1975-013Note Amended by Ordinance 76-53
NO 75- /
All ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, CREATING A "COMMUNITY
ETHNIC RELATIONS BOARD", PROVIDING A DECLARATION OF POLICY, PRO-
VIDING FOR CREATION OF A COMMUNITY ETHNIC RELATIONS BOARD AND
PROVIDING FUNCTIONS FOR SAID BOARD, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Denton, Texas, has a history of good
race relations, and
WHEREAS, good race relations benefits the entire community,
and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the City of Denton needs a
Community Ethnic Relations Board in order for the City to research,
plan and promote racial understanding which would be to the bene-
fit of the entire community, now, therefore
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
FART I
That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas,
is nereby amended to create a "Community Ethnic Relations Board"
and it shall read as follows
(1) COMMUNITY ETHNIC RELATIONS BOARD
(a) There is hereby created a Community Ethnic Relations
Board to be composed of nine (9) members, appointed by the City
Council for two years, provided that a board shall be composed
of an equal number of the following racial or ethnic groups Whites,
Blacks and Mexican-Americans Members of the board may be removed
by the City Council for cause Vacancies shall be filled in the
same manner as provided for regular appointments
(b) The City Manager or his designee shall be an ex officio
member of the board He shall attend all meetings of the board
and shall have the right to discuss any matter that is under con-
sideration by the board but shall have no vote
(c) Members of the board shall be citizens of the City of
Denton
(d) The City Manager shall within forty-five days after the
effective date of this ordinance convene an organizational meeting
of the Board, and at such meeting the Board shall select from its
own membership a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary Any five
(5) of the regularly appointed members shall constitute a quorum
The board shall determine its own rules and order of business
The board shall meet at least once each month, all meetings shall
be open to the public and a permanent record of proceedings main-
tained
(e) The board shall automatically dissolve after two (2)
years from the date of passage of this ordinance
(2) POWERS & DUTIES OF THE COMMUNITY ETHNIC RELATIONS
BOARD
(a) It shall be the duty of the board to act in an advisory
capacity to the City Council, with authority to hold public hear-
ings and to study and recommend policies relating to the promotion,
planning, research, and other such matters involving racial relations,
and understanding for the City of Denton
(b) To receive and consider information of racial matters
which would lead the City towards improved racial relations and
racial understanding
(c) To recommend to the City Council actions for implemen-
tation that would improve racial relations and racial understand-
ing The board shall not have responsibility or authority over
public officials or employees of the City
PART II
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any per-
son or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent
,jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the re-
maining 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 fourteen (14) days
from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby
directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published
twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official newspaper of
the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of
its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED This the ~0' day of
A D 1975
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TOM D JE R
CITY OF DENT , TE
ATTEST
BRGOKS HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
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CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS