04-14-12 Special Meeting of La Porte City Council (council retreat)

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PARTI-CHARTER CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE PART I - CHARTER "' (') 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. ARTICLE 1. - INCORPORATION; CITY POWERS ARTICLE 11. - CITY COUNCIL ARTICLE III. -ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE IV. - BUDGET ARTICLE V. - FINANCE ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE VI. - INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL ARTICLE VII. - FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES ARTICLE VIII. - GENERAL PROVISIONS CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE (')State Law reference— Home Rule, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 9.001 et seq. (Back) 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. 1.01. - Incorporation. The inhabitants of the City of La Porte within the boundaries as now established or as hereafter established in the manner provided by law shall continue to be a body politic and corporate and be known by the name of the City of La Porte. 1.02. - City boundaries. The boundaries and limits of the city shall be the same as have heretofore been established and now exist, which boundaries and limits were originally shown on the map recorded in Volume 8, Page 16, La Porte, Texas, Code of Ordinances Page 1 of 32