HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 782-96 02-13-1996
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ORDINANCE NO. 782-96
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 "ANIMAL SHELTER
ADVISORY BOARD" OF CHAPTER 13 "ADVISORY BOARDS"
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS; ADDING ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
FOR MEMBERSHIP ON SAID BOARD; PROVIDING FOR
STAFF SUPPORT; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN RECORD
KEEPING BY THE CITY SECRETARY; REDEFINING
QUORUM REQUIREMENTS; INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
MEMBERS ON SAID BOARD; SPECIFYING DATES FOR
QUARTERLY MEETINGS; 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 Section 1 "ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD" of Chapter 13
"ADVISORY BOARDS" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Richland Hills, Texas, as
amended, be hereby amended in the following particulars:
• A. The final paragraph of Subsection A "CREATION, QUALIFICATIONS OF
MEMBERS" of said Section 1 shall be hereby amended to hereafter be and
read as follows:
"No member may serve in any capacity on more than one other
Richland Hills standing board, commission, and committee, or any
special committee exceeding six months' duration; or serve as city
representative to a local, state or national organization. No debts of
any kind or character shall be made or incurred by the board or by
anyone acting in its behalf."
B. That paragraph (1) of Subsection B "COMPOSITION, APPOINTMENTS AND
TERMS OF MEMBERS" of said Section 1 shall be amended to hereafter be
and read as follows:
(1) The Animal Shelter Advisory Board shall be composed of ten (10}
members who shall hold designated places la through Sa and lb
through Sb. Each Councilmember 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
Councilmember. All nominations shall be approved unless rejected
by the affirmative vote of four Councilmembers. Members shall be
appointed according to council places 1 through 5. Their term
coinciding to the respective Councilmember term. All appointments
to boards, commissions and committees shall be made by the City
• Council.
• C. Subsection D "OFFICERS" of said Section 1 shall be hereby amended by
the addition of the following language at the end of said Subsection D as it
currently exists:
"Each board shall be responsible for setting up their own needs. In
the event staff support is needed, it should be coordinated through
the City Manager's office. A chairman, vice chairman and secretary
shall meet the minimum office requirements for each board,
commission, and committee."
D. Subsection I "APPLICATIONS" of said Section 1 shall be hereby amended
by the addition of the following language to the end of said Subsection as
it currently exists.
"The City Secretary shall maintain previously filed applications
indefinitely of an appointed board, commission or committee
member if said member is to be considered for reappointment by the
City Council and said member has expressed a desire to continue
serving on said board, commission or committee."
E. That Subsection E "MEETINGS, RULES OF PROCEDURE AND QUORUM"
of said Section 1, shall be hereby amended to hereafter be and read as
follows:
• E. MEETINGS. RULES OF PROCEDURE AND OUORUM
The Board shall hold meetings every quarter on the third Tuesday of
the months of June, September, December and March at a time and
place designated by a majority vote of the members. The Board
shall, in all matters of procedure, be governed by Roberts Rules of
Order, and may adopt such additional rules of procedure as it may
deem necessary. A majority of the currently appointed members
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (A quorum
is one more than half the currently appointed members).
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.
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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.
PRESENTED, GIVEN FIRST READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of
the Richland Hills City Council on .the 13th day of February , 1996, by a vote
of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
C. .Kelley, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Terri ' lis, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Paul F. Wieneskie, City Attorney
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