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(a) No person elected to the city council shall, during the term for which he or she was elected, be appointed to any office or position of emolument in the service of the city. If a member of any board or commission appointed by the council or any appointive officer of the city, including municipal judges, city appointees to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board, and city appointees to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board, becomes a candidate for nomination or election to any public office, he or she shall immediately forfeit his or her place or position with the city. This provision does not prohibit a person from applying for a position as a municipal judge while a candidate for nomination or election to any public office.
(b) A member of the city council shall forfeit his or her place on the council if he or she becomes a candidate for nomination or election to any public office other than a place on the city council or if he or she becomes a candidate for election to any different place on the city council that requires taking office prior to the end of his or her elective term. (Amend. of 6-12-73, Prop. No. 8; Amend. of 11-8-05, Prop. No. 13; Amend. of 11-4-14, Prop. Nos. 7 and 9)
The council, the city manager or any person or committee authorized by either or both of them shall have power to inquire into the conduct of any department or office of the city; to make investigations as to city affairs, and for that purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and compel the production of books, papers and other evidence material to said inquiry. The council shall provide by ordinance penalties for contempt in refusing to obey any such subpoenas or failure to produce books, papers and other evidence, and shall have the power to punish any such contempt in the manner provided by ordinance.
The city council shall cause the annual financial statements and related records and accounts of the city to be audited annually by a firm registered with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy as a firm practicing public accountancy. The auditor shall be selected by the city council and shall be responsible to the council. The report of such auditor and the financial statements and related audit opinion for the fiscal year shall be printed and a copy shall be furnished to each city council member and the city manager, and a copy shall be kept available in the office of the city secretary for inspection by any person upon request. The original report of the auditor or auditors shall be kept among the permanent records of the city. (Amend. of 6-12-73, Prop. No. 9; Amend. of 11-8-05, Prop. Nos. 11 and 13; Amend. of 11-4-14, Prop. No. 9; Amend. of 11-5-24)
(a) The person designated by the city manager as the chief financial officer of the city shall serve as the city treasurer, who shall have the custody of all the public moneys, funds, notes, bonds, and other securities belonging to the city. The chief financial officer shall give such bond as the council may require, conditioned on the faithful discharge of his or her duties, and the premium of such bond shall be paid by the city. In addition to such bond, the city shall, in accordance with state law, require designated city depositories to hypothecate securities in such amount as it shall prescribe.
(b) The city council shall, in accordance with state law, select and designate a depository for the moneys and funds of the city. The city council may at any time, in accordance with state law, select and designate more than one depository. The chief financial officer shall be responsible for administering the contract with the depository. The depository shall receive and securely keep all moneys belonging to the city and make all payments from the same upon orders signed by the city manager and countersigned by the chief financial officer, after authorization of the city council. All monies received by any person, department, or agency of the city for or in connection with the affairs of the city shall be deposited promptly in a commercially reasonable manner in city depositories. The chief financial officer shall ensure that a full and correct statement of receipts and payments is provided to the city manager and the city council, at such times as the city manager or city council may require and in such form as the city manager may prescribe. The chief financial officer shall perform such other acts and duties as the city manager may prescribe. (Amend. of 4-2-83, Prop. No. 6; Amend. of 4-6-85, Prop. No. 1; Amend. of 11-8-05, Prop. Nos. 8 and 13; Amend. of 11-4-14, Prop. No. 9)