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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-067NO S I — 2 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the Laws of the State of Texas and the City Charter of the City of Denton, Texas, authorize and empower the City Council of said City to promulgate and establish rules and procedures to govern and conduct meetings of all boards and commissions of the City of Denton, and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that such rules and procedures would more effectively and efficiently serve the public, now, therefore, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I Chapter 1 of the Code of the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended by designating existing Section 1-1 through Section 1-6 as Article I - "General Provisions" and reserving for future use Section 1-7 through Section 1-20 SECTION II Section 1-21 through Section 1-41 are hereby reserved for future use and designated as Article II - "Rules of Procedure Before City Council" SECTION III Chapter 1 of the Code of the City of Denton is hereby amended by adding to Chapter 1 a new Article III "Rules and Procedures before Boards and Commissions" reading as follows "ARTICLE III RULES AND PROCEDURES BEFORE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Section 1-42 DEFINITION The word "board, boards, commission, or commissions" as used in this Ordinance shall be construed to mean any managerial, administrative, or quasi-judicial body of persons which has the character of an advisory or deliberative character and whose members are appointed by or serve at the pleasure of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas Section 1-43 APPLICABILITY The provisions of this Ordinance shall govern and control the rules, procedures, and operation of all boards, and the removal of members thereof, provided, however, wherever any provision of the State Constitution, a State Statute, the City Charter, or City ordinance conflicts or is inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance, the conflicting or inconsistent provision of this Ordinance shall not be applicable Section 1-44 GENERAL RULES 1-44 1 Quorum A quorum for the transaction of business of a board shall be a majority of the members appointed to said board 1-44 2 Voting Required No attending member of a board shall be excused or shall abstain from voting on any matter before the board on which a vote is called or required except where a board member's personal interest is involved Where such member's personal interest is involved, such member shall announce such interest at the commencement of consideration of the matter and such member shall not enter into discussion or debate on such matter and shall abstain from voting thereon A member shall be considered to have a personal interest in a matter whenever any matter before the board could or does affect the member's financial interest, or those of a business with which the member is associated 1-44 3 Absences All board members shall attend all regularly called and scheduled meetings of the board of which he is a member The unexcused absence of any board member from more than three (3) regularly called and scheduled meetings of the board of which he is a member in any one year or lack of attendance at fifty (50%) percent of the number of regular meetings in a year, unless such absence is the result of personal or family illness or death, shall be considered "cause", as that term is used in Section 14 16 of the Charter PAGE 2 of the City of Denton 1959, for removal of said member by the City Council from such board " SECTION IV That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this Ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity PASSED AND APPROVED this the I J day of 1981 ATTEST BR00 OLT, CITY S�E� CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY PAGE 3 0 ,t i R