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Government Home rule,
council-manager form of government with six council
members which are elected from six districts. Council
members are elected for three-year terms. The Mayor is
elected at large by the citizens of New Braunfels. The
City has an updated comprehensive city master plan
supervised by a Planning and Zoning Commission. The
Commission also oversees the application and enforcement
of the City Zoning Ordinance. The City has 122 police
personnel with 66 patrol cars; the Fire Department has
103
firemen, 5 stations, and 5 fully equipped
ambulances. Because of the efficiency of the Fire
Department, New Braunfels has the state’s maximum good
fire record credit of 20% with a key rate of fourteen
cents. The City operates ambulance service with
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics. As of
1990, 911 service has been a part of New Braunfels and
Comal County. |
