HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 649-91 11-26-1991 ORDINANCE NO. 6 4 9
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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,
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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
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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.
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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:
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Pauline Kempe, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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aul F. Wieneskie, City Attorney
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