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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 652-91 11-26-1991 ORDINANCE NO. 6 5 2 • 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 5: "PARKS AND BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD' ; CREATING SAID BOARD; PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO SAID BOARD; SETTING FORTH THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SAID PARKS AND BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; 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 5: "Parks and Beautification Advisory Board", which Section shall hereafter be and read as follows: SECTION 5: PARKS AND BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD A. CREATION: QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS • There is hereby created the Richland Hills Parks and Beautification Advisory Board. Members of the Board shall be registered voters within the City on the date of their appointment. 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 Parks and Beautification Advisory Board shall be composed of 15 members who shall hold designated places la, lb, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b, 4c, Sa, Sb, and Sc. 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, corresponding to the term of the council member whose place corresponds to the numbered place held by the individual member. 2. 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. • ORDINANCE No. 6 5 2 PAGE 1 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 Director of Public Works or a representative designated by the City Manager. The Mayor shall designate one council member annually to serve as a non-voting, ex officio member of the Board. 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 nUORUM The Board shall hold meetings regularly at least once each month 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 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 • ORDINANCE No. 6 5 2 PAGE 2 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: 1. To act in an advisory capacity on the operation, layout, planning and development of parks and outdoor recreation facilities operated by the City. 2. To provide guidance and assistance in the form of recommendations by providing a yearly budget to the City Council for the expenditure of funds out of the Parks and Beautification Fund for projects which support the beautification and the general appearance of the city. 3. To assist in the development of the city's Five Year Capital Improvements Plan including future acquisition of potential park and open space lands. 4. To promote community appearance and to stimulate public interest therein, and to solicit to the fullest extent possible from all civic groups, other public agencies and private organizations their cooperation, support and assistance in the improvement of park facilities and general appearance of the community. 5. To recommend to the City Council general rules and regulations governing the use of parks, open spaces and other outdoor • recreational facilities. 6. To recommend to the City Council in an advisory capacity beautification and outdoor recreational programs for the citizens of the city. 7. When requested by the City Council, initiate and coordinate beautification and outdoor recreational programs for the citizens of the city. 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 • ORDINANCE No. 6 5 2 PAGE 3 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 Chapters 1 and 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. IV. 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. V. Repealer. Subsections A through M of Section 14, "Parks and Beautification Advisory Board" of Chapter 1, "General Provisions" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Richland Hills, Texas, are hereby repealed. Said Section 14 of Chapter 1 is hereby redesignated "Parks and Beautification Fund", and former Subsections N and O thereof are hereby redesignated A and B, respectively. PRESENTED, GIVEN FIRST READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Richland Hills City Council on the ~ day of NOV 1991, by a vote of ~ ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. APPR - James R. Truitt, Mayor ATTEST: G~~~ Pauline Kempe, City Secre ary VED AS TO FORM: Paul F. Wie eskie, City Attorney • 17MLIB/bh ORDINANCE No. 6 5 2 PAGE 4