HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2002-09ORDINANCE NO. -05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 2.36.070 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED "APPOINTMENT OF
BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS" TO ALLOW
FOR FLEXIBILITY IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO SUCH
BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS; PROVIDING A
CONFLICT CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown has established approximately fifteen (15) boards,
committees, and commissions in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of the City Code
to provide assistance and/or oversight to the City staff and the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council make every effort to appoint board, committee,
and commission members who are qualified under the strict terms of the City Code provisions
governing such board, committee, or commission, and/or the bylaws governing such board,
committee, or commission; and
WHEREAS, the members of all City boards, committees, and commissions serve as
volunteers; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council have found that, from time to time, volunteers
and recruits with the specific qualifications required by the City Code or applicable bylaws are
not available for appointment to the boards, committees, or commissions, and, therefore, the
qualifications for appointment need to be flexible enough to allow the boards, committees, and
commissions to perform their purposes in spite of such situations; and
WHEREAS, the caption of this ordinance was printed in the Williamson County Sun on
January 27, 2002 in compliance with the City Charter of the City of Georgetown;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are
found to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a
part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City Council hereby finds that this ordinance implements
Century Plan Policy End number 6.0 which states, "A high level of cooperation and involvement
exists among Georgetown's citizens and governmental organizations," and further finds that the
adoption of this ordinance is not inconsistent or in conflict with any other Century Plan Policies,
as required by Section 2.03 of the Administrative Chapter of the Policy Plan,
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Georgetown hereby amends Section
2.36.070 of the Code of Ordinances to read as follows:
2.36.70 Appointment of boards, committees, and commissions
In the event that any ordinance(s) contained in the Municipal Code provides for the
appointment of committee, board, or commission member(s) by the Mayor, and a state
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statute requires appointment of such member(s) by the City Council, such ordinance
shall be and is amended to conform to state law. In addition, except as otherwise
required by federal or state law, if any provisions of the City's Code of Ordinances, or
the bylaws of a city board, committee, or commission require the appointment of
individuals with certain qualifications, and no such qualified individual is available to
serve at the time that the appointments are made, then the Mayor and/or City Council
may appoint such other individual(s) to the board, committee, or commission as the
Mayor and/or City Council determine to be otherwise qualified to serve.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be cumulative of all other
ordinances of the City of Georgetown, and this ordinance shall not operate to repeal or affect any
of such other ordinances, except insofar as the provisions thereof might be inconsistent or in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, in which event such conflicting provisions, if any in
such other ordinance or ordinances are hereby superseded.
SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or
circumstance, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, or
application thereof, of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City
Secretary to attest. This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect in
accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Georgetown.
PASSED and APPROVED on First Reading on 4°'Z cru-' 02
PASSED and ADOPTED on Second Reading4
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CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
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MaryEllen Kersch, Mayor
Sandra D. Lee, City
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atricia E. Carls, City Attorney
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