IN GENERAL

Pasadena City Code ch. 2, art. I

in effect

Pasadena City Code § 2-1 Corporate seal—Adopted; use generally.

Sec. 2-1. - Corporate seal—Adopted; use generally. (a) A corporate seal for the city is hereby adopted, the design of which shall be as follows: [image omitted; see the official code] (b) The corporate seal adopted by this section shall be affixed to all papers, documents and instruments officially executed as the act of the city, and as otherwise required by law. (Ord. No. 1691, § 1, 8-24-65; Ord. No. 98-165, § 1, 10-20-98)

Pasadena City Code § 2-2 Same—Custodian.

Sec. 2-2. - Same—Custodian. The city secretary is hereby exclusively entrusted with the duty and responsibility of custody, use and maintenance of the corporate seal of the city; provided, however, subject to his direct supervision and control, duly constituted agents for, assistants to, and deputies of the city secretary may have custody and use and effect maintenance of true copies or facsimiles of such corporate seal, all of which, duly and lawfully used, shall have the same legal effect. (Ord. No. 1691, § 2, 8-24-65)

Pasadena City Code § 2-3 Same—Reproduction on documents, letterheads, etc.

Sec. 2-3. - Same—Reproduction on documents, letterheads, etc. The design of the corporate seal of the city may, by written order of the mayor or by motion of the city council duly recorded in the minutes thereof, be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on such papers, documents, stones, woods, metals or other materials as so designated. The design of such corporate seal shall appear on all department, division and agency letterheads of the city. The designs referred to in this section may be of varying diameters, depths and other dimensions. (Ord. No. 1691, § 3, 8-24-65)

Pasadena City Code § 2-4 Use of facsimile signature of mayor, city controller and building official.

Sec. 2-4. - Use of facsimile signature of mayor, city controller and building official. (a) The mayor and the city controller are hereby authorized to sign all checks, vouchers, and warrants for the withdrawal of money from the city depository, which are required to be signed by the mayor and countersigned by the city controller, by stamping or imprinting their respective names thereon, or causing the same to be done, by use of machine imprinted facsimile signatures. (b) The building official and his duly authorized representative are hereby authorized to sign any and all occupational or trade licenses issuable by the building official by stamping or imprinting his or their names thereon or causing the same to be done, by use of machine imprinted facsimile signatures. (Code 1964, § 2-1; Ord. No. 1692, § 1, 7-27-65; Ord. No. 1769, § 1, 2-22-66)

Pasadena City Code § 2-5 Bonds for city officers and employees.

Sec. 2-5. - Bonds for city officers and employees. (a) The director of purchasing, the director of public works, the building official, all clerks employed in the water division of the department of public works, all clerks of the municipal court, the director of parks and recreation, pool managers and assistant pool managers of the parks department and all other city employees who handle city funds shall be covered by a blanket bond in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for each of such employees, payable to the city, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties and upon any other condition as may be required by the city council. (b) The city controller shall give bond in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) payable to the city as provided for in subsection (a) above. (c) The tax assessor and collector shall be covered by a bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) payable to the city as provided in subsection (a) above. (d) The bonds required by the provisions of this section shall be executed by a solvent commercial surety company authorized to do business in Texas and acceptable to the city council, and the premiums thereon shall be paid by the city. (Code 1964, § 2-2; Ord. No. 68-75, § 1, 5-21-68; Ord. No. 68-185, § 1, 11-5-68)

Pasadena City Code § 2-6 Authority of mayor to pay certain damage claims.

Sec. 2-6. - Authority of mayor to pay certain damage claims. The mayor is hereby authorized to pay claims against the city, notice of which has been filed pursuant to Article XII, section 7, of the Charter, in amounts not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), upon the written recommendation of the city attorney, based upon a complete investigation of the claim. (Ord. No. 70-172, § 1, 8-25-70; Ord. No. 75-92, § 1, 6-3-75)

Pasadena City Code § 2-7 Fixed or capital assets inventory procedure.

Sec. 2-7. - Fixed or capital assets inventory procedure. (a) The mayor shall be responsible for the fixed or capital assets of the city. The mayor may assign such assets or any of them to the various departments of the city as acquired or needed and may authorize the transfer of such property from time to time and from department to department as deemed necessary for the continuance and proper operation of the city's business. (b) To the extent possible, such assets shall be assigned to a particular department of the city, which shall safeguard such assets. (c) The compilation shall be kept current by the addition to the inventory of any item of property purchased of a permanent nature or property purchased with an expectation of its existence for an indefinite period. (d) Assets in inventory shall be numbered and tagged, where practical. (e) Items appearing on the fixed or capital assets inventory that have outlived their usefulness to the city shall be disposed of or sold as provided by ordinance and deleted from the inventory. (f) All compilations of fixed or capital assets inventory shall be transmitted to the city controller and updated by personnel in the finance department. (Ord. No. 83-250, § 1, 9-20-83)

Pasadena City Code § 2-8 Data processing or programming.

