HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5097-06-2019 A Resolution
NO. 5097-06-2019
APPOINTING TWO PERSONS TO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
MULTIPURPOSE ARENA FORT WORTH,
A TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
WHEREAS, Multipurpose Arena Fort Worth ("MAFW") is a privately created
Texas non-profit corporation organized for the purpose of, among other things, lessening
the burdens of the City of Fort Worth (the "City") and encouraging agricultural pursuits;
and
WHEREAS, the City and MAFW are parties to an agreement for the lease,
management, and operation of the multipurpose Dickies Arena that is being constructed
in the Cultural District of the City and that will be owned by the City; and
WHEREAS, MAFW's bylaws (the "Bylaws") specify that the corporation's affairs
will be directed by a board of directors (the "Board"), with two (2) places on the Board
reserved for individuals appointed by the City Council (each a "City Council Appointed
Director"); and
WHEREAS, the Bylaws specify that the City Council Appointed Directors must be
persons serving as Mayor, a member of the City Council, the City Manager, or an
Assistant City Manager, but that not more than one (1) City Council Appointed Director
may be an elected official; and
WHEREAS, the City's Ethics Code permits the City Council to appoint a person to
the board of directors or other governing board of a business entity without acquiring a
substantial interest in the entity so long as the person receives no direct or indirect
remuneration for his or her service and the primary nature of the business is either
charitable, nonprofit or governmental; and
WHEREAS, the City Council Appointed Directors will not receive remuneration
or have any other financial interests in MAFW; and
WHEREAS, the Bylaws provide for staggered, four-year terms of each Board
member, including City Council Appointed Directors; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously appointed two individuals to serve as
City Council Appointed Director (Resolution 4705-12-2016), with the term for one such
position having recently expired, and with the other position soon to be vacant due to
changes in City personnel; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to appoint the individuals named below to the
Board as City Council Appointed Directors in order to further the City's and the public's
interests in the management and operation of the multipurpose Dickies Arena.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
1. THAT the persons whose names appear below are hereby appointed to the
Board as City Council Appointed Directors to serve for terms expiring on the dates set
forth below:
Name City Position Expiration of Term
Dennis Shingleton City Council Member May 26, 2023
David Cooke City Manager May 26, 2020
2. THAT each respective term of a City Council Appointed Director will be
deemed vacant upon the effective date that such individual is no longer serving as
Mayor, a member of the City Council, the City Manager or an Assistant City Manager.
3. THAT the City Council hereby reserves the right, at any time and for any
reason, to remove a City Council Appointed Director and to appoint a qualifying
individual to serve in that Director's place for the remainder of his or her term.
4. THAT this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
ADOPTED this llth day of June 2019.
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By: _ _ _ _ _ ______
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Mary J. Kays , City Secretary
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