5) Councilmembers. the remaininq members may, bv maioritv
action, appoint additional Councilmembers to raise the membership to
five (5).These appointees shall serve until the positions can be
filled at the next regular or special City election. All Vacancies
filled by election shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term
of office so filled."
FOR: 1279
AGAINST:
614
PROPOSITION NO. 3
To amend Section 4.01 (D) by adding thereto a new subsection 10
to read as follows:
"10. The City Council may by ordinance establish certain
limitations within which the City Manager may be authorized to sign
and execute contracts for and on behalf of the City without specific
City Council approval."
FOR: 10Bl
AGAINST:
686
PROPOSITION NO. 4
To amend Section 4.04 by deleting the unnecessary sentence that
says "The Director of Finance shall be fully responsible for carrying
out enforcement of the resolutions and ordinances of the City."
FOR: 1442
AGAINST: 358
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P~POSITION NO. 5
To amend Section 4.06(C) to provide that the Clerk of the
Municipal Court shall receive compensation as shall be determined by
the City Manager.
(This Section now provides that the Municipal Court
Clerk shall receive compensation as may be determined
by the City Council.)
FOR: 1181
AGAINST:
627
PROPOSITION NO. 6
To amend Section 4.l0(E) to provide that the City Engineer shall
receive compensation as may be determined by City Manager.
(This Section now provides that the City Engineer shall
receive compensation as may be determined by the City
Council. )
FOR: 1136
AGAINST:
697
PROPOSITION NO.7.....
To amend Section 5.0l(A) to provide that the regular City
election will be held annually on the first Saturday in May.
(This Section now provides that the annual election
will be held on the first Saturday in April. This
change is to comply with state law that requires such
an election to be held onthe first Saturday in May.)
FOR: lB07
AGAINST:
64
PROPOSITION NO. 8
To amend section 5.07 to read as follows: "In the event no
candidate for an elective office receives a majority of the votes
cast for that position in a regular or a special election or if there
is a tie for first place, a runoff election shall be held pursuant to
Section 2.025 of the Texas Election Code."
(This Change brings the City Charter into compliance
with a newly adopted provision of the Texas Election Code.)
FOR: 1776
85
AGAINST:
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PROPOSITION NO. 9
To amend the caption and first sentence of Section B.03(D) to
read as follows:
"D. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
The City Council shall appoint a Board of Adjustment consisting
of five (5) members and four (4) alternate members who shall
serve in accordance with Local Government Code Section 211.008
V.T.C.A."
(This section now provides that the Board shall be known as
the "Zoning" Board of Adjustment and shall have two (2)
alternate members.)
FOR: 1570
AGAINST:
216
PROPOSITION NO. 10
To amend Section 9.02(A) by adding thereto a new subsection 5
which shall read as follows:
"5. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall establish rules and
regulations, not inconsistent with state law or the
ordinances of the City, for the operation of the Planning
and Zoning Commission."
FOR: 1576
AGAINST:
208
PROPOSITION NO. 11
To amend Section 3.13 (B) by adding thereto a new sentence to
read as follows:
"Copies of the proposed ordinance,
adoption shall be made available at
furnished to citizens upon request."
in the form required for
the City offices and
FOR: 1783
AGAINST:
60
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PROPOSITION NO. 12
To renumber Section 5.08 of the present code to 5.09 and add a
new Section 5.0B which shall read as follows:
"Section 5.09
OATH OF OFFICE
Every officer of the City shall, before entering upon the duties
of their office, take and subscribe to the following oath or
affirmation to be filed and kept in the office of the City
Secretary:
I ,do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
will faithfully execute the duties of the office of , of
the City of Coppell, State of Texas, and will to the best of my
ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and laws of the
United States and of this state and the charter and ordinances of the
City: and I furthermore solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have not
directly or indirectly paid, offered, or promised to pay,
contributed, nor promised to contribute any money or valuable thing,
or promised any publiC office or employment, as a reward for the
giving or withholding a vote at the election at which I was elected
or if the office is one of appointment, to secure my appointment, so
help me God."
FOR: 1737
AGAINST:
B2
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PROPOSITION NO. 13
To amend Section 11.06 by adding thereto a new subsection C which
shall provide that no employee of the City shall engage in a
political campaign involving the office of Coppell City Council,
become a candidate for office on the Coppell City Councilor become a
candidate for office on the governing body of any local area
political subdivision which has overlapping jurisdiction with the
City of Coppell, including but not limited to, such political
subdivisions as Coppell Independent School District, Dallas County,
or Coppell Municipal Utility District.
FOR: 1201
AGAINST:
548
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