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/LiE City of San Marcos Board & Commission Handbook Introduction Welcome and thank you for accepting this The City Manager, Larry D. Gilley, acts as appointment to your City of San Marcos the chief administrative and executive ~ Board or Commission. Because your time officer of the City. He manages 15 , and talents are valuable, staff has put departments and administers a city budget of , together this handbook to make the $42 million. He is responsible for everyday transition to your Board as infonnative and operations, enforcement and implementation efficient as possible. of City ordinances and COlmcil policy. City Charter The City Council also appoints the City Attorney, Mark Taylor to act as the legal The City of San Marcos, Hays County, advisor, attorney and counsel to the Council. Texas was incorporated on July 11, 1887. He prepares and reviews all ordinances and The City's Home Rule Charter was adopted prosecutes all municipal court criminal by the voters on February 24, 1967 giving cases. full power of a local self-government as . provided by the constitution and laws of the City Secretary, Janis K. Womack is State of Texas. appointed by the Council and is responsible , for generation and maintenance of all The City Charter establishes the powers of records, elections, certifications and postings the City and allows the citizens of San of the City. Marcos to elect a Mayor and 6 council members. Judge Ross Allegro is appointed by the City Council as Municipal Court Judge. He The Charter also provides for a "Council- supervises and presides over all court City Manager" fonn of government. The proceedings based on City ordinances and as Council enacts legislation, adopts budgets, prescribed by laws of the State of Texas. detennines policies and appoints the city manager who executes the laws and A copy of the City of San Marcos Charter is administers the government of the City. located in the appendix. 1.2