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RESOLUTION NO. R2005- o4-()
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON THE
ENVIRONMENT; APPOINTING THE INITIAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE;
PROVIDING FOR RETROACTIVE APPROVAL THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion and hereby finds, that there are many
important issues facing the Council that deal with Denton's stewardship, management, and
conservation of environmental issues, environmental resources and related matters; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion and hereby finds, that it is in the publicinterestthatastandingcommitteeofnolessthanthree (3) nor greater than five (5) City of
Denton City Council members should be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Denton and
approved by the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas to establish this "Committee on the
Environment" as a standing committee of the Denton City Council; and
WHEREAS, it is also necessary and appropriate for the Mayor of the City of Denton,
Texas to appoint an ex-officio Staff member to the City Council Committee on the Environment,
being the, Assistant City Manager of Utilities, of the City of Denton, Texas to provide assistance
and guidance to said committee; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. That the findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this
resolution are incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. That the City Council hereby establishes a standing committee to be called
the "City Council Committee on the Environment" (the "Committee"). The Committee shall
consist of no less than three (3) nor more than five (5) City Council members. The appointmentofthecommitteemembersshallbemadebytheMayoroftheCityofDenton, with said
appointees approved by the Denton City Council.
SECTION 3. The five (5) initial members of the Committee appointed by the MayorandapprovedbytheCityCouncilshallbe: Councilmember Joe Mulroy, Chair; Committee
Members Mayor Euline Brock, Mayor Pro- Tem Perry McNeill; Councilmember Pete Kamp; and
Councilmember Jack Thomson. The Committee rnembers shall serve at the pleasure of the City
Council until successors are duly appointed by the Denton City Council and become qualified to
serve; the appointments to the Committee shall take place during the City Council's decisions on
Boards and Commissions; with no set schedule for term limits nor any schedule for rotating off
of the Committee. The election of Committee officers shall take place annually, in the
July/August timeframe. Members of the Committee must be current elected City Council
members of the City of Denton, Texas.
SECTION 4. That the creation of the City Council Committee on the Environment shall
be in all things effective as of, and from and after September 10, 2004. All agenda items and
business taken up by the City Council Committee on the Environment, as well as all
recommendations regarding said agenda items and business by said committee, shall be, and theyareherebyratifiedandconfirmed, from and after September 10, 2004.
SECTION 5. That the appointment of the initial five (5) members of the City Council
Environment Committee is hereby approved, and ratified, retroactive, to be effective as, andfromandafterSeptember10, 2004.
SECTION 6. That the ex-officio member of the City Council Committee on the
Environment is hereby appointed by the Mayor; being the Assistant City Manager for Utilities.
The appointment is made retroactive, and the appointment of the Assistant City Manager for
Utilities is ratified, retroactive, to be effective as, and from and after September 10, 2004. The
ex-officio member of the Committee is:
Howard Martin - ACM Utilities; or his designee
SECTION 7. That the Committee on the Environment of the City of Denton CityCouncilisherebycreatedandisherebysubjecttotheprovisionsofTexasGovernmentCode
SS55l and 552, as amended. Because the Committee constitutes a quorum of the City Council
its meetings shall also be posted as City Council meetings in compliance with the Texas OpenMeetingsAct. However, when voting on any item Committee members will only be acting in
their capacity as Committee members, and any action of the Committee to approve, disapprove,
or recommend any matter shall not constitute an action of the City Council.
SECTION 8. That unless otherwise provided for herein, this ordinance shall become
effective immediately upon its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the / g+lt day of &f;t;; kA)2005.
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EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
By:
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
EDWIN M. SNYDER, CITY ATTORNEY
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