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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 120815-G - Amend Articles GEDCOw RESOLUTION OF ! OF OF GEORGETOWN,! • i ADOPTING AMENDMENT • THE ARTICLES OF ! ! !FOR THE CORPORATION CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 4A OF THE DEVELOPMENT !, ! •, OF 1979, i i AND THE MAY 7,2005 ELECTION, CHANGING MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, on May 7, 2005, the voters of the City of Georgetown; Texas approved a proposition relating to the adoption of a sales and use tax within the City for the promotion and development of new and expanded business enterprises at the rate of one-eighth of one percent to be used to reduce the property tax rate, as authorized by Section 4A of the Development WHEREAS, the Original Articles of Incorporation for the "Georgetown Economic Development Corporation" were approved by the City Council on June 30, 2005; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation on February 13, 2007; and WHEREAS, on January 8, 2013, the City Council adopted Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation relating to the number of members of the Board of Directors; and WHEREAS, on December 8, 2015, the City Council considered amendments to the Articles of Incorporation relating to the membership requirements for the Board of Directors; and WHEREAS, the City Council approves the attached Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation attached hereto as "Exhibit A." SECTION ONE. That the facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution are hereby found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part hereof,, as if copied verbatim. Resolution No. `'a) -O4 15 - G Page 1 of 2 GEDGO Articles of Amendm nt to the Articles of Incorporation Date Approved 1 * ` m 3€31 5 SECTION TWO. That the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Georgetown Economic Development Corporation (the "Corporation") that are attached hereto as "Exhibit A," and which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes as if set forth in full, are hereby approved and adopted by majority vote of the governing body of the City of Georgetown. All provisions of the Articles of Incorporation (as amended) that are in effect on the date of this Resolution that are not amended by or in conflict with the Articles of Amendment attached hereto as "Exhibit A" shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION THREE. That the Mayor of the City Council of the City of Georgetown is authorized to sign and file the Articles of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation that are attached hereto as "Exhibit A", with the Texas Secretary of State, and to take any other actions necessary to establish and maintain the Corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas and the United States. SECTION FOUR. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this Resolution and the City Secretary to attest. S r-1 PASSED AND APPROVED on the day of U(?C-4A1-,W 2015. Shelley Nowli6g, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: 141VANJON4 :11[911kTZ9B1y9= By: Dale Ross, Mayor <2;7 Resolution No. I cA [7`131 S Page 2 of 2 GEDCO Articles of AmdMWt to the Articles of Incorporation , Date Approved 1 0Z -s