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(a) The person elected as member of council, Place 15, shall be the presiding officer of the city council and the mayor of the City of Dallas. The mayor shall have a vote on all matters coming before the city council, other than confirmation of appointments by the mayor, unless otherwise disqualified, but no power to veto. The mayor shall be the official head of the city government.
(b) In addition to the mayor’s other duties, the mayor shall ensure that annual reports are made as to the state of the city, its financial condition, its accomplishments, and its plan and needs for the future. (Amend. of 4-3-76, Prop. No. 2; Amend. of 8-12-89, Prop. No. 1)
Each member of the city council shall, in addition to the other qualifications prescribed by law, be at the date of election a qualified voter of the city, and shall not be in arrears in the payment of liabilities due the city related to holding office. (Amend. of 11-8-05, Prop. No. 13; Amend. of 11-5-24)
(a) A person who has served as a member of the city council other than Place 15 for four two-year terms shall not again be eligible to become a candidate for, or to serve in, any place on the city council except Place 15.
(b) A person who has served two terms as a member of the city council, Place 15, shall not again be eligible to become a candidate for, or to serve in, Place 15 on the city council.
(c) A “term” as used in Subsection (a) shall include any period of service during a city council term when that period is in excess of one year, including a term from which the member resigned.
(d) For the purpose of limiting terms under Subsection (b), a term includes a period of time less than four years when the period of service by a mayor during a term is in excess of 731 days. (Amend. of 1-17-81, Prop. No. 2; Amend. of 8-12-89, Prop. No. 1; Amend. of 11-5-24)
(a) Effective October 1, 2001, each member of the city council, other than the mayor, shall receive a salary in the sum of $37,500 for each year (prorated for partial years) that the member serves on the city council. The mayor shall receive a salary in the sum of $60,000 for each year (prorated for partial years) served as mayor on the city council. [Note: This version of subsection (a) is effective until the swearing in of city council members in June 2015.]
(a) Effective upon the swearing in of city council members in June 2015, each member of the city council, other than the mayor, shall receive a salary in the sum of $60,000 for each year (prorated for partial years) that the member serves on the city council. The mayor shall receive a salary in the sum of $60,000 for each year (prorated for partial years) served as mayor on the city council. [Note: This version of subsection (a) is effective upon the swearing in of city council members in June 2015 and until the swearing in as mayor of an individual who did not hold the office of mayor on November 4, 2014.]
(b) For purposes of this section, a “year” means a 12-consecutive-month period.
(c) The salary provided for in Subsection (a) will be paid on a biweekly basis.
(d) In addition to receiving the salary provided for in Subsection (a), all necessary expenses incurred by members of the city council in the performance of their duties will be paid by the city, when authorized by the city council. The mayor and each member of the city council may also receive benefits for elected officials as permitted by state and federal law and adopted by city council through resolution or ordinance.
(e) If any city council member, including the mayor, misses more than 10 percent of the total number of regular meetings held by the city council during any salary year, then the city council member’s salary provided for under Subsection (a) for that year will be reduced proportionately by the percentage of meetings missed. For purposes of this subsection, regular meetings include both those held by the full city council and those held by the standing city council committees on which a member serves. Meetings missed by a city council member while he or she is on the official business of the city council and at the direction of the city council will not be counted towards the percentage of missed meetings for which salary reduction is required under this subsection, but will be counted as though the member had attended the meetings that are missed while so engaged in city business. (Amend. of 5-5-01, Prop. No. 1; Amend. of 11-4-14, Prop. No. 8; Amend. of 11-5-24)
(a) If a vacancy occurs on the city council, the vacancy must be filled at a special election for that purpose unless a general election that would fill the vacant place is scheduled to occur within 120 days after the vacancy occurred. As soon as practicable after the occurrence of the vacancy, the city council shall call a special election to be held at the next authorized election date that is at least 60 days after the date of the occurrence of the vacancy.
(b) A person selected to fill a vacancy on the city council shall serve only until the next general city election for that place.
(c) If a candidate duly elected to the city council at the general election fails to take the oath of office on or before 10 days after the beginning of the term, then that place will be considered a vacancy and filled as provided in this section for other vacancies. If a candidate elected to the city council at a special election fails to take the oath of office on or before 10 days after the official canvass of the election, then that place will be considered a vacancy and filled as provided in this section for other vacancies.
(d) In the event of the death or disability of all members of the city council for any reason, such that the city council is unable to call an election to fill vacancies on the city council, the city attorney is authorized to institute an action on behalf of the city in the district court of Dallas County, Texas to obtain an appropriate order declaring an emergency and calling a special election to fill the city council vacancies. If state law provides for the manner and method of calling such an election, then state law shall be followed in lieu of the instituting of court action by the city attorney. (Amend. of 4-3-76, Prop. No. 2; Amend. of 8-12-89, Prop. No. 1; Amend. of 5-1-93, Prop. No. 6; Amend. of 11-8-05, Prop. No. 4)
(a) On the day the members of the city council take office, they shall meet at the building designated as the official city hall, and thereafter all regular meetings of the city council must be held in the city hall building in such locations and at such times as may be prescribed by ordinance, resolution, or lawfully-posted notice.
(b) For purposes of this Charter, a regular meeting of the city council means a meeting of the full city council at which city council members vote or are briefed on matters of interest to the city. (Amend. of 6-12-73, Prop. No. 5; Amend. of 8-12-89, Prop. No. 5; Amend. of 5-1-93, Prop. No. 5; Amend. of 11-4-14, Prop. No. 9)
Special meetings shall be called by the city secretary upon the written request of the mayor, the city manager or three members of the council. Any such notice shall state the subject to be considered at the
special meeting and may provide for the taking up of any other matters presented at such meeting.
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