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Amended b Ordinance No. 2011-055 04/05/11 ~P,
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 87-112, ORDINANCE NO 93-140,
SECTION 3-2, AND SECTION 2-61 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
DENTON CREATING AN AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD, TO ALLOW AN AIRPORT
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER WHO RESIDES OUTSIDE THE CITY OF DENTON TO
CONTINUE TO SERVE THROUGH HIS PRESENT TERM, PRESCRIBING ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS, RATIFYING CERTAIN ACTIONS TAKEN, PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Airport Adwsory Board has been in emstence for fifty years, and by
resolution dated June 24, 1969, the Board was to consist of seven members who shall be
residents of Denton County, w~th four of those members required to be residents of the C~ty of
Demon and allowing three Board members to be appointed who reside outside the mty, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No 87-112, passed on June 16, 1987 attempted to adopt the
residency requirements of the 1969 resolution, but inadvertently referred to a non-emstent
resolution of June 16, 1987, and this was codffied ~n Section 3-2 of the Code of Ordinances, and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the passage of that resolution and ordinance, by Ordinance
No 93-140, passed on August 3, 1993, Section 2-61 of the Code of Ordinances was amended to
reqmre that each member of a board or commission, ~n addition to qualifications prescribed by a
federal or state law or ordinance, shall be a quahfied voter of the City, but ~t fmled to mention the
exception to city residency requirements for Airport Advisory Board members, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No 93-140 and Section 2-61 of the Code of Ordinances of the
C~ty of Denton are the more recent laws, and it ~s the desire of the C~ty Councd to reqmre all
seven members of the Airport Advisory Board, to ms,de within the C~ty of Denton and to
comply w~th the reqmrements of Section 2-61 of the Code of Ordinances, and
WHEREAS, currently, one member of the Airport Advisory Board, Jim Rlsser, resides
outside the corporate hmlts of the C~ty of Denton, and it is the desire of the City Council to retain
Mr Passer as a member of the Board, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That Section 3-2 "Quahficat~ons of A~rport Advisory Board" of the Code of
Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows
Sec. 3-2 Creation, Composmon, and Quahficatlons of A~rport Advisory Board.
a There is hereby created an A~rport Adwsory Board whmh shall consist of seven members
who shall meet the qualfficat~ons and resxdency reqmrements as provided in Section 2-61
of the Code of Ordmancas
b All members shall be appointed by the City Council for terms not to exceed two years,
and continue in office until their successors are appointed
c The Board shall serve m an advisory capacity and shall advise the City Council on all
matters concermng or pertmnmg to the Denton Municipal Airport, and shall submit a
budget recommendation to the City Manager for the Airport for his consideration in
preparing the total City budget
SECTION II That notwlthstandmg the reqmrements of Section 2-61 "Requirements
Generally" of the Code of Ordinances, that Jim Passer is hereby authorized to continue to serve
out the remainder oftus current term as an Airport Advisory Board member, and his appointment
and all of his prior actions, as well as the prior actions of the Airport Advisory Board with Mr
Passer serving on that Board, are hereby ratified and approved At the end of Mr Passer's term,
all voting members of the Airport Advisory Board shall be, in accordance with Section 2-61 of
the Code of Or&nantes of the City of Denton, required to be qualified voters of the City
SECTION III That the provisions of this orchnance shall govern and control over any
conflicting provisions of Ordinance No 8%112, Ordinance No 93-140, and Chapters 2 and 3 of
the Code of Ordinances, but all provisions of Ordinance No 87-112, Ordinance No 93-140, and
Chapters 2 and 3 of the Code of Ordinances not herein amended shall remmn in full force and
effect
SECTION IV That this ordinance shall become effective ~mmedlately upon its passage
and approval
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APP~¢ED A~TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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