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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8908%~ _, ~, c~- X a}-.. ORDINANCE NO. ~ ~~~~~'~ i - - _- ?' ,~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 40-7(A) OF "DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES," OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1964), AS AMENDED, TO ALTER THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD; ESTABLISHING A LIMIT TO TERMS OF SERVICE OF BOARD MEMBERS; ESTABLISHING STAGGERED TERMS FOR BOARD MEMBERS; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES AND CODE SECTIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDI- NANCES AND CODE SECTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; ENGROS- SING AND ENROLLING THIS ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 40-7(A) of Chapter 40 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth be amended and that, thereafter, the said Section shall read and be as follows: "Sec. 40-7. Advisory Board (A) Appointment; composition; term; compensation. The City Council shall appoint an advisory board to act in an advisory capacity to the City Council and the City Manager in conjunction with the library department. The board shall be composed of nine ( 9 ) citizens, who shall each be appointed to Places 1 through 9. The terms of members appointed to even numbered places shall expire October 1, 1984, and those appointed to odd numbered places shall expire on October 1, 1983. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for two-year terms. No member shall serve more than three consecutive terms. Members shall serve without compensation and shall be subject to removal at any time by the City Council." SECTION 2. This ordinance shall repeal every prior ordinance and provi- Sion of the Fort Worth City Code in conflict herewith but only inso- far as any portion of such prior ordinance or provision shall be in conflict, and as to all other ordinances or provisions of the Fort rth City Code not in direct conflict herewith, this ordinance shall be and is hereby made cumulative. SECTION 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitu- .> ~ ~{ ., :, ,. :~ -. :.~ 7 tional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 4. That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption t in the minutes of the City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City. SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney Date: Adopted: ~ ~~~ - ~~ Effective Date: -2- ~,Q1'ER 'FILE 1 ((/"O 7~'~j /~ ,/~ /7J/-1~ ~ ~~ ,/~~p (]//~ p ~+ CITY IMANAGER°•'1 `L/~l~ ~L11 lli~ ~l ®~y. D' `Y~41' 0 ~I! tL~ ~~L~~a.Y ACCOUNTING 2 ~ /1/ ~a~((JJ•,,l~(J/~l(J// ' "®U ~ U lV~ ~® l~./Q/~~ l{/ -T/ ~./®~ U Il W IVIV 11 lV W ~1J~l..W lLi ~®U lV tRANSPORTATiON~PUBLIC WORKS•6~ /~/ {tRRA DATE REFERENCE SUBJEC •men men O y O e, ap er PAGE NUMBER 40, "Department of Public Libraries," 1 8/30/83 **G-5737 Sec. 40-7 (A) "Advisory Board": ;or_--_-__ Backeround: On March 15, 1983, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 8758, "Rules for Boards and Commissions." That ordinance establishes nine membership places for each City board, unless membership is governed by conflicting state law, City Charter provision or Council exception. It also provides for two-year, staggered terms for board members. The Library Advisory Board is currently composed of thirteen members and does not have specific membership places or staggered terms. The attached ordinance will incorporate the above provisions of Ordinance No. 8758 for the Library Advisory Board. The ordinance also will provide that no member shall serve more than three consecutive terms. Recommendation: It is recommended that the attached ordinance be adopted, amending City Code Chapter 40, Section 40-7(A), "Advisory Board," establishing nine membership places and staggered terms for members, limiting members' service to three con- secutive terms, and maintaining the current two-year term for members. RAM:iaa Attachment APPROVE~~ ~~ CITY C~O~~CIL AuG ~o i~~3 ~~ ~~ c>:r~ searecary o,::b. city of Fit Yr(~ ~ SUBMITTED FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S c7FFICE BY ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT HEAD Linda Allmand / DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL. ,~1~ ~ APPROVED OTHER (DESCRIBE) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION coNrACT Dorothy Harwood Ext 7611 PROCESSED BY CITY SECRETARY