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WHEREAS, as a Home -Rule Municipality, according to Chapter 43 of the Texas Local
Government Code, the City of Georgetown has the authority to fix and extend its municipal
boundaries and annex area adjacent to its boundaries; and
WHEREAS, a municipality may annex only in its extraterritorial jurisdiction, unless the
municipality owns the area; and
WHEREAS a municipality may not annex a publicly or privately owned area, including
a strip of area following the course of a road, highway, river, stream, or creek, unless the width
of the area at its narrowest point is at least 1,000 feet, unless the annexation is initiated on the
written petition of the owners or of a majority of the qualified voters of the area or unless the
property to be annexed meets specific configuration requirements; and
WHEREAS, in a calendar year, a municipality may not annex a total area greater than 10
percent of the incorporated area of the municipality as of January 1 of that year, plus any amount
carried over as unused from previous years up to a total of 30 percent, unless the area annexed
is volunteered or is owned by the municipality, a county, the state, or the federal government and
is used for a public purpose, and
WHEREAS, the total area to be annexed is within the amount allowed by State law and
lies within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of, and is adjacent and contiguous to the City of
Georgetown; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the annexation is in the best interests
of the City of Georgetown;
Resolution amending Resolution No. 950110-W No.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 7 of Georgetown City Council Resolution No. 950110-W, passed
on January 10, 1995, is hereby amended to set the public hearing date for the second public
hearing for February 6, 1995.
SECTION 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign on behalf of the City Council of
the City of Georgetown.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
RESOLVED this 24th day of January 1995.
ATTEST:
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Sandra D. Lee
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Marianne Landers Banks
City Attorney
Resolution amending Resolution No. 950110-W No.
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THE CITY OF GEORGET
By:EO WOOD
Mayor