Sec. 2-8. - Data processing or programming. Nothing in this Code or the ordinance adopting this Code shall affect any ordinance relating to data processing or programming or creating any office or agency for the city for the purpose of data processing or programming and all such ordinances are hereby recognized as continuing in full force and effect to the same extent as if set out at length in this Code.

Pasadena City Code § 2-9 Development board.

Sec. 2-9. - Development board. Nothing in this Code or the ordinance adopting this Code shall affect Ordinance No. 1749, adopted January 11, 1966, relating to the City of Pasadena Development Board, and such ordinance is hereby recognized as continuing in full force and effect to the same extent as if set out at length in this Code.

Pasadena City Code § 2-10 Sale of city land generally.

Sec. 2-10. - Sale of city land generally. (a) Any land owned by the city, other than land provided for in sections 2-11, 2-12, and 2-13 determined not to be needed for city purposes, shall be advertised and may be sold to the highest bidder upon authorization of the city council, based upon the appraised fair market value of such land. The selling price for such land shall never be for less than the market value fixed by city council, which determination as to such market value will be final. (b) When such land is advertised for sale upon authorization of the city council, any bidder may bid on the basis of all or part of the consideration for such land being the bidder's conveyance to the city of good, clear and merchantable title to land which the city council, prior to the advertisement for bids, has determined is needed by the city for public purposes. (Ord. No. 80-266, § 2, 11-18-80)

Pasadena City Code § 2-11 Abandonment of streets and alleys.

Sec. 2-11. - Abandonment of streets and alleys. Streets or alleys, whether owned in fee or used by easement, may be sold to the abutting owner or owners, in proportion to the underlying fee ownership as exists, or would exist if by easement. When ownership is of the underlying fee, the apportionment shall be determined by city council, which determination will be final. Upon the payment of: (1) A fee according to chapter 28, article IV, section 28-46, and (2) The appraised market value of the street or alley, based on not less than one appraisal, or (3) The actual costs to the city based upon a "per square foot" proration of the city's cost plus the cost of any city improvements subsequently made that pertain to the property covered by the street or alley; whichever is greater; and, after abandonment of the street or alley, the city will deliver a quitclaim deed to the owners of the fee simple title thereto or abutting owners. The market value of any street or alley shall be fixed by city council, which determination as to such market value will be final. (Ord. No. 80-266, § 2, 11-18-80; Ord. No. 18-102, § 1, 8-21-18)

Pasadena City Code § 2-12 Abandonment of easement.

Sec. 2-12. - Abandonment of easement. Upon the payment of: (1) A fee according to chapter 28, article IV, section 28-46, and (2) The appraised market value of the easement, based on not less than one appraisal, or (3) The actual costs to the city based upon a "per square foot" proration of the city's costs plus the cost of any city improvements subsequently made that pertain to the property covered by the easement; whichever is greater; and, after abandonment of the easement, the city will deliver a quitclaim deed to the owners of the fee simple title thereto. The market value of any easement shall be fixed by city council, which determination as to such market value will be final. (Ord. No. 80-266, § 2, 11-18-80; Ord. No. 18-102, § 1, 8-21-18)

Pasadena City Code § 2-13 Narrow strips of land.

Sec. 2-13. - Narrow strips of land. Fee-owned narrow strips of land, or land so shaped as to be incapable of being used independently, may be sold to the abutting owner or owners, in proportion to the abutting ownership. Apportionment will generally be based on: (1) The projection of existing abutting property lines over such narrow strip, or (2) Street frontage, if any, or (3) Access to the property. Said apportionment to be determined by city council which determination will be final. Payment for such land will be based on the appraised market value of the land, such market value to be fixed by city council, which determination as to such market value will be final. (Ord. No. 80-266, § 2, 11-18-80)

Pasadena City Code § 2-14 Conditions to all sales.

Sec. 2-14. - Conditions to all sales. (a) Nothing in this section, nor in sections 2-10, 2-11, or 2-12 shall require the city council to accept any bid or offer, or be required to consummate any sale of any land or property interest under such sections. (b) Any applicant under section 2-11 or 2-12 will be required to make a three hundred dollar ($300.00) deposit to be applied toward the purchase price under section 2-11, or 2-12. The deposit of three hundred dollars ($300.00) will be forfeited to the city in the event the abandonment and sale is not completed. (c) The land and those interests described by subsections 2-11 and 2-12 of this article I may not be conveyed, sold, or exchanged for less than the fair market value of the land or interest unless the conveyance, sale, or exchange is with one or more abutting property owners who own the underlying fee simple. (Ord. No. 80-266, § 2, 11-18-80; Ord. No. 11-075, § 1, 4-19-11)

Pasadena City Code § 2-15 Sections 2-10 through 2-14 not to be construed as grant of right.

Sec. 2-15. - Sections 2-10 through 2-14 not to be construed as grant of right. Sections 2-10 through 2-14 shall never be construed to give any person a vested right to compel the city either to abandon, vacate or dispose of any land or any easement or right therein, or to compel or require that the same be upon any particular or exact term or consideration. (Ord. No. 80-266, § 2, 11-18-80)

Source: City of Pasadena, Texas, Code of Ordinances and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/pasadena/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTIINGEFetched: 11/8/2026