05-11-13 Charter (City of La Porte Texas Charter)- amended by Special Election held May 11, 2013

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PART I CHARTER* Article I. Incorporation; City Powers 1.01. Incorporation. 1.02. City boundaries. 1.03. Modification of city boundaries. 1.04. Form of government. 1.05. Powers of the city. 1.06. Special provisions for damage suits. Article II. City Council 2.01. Composition of city council. 2.02. Qualifications. 2.03. Conduct of elections. 2.04. Vacancies in city council. 2.05. Compensation. 2.06. First meeting of council after canvass. 2.07. Meetings. • 2.08. Duties of mayor and mayor pro tem. 2.09. Powers of council. 2.10. Additional discretionary powers. 2.11. Ordinances. Article M. Administration 3.01. City manager. 3.02. Administrative departments. 3.03. City secretary. . 3.04. Municipal court. 3.05. City attorney. Article IV. Budget 4.01. Preparation and submission of budget. *Editor's note—Printed herein is the Charter of the City of La Porte,Texas,as adopted by ordinance number 1216, § 1 on May 21, 1980, and adopted by referendum on August 9, 1980. Amendments to the Charter are indicated by parenthetical history notes following amended provisions.The absence of a history note indicates that the provision remains unchanged from the original Charter. Obvious misspellings have been corrected without notation. For stylistic purposes, a uniform system of headings, catchlines and citations to state statutes has been used.Additions made for clarity are indicated by brackets. Editor's note—A special held May 11, 2013, adopted amendments to §§ 1.03, 1.05, 1.06, 2.01-2.11, 3.02-3.05, 4.01, 4.03, 5.01-5.03, 5.05, 5.07, 6.01-6.03, 6.05, 6.08, 7.01, 8.01, • 8.02, 8.06 of the Charter as set forth in Ord. No. 2013-3482, §§ 4-25, adopted May 14, 2013. State law reference—Home Rule, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 9.001 et seq. Supp.No.28 CHTJ