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 Mission
 Code of Ordinances
 Part I. HOME RULE CHARTER
 Article 3. THE GOVERNING BODY

§ 3.01. Number, selection and term.  

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  • The legislative and governing body of the City of Mission, Texas, shall be known as "The City Council of the City of Mission, Texas." Said City Council shall be composed of the Mayor and four (4) Councilmembers.

    A.

    The Mayor and all other members of the City Council shall be elected from the City of Mission, Texas, at large.

    B.

    The members of the City Council, excluding the Mayor, shall be numbered as to places one (1) through four (4).

    C.

    The regular election for 1987 shall be held the first Saturday in April. The regular election day for the year 1989 and subsequent years shall be held the third Saturday in January [first Saturday in May]. The term of office for all members of the City Council shall be for four (4) years and until the successor to the office is elected and qualified.

    D.

    All qualified candidates desiring to run for election to the City Council shall announce their candidacy for a certain numbered place or for the position of Mayor and shall file for such position in the manner required by the election laws of the State of Texas. At every regular election and at every special election called to fill one (1) or more vacant positions on the City Council, election to each position on the Council shall be by a majority of all the votes cast for such position at such election. In every such election each qualified voter shall vote for not more than one (1) candidate for each Council position to be filled. Where in an election to a position on the Council, no candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for such position at such election, a runoff election shall be ordered and conducted in the manner required by the election laws of the State of Texas.

    E.

    Council and Mayor shall be elected by staggered terms. At the regular City election in 1987 the Mayor and places one (1) and three (3) on the Council will run for two-year terms and places two (2) and four (4) shall at said election run for three-year terms.

    F.

    The Mayor shall be the presiding officer of the City Council, shall be recognized as the head of the City Government for all ceremonial purposes and by the governor for purposes of military law, but shall have no regular administrative duties. The Mayor must vote on all matters under consideration by the City Council, except as provided in section 3.10 of this Charter. The Mayor shall not have the power of veto.

    G.

    All members of the City Council shall be subject to removal from office under the terms and conditions of the recall provisions of this Charter.

(Amended 1-17-1987; Elec. of 5-10-2008)

State law reference

Uniform election date, V.T.C.A., Election Code § 41.001.