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Home My Public Portal AboutOrdinance No. 712-94 01-25-1994 ORDINANCE NO. 712 - 9 4 • 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 10: "SPECIAL EVENTS CONIlVIlTTEE' ; CREATING SAID SPECIAL SPECIAL EVENTS COMMI'I"TEE; PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO SAID COMMITTEE; SETTING FORTH THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SAID SPECIAL EVENTS CONIlVIlTTEE; 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 10: "Special Events Committee", which Section shall hereafter be and read as follows: SECTION 10: SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE A. CREATION: QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS • There is hereby created the Richland Hills Special Events Committee. Members of the Committee shall be registered voters 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 committee or by anyone acting in its behalf. B. COMPOSITION APPOINTMENTS AND TERMS OF MEMBERS 1. The Special Events Committee shall be composed of 5 members who shall hold designated places numbered 1 - 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 Special Events Committee 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 staff representative shall be the City's Special Events Coordinator or another employee designated by the City Manager. • ORDINANCE NO. ~ 12 - 9 4 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 OUORUM The board shall hold meetings regularly at least once each calendar 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. Meetings may also be held at the call of the Chairman or upon request of three members of the committee. • 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: • ORDINANCE NO. ~ 12 - 9 4 PAGE 2 1. To act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in determining • special programs and events to be recommended to the City Council. Such events shall include, but will not be limited to, annual or special events suggested by the City Council. Established annual events, however, such as Christmas tree lighting ceremonies, Easter egg hunts and other events coordinated by the Parks and Beautification Advisory Board, together with normal community center and other routine recreational events and activities shall be beyond the scope of authority of the Special Events Committee and are hereby exempted from the terms of this ordinance. 2. To plan, coordinate, schedule and assist the City Council in holding of approved special events. 3. To consider the viability of specific special events suggested by the City Council and to recommend such events to the City Council as the Committee deems to be feasible. 4. To hold periodic meetings to receive citizen input and suggestions for special events. 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. ORDINANCE NO. ~ 12 - 9 4 PAGE 3 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 25thday of January, 1994, by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. APPROVED: C. F. Kelley, May ATTEST: ~ ~ Terri Will, City Secretary VED AS TO FORM: • Paul F. ieneskie, City Attorney , MLIB465/bh/012494 ORDINANCE NO. PAGE 4