Acting City Manager11-13-2009215 E. McKinney Street Denton. Texas 76201 (940) 349-8307 FAX (940) 349-8596
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
November 13, 2009
Jennifer Walters
City Secretary
City of Denton
215 E. McKinney St.Denton, TX 76201
Re: Acting City Manager
Dear Ms. Walters:
In accordance with the City Charter Article V. The City Manager, Sec. 5.04. Absence of the city
manager, I hereby appoint Assistant City Manager Howard Martin as Acting City Manager in
my absence. Mr. Martin shall perform all duties of the city manager until my return. In the
event Mr. Martin should be unavailable to perform the duties of the city manager, Assistant City
Manager Jon Fortune shall perform the duties. In the event both Mr. Martin and Mr. Fortune are
unavailable Assistant City Manager Fred Greene shall perform the duties. In the event all three
Assistant City Manager are unavailable to perform the duties, another administrative officer of
the city shall be appointed in writing by me for that designated period of time.
Since
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City Manager
“Dedicated to Quality Service”
www .cityofdenton.com
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CHARTER 56.01
months’ service, if the person removed so demands, a written statement giving the
reason for his removal shall be made by the city manager, and the person removed
sllall, if he so demands, be given a public hearing by the council before the order of his
relnoval is made final. The statement of the city manager and any written reply
thereto shall be filed as a public record in the office of the city secretary.
Prepare the dnnrIal budget and submit it to the council and be responsible for its
administration after adoption.
(b)
(c) Prepare ,Ind submit to the council at the end of the fiscdl year a complete report on the
finances and administrative activities of the city for the preceding year.
(d) Attend all meetings of the council, with the riglrt to take part in the discussion, but
having no vote
(e) Keep the council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the city and
make such recommendations as may seem to him desirable..
tO Appoint, subject to the approval of the council,. the city secretary.
(g) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or required of him bythe council not inconsistent with this Charter.
Sec. 5.04. Absence of city manager.
To perform his duties during his ternpordry absence or disdbility, the [city] manager shall
designate by letter filed with the city secretary a qualified administrative officer of t.he city.
TIle administrative officer thus designated shall perform tIle duties of the [city] manager until
IIe shall return or Iris disability shall cease or until the council by resolution designates
another officer of tIle city to perform such duties.
Sec. 5.05. Administrative depnrtnrents.
The city manager is hereby authorized to organize the ernployees of the city into various
departments and divisions with the concurrence of the city council.
(Ord. No. 79-86, g 2, 12-11-79, ratified 1-19.80)
Secs. 5.06, 6.07. Reserved.
Editor’s note–Ord. No. 79-86, $ 2, adopted Dec. 11, 1979, and ratified Jan. 19, 1980,
deleted former sections 5.06 and 5.07 which pertained to directors ofdepartlnents and depart-lnenta] divisions and were derived unamended from the Charter adopted Feb. 24, 1959.
ARTICLE VI, CIIT ATFORNEY AND MUNICIPAL COURT
Sec. 0.01. City attorney: appointment.
'l'lle city attorney, wllo shall be head of the legal departlnent, shall be a qualified attorney-
al.law licclrsed to practice in the State of Texas. IIe 8hall be appointed by the council. lie shall
receive suclr compensation as may be LIed by the council.
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