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Section 14. That pursuant to the Charter Amendment Election, Proposition Eighteen, Sections 3.02, <br />3.04, and 3.05 of the La forte Charter are amended to read as follows: <br />3.02. - Administrative departments. <br />a. Creation. There are hereby created the following administrative departments: Finance, police, fire, Iaw, public works, <br />health, parks and recreation, planning, and water and sewer. <br />Council may by ordinance create or abolish offices, departments or agencies other than the offices, departments or agencies <br />established by this Charter. <br />K Consolidation. Council may consolidate or redesignate any of the offices, departments and agencies. <br />C. Directors. The city manager shall appoint a director to supervise and control each department. When necessary for the <br />good of the city, the city manager may remove any such director. Such director shall be an officer of the city and shall have <br />supervision and control of his department, subject to the supervision of the city manager. Two (2) or more departments may <br />be headed by the same individual, and directors of departments may also serve as chiefs of divisions. The city manager may <br />head one or more departments. <br />I Divisions. The work of each administrative department may be distributed among divisions. <br />3.04. - Municipal court. <br />a. Establishment. There shall be established and maintained a municipal court with all powers and duties as are now, or <br />may hereafter be, prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas for municipal courts. <br />b. Municipal judge. City council shall appoint a competent attorney, duly licensed by the State of Texas, to be judge of <br />the municipal court. He shall serve at the pleasure of council and shall receive compensation as may be fixed by council. <br />C. Alternate municipal judge. Council shall have the power to create and appoint additional judges as provided by law. <br />d. Court clerk. Subject to the approval of the municipal judge, the city manager shall appoint a municipal court clerk and <br />deputy clerks. Said clerk or clerks shall have the power to administer oaths and affidavits, make certificates, affix the seal of <br />said court thereto and generally do and perform any and all acts usual and necessary by clerks of court in conducting the <br />business thereof. <br />e. Costs andfines. All costs and fines imposed by the municipal court, or any court in cases appealed from its judgments, <br />less those designated for the State of Texas, shall be paid into the city treasury for the use and benefit of the city. <br />State law reference— Municipal court, V.T.C.A., Government Code § 29.001 et seq. <br />3.05. - City attorney. <br />City council shall appoint a competent attorney, duly licensed by the State of Texas, to be city attorney and head of the <br />department of law. He shall be appointed and removed at the will and pleasure of council by a majority vote of the entire <br />council, and shall receive compensation as may be fixed by council. <br />The city attorney, or other attorneys selected by him with the approval of council, shall represent the city in all litigation, <br />provided that council may retain special counsel. He shall be the legal advisor of and attorney and counsel for, the city and all <br />offices and departments thereof. <br />17 <br />