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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 665-92 05-26-1992 • ORDINANCE NO. 665 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13, "ADVISORY BOARDS", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF ANEW SECTION 10: "PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD"; CREATING SAID BOARD; PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO SAID BOARD; SETTING FORTH THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SAID PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 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 replacement of the existing Section 10, "Railtran Station Advisory Board" with a new Section 10: "Public Transportation Advisory Board", which Section shall hereafter be and read as follows: . SECTION 10: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD A. CREATION• QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS There is hereby created the Richland Hills Public Transportation 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 Public Transportation Advisory Board shall be composed of 5 members who shall hold designated places 1 through 5. 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. The City staff representative to the Board shall be the City Manager or a designated representative. ORDINANCE NO. 665 PAGE 1 • 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. 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 bi-monthly 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 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 to City Council on the operation, layout, planning and development of public transportation services in the City. ORDINANCE NO. 665 PAGE 2 • 2. To serve as advisors to City Council on public transportation matters in the City. 3. To serve as coordinating board for the City's membership in the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, including coordination of "T" membership and service plan development and implementation. Such shall include develpment of bus routes, mobility impaired transportation service plans, and Airporter and Railtran services. 4. To assist in the development of the City's five-year capital improvement plan. 5. To promote public transportation and stimulate public interest therein in order to build support, cooperation and assistance in the usage and support for public transportation in the City. 6. To recomend to the City Council general rules and regulations governing transportation facilities and monies returned to the City as a result of the levy of the additional one-half cent sales tax. 7. When requested by City Council to investigate the transportation needs of the City. 8. To meet on a semi-annual basis in order to evaluate the transportation services provided by the Fort Worth Transportation • Authority and made recommendations to City Council related thereto. 9. To hold periodic meetings, minimum of semi-annually, to receive citizen input regarding transportation services in Richland Hills including the receipt of citizen complaints regarding services. 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 • ORDINANCE NO. 665 PAGE 3 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. 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. PRESENTED, GIVEN FIRST READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Richland Hills City Council on the 26th day of May 1992, by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. APPROVED: C. .Kelley, Mayor ATTE T: G~ Pauline Kempe, City Secretary VED AS TO FORM: Paul F. Wieneskie, City Attorney MLIB19/bh/052192 • ORDINANCE NO. 665 PAGE 4