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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 649-91 11-26-1991 ORDINANCE NO. 6 4 9 • AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13, "ADVISORY BOARDS", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SECTION 1: "ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD' ; CREATING SAID BOARD; PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO SAID BOARD; SETTING FORTH THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SAID ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richland Hills, Texas: I. That CHAPTER 13: "Advisory Boards" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, be hereby amended by the addition of a new Section 1: "Animal Shelter Advisory Board", which Section shall hereafter be and read as follows: SECTION 1: ANIMAL SHELTER ADVLSORY BOARD A. CREATION: QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS . There is hereby created the Richland Hills Animal Shelter Advisory Board. Members of the Board shall be registered voters within the City on the date of their appointment, excepting as follows: • The licensed veterinarian and representative of an animal welfare organization may be non-registered voters within the City. Qualified registered voters within the City shall be given preference for appointment. • The municipal official and person whose duties include daily operation of an animal shelter may be non-registered voters within the City. No member may serve on more than one other Richland Hills board, commission or committee. All members shall serve without compensation. No debts of any kind or character shall be made or incurred by the Board or by anyone acting in its behalf. B. COMPOSITION. APPOINTMENTS AND TERMS OF MEMBERS 1. The Animal Shelter Advisory Board shall be composed of 10 members who shall hold designated places la, lb, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, Sa and Sb. Each council member shall be entitled to nominate persons to serve on said Board in the numbered place corresponding to the numbered place on the City Council held by said council member. All nominations shall be approved unless rejected by the affirmative vote of four councilmembers. Members of the Board shall serve terms of two years, ORDINANCE NO. 6 4 9 PAGE 1 corresponding to the term of the council member whose place corresponds to the numbered place held by the individual member. • 2. Place 1 a shall be held by a licensed veterinarian, Place 2a shall be held by a municipal official, Place 3a shall be held by a person whose duties include daily operation of an animal shelter, and Place 4a shall be held by a representative of an animal welfare organization. The City Manager shall recommend persons for appointment to Places 2a and 3a, with the advice of the Chief of Police. All remaining members of the Board at the time this ordinance is adopted shall be assigned their designated places by drawing numbers corresponding to the places to be assigned. Once assigned a numbered place as provided hereby, the term of each member of the Board shall be automatically adjusted to correspond to the term of the councilmember whose numbered place corresponds to the place of the member. 3. The city staff representative to the Board shall be the Chief of Police or a designated representative as approved by the City Manager. C. VACANCIES: UNEXPIRED TERMS Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Board shall be filled by appointment and approval of the City Council, in the same manner as provided above for appointment of members for full terms, for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member whose place becomes vacant. The Board may submit to the City Council recommendations of persons qualified to fill such vacancies. Alternate members of the Board • shall be given first preference by the council for appointment to fill such vacancy. D. OFFICERS The officers of the Board shall be a chairman, who shall be elected by a majority vote of the members at their first organizational meeting, and thereafter when the incumbent chairman shall leave office for any reason and avice-chairman and a secretary who shall be elected by a majority vote of the members. E. MEETINGS RULES OF PROCEDURE AND QUORUM The Board shall hold meetings regularly at least once each quarter at a time and place designated by majority vote of the members. The Board shall, in matters of procedure, be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, and may adopt such additional rules of procedure as it may deem necessary. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. F. MINUTES AND ATTENDANCE REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL The secretary shall keep minutes of all proceedings of the Board and shall submit said minutes, following each meeting, to the City Secretary. Said minutes shall become a part of the City Council's informational reports. The secretary shall also keep attendance records on each member for • ORDINANCE NO. 6 4 9 PAGE 2 submission to the City Council along with the Board's minutes and will make specific notation if a member misses two consecutive meetings. • Members must attend at least 75% of all meetings of the Board, based on a 12 month period beginning June 1 of each year. G. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS The City Council may remove for good cause any member or members of the Board by the affirmative vote of four councilmembers, and shall thereupon proceed to fill the vacancy thereby created in the manner provided above. H. POWERS AND DUTIES The powers and duties of the Board shall be as follows: • To recommend to the City Council improvements and revisions to animal control ordinances, programs, fee structures, and shelter needs as it may deem necessary. I. APPLICATIONS Any person wishing to be considered for appointment to this or any other board, commission or committee of the City shall complete and file an application therefor with the City Secretary, on forms supplied by the City. The City Secretary shall maintain all such applications for a period of two (2) years after their filing, for consideration by any councilmember considering an appointment to any city board, commission • or committee. II. Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. III. Saving Clause. That Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance. 1V. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by the Richland Hills City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. • ORDINANCE NO. 6 4 9 PAGE 3 PRESENTED, GIVEN FIRST READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Richland Hills City Council on the 26 day of NOV 1991, by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. APP O D: James R. Truitt, Mayor ATTEST: ~~~.~.x.CJ ~~"~~~C~ Pauline Kempe, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: r aul F. Wieneskie, City Attorney 13MLIB/bh ORDINANCE NO. 6 4 9 PAGE 4