1. The village shall establish an office to be located in the office complex of the Travis County WCID - Point Venture.
2. The address of such office shall be 411 Lohmans Ford Road, Point Venture, Texas 78645.
3. The official records, contracts and correspondence of the village shall be kept and contained in such office, except for those records, contracts and correspondence deemed necessary to be kept in a bank depository lock box.
4. The business of the village may be conducted in locations other than the village office as may be needed from time to time.

(Ordinance 2000-12-01 adopted 12/4/00; Ordinance 2006-09-11 adopted 9/11/06; Ordinance 2010-07-02 adopted 7/7/10)

1. At the next annual municipal election, which shall occur on November 6, 2001, the mayor and five council members will be elected.
2. The mayor and two of the elected council members will serve for two years.
3. The two council members who serve two-year terms will be determined by drawing lots at the first meeting of the village council following the November 6, 2001 election.
4. The remaining three elected council members will serve a one-year term.
5. Thereafter, all members elected to the village council serve for a term of two years.

(Ordinance 2001-04-01 adopted 4/2/01)

The office of village secretary is hereby created, with the assignment of the duties of city secretary as stipulated in Texas Local Government Code section 22.073. (Ordinance 2001-01-02, sec. 1, adopted 1/2/01)

State law references–Appointment of secretary, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, sec. 22.071; powers and duties of city secretary, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, sec. 22.073.

The office of village treasurer is hereby created, and the duties of treasurer as stipulated in Texas Local Government Code section 22.075 are assigned to the duly appointed treasurer. (Ordinance 2001-01-02, sec. 2, adopted 1/2/01)

State law references–Appointment of city officers, including city treasurer, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, sec. 22.071; bond and duties of treasurer, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, sec. 22.075.

The office of village attorney is hereby created. (Ordinance 2001-01-02, sec. 4, adopted 1/2/01)

State law reference–Appointment of municipal attorney, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, sec. 22.071.

1. Definitions.
   1. Code enforcement is the inspection, improvement, and rehabilitation of environmental hazards in public and private premises by determining the presence of fire or health hazards, nuisance violations, unsafe building conditions, and violations of any fire, health, or building regulation, statute or ordinance.
   2. A code enforcement officer is an agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in code enforcement and has one year or more of experience in the field of code enforcement. A code enforcement officer in training is an agent of this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in code enforcement but who has less than one year of experience in the field of code enforcement and is supervised by a registered code enforcement officer.
2. Office established; appointment and removal; compensation; officers in training.
   1. The village council hereby establishes the office of code enforcement officer. Such office shall be independent of other village departments, the code enforcement officer reporting directly to the mayor. Such office shall be filled by appointment by the mayor, by and with the consent of the village council. The compensation for such office shall be determined by the village council. The code enforcement officer shall serve at the direction of the mayor, and may be terminated by the mayor with council approval.
   2. The village council may authorize additional positions for code enforcement officers in training. Such positions shall be subordinate to the code enforcement officer, and under the direct supervision of the code enforcement officer.
3. Qualifications. The code enforcement officer shall be fully licensed and compliant with chapter 1952 of the Texas Occupations Code and 16 TAC chapter 62.
4. Duties. The code enforcement officer is fully empowered, to the extent permitted by law, to administer, investigate, and enforce all ordinances of the village. If the code enforcement officer determines that violation of an ordinance of the village has occurred, he or she shall notify the person or persons responsible for such violation and request that the violation(s) cease or corrective action be taken. If the complaint is not resolved to the satisfaction of the code enforcement officer, then he or she shall refer the complaint to the mayor and the village attorney for evaluation and possible prosecution in the village municipal court.
5. Authority to issue citations.
   1. Enforcement of the village’s ordinances, the zoning ordinance, the subdivision regulations, the building codes, and any and all applicable codes and ordinances within the village and the state shall be the responsibility of the code enforcement officer, any designated code enforcement officer or a licensed peace officer of the village.
   2. Any officer, as designated in this section, shall have the authority to issue citations for any violation in accordance with the ordinances of the village, the zoning ordinance, the subdivision regulations, the building codes, and any and all other codes or ordinances of the village. If the person being cited is not present, the person designated hereunder may send the citation to the alleged offender by certified mail, return receipt requested. If a person who receives a citation by personal service or as provided under this subsection fails to appear on the return date of the citation, the court may issue a warrant for the person’s arrest for the violation described in the citation.
   3. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with any code enforcement officer in the performance of his/her duties under this section and to enforce the ordinances of the village.

(Ordinance 2010-06-01, sec. II, adopted 6/7/10; Ordinance adopting Code)

State law reference–Code enforcement officers, V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, ch. 1952.

1. The office of marshal in the village is hereby abolished and dispensed with.
2. The effective date of the abolishment of the office of marshal shall be November 12, 2001.
3. The duties of the marshal are hereby conferred upon the sheriff of the County of Travis, Texas, effective as of November 12, 2001.
4. The duties conferred upon the sheriff of Travis County shall be confirmed in the interlocal agreement to be entered into by and between the village and Travis County.

(Ordinance 2001-09-03 adopted 9/4/01)

State law reference–Abolition of office of marshal, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, sec. 22.076.

1. The county deputies providing law enforcement services under the interlocal cooperation agreement between the village and Travis County for law enforcement services are hereby vested with the same powers, rights and privileges as though such deputies were peace officers of the village.
2. The county deputies providing such law enforcement services under the agreement shall have the same jurisdiction during the performance of such services as though such deputies were peace officers of the village.
3. To the extent allowed by state law, the county deputies providing law enforcement services under the agreement are granted the authority under the Texas Local Government Code, the Texas Government Code, the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Texas Administrative Code applicable to peace officers of the village.

(Ordinance 2001-12-01 adopted 12/3/01)

The fiscal year for the village shall be from October 1 of a year and ending on September 30 of the next succeeding year. (Ordinance 2001-01-01 adopted 1/2/01)

State law reference–Authority of municipality to prescribe fiscal year, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, sec. 101.042.