Section 7a. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE MAYOR.
All the administrative work of the city government shall be under the control
of the Mayor, and he shall devote his full time to the duties of his office. Any
and all administrative duties conferred or imposed upon the City Manager by
any article or articles, or section or sections of such article or articles of the
Charter which was not amended or repealed at the Charter Amendment
Election of 1947 shall hereafter be exercised and performed by the Mayor.
Among others, the powers and duties of the Mayor shall be as follows:
1. To see that all laws and ordinances are enforced.
2. The Mayor shall have power to appoint, subject to confirmation by the City
Council, such heads of departments in the administrative service of the City as
may be created by ordinance, and the Mayor shall have the power to remove
such heads of departments at any time he shall see fit without confirmation by
the City Council. The Mayor shall also have the power to appoint and remove
all other employees of the City, such appointments and removals to be subject,
however, to the civil service provisions of the Charter.
3. To exercise administrative control over all departments of the City.
4. It shall be the duty of the Mayor from time to time to make such
recommendations to the Council as he may deem to be for the welfare of the
City, and each year to submit to the Council the annual budget of the current
expenses of the City in accordance with the requirements of the State Budget
Law applicable to cities and towns.
5. To keep the Council at all times fully advised as to the financial condition
and needs of the City.
The Council shall have authority to prescribe, by ordinance, rules and
regulations governing the operation of each department, but the Mayor may
prescribe such general rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or
expedient for the general conduct of the administrative department, the heads
of which are responsible to him. In order to expedite the work of any
department, or to adequately administer an increase in the duties which may
devolve on any department, or to cope with periodic or seasonal changes, the
Mayor, subject to civil service regulations, is empowered to transfer
employees temporarily from one department to perform similar duties in
another such department. Likewise, each department head shall have power to
transfer employees from one bureau or division to another within his
department, subject to the rules and regulations of civil service. The Mayor
may direct any such department or bureau to perform work for any other
department or bureau.
In case of general conflagration, rioting, earthquakes, or other emergency
menacing life and property, the Mayor shall be authorized to marshal all the
forces of the different departments of the City for the maintenance of the
general security, and shall have the power to deputize, or otherwise employ,
such other persons as he may consider necessary for the purpose of protecting
the City and its residents.
Neither the Council nor any of its committees or members shall in any manner
interfere in the appointment of officers and employees in the departments of
administrative service vested in the Mayor by this Charter, except that all
department heads appointed by the Mayor shall be subject to confirmation by
the City Council as herein provided. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the
Council and its members shall deal with that part of the administrative service
for which the Mayor is responsible solely through the Mayor, and neither the
Council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any of the subordinates of
the Mayor in said departments, either publicly or privately.
The Council, the Mayor 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 and to make investigations as to City affairs. For that purpose
the Council 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 require the Mayor, before entering upon the duties of
his office, to execute a good and sufficient bond, with a surety company doing
business in the State of Texas, and approved by the City Council, as surety
thereon, said bond to be in such amount as the Council may demand payable to
the City of Houston and conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties
of his office, the premium for such bond to be paid by the City.
Article VIb, as heretofore existing, is hereby repealed.
If any paragraph, clause, sentence or phrase of this section is for any reason
held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the validity of the remaining portions of
this article shall not be affected.
This amendment shall become effective on the 1st day of August, A. D. 1947.
(Added by amendment July 26, 1947; amended January 27, 1968)
All the administrative work of the city government shall be under the control
of the Mayor, and he shall devote his full time to the duties of his office. Any
and all administrative duties conferred or imposed upon the City Manager by
any article or articles, or section or sections of such article or articles of the
Charter which was not amended or repealed at the Charter Amendment
Election of 1947 shall hereafter be exercised and performed by the Mayor.
Among others, the powers and duties of the Mayor shall be as follows:
1. To see that all laws and ordinances are enforced.
2. The Mayor shall have power to appoint, subject to confirmation by the City
Council, such heads of departments in the administrative service of the City as
may be created by ordinance, and the Mayor shall have the power to remove
such heads of departments at any time he shall see fit without confirmation by
the City Council. The Mayor shall also have the power to appoint and remove
all other employees of the City, such appointments and removals to be subject,
however, to the civil service provisions of the Charter.
3. To exercise administrative control over all departments of the City.
4. It shall be the duty of the Mayor from time to time to make such
recommendations to the Council as he may deem to be for the welfare of the
City, and each year to submit to the Council the annual budget of the current
expenses of the City in accordance with the requirements of the State Budget
Law applicable to cities and towns.
5. To keep the Council at all times fully advised as to the financial condition
and needs of the City.
The Council shall have authority to prescribe, by ordinance, rules and
regulations governing the operation of each department, but the Mayor may
prescribe such general rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or
expedient for the general conduct of the administrative department, the heads
of which are responsible to him. In order to expedite the work of any
department, or to adequately administer an increase in the duties which may
devolve on any department, or to cope with periodic or seasonal changes, the
Mayor, subject to civil service regulations, is empowered to transfer
employees temporarily from one department to perform similar duties in
another such department. Likewise, each department head shall have power to
transfer employees from one bureau or division to another within his
department, subject to the rules and regulations of civil service. The Mayor
may direct any such department or bureau to perform work for any other
department or bureau.
In case of general conflagration, rioting, earthquakes, or other emergency
menacing life and property, the Mayor shall be authorized to marshal all the
forces of the different departments of the City for the maintenance of the
general security, and shall have the power to deputize, or otherwise employ,
such other persons as he may consider necessary for the purpose of protecting
the City and its residents.
Neither the Council nor any of its committees or members shall in any manner
interfere in the appointment of officers and employees in the departments of
administrative service vested in the Mayor by this Charter, except that all
department heads appointed by the Mayor shall be subject to confirmation by
the City Council as herein provided. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the
Council and its members shall deal with that part of the administrative service
for which the Mayor is responsible solely through the Mayor, and neither the
Council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any of the subordinates of
the Mayor in said departments, either publicly or privately.
The Council, the Mayor 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 and to make investigations as to City affairs. For that purpose
the Council 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 require the Mayor, before entering upon the duties of
his office, to execute a good and sufficient bond, with a surety company doing
business in the State of Texas, and approved by the City Council, as surety
thereon, said bond to be in such amount as the Council may demand payable to
the City of Houston and conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties
of his office, the premium for such bond to be paid by the City.
Article VIb, as heretofore existing, is hereby repealed.
If any paragraph, clause, sentence or phrase of this section is for any reason
held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the validity of the remaining portions of
this article shall not be affected.
This amendment shall become effective on the 1st day of August, A. D. 1947.
(Added by amendment July 26, 1947; amended January 27, 1968)
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