City of Joshua, TX
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2024-01-18
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Home Rule Charter
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Chapter CHA Home Rule Charter
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Home Rule Charter
- Ch CHA Home Rule Charter
- Ch CHA Art I FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND BOUNDARIES
- § 1.01 INCORPORATION.
- § 1.02 FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
- § 1.03 BOUNDARIES.
- § 1.04 CHANGE OF BOUNDARIES.
- § 1.05 ANNEXATION OF NEW TERRITORY.
- Ch CHA Art II RIGHTS AND POWERS OF THE CITY
- § 2.01 GENERAL.
- § 2.02 CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY.
- § 2.03 ENUMERATED POWERS.
- § 2.04 TRANSFER OF RIGHTS, POWERS, AND OBLIGATIONS.
- Ch CHA Art III THE CITY COUNCIL
- § 3.01 CITY GOVERNMENT.
- § 3.02 EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.
- § 3.03 MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM.
- § 3.04 GENERAL DUTIES AND POWERS.
- § 3.05 PROHIBITIONS.
- § 3.06 VACANCIES AND FORFEITURE OF OFFICE.
- § 3.07 INVESTIGATIONS.
- § 3.08 MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
- § 3.09 PASSAGE OF ORDINANCES.
- § 3.10 AUTHENTICATION AND RECORDING, CODIFICATION AND PRINTING.
- Ch CHA Art IV MUNICIPAL ELECTION
- § 4.01 CITY COUNCIL PLACES AND TERMS.
- § 4.02 ANNUAL ELECTIONS.
- § 4.03 REGULATION OF ELECTION.
- § 4.04 POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF SALARIED OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND CANDIDATES.
- § 4.05 QUALIFICATIONS FOR CANDIDACY.
- § 4.06 FILING FOR OFFICE.
- § 4.07 THE OFFICIAL BALLOT.
- § 4.08 OATHS OF OFFICE.
- § 4.09 MAJORITY VOTE AND RUNOFF.
- § 4.10 VACANCIES.
- Ch CHA Art V ADMINISTRATION
- § 5.01 CITY MANAGER.
- § 5.02 ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS.
- § 5.03 ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.
- § 5.04 PROHIBITIONS.
- Ch CHA Art VI FINANCE
- § 6.01 FISCAL YEAR.
- § 6.02 ANNUAL BUDGET.
- § 6.03 CAPITAL PROGRAM.
- § 6.04 EFFECTIVE DATE OF BUDGET CERTIFICATION.
- § 6.05 BUDGET ESTABLISHES APPROPRIATIONS.
- § 6.06 BUDGET ESTABLISHES AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY PROPERTY TAX.
- § 6.07 UNALLOCATED RESERVE FUND.
- § 6.08 AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET.
- § 6.09 MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS.
- § 6.10 ANNUAL AUDIT.
- § 6.11 PURCHASING.
- § 6.12 FEES SHALL BELONG TO CITY.
- § 6.13 SALE OF CITY PROPERTY.
- § 6.14 CONTRACTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
- § 6.15 DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.
- § 6.16 BORROWING.
- § 6.17 CITY TAXES.
- § 6.18 EXEMPT PROPERTY.
- § 6.19 PAYMENT OF TAXES.
- Ch CHA Art VII BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- § 7.01 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - GENERAL.
- § 7.02 VACANCIES.
- Ch CHA Art VIII MUNICIPAL COURT
- § 8.01 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
- § 8.02 FINES, FEES, AND COSTS.
- § 8.03 JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
- § 8.04 CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
- § 8.05 CITY PROSECUTOR.
- Ch CHA Art IX UTILITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE FRANCHISES AND LICENSES
- § 9.01 AUTHORITY.
- § 9.02 ORDINANCE GRANTING FRANCHISE.
- § 9.03 TRANSFER OF FRANCHISE.
- § 9.04 FRANCHISE VALUE NOT TO BE ALLOWED.
- § 9.05 RIGHT OF REGULATION.
- § 9.06 REGULATION OF RATES.
- § 9.07 LICENSES.
- Ch CHA Art X INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND RECALL
- § 10.01 GENERAL AUTHORITY.
- § 10.02 PETITIONERS COMMITTEE.
- § 10.03 PETITION CIRCULATION.
- § 10.04 FORM OF PETITION.
- § 10.05 PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS.
- § 10.06 SUSPENSION OF EFFECT OF ORDINANCE FOR REFERENDUM PETITIONS.
- § 10.07 CERTIFICATION OF PETITIONS AND PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
- § 10.08 ACTION ON INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS.
- § 10.09 FORM OF BALLOTS.
- § 10.10 RESULTS OF ELECTION.
- § 10.11 LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS.
- § 10.12 FAILURE OF CITY COUNCIL TO CALL AN ELECTION.
- Ch CHA Art XI GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 11.01 PUBLIC MEETINGS.
- § 11.02 PUBLIC RECORD.
- § 11.03 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHARTER.
- § 11.04 AMENDMENTS TO THIS CHARTER.
- § 11.05 CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
- § 11.06 NEPOTISM.
- § 11.07 SURETY BONDS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES.
- § 11.08 MAY ACCEPT GOVERNMENTAL AID.
- § 11.09 NO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE TO ACCEPT GIFTS.
- § 11.10 DEPOSIT OF CITY FUNDS.
- § 11.11 NOTICE OF INJURY OR DAMAGE.
- § 11.12 OFFICIAL MEDIUM.
- § 11.13 GENDER OF WORDING.
- § 11.14 QUALIFIED VOTER.
- § 11.15 OFFICIAL OATH OF OFFICE.
- § 11.16 CITY EXEMPT FOR APPEAL BONDS.
- § 11.17 FUNDS AND PROPERTY NOT SUBJECT TO GARNISHMENT OR EXECUTION.
- § 11.18 CERTIFICATION AND SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
- Code of Ordinances
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Animal Control
- Ch 3 Building Regulations
- Ch 4 Business Regulations
- Ch 5 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 6 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 7 Municipal Court
- Ch 8 Offenses and Nuisances
- Ch 9 Personnel
- Ch 10 Subdivision Regulation
- Ch 10A Subdivision Ordinance
- Ch 11 Taxation
- Ch 12 Traffic and Vehicles
- Ch 13 Utilities
- Ch 14 Zoning
- Ch 14A Zoning Ordinance
- Appendix
- Apx A Fee Schedule
- Apx B Ordinance Disposition Table
Editor’s note–Printed herein
is the charter of the City of Joshua, which was adopted at an election
held on August 8, 1998, as amended pursuant to an election held on
May 11, 2013. Apart from minor nonsubstantive changes in style and
formatting, the charter is reproduced as adopted. Capitalization,
punctuation and grammar have been retained. Obviously misspelled words
have been corrected without notation. Material enclosed in brackets
has been added for clarification. Amendments are indicated by a history
note following the amended provision. The absence of a history note
indicates the material is unchanged from the original charter.
