CHARTER
of the
CITY OF BURKBURNETT

CHARTER TABLE OF CONTENTS

   ARTICLE I: CORPORATE NAME

         1. Corporate name

   ARTICLE II: MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES

         1. Boundaries

         2. Extension of city limits

         3. Platting of property

   ARTICLE III: CORPORATE POWERS

         1. General

         2. Powers; ordinances

         3. Style of ordinances

         4. Real estate, etc. owned by the city

         5. Acquisition of property

         6. Public property exempt from execution

         7. City funds not subject to garnishment

         8. Exemption from liability for damages

         9. City not required to give bond

         10. Right of eminent domain

         11. Control and improvement of streets, etc.

         12. Assessing cost of street improvements against owners

         13. Construction of sidewalks and curbs, assessments

         14. Sidewalks, when defective, may be declared a nuisance

         15. Street powers

         16. Exclusive right to own, maintain and operate water works, etc.

         17. Exclusive right to own, operate and maintain sewer systems, etc.

         18. Acquisition and ownership of other public utilities

         19. Method of arriving at value of public utility, whether by purchase or condemnation

         20. Fair valuation

         21. Funds for acquisition of public utility

         22. After acquiring particular utility, city's right exclusive

         23. Public utility products, right to manufacture or purchase

         24. Parks, playgrounds, etc.

         25. Underground construction, fire limits

         26. Underground construction, outside fire limits

         27. Overhead construction, new work

         28. Funds of Water and Sewer Departments to be sacred

         29. Funds of utilities hereafter acquired shall be sacred to such utility

         30. Reserved

         31. Reserved

         32. Reserved

         33. Dangerous buildings, condemnation and removal thereof

         34. Other enumerated powers

         35. Cleansing premises, abating unhealthful places, etc.

         36. Enumerated powers not exclusive

   ARTICLE IV: MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

         1. Governing body

         2. Elective officers

         3. Officers, oath of

         4. First election of Commissioners under this Charter

         5. Term limits

         6. Vacancies in office

         7. Mayor Pro-Tem

         8. Commissioners, their qualifications

         9. Compensation of Commissioners

         10. Reserved

         11. Legislative body

         12. Duties of Mayor

         13. Meetings of the Board of Commissioners

         14. Special meetings of the Board

         15. Board to be judge of election of its members

         16. Rules of the Board

         17. Legislative procedure

         18. Ordinances, enactment of

         19. Reserved

         20. Ordinances, when and how published

         21. Official organ, contract for publishing, etc.

         22. Index of Charter and revision and codification of laws

         23. Ordinance, revision and amendment

         24. Ordinances, admissiblity as evidence

         25. Contracts for personal services

         26. Departments may be consolidated, etc.

         27. Compensation, appointive officers, etc.

         28. Payment of claim

         29. Reserved

         30. Reserved

         31. Official bonds of City Manager and Comptroller

         32. Official bond for other officers and employees

         33. Audit and examination of the city books and accounts

   ARTICLE IVa: RECALL OF OFFICERS

         1. Scope of recall

         2. Petitions for recall

         3. Form of recall petition

         4. Various papers constitute petition

         5. Certificate to petition

         6. Election to be called

         7. Recall election, form of ballot

         8. Recall, restrictions thereon

         9. Board of Commissioners, failure to call an election

         10. One or more Commissioners may be recalled same election

         11. Vacancies in Board due to recall, how filled

   ARTICLE IVb: LEGISLATION BY THE PEOPLE, INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM

         1. General power

         2. Initiative

         3. Referendum

         4. Voluntary submission of legislation by the Board

         5. Form of ballots

         6. Publication of proposed and referred ordinances

         7. Adoption of ordinances

         8. Inconsistent ordinances

         9. Ordinances passed by popular vote, repeal or amendment

         10. Number of elections

         11. Further regulations by Board of Commissioners

         12. Franchise ordinance

   ARTICLE V: CITY MANAGER

         1. Appointment

         2. Residence of City Manager

         3. Term of office

         4. Absence or disability of City Manager

         5. Powers and duties

         6. Compensation of City Manager

   ARTICLE VI: FINANCE

         1. Fiscal year

         2. Annual budget

         3. Annual audit

         4. Other reports

         5. Indebtedness

         6. Depository

   ARTICLE VII: MUNICIPAL COURT

         1. Establishment of the Municipal Court

         2. Option to create a Municipal Court of Record

         3. Judge of the Municipal Court

         4. Clerk of the Municipal Court

   ARTICLE VIII: FRANCHISE AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES

         1. Franchise

         2. Franchise ordinances may be referred on motion of Board

         3. Franchise ordinances must be read at three regular meetings

         4. Limitations upon grant

         5. Franchise, forfeiture of grant

         6. City's right to inspect books of grantee

         7. Publication of franchise ordinance

         8. Referendum

         9. Ordinance amending or renewing existing grants

         10. Occupying streets without franchise

         11. Forfeiture of franchise

         12. Grant not to be exclusive

         13. Purchase or lease by city

         14. Price to exclude franchise value

         15. Valuation of plant for rate making purposes

         16. Condemnation procedure

         17. Assignment of grant

   ARTICLE IX: TAXATION

         1. City Tax Assessor-Collector

         2. Power of taxation

         3. Appraisal and assessment of real property

         4. Tax rate

         5. Homestead exemptions

         6. Tax payments

         7. Tax liens and liability

   ARTICLE IXa: RESERVED

   ARTICLE IXb: RESERVED

   ARTICLE X: RESERVED

   ARTICLE XI: RESERVED

   ARTICLE XII: RESERVED

   ARTICLE XIII: GENERAL PROVISIONS

         1. Amendments to Charter

         2. Ordinances continued in force

         3. Continuance of present officers

         4. Continuance of contracts and vested rights

         5. Construction

         6. Meaning of certain words

   ARTICLE XIV: SUBMISSION OF CHARTER TO QUALIFIED VOTERS

         1. Qualified voters, who are

         2. Vote on proposed Charter, manner, etc.