1053CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 1053
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.106 "ESTABLISHED;
ENUMERATION" OF ARTICLE IV "DEPARTMENTS" OF CHAPTER 2,
"ADMINISTRATION" OF THE SOUTHLAKE CITY CODE, AS
AMENDED, TO UPDATE DEPARTMENTAL TITLES, FORMALLY
ESTABLISH A HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND ESTABLISH
A POLICE DEPARTMENT AND A FIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH
SHALL COLLECTIVELY BE REFERRED TO AS DEPARTMENTS OF
PUBLIC SAFETY; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake, Texas is a home rule city acting under its chapter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter
9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Southlake City Charter, the City Council
has the power by Ordinance to establish administrative departments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to update the names of several City Departments
and titles for Department Heads; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to formally add a Department of Human
Resources, headed by the Director of Human Resources; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously established a Department of Public Safety,
headed by the director of public safety; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish split the Department of Public Safety
into a Police Department and a Fire Department, which shall collectively be referred to as
Departments of Public Safety.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE:
SECTION 1. ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
That Section 2 -106 of Chapter 2 of the Southlake City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"As provided by section 4.01 of the City Charter, the city council hereby
establishes the following administrative departments: department of general
government, to be headed by the city manager; department of public works, to be
headed by the director of public works; department of finance, to be headed by
the chief financial officer; department of planning and development services, to
be headed by the director of planning and development services; department of
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community services, to be headed by the director of community services;
department of economic development and tourism, to be headed by the director
of economic development and tourism; department of information technology, to
be headed by the director of information technology; department of human
resources, to be headed by the director of human resources; police department, to
be headed by the police chief and fire department to be headed by the fire chief.
The police department and fire department shall collectively be referred to as
departments of public safety."
SECTION 2. CUMULATIVE CLAUSE
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of
Southlake, Texas except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the
provisions of such ordinance, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval,
and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING ON THIS 4TH DAY OF
DECEMBER, 2012.
MAYOR
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PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING ON THIS 15TH DAY OF
JANUARY, 2013.
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