HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 05-1595
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CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. Q;'5.,./'f'15
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE II, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS,
BY AMENDING DIVISION 3, TECHNOLOGIES BOARD, TO RESERVE
SECTIONS 2-234 THROUGH 2-249 AND BY ADDING DIVISION 4,
SECTIONS 2-250 THROUGH 2-255, AND BY RESERVING SECTIONS
2.256 THROUGH 2.300, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY BOARD; PROVIDING FOR
COMPOSITION AND QUALIFICATIONS; PROVIDING FOR TERMS;
PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL, RESIGNATION, VACANCIES,
REAPPOINTMENT; PROVIDING FOR ABSENCE FROM MEETINGS;
PROVIDING FOR DUTIES, OPERATIONAL RULES, AND
PROCEDURES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS;
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances be, and the same is, hereby amended by
amending Chapter 2, Article II, Boards and Commissions, by amending Division 3,
Technologies Board, to reserve Sections 2-234 through 2-249 and by adding Division 4, Sections
2-250 and 2-255, to provide for the establishment of the Code Enforcement Advisory Board, and
by reserving Sections 2-256 through 2.300, which shall read as follows:
"Sec. 2-234 - 2.249. Reserved.
DIVISION 4. CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY BOARD
Sec. 2-250. Advisory board created.
There is hereby created the code enforcement advisory board (the
"board"). The purpose of the board shall be serve as an advisory body to the city
council with respect to matters concerning regulations for adoption by the City
Council and recommendations for code enforcement.
Sec. 2-251. Composition; qualifications.
The board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the city
council, whom shall all be residents of the City. No member of the board shall
hold an elective office within the city. In addition, the City Council may appoint
up to two (2) council members to act as liaisons. The members of the board
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shall consider the issues concerning code enforcement and suggest proposed
regulations or enforcement activities and shall be persons who have a diverse
interest in and knowledge about the city, business and various familiarities with
the Code of Ordinances. The members of the board shall serve without pay.
Sec. 2-252. Term.
The board shall select from its members a chairperson and a vice
chairperson. The chairperson and vice chairperson shall serve in that capacity for
a period not to exceed two (2) years. The chairperson shall not serve consecutive
terms. The city council shall make appointments of members whose terms begin
in January of each year. The appointments shall be for a two (2) year term. The
original board shall be selected after the effective date with three (3) members
selected for three (3) year terms and four (4) members for two (2) year terms to
stagger such terms. The city council shall determine which three seats will be for
three years by drawing lots. Thereafter, each term shall be two (2) years.
Sec. 2-253. Removal; resignation; vacancies; reappointment.
Any member of the board may discontinue their membership by
resignation and/or may be removed by the majority vote of the city council. If
any position becomes vacant, the city council shall appoint a member to serve the
balance of the unexpired term.
Sec. 2-254. Absence from meetings.
Any member who is absent from the three consecutive meetings of the
board without a satisfactory excuse shall be removed from office by the city
council.
Sec. 2-255. Duties, operational rules and procedures.
The board shall adopt operational rules and procedures for the conduct of
its duties, which shall be ratified by the city council. The rules and procedures
shall provide for annual election of officers, the conduct of regular and special
meetings, and the appointment of subcommittees. These operational rules and
procedures are to be consistent with this division and the policies and procedures
for advisory boards and commissions, passed by the city council on August 1990,
as amended. The affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire membership of the
board shall be required to amend such operational rules and procedures, and any
such amendment must be ratified by the city council. The board shall hold
monthly meetings at regularly stated times. Such meetings are to be open to the
public and subject to the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act. The board
shall serve in an advisory capacity to the mayor and city council. The board does
not have the power to obligate the city for any funds or expenditures or incur any
debt on behalf of the city.
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Sec. 2-256 - 2.300. Reserved"
SECTION 2. If any article, paragraph, subdivision, clause or provision of this ordinance
or the Code of Ordinances, as hereby amended, be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional for
any reason, such judgment or holding shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole or
any part or provision thereof, or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, other than the
part so declared to be invalid or unconstitutional. .
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its date of passage in
accordance with law.
PASSED AND PROVED by the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, this
the~daYOf ,2005.
(SEAL)
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