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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-011AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, CREATING A "HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE", PROVIDING FOR STAGGERED TERMS OF COM- MITTEE MEMBERS, PROVIDING FUNCTIONS FOR SAID COMMITTEE, PRO- VIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City of Denton, Texas, has a history of pro- viding good human services, and WHEREAS, excellent human services benefit the entire com- munity, and WHEREAS, it is recognized that the City of Denton needs a Human Resources Committee in order for the City to interact with community groups in order to bring about improvements in the human service delivery system and provide a forum which promotes better communication and coordination among the various human service agencies, NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS PART I That Chapter 2 "Administration" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to create a new Article IV "Human Resources Committee" and it shall read as follows I ARTICLE IV HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE Section 2-28 Creation of the Committee (a) There is hereby created a Human Resources Committee to be composed of eleven (11) members appointed by the City Council for two (2) year terms The committee members shall have staggered terms with six (6) members being appointed during even numbered years and five (5) members being appointed during odd numbered years At its inception, the City Council shall appoint six (6) members to the committee for a two (2) year term and five (5) members to the committee for a one year term Members of the committee may be removed by the City Council for cause Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner provided for regu- lar appointments (b) The City Manager or his designee shall be an ex officio member of the committee He shall attend all meetings of the com- mittee and shall have the right to discuss any matter that is under consideration by the committee but shall have no vote (c) Members of the committee shall be citizens of the City of Denton (d) At the first meeting each year after new members have been sworn in, the committee shall select from its own membership a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary Any five of the regu- larly appointed members shall constitute a quorum The committee shall determine its own rules and order of business, and shall meet as necessary All meetings shall be open to the public and a permanent record of proceedings maintained Section 2-29 Duties of the Human Resources Committee (a) It shall be the duty of the committee to act in an advisory capacity to the City Council and to assist in the co- ordination of all human services agencies with authority to hold public hearings and to study and recommend policies relating to the promotion, planning, research, and related matters involving human service relations and human services delivery in the City of Denton (b) To interact with community groups in order to bring about improvements in the human service delivery system and pro- vide a forum which promotes better communication and coordination among the agencies (c) To serve in an advisory capacity and encourage con- tinuing in-depth evaluation of the effectiveness of the social service delivery system in Denton (d) To recommend to the City Council actions for implemen- tation that would improve human services in the City of Denton PART II That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any -2- person or circumstances is held 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 PART III That this ordinance shall become effective immediately after its passage PASSED and APPROVED this the 7th day of March, A D 1978 ATTEST i SECRETARY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM �AL—i3`fC M� Lrl FYO N CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS z't_,�- rriNaFF-A' HES , CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS -3- �' � „, �i ,� � i i, I E i'� I I� � ! �� � I. ' ,� ��