City Secretary (Secretaria de la Ciudad)

Responsibilities

The City Secretary for the City of Bridge City, Texas, is an officer of the City who is appointed by the City Council. This office is responsible for the following:

• Acting as Records Management Officer for the City, processing Public Information Requests and overseeing compliance with all provisions and State statutes governing records management
• Coordinating all City elections and overseeing early voting
• Developing City Council agenda packets and posting of agendas
• Insuring ordinances are published when necessary and codified in a timely manner
• Issuing initial alcoholic beverage permits
• Maintaining all official documents of the City and when necessary filing official documents at the County Courthouse
• Performing other duties as the City Council shall assign
• Recording and preparing the minutes of the proceedings of such meetings
• Responsible for keeping abreast of current laws relating to the Open Meetings Act, Public Information Act, Election Code and any other laws applicable to Municipal Law
• Serving as "Ex-Officio" Clerk of the Municipal Court by supervising Municipal Court administration

Ordinances

View all Bridge City ordinances codified through September 19, 2017 by visiting the City of Bridge City Municode website.