HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 0979-04 02-10-2004 • ORDINANCE NO. 979-04
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON THE RICHLAND HILLS
PARKS AND BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD; ELIMINATING
THE ALTERNATE POSITIONS ON THE KEEP RICHLAND HILLS
BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills is a home rule city acting under its charter adopted
by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the
Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richland Hills has previously authorized the
creation of a Parks and Beautification Advisory Board, and provided that said board shall be
composed often members; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has now determined that said Board is too large, and makes
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it difficult for the City Council to find qualified citizens willing to devote the time and attention
necessary to fulfill the purposes of said Board, and needlessly increases the difficulty of making a
quorum for meetings of said Board; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Section 10-242 of Article VIII of Chapter 10 of the Richland Hills City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Composition, appointments and terms of members.
(a) The parks and beautification advisory board shall be composed of five regular
members who shall hold designated places 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and two alternate
members, who shall hold designated places A-a and A-b. Each councilmember shall
• be entitled to nominate persons to serve as regular members of the parks and
• beautification advisory board in the numbered place corresponding to the numbered
place on the city council held by such councilmember. Any councilmember shall be
entitled to nominate persons to serve as alternate members. All nominations shall be
approved unless rejected by the affirmative vote of four councilmembers. The term
of regular members shall coincide with the respective councilmember term, and the
term of alternate members shall be two years from the date of appointment.
b) 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
councilmember annually to serve as anon-voting, ex officio member of the parks and
beautification advisory board.
SECTION 2.
Section 1G-243 of Article VIII of Chapter 10 of the Richland Hills City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10-243. Vacancies; unexpired terms.
Any vacancy occurring in the regular membership of the parks and
beautification advisory board shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as
• provided for appointment of members for frill terms, and such appointee shall serve
for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member whose place becomes vacant,
regardless of whether such person previously served as an alternate member. The
parks and beautification advisory board may submit to the city council
recommendations of persons qualified to fill such vacancies.
SECTION 3.
Section 10-245 of Article VIII of Chapter 10 of the Richland Hills City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10-245. Meetings, rules of procedure and quorum.
The parks and beautification advisory board shall hold meetings regularly at
least once each month at a time and place designated by the majority vote of the
members. The parks and beautification advisory board shall, in matters of procedure,
be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, and may adopt such
additional rules of procedure as it may deem necessary. A quorum for the transaction
of business shall be that number which is more than half the currently appointed
regular members, regardless of whether alternate members are currently serving.
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• SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, except where the provisions of this
ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event
the conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such 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 unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 6.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, and it is so
ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS l ~ DAY OF ~e~ , 2004.
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• APP VED S T FORM AND LEGALITY:
TIM G. SRALLA, CITY ATTORNEY
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