No person elected to the City Council shall, during the term for which he/she was elected, be appointed to any office or position in the service of the city. If a member of the council shall become a candidate for nomination or election to any public office, other than that of councilperson, he/she shall forfeit his place in the council; but shall continue to hold the office until a successor is duly qualified in cases in which such holdover is required by state law.
(Ord. 16797, § 1(VI), 1-24-2006, approved 5-13-2006; Ord. 22081-02-2016, § 2(XI), 2-2-2016, approved 5-7-2016)
Editor's note:
See Texas Local Government Code Chapter 150, Section 150.041, for state legislation affecting the enforceability of this section.
See Texas Local Government Code Chapter 150, Section 150.041, for state legislation affecting the enforceability of this section.