THE CHARTER of the CITY OF ARLINGTON TEXAS

THE CHARTER

of the

CITY OF ARLINGTON

TEXAS

(Adopted January 17, 1920, and amended up to and including November 15, 2018)

NOTE: The Charter of the City of Arlington was adopted under the Home Rule Amendment under the State Constitution at an election held in the City on the 17th day of January, A.D., 1920. There are several amendments and additions to the Charter, adopted under the Home Rule Amendment under the State Constitution. All amendments or additions to the Charter are indicated by the citation immediately following the amended or added provisions. This citation gives the date of its adoption under the Home Rule Amendment of the Constitution. Unless so indicated, the section of the charter derives unchanged from the Charter as adopted in 1920.

For constitutional provisions that charters of Home Rule cities may not be amended more often than every two years, see Constitution of Texas, Article XI, Section 5.

For authority of cities of more than five thousand inhabitants to adopt or amend their charters by a majority vote of the qualified voters of such city at an election held for that purpose, see Constitution of Texas, Article XI, Section 5.

Number 88-296 90-437 93-65

96-38

05-017

15-006 18-042

Date of Adoption 05/10/88 08/14/90 11/02/93

05/07/96

05/17/05

05/19/15 11/15/18

ORDINANCE HISTORY Comments

CHARTER History

Amending Article IV, Section 5, relative to filling vacancies on the City Council.

Passed final reading on 07/07/93, approved by voters at 11/02/93 election, amending Article IV and Article V to provide for a method of electing city council members; designating the places for holding such election; naming the officers thereof; prescribing the form of ballot and providing for notices.

Passed final reading on 03/19/96, approved by voters at 05/04/96 election, amending Article IV regarding the timing of runoff elections and to provide that candidates be registered voters; designating the places for holding such election; naming the officers thereof; prescribing the form of ballot and providing for notices.

Passed final reading on 02/22/05, approved by voters at 05/07/05 election, amending Article IX, Section 4, regarding allowing the City Council to use third party arbitration to make final determinations over certain types of employee disciplinary actions; and amending Article IV, Section 7, relative to adding a City Auditor as an officer appointed by the City Council.

Passed final reading on 02/24/15, approved by voters at 05/09/15 election, amending Article X, Section 12, relative to prohibiting photographic traffic signal enforcement.

Passed final reading on 08/20/18, approved by voters at 11/06/18 election, amending Article IV, Section 9, relative to provide that the Mayor and City Council members shall be limited to three elected terms and that no person shall serve as a Council Member for more than three elected terms, and under no circumstances may any person ever serve for more

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Number

Date of Adoption

ORDINANCE HISTORY

Comments

than twelve years in combination as a Council Member and Mayor, and the term that each person as Mayor or as a Council Member is currently filling, and all terms served prior to that current term, shall be counted for purposes of determining whether three terms have been served, and that existing Section 9 of Article IV shall be renumbered to Section 10.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I

CORPORATION NAME

ARTICLE II

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7

BOUNDARIES

Limits and Boundaries Additional Territory Platting of Territory Privileges and Duties of Inhabitants City Property outside City Limits Disannexation Limited Purpose Annexation

ARTICLE III

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4

MUNICIPAL POWERS

Legislative and Contractual Powers Rights Reserved Local Self-Government Other Powers

ARTICLE IV

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Section 9 Section 10

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

Form of Government Elective Officers; Run-off Qualifications of Officers Terms of Office Vacancies in the Office of Mayor or Council Member Compensation Appointive Officers Qualifications of Appointive Officers Term Limits Municipal Court

ARTICLE V

Section 1 Section 2

Section 3

ELECTIONS

General Election Laws Mayor and City Council Members, Date of Election, Filing Fees Order of Election

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Section 4 Section 5 Section 6

Polling Places Qualified Voters Form of Ballot and Number of Votes

ARTICLE VI

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5

THE BOARD OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Regular Meetings and General Powers Mayor Pro Tem and Quorum Appointments Combining Duties of Officers Providing Subpoena Powers

ARTICLE VII

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Section 9 Section 10 Section 11 Section 12 Section 13 Section 14 Section 15 Section 16 Section 17

POWERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Presiding Officer Powers over Members Attendance at Meetings Election of Mayor Pro Tempore Control of Finances, Property and Ordinances Power to Determine Duties of Officers Petitions and Remonstrances Ordinances Style of Ordinances Passage of Ordinances Emergency Measure, Definition and Passage Emergency, Denial Enrolling of Ordinances Effective Date of Ordinance Ordinances Imposing Penalties Publication of Ordinances Record

ARTICLE VIII

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3

DUTIES AND POWERS OF OFFICERS

Required Oath and Bond Duties and Powers of the Mayor Duties and Powers of Appointive Officers

ARTICLE IX Section 1

CITY MANAGER Qualifications

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