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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 101', '§ 102', '§ 102', '§ 102', '§ 102', '§ 102', '§ 25', '§ 25', '§ 25', '§ 25', '§ 25', '§ 5', '§ 1', '§ 25', '§ 25', '§ 30', '§ 30', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 102']

A, B, and C. See Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 1.005(1) (Vernon 1999). Your inquiry relates to
or "aldermanic" form of government upon incorporation. See generally id. § 22.031 (election of
agents authorized by the governing body." Id. § 22.071(a). The governing body may prescribe the
whose duties are not specified by the code. See id. § 22.072; see also id. §§ 22.073, .075 (powers
a power granted by law." Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 51.001 (Vernon 1999). See also id.
§ 51.012 (Type A general-law city "may adopt an ordinance, act, law or regulation, not inconsistent
budget of a general-law city. See Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 101.041, 102.001-.010 (Vernon
manager form of government." Id. § 102.001 (Vernon 1999). In that case, the city manager serves
information required by section 102.003 of the Local Government Code. See id. §§ 102.002-.003
board to furnish information necessary to properly prepare the budget. See id. § 102.004 (Vernon
See Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 102.006 (Vernon 1999), .0065 (Vernon Supp. 2002), .007(b)
authorize an emergency expenditure as an amendment. See also id. § 102.010 (Vernon 1999)
Government Code chapter 25. See Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 25.001-.002 (Vernon 1999).
manager form of government." Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 25.022(a) (Vernon 1999). "Within
form of government." Id. § 25.023. If the city manager form of government is adopted, the
id. §§ 25.026 -.028. The city manager's powers are set out in section 25.029, which provides in part:
Id. § 25.029(a)-(b). The statutory predecessor of section 25.029(a) described the reach of the city
administration of the city's business." Act of May 7, 1943, 48th Leg., R.S., ch. 356, § 5, 1943
May 1, 1987, 70th Leg., R.S., ch. 149, §§ 1, 49, 1987 Tex. Gen. Laws 707, 736-38, 1306
the Local Government Code. See Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 25.071 (Vernon 1999).
Gov't Code Ann. § 25.029(a)-(b). The opinion of the Texas Supreme Court in an analogous
a clerk of the municipal court of record." Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 30.00491, .00495 (Vernon
Supp. 2002). See also id. §§ 30.00636, .01543, .01692. The legislature's use of the term "city
governing body. Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.071(a) (Vernon 1999). The governing body is required to provide
"confer on other municipal officers the powers and duties of an officer provided for by this section." Id. § 22.071(b)-(c). Pursuant to section 22.071(a), the governing body of a Type A general-law city may authorize
this code." Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.072(a)-(b) (Vernon 1999). We answer this question
manager form of government. See id. § 102.001. As we have already concluded, the governing body may not delegate to another person the power and duties statutorily assigned to the mayor or to the city manager appointed pursuant to chapter 25. S U M M A R Y