Municipal Officers and Employees; Municipalities; Home Rule
KP-0231
Texas Attorney General Opinion
Without requirements from state statute or city charter, city council has discretion to determine what constitutes a council member's absence|Without requirements from state statute or city charter, home-rule city council has discretion to determine what constitutes a council member's absence|Determination whether city charter requires city council member to abstain from voting is beyond purview of attorney general opinion
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