1982-027ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE OF THE CITY OF DENTON INTO ADMINISTRATIVE
DEPARTMENTS, CREATING DEPARTMENTS AND DIRECTORS THEREOF,
AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATF
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Denton, Texas is hereby
amended so as to hereafter read as follows
CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE I CITY BOUNDARY BOOK AND SEAL
ARTICLE II ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
ARTICLE I
GENERAL
Section 2-1 CITY BOUNDARY BOOK
The City Secretary, or such officer as the City Manager may
direct, shall maintain a well-bound book which shall b~ entitled
"offIcial corporate limits of the C~ty of Denton, Texas"
It shall be the duty of the City Secretary, or of such
officer as the City Manager may direct, to enter in the book a
correct description of the boundaries of the C~ty of Denton,
together with all annexation ordinances and other ordinances
pertaining to the offlclal boundarles of the City of Denton
An official map of the City of Denton shall also be kept
with such book showing the boundaries of the C~ty of Denton,
such officer shall indicate upon the map the number of any
ordinance changing the boundaries of the C~ty of Denton
The book and map shall be the offlclal record of the
boundaries of the City of Denton
Section 2-2 CITY SEAL
The seal of the Clty of Denton shall be a star of f~ve
points within two concentric c~rcles, w~th the words, "C~ty of
Denton, Denton, Texas", engraved between the two concentric
circles
Section 2-3 /2-15 RESERVED
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
Section 2-16 GENERAL GOVERNMENT
The Office of the City Manager created by Article V of the
Charter of the C~ty of Denton, Texas for administrative and
budget purposes shall be designated as General Government The
C~ty Manager shall select and appoint such Assistant City
Managers, Asslstants, Administrative Assistants and employees as
may be provided from t~me to time in the budget of the C~ty The
City Manager may assign the City Secretary and other employees of
the City to General Government and the Assistant C~ty Managers
and such other employees of the City assigned to General
Government shall perform such duties and functions as may be
assigned from t~me to t~me by the City Manager, the Charter,
ordinances of the C~ty, or as required by State Law
Section 2-17 ADMINISTRATIVE DFPARTMENTS
(a) The following administrative offices of the City are
hereby created and shall be d~v~ded ~nto the following
departments and heads thereof
DEPARTMENTS HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Data Processing D~rector of Data Processing
F~nance and Taxation Director of F~nance and Taxation
Fire Fire Chief
Library D~rector of Library
Parks & Recreation Director of Parks & Recreation
Personnel/Employee Relations D~rector of Personnel/Employee
Relations
Planning & Community Development D~rector of Planning &
Community Development
Police Police Chief
Public Works Director of Public Works
Ut~l~ties D~rector of Utilities
(b) The head of each department shal~ perform all duties
required of such off~ce by State Law, the Charter, ordinances of
the C~ty, or the City Manager The head of each department shall
be appointed and removed from office by the C~ty Manager In
case of a vacancy in the off~ce of a d~rector of a department,
the C~ty Manager may, from t~me to t~me, assign the supervision
and control of such department to another employee of the City
selected and appointed by the City Manager Each department
shall be composed of the d~rector, assistants, and such
employees as may be authorized from time to t~me by the budget
of the C~ty
(c) The head of each department shall
(1) Be immedIately responsible to the C~ty Manager
or his designee for the effective adminis-
tration of their respective departments and
all activities assigned thereto
(2) Keep informed as to the latest practices in
their particular f~eld and shall inaugurate,
with the approval of the City Manager, such
new practices as appear to be of benefit to
the service and to the public
(3) Be responsible for the proper maintenance and
safe keeping of all city property and equip-
ment used in h~s or her department
(d) No employee of the City shall take an active public part
in any political campaign, except as may be permItted by the
Laws of the State of Texas
Section 2-18 to 2-30 RESERVED
SECTION II
All provisions of any ordinance of the City of Denton or
provisions of the Code of Ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed
SECTION III
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its
date of passage, and it ~s so ordained
PASSED AND APPROVED this the~dayqf March, 1982 .
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/~I~'A~D--O-~ STEW)~RT, M~Yfh~/
-citY OF D NTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS