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Note Amended by Ordinance No 97-299
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER ONE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PRESCRIBING QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OF THE CITY, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That Chapter 1 (General Provisions) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas is hereby amended by
adding article II, which said Article reads as follows
ARTICLE II QUALIFICATIONS FOR BOARD
AND COMMISSION MEMBERS
Section 1-21
(a) Each member, in addition to qualifications prescribed
by federal or state law or ordinance, shall be a
qual~£1ed voter of the City of Denton, Texas and shall
not be in arrears ~n the payment of any taxes or other
liabilities due the City
(b) The resolution of the City Council of the 24th day of
June, 1987, concerning the residency of members of
the Airport Advisory Board shall be controlling for
purposes of residency requirements for Airport
Advisory Board
Section 1-22
No member of a Board or Commission of the City that has
f~nal decision making authorzty shall have a financial
interest, direct or indirect, in any contract with the
City or be financially interested, directly or indirectly,
in the sale to or by the City of any land, materials,
supplies or services For purposes of this section,
Boards and Commissions which have final decision making
authority include, but are not l~m~ted to, the Planning ~
Zoning Commission, the Board of Adjustment, C~vll Service
Commlsss~on, and the Building Code Board
Section 1-23
Should a board or commission member cease to meet the
qualifications prescribed ~n Sec 1-21 or Sec 1-22, if
applicable, hereof or should such member be convicted of
a felony during his term of service, such failure or
conviction, as the case may be, shall be cause for
removal
Section 1-24
The provisions of this Article shall not apply to task
forces, ad hoc committees or other commissions established
by the City Council from time to time to make recommenda-
tions with respect to a particular subject or ~ssue and
whzch are not intended to be permanent in nature
SECTION II That if any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held lnvalzd by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of th~s ordznance, and the C~ty
Council of the C~ty of Denton, Texas, hereby declares ~t would
have enacted such remaining portions despite any such lnvalzdlty
SECTION III That th~s ordinance shall become effective
~mmediately upon ~ts passage and approval /~
PASSED AND APPROVED this the/~7'"day of __, 1987
RAY S~E~
ATTEST
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY