- Home Feature Links
- Watauga is Best
- All Things Democracy
All Things Democracy
- | City Council |
- | Boards and Commissions |
- | Agendas and Minutes |
- | Elections and Code of Ordinances |
Watauga is led by a Mayor/Council/City Manager form of government, with the Mayor and all seven (7) City Council seats elected at-large for a two year term. Direct citizen input to City government takes the form of several volunteer boards, commissions and committees, which advise the City Council on a variety of issues such as crime prevention, parks, recreation and community services, etc. |
Arthur L. Miner Mayor |
Patrick Shelbourne Council Member Place 1 |
Tom Snyder Council Member Place 2 |
Lovie Downey Council Member Place 3 |
|
|||
Andrew Neal Mayor Pro Tem Council Member Place 4 |
Malissa Minucci Council Member Place 5 |
Mark Taylor Council Member Place 6 |
Jan Hill Council Member Place 7 |
Citizens are welcome to attend all city meetings. The regularly scheduled meeting times are listed and all meetings are posted at City Hall at least 72 hours prior to the meetings. | |
Animal Services Center Advisory Committee The Animal Services Center Advisory Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity and is established by the City Council to assist in complying with the requirement of the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 823. The advisory committee must be composed of at least one licensed veterinarian, one county or municipal official, one person whose duties include the daily operation of an animal shelter, and one representative from an animal welfare organization. |
Meetings Held as Needed |
Board of Appeals The Board of Appeals was created on April 28, 2014. The Board of Appeals shall have the power to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the City's Building Official or Fire Code Official regarding the application or interpretation of the Building Code or Fire Code currently adopted by the City. |
Meetings Held as Needed
|
Charter Review Commission The City of Watauga is governed by the City of Watauga Home Rule Charter. The Charter Review Commission was created to evaluate and recommend possible additions, deletions or changes to the charter. |
Meetings Held as Needed
|
Civil Service Commission In a Special Election held in 2005, the citizens of Watauga adopted Civil Service for Police and Fire employees. This law requires the City to maintain special records, conform to specific notice and testing requirements when hiring and promoting, and follow rigorous procedures when disciplining or terminating these classified employees. |
Meetings Held as Needed
|
Crime Control and Prevention District The Watauga Crime Control and Prevention District was created by referendum of the citizens of Watauga in March of 1996, renewed in May of 2001 and renewed again in November 2010 for a period of 10 years.. The District was designed in compliance with the Texas Local Government Code, Title 11, Subtitle C, Chapter 363. The Watauga Crime Control and Prevention District provides for the establishing of a ½ cent sales tax for the express purpose of funding of crime control programs, including the costs of personnel, expansion administration, enhancement and capital expenditures. The specific types of programs are listed in sub-chapter D of Chapter 363.161. The district is governed by seven members of the Board of Directors. The Board are responsible for budgeting, managing, controlling and administering district funds. |
Meetings Held as Needed
|
Library Board The Library Board acts in an advisory capacity on all matters pertaining to the library. |
Meetings Held as Needed |
Planning and Zoning Commission The Planning and Zoning Commission makes recommendations to City Council to guide land development through One Watauga, Comprehensive Master Plan, Zoning and Subdivision Regulations. The Commission also makes recommendations to City Council regarding platting or subdividing land within the corporate limits of the City. The Commission meets the first Tuesday of the month as posted at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. |
Meetings Held as Needed |
Watauga Economic Development Corporation The Watauga Economic Development Corporation was created to encourage the development and advancement of City businesses, development and parks within the City. The Watauga Economic Development Corporation collects a 1/4-cent sales-tax and is an type B corporation. |
Meetings Held as Needed Generally the 3rd Tuesday |
Zoning Board of Adjustments Section 211.008 of the Local Government Code provides that the governing body of a municipality may provide for a board of adjustment and may authorize the board of adjustment, in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, to make special exceptions to the terms of the zoning ordinance that are consistent with the general purpose and intent of the zoning ordinance. Section 211.009 provides that the board of adjustment may hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of a zoning ordinance when the ordinance requires the board to do so. Section 211.009 further provides that the board of adjustment may authorize a variance from the terms of a zoning ordinance if the variance is not contrary to the public interest and, due to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the ordinance would result in unnecessary hardship, and so that the spirit of the ordinance is observed and substantial justice is done. When faced with request for a variance, it is the duty of a zoning board of adjustment to determine whether literal application of the zoning ordinance to the particular piece of property would be unreasonable in light of the general statutory purpose to secure reasonable zoning. The reasonableness test is viewed in light of the practical difficulty of applying the ordinance to the property in question. A board of adjustment must act within strictures set by the legislature and the city council and may not stray outside its specifically granted authority. |
Meetings Held as Needed |
One of the priorities of the City of Watauga is to provide for transparency across the entirety of the organization. The City government is your government and we want to provide as much information as possible to you to keep you informed about what the City is doing. |
||
ElectionsThe City of Watauga is a Home Rule municipal government and operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The Mayor and seven (7) Council Members are elected at large. Council Member Places 1, 2, 6 and 7 are elected in even numbered years, while the Mayor and Council Member Places 3, 4 and 5 are elected in odd numbered years. All Council Members are elected for a two (2) year period in compliance with the City's Home Rule Charter. City elections are conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code held in May (first Saturday) each year. The Tarrant County Election Results. Archives contains reports and results for all elections held in the City of Watauga. In accordance with the Texas Election Code, the City Secretary serves as the Chief Election Official for the City of Watauga and is tasked with overseeing and administering all City elections. For more information, please contact the City Secretary at 817.514.5825. |
More Information about City Elections |
|
City Charter and Code of OrdinancesThe City of Watauga provides an electronic version of its Code of Ordinances for residents to search and utilize. The code is regularly updated and maintained by Municode Corporation. |
City of Watauga Charter and Code of Ordinances |
|