Sec. 2-259. Assistant city attorneys.
The first assistant city attorneys and all assistant city attorneys shall be
appointed and removed by the mayor at will. They shall aid and assist the city
attorney in the exercise of his powers and duties, acting in his place when
directed by him, and shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by
the mayor, the city council, and the city attorney. For the purpose of
discharging any power vested in the city attorney by Chapter 45 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas, the first assistant city attorneys and
all assistant city attorneys shall each be considered a deputy of the city attorney.
(Code 1968, § 2-143; Ord. No. 93-1096, § 1, 9-8-93)
Charter references: Appointment of employees, Art. VI, § 7a.
Sec. 2-260. Authority of city attorney relative to agreements for installment
payment for damages to city property resulting from collisions.
In instances where any property, including, but not limited to, motor vehicles,
owned by the city has been damaged in a collision involving a person operating a
motor vehicle who has not complied with the requirements as to proof of
financial responsibility, as provided by Article 6701h, Revised Civil Statutes,
the city attorney, or his designated assistant, is hereby authorized to accept,
execute and acknowledge on behalf of the city written agreements providing for
the payment to the city of an agreed amount of money in installments to be paid
by persons operating motor vehicles which have been in collision with and have
caused damage to such city-owned property, such agreement being in
compliance with Section 5 of said Article 6701h. The city attorney, or his
designated assistant, is also authorized to execute and acknowledge on behalf of
the city all releases of indebtedness and liability after full payment of all agreed
installments have been made to the city.
(Code 1968, § 2-145)
Sec. 2-261. Authority of city attorney to accept immediate right of entry
agreements under certain conditions.
Whenever an emergency exists requiring that the city obtain immediately the
legal right to possession of all lands required for a certain public improvement
or project and the director of public works and engineering shall certify that
such an emergency exists, the city attorney is authorized to accept from any
property owner whose land is required for such project an instrument granting
the right of entry to the city and its contractors to take possession of the land
and proceed with the construction of the improvement, which instrument may
provide for the payment to the owner of interest at the legal rate from the date
of the right of entry upon whatever compensation shall be paid him, either by
purchase or condemnation award.
(Code 1968, § 2-146; Ord. No. 70-1754, § 1, 10-7-70; Ord. No. 90-635, § 6,
5-23-90; Ord. No. 93-514, § 4, 5-5-93)
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