HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 85-08 - Sesiquicentennial CommitteeORDINANCE NO. 85-08
AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
GEORGETOWN SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE AND BEING ENACTED
PURSUANT TO AR'T'ICLE 1105 (b) SEC. 3 OF VERNON'S CIVIL
STATUTES OF TEXAS DETERMINING THAT A NECESSITY EXISTS
FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE SIDEWALKS, CURBS,
GUTTERS AND APPURTENANCES THERETO LOCATED AROUND THE
PUBLIC SQUARE OF SAID CITY OF GEORGETOWN ACCORDING TO
THE MAP THEREOF OF SAID CITY OF GEORGETOWN AND
ESTABLISHING A FUND AND CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE
WHEREAS, heretofore the City of Georgetown by resolution
appointed the Georgetown Sesquicentennial Committee and such
committee should have been established, appointed and designated
in an ordinance rather than in a resolution; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 1105 (b) Vernon's Civil
Statutes of Texas it is appropriate for the City to determine the
necessity for improvements to be made to the sidewalks, curbs,
gutters and appurtenances on and around the public square of
Georgetown that may include making permanent improvements to such
structures; and
WHEREAS, a need exists for the establishment of a fund in
the name of the City of Georgetown and identified as the
"Historical District Improvement Project Sesquicentennial Fund";
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN AS FOLLOWSO
I.
By the passage of this ordinance the City Council of the
City of Georgetown does hereby confirm and acknowledge the
establishment of the Sesquicentennial Committee composed of the
members as follows:
Marvin McKinnon
Nancy Raper
Peggy Laing
Jeannine Fairburn
Dennis Rea
Margaret Shilling
Susie Clinard
Eugenia Harrell
John Tidwell
Pat Giddings
Charles Sawyer
Dorian Sullivan
George Brightwell
Pam Fling
Jim Wilson
John Casburn
Ken Richardson
Albert Evans
Such committee serves at the will of the City Council,
II,
That the Georgetown Sesquicentennial Committee has adopted a
Historical District Improvement Project that includes the
permanent improvement of sidewalks, gutters, curbs and
appurtenances and certain lighting and landscaping and that
pursuant to Article 1105 (b) Section 3 of Vernon's Civil Statutes
of Texas it is appropriate for the City Council of the City of
Georgetown to determine that a need exists to do such
improvements and by the passage of this ordinance said City
Council does hereby determine that such need exists. The
specifics and details relative to the work to be done and the
exact area to be involved is being formulated by the
Sesquicentennial Committee through its projects sub -committee.
By the passage of this ordinance the City Council does
hereby establish a Sesquicentennial Fund that will be represented
by a City of Georgetown bank account to be opened that shall be
identified as the Sesquicentennial Fund or as may be directed by
the City Council. Donations to the said project may be deposited
in said fund and such proceeds shall be available to the
Sesquicentennial Committee as may be directed by the City
Council.
READ, PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this ,' day of
1985*
READ, PASSED AND APPROVED on second and final reading this
day of roti C 1�, , 1985.
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CITY OF GEORGETOWN
BY:
ATTEST: .,
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED : (o Poem