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Home My Public Portal AboutOrdinance No. 1085-07 03-27-2007 ORDINANCE NO. 1085-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON THE RICHLAND HILLS CRIME PREVENTION ADVISORY BOARD BY ADDING TWO AT-LARGE POSITIONS, ONE DESIGNATED FOR A REPRESENTATIVE AFFILIATED WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND ONE FOR A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RICHLAND HILLS BUSINESS COMMUNITY; PROVIDING THAT SUCH NEW MEMBERS NEED NOT BE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OR REGISTERED VOTERS; 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 Crime Prevention Advisory Board, and provided that said board shall be composed of eight members; and WHEREAS, the City Council has now determined that said Board is too small, and that representation of the business community and public schools would provide useful and beneficial to provide liaisons and provide the Board and the City with needed input from these important parts of the community; and WHEREAS, the City Code currently requires that the existing eight members must be residents and registered voters within the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the two new members, being representatives of entities within the City, need not be residents or registered voters within the City because they will already have sufficient ties to the community and the City; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 10-121 Section 10-121 of Article IV of Chapter 10 of the Richland Hills City Code is hereby amended to provide as follows: Section 10-121. Creation; qualifications of members. There is hereby created the city crime prevention advisory board. Except for the representatives ofthe public schools and of the business community described in this • Ordinance 1085-07 Article, members of the crime prevention advisory board shall be registered voters within the city on the date of their appointment. No member of the crime prevention advisory board may serve in any capacity on more than one other city standing board, commission and committee, or any special committee exceeding six month's duration; or serve as city representative to a local, state or national organization. All members shall serve without compensation. No debts of any kind or character shall be made or incurred by the crime prevention advisory board or by anyone acting in its behalf. SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 10-122 Section 10-122 of Article IV of Chapter 10 of the Richland Hills City Code is hereby amended to provide as follows: Sec. 10-122. Composition, appointments and terms of members. (a) The crime prevention advisory board shall be composed of ten members. Five members shall hold designated places numbered 1 a through Sa, and shall serve terms corresponding to the term of office of the councilmember making the • appointment. Each councilmember shall be entitled to nominate persons to serve on the crime prevention advisory board in the numbered place corresponding to the numbered place on the city council held by such councilmember. The remaining five members shall be appointed at large by any councilmember for two-year terms. One of the five at-large remaining members shall be a representative of the Birdville Independent School District or other independent school district which is located in whole or in part within the city limits. One of the five at-large remaining members shall be a representative of the business community and must be affiliated with a commercial business operating within the city limits. All nominations shall be approved unless rejected by the affirmative vote of four councilmembers. All appointments to boards, commissions and committees shall be made by the city council. (b) The city staff representative to the crime prevention advisory board shall be the chief of police or a designated representative approved by the city manager. (c) Due to the sensitive nature of the information provided to the board and of the matters considered by the crime prevention advisoryboard, applicants for membership shall be subject to background checks prior to their appointment. • H:\ORDINANCES\1085-07- CRIME PREVENTION.DOC Page 2 Ordinance 1085-07 • SECTION 3. PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE 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 4. PROVISIONS SEVERABLE 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 5. . RIGHTS AND REMEDIES SAVED All rights and remedies of the City are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of the City Code amended or revised herein, or any other ordinances affecting the matters regulated herein which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 6. PUBLICATION The City Secretary of the City of Richland Hills is directed to publish the caption, penalty clause, publication clause and effective date of this Ordinance to the extent required by law. SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 27th DAY OF March, 2007. H:\ORDINANCES\1085-07-CRIME PREVENTION.DOC Page 3 Ordinance 1085-07 • ` H ONORABLE DAVID L. AN, MAYOR AT EST: IND CANTU CITY SECRETARY ~~""'~"'I?'"~~n EFFECTIVE DAT ~p~ ; v APPROVED T FORM AND LEGALITY: = , TIM G. SRALLA, CITY ATTORNEY • • H:\ORDINANCESU 085-07-CRIME PREVENTION.DOC Page 4 INVOICE L>~3,t ~>>ll~- Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIU08 400 W. 7TH STREET Invoice Number: 284746001 FORT WORTH, TX 76102 (817) 390-7761 Invoice Date: 6/4/07 • Federal Tax ID 22-3148254 Terms: Net due in 21 days Due Date: 6/30/07 Bill To: PO Number: CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS 3200 DIANA DR Order Number: 28474600 RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76118-6237 Sales Rep: 073 Description: City of Richland Hill Attn BARBARA . WRIGHT Publication Date: 6/4/07 Description ~ r ~.u :;'Location: ~ Col Depth Linage N1U Rate Amount CITY OF City of Richland Hills Ordinan RI ordi a~'els' >80 1 42 42 LINE $0.53 $22.26 No. 1085-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICH- LAND HILLS TEXAS INCREASIN~a THE NUMBER OF MEM- RICHLANDN HILLS Net Amount: $22.26 CRIME PREVENTION ADVISORY BOARD BYADDINGTWOAT- LARGE POSITIONS, ONE DESIGNATED FOR A REPRESEN- TATIVE AFFILIATED WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND ONE FOR. A REPRESEN- TATIVE OF.- THE RICHLAND HILLS BUSINESS COMMU- NITY• PROVIDING THA"F SUCH NEW MEMBERS NEED NOT BE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OR REGISTERED VOT- ERS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDI- NANCE SHALL BE • CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEV- ERABILITY CLAUSE; _ AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. passed aril aDProved _:~ti CHRISTY L. HOLLAND ; r on the 27th day of ..4~: March, 2007. ~ c MY COMMISSION EXPIRES ;r' Juty 31, 2008 THE STATE OF TEXAS • County of Tarrant Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, this day personally appeared Deborah Baylor, Bid and Legal Coordinator for the Star-Telegram, published by the Star-Telegram, Inc. at Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas; and who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the attached clipping of an advertisement was published in the above named paper on the listed dates: BIDS 8 LEGAL DEPT. STAR TELEGRAM (817) 390-7501 Signed SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, THIS Wednesday, une 6 7. Thank You For Your Payment Notary Public Remit To: Star-Telegram Customer ID: CN08 P.O. BOX 901051 Customer Name: CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS FORT WORTH, TX 76101-2051 Invoice Number: 284746001 Invoice Amount: $22.26 • PO Number: gg ......1 Amount Enclosed: $