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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-219ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I, CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF ORDI- NANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON TO CREATE A PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD COMPOSED OF SEVEN MEMBERS WHO SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDA- TIONS ON PARKS AND RECREATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY, AND SHALL PERFORM OTHER FUNCTIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVID- ING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, on May 1, 1999, in an election to amend the City Charter held concurrently with the regular election to elect councilmembers, the citizens amended Section 1102 "Parks and Recreation Board" of the City Charter by deleting the Parks and Recreation Board from the Charter and requiring that a new board composed of at least seven members be created by ordi- nance, and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the public interest to create a seven -member board to advise the City Council and the Director of Parks and Recreation on park and recrea- tional activities, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That Article I "In General' of Chapter 22 "Parks and Recreation" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton is hereby amended by amending Section 22-1 and adding Sections 22-2 through 22-4, which shall read as follows Sec 22-1. Board appointed There is hereby created a park and recreation board which shall consist of seven residents of the City of Denton, Texas The members of the park and recreation board shall be appointed by the City Council for a term of two years Board members shall be eligible for reappointment in accordance with Section 2-65 of the Code of Ordinances The board shall elect its chairperson from among its members, and he or she shall serve for two years, or until his or her successor is elected and qualified All members of the board shall serve without pay, and the board shall adopt such rules of procedure and other rules as may be necessary for the regulation of its busi- ness and affairs Sec 22-2. Attendance All members of the board shall comply with the provisions pertaining to all boards and commissions set forth in Sections 2-61 through 2-65 and 2-81 through 2-84 of this Code of Ordi- nances Section 2-83(c) states that the unexcused absence of any board member for more than three regularly called and scheduled meetings of the board in any one year or lack of attendance of more than 50% of the number of regular meetings in a year, unless such absence is the result of a personal or family illness or death, shall be considered "cause", as that term is used in Sec- tion 14 16 of the Charter, for removal of the member by the City Council from such board Board members shall be subject to removal in accordance with this section and other applicable provisions of this Code of Ordinances, the City Charter, and other applicable laws Sec. 22-3 Advisory board The board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council and the Director of Parks and Recreation The board and the Director of Parks and Recreation shall meet bi-monthly and at such other times as the board may, by resolution, determine The board shall submit to the City Council an annual report of its operations, together with its recommendations for the im- provement of the park and recreation program as it may deem appropriate Sec 22-4. Duties. The board shall endeavor to stimulate public interest in the development and maintenance of parks and playgrounds, and a well-rounded community -wide program, it shall endeavor to in- terpret the work of the Park and Recreation Department and promote close cooperation between the City and all private citizens, institutions, and agencies, to the end that all park and recrea- tional facilities and resources within, or controlled by, the City may make their maximum contn- bution to the public welfare SECTION II That if any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance 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 validity SECTION III That save and except as amended hereby, all the sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of Chapter 22 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton shall remain in full force and effect SECTION N That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of OA&:l , 1999 MAYOR ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY �L�N� BY (ly 56 // A&A a &/ —v Page 2 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY BY \\CH LGL\VOLIVSHARBD\DBP GL\Ow Document.\0rdinencw\99*rkendmcboardd Page 3