HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8550ORDINANCE NO g Jc ~0
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 45-1 CREATION AND
ORGANIZATION OF CITIZENS' CABLE BOARD, TERMS OF
OFFICE, ETC OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH BY SPECIFYING CHANGE OF COUNCIL DISTRICT
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS
SECTION 1
That Chapter 45 Citizens' Cable Board, Section 45-1
is hereafter amended to read as follows
Section 45-1 Creation and Organization of Citizens'
Cable Board, Terms of Office, etc
There chall be established a citizens' board entitled
the Fort Worth Citizens Cable Board (CCB) The Board shall
consist of thirteen members appointed by the City Council
whose composition shall represent
Education 1
Social Service 1
Religion 1
Arts/Cultural 1
Public Access 1
Health Care 1
Citizens-at-Large 6
City Council Member 1
13
Ex-officio non-voting members of the Citizens' Cable
Board shall be as follows
City Staff 2
Company s Community Access Director 1
Company's General Manager 1
The special interest and Citizens-at-large membership
of the Board whall consist of at least one representative
from each Council single member district
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The City Council members and representatives of
special interest areas shall be selected for an initial term
of two years and shall be limited to not more than one
reappointment Citizens-at-large shall be selected for a
three-year term and membership shall be limited to not more
than one reappointment Any Citizen-at-large or special
interest representative who moves from the Council single-
member district which he/she represents shall be allowed
to complete hisjher term of office
The Board shall adopt by-laws governing its procedures
and actions coming before it
SECTION 2
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is
so ordained
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Amendment t0 Ordinance No 8414 PAGE
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Citizens Cable Board
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On September 15, 1981 (M&C G-5099), the Fort Worth City Council adopted Ordinance
No 8414 authorizing the establishment of a Citizens Cable Board incorporated
as Section 45-1 of the City Code This ordinance was amended on November 4, 1981
(CP-91) to insure board representation from each single-member Council district
The thirteen-member Citizens Cable Board is composed of (a) one representative
each from the special interest areas of education social service, religion
arts and cultuxal, public access, and health care; (b) six representatives
to serve as citizens-at-large and .(c) one City CQUncil member The Citizens
Cable Board includes four ex officio, non-voting members -- two each from staff
of the City of Fort Worth and Sammons At least one representative from each
single-member .district must be included within the special interest and citizen-
at-large groups
In adopting its Regulations and Rules of Procedure the Citizens Cable Board
lias recommended that if the sole representative of a Council district moves
from .that district that individual will be allowed to complete the remaining
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term of office Accepting this provision of the Citizens Cable Board Rules
and Regulations will require an ordinance to amend Section 45-1 of the City
Code, "Creation and Organization of Citizens Cable Board Terms of Office, etc "
A copy of the amended Section is attached in the form of an ordinance
Recommendgtion
It is recommended that the City O~uncil approve-the attached ordinance amending
Ordinance No 8414 to specify change of Council district residency requirements
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for Citizens Cable Board members
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APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
APR 6 1982
SUBMITTED FOR 1Mt
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