23-1870ORDINANCE NO. 23- 1870
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
REPEALING ORDINANCE 2011-155; NO LONGER COMMITTING, ASSIGNING, OR
RESTRICTING ANY RECREATIONAL PROGRAM REVENUES OR FEES, OR ANY
FUND BALANCE OF THE RECREATIONAL FUND, FOR ANY SPECIFIC PURPOSES;
DISSOLVING THE RECREATION FUND; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY AND
REPEALER CLAUSES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton elected to define the scope, funding
source and purpose of the Recreation Fund beginning with Fiscal Year 2010-2011 in Ordinance
Number 201 1-155; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton no longer elects to define the scope,
funding source and purpose of the Recreation Fund in conjunction with its financial statements
beginning October 1, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton no longer elects to commit, assign or
restrict, recreational program revenues or fees to recover the costs associated with recreational
programs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton no longer elects to commit, assign, or
restrict any fund balance held by the Recreational Fund for any specific purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton no longer desires to maintain a
separate Recreation Fund; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS :
SECTION 1. The above recitals are fully adopted and incorporated herein for all purposes.
SECTION 2. City of Denton Ordinance Number 2011-155 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby no longer commits, assigns, or restricts any
recreational program revenues or fees, or any fund balance of the Recreational Fund, for any
specific purposes.
SECTION 4. The City Council by the action taken herein hereby dissolves the Recreation
Fund
SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this
ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances 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 6. This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City
of Denton, except where the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions
of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
The motion to approve this ordinance was made by [ J. II, it.,_ J 1 and seconded by [ C. (Jj4 Bs 1.
The ordinance was passed and approved by the following vote U– I.> – J :
Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:J
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Vicki Byrd, District 1 :
Brian Beck, District 2:
Paul Meltzer. District 3 :
Joe Holland, District 4:
Brandon Chase McGee, At Large Place 5:
Chris Watts, At Large Place 6:
PASSED AND APPROVED this the lb+q day of 2023
GERARD HUDSPETH, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JESUS SALAZAR, CITY SECRETARY F"t+'..
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
MACK REINWAND, CITY ATTORNEY
Digitally signed by Susan
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