§ 1.01. Form of Government

The municipal government provided for by this Charter shall be known as the "Council-Manager" form of government. Pursuant to its provisions, and subject only to the limitations imposed by the Constitution, laws and statutes of the State of Texas and by this Charter, all powers of the City of Granite Shoals (hereinafter referred to as the City) shall be vested in an elected City Council (hereinafter referred to as the City Council) which shall enact local legislation, adopt budgets, determine policies and appoint a City Manager, who in turn, will be held responsible to the City Council for the execution of the laws and the administration of the government of the City. All powers of the City shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this Charter, or if the manner not be prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance or the Constitution, laws or statutes of the State of Texas.