HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 813-97 02-25-1997 813-97
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 "ANIMAL SHELTER
ADVISORY BOARD" OF CHAPTER 13 "ADVISORY BOARDS"
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS, AS AMENDED; REQUIRING MEETINGS ONCE
EACH QUARTER BUT ALLOWING SAID MEETING TO BE
HELD AT TIlViFS CONVENIENT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVING CLAUSE; and PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Richland Hills Animal Shelter Advisory Board is
currently required to hold a meeting once each quarter, on the third
Tuesday of the months of June, September, December and March; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Animal Shelter Advisory Board to
meet once each quarter, but also to have more flexibility in setting the
specific dates for such meetings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richland Hills, Texas,
finds and determines that volunteer service on such board will be
encouraged by allowing such flexibility.
• NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
I.
That Subsection E "MEETINGS, RULES OF PROCEDURE AND
QUORUM" of Section 1 "ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD" of
Chapter 13 "ADVISORY BOARDS" of the Code of Ordinance of the City
of Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, be hereby amended to hereafter be
and read as follows:
E. MEETINGS. RULES OF PROCEDURE AND QUORUM
The Board shall hold meetings regularly at least once
each calendar quarter at a time and place designated by a
majority vote of the members. The Board shall, in all 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 currently appointed members
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
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
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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 25th day of February ,
1997, by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
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C. F. Kelley, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Terri Willis, City Secretary
APPRO D AS FORM AND LEGALITY:
Ja es A. Cribbs, City Attorney
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