HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 83ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, CREATING
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/FIRE DEPARTMENT; PRO-
VIDING FOR THE DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/
FIRE CHIEF; AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 48 TO
MAKE THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATIVE AND
OPERATIONAL HEAD OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING A SEVER-
ABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Colony Home Rule
Charter, there is hereby created an administrative department of
the City to be known as the Department of Community Development/
Fire Department. The Department shall combine the duties of Building
Official, Code Enforcement Official, Animal Control Official, Public
Works, Construction superintendent, Volunteer Fire Department Chief
and other such duties as may be assigned the Director and the Depart-
ment by the City Manager,
SECTION 2. The Department of Community Development shall have
as its head a Director of Community Development/Fire Chief. The
Director shall be appointed by the City Manager with the approval of
the Council for an indefinite term and shall report directly to the
City Manager as his duties may require.
SECTION 3. The Director shall have the following responsibilities;
(a) He shall be the Buidling Official for the. City and shall
exercise the duties of such Department as may be prescribed by the
code and ordinances of the City and by State law.
(b) He shall be the chief Code Enforcement Official for
the City with respect to any code affecting the construction of any
structure within the City.
(c) He shall be in charge of all animal control activi-
ties for the City.
(d) He shall be in charge of all public works of the
City, including street maintenance, park maintenance, building
and grounds maintenance.
(e) He shall act as Superintendent of all building con-
struction of any buildings, improvements, streets, alleys or
other public improvements of the City.
(f) He shall be the adminsitrative and operational
head of The Colony Volunteer Fire Department, with responsi-
bility for the training of the Volunteer Fire Department.
(g) He shall be head of the Civil Defense activities
of the City.
(h) He shall perform such other duties as may be
assigned to the Department of Community Development as its
administrative and operational head, and shall supervise all
employees within the Department of Community Development.
SECTION 4. To the extent that the provisions of this
ordinance conflict with the provisions of Ordinance Number 48
with reference to the appointement and duties of the Chief of
the Colony Volunteer Fire Department, the provisions of
Ordinance Number 48 are repealed. All other ordinances
not specifically repealed hereby are continued in full force
and effect.
SECTION 5. If any section, part of an section, paragraph
or clause of this ordinance is declared invalid or unconsti-
tutional for any reason, such declaration shall not be held
to invalidate or impair the validity, force or effect of any
other sections, parts of sections, paragraphs or clauses of
this ordinance.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage and the publication of the caption as
the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED ON FIRST READING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, on the _,qday of 1979.
FINALLY PASSED ON THE SECOND READING ON THE �2 _ day
of , 1979.
APPROVED:
DULY RECORDED:
APPROVED AS TO LEGALITY
OF THE FORM:
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