HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7385 ORDINANCE NO. f J g 5
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 28-11, SECTION 28-12
AND SECTION 28-14 OF THE FORT WORTH CITY CODE (1964) ,
AS AMENDED, BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS FROM
FIVE (5) TO SEVEN (7) ; PROVIDING FOR EXPIRATION OF
TERMS; AND PROVIDING FOR MEETINGS AND QUORUM; MAKING
THE ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Sections 28-11, 28-12 and 28-14 of the Fort Worth
City Code (1964) , as amended, be and the same are hereby
amended, and, after being so amended, shall hereafter read
and be as follows:
Sec. 28-11. Creation and appointment.
There is hereby created a city plan commission,
to be composed of seven (7) qualified electors of the
city. It is the declared policy that the city council
shall consider for appointment to the commission only
those persons who have demonstrated their civic in-
terest, general knowledge of the community, indepen-
dent judgment, understanding of zoning and planning
and availability to prepare for and attend meetings,
and who, by reason of diversity of their occupations.
constitute a commission which is broadly represent-
ative of the community.
Sec. 28-12. Terms of office.
The terms of four (4) of the members shall
expire on October 31st, of each odd-numbered year
and the terms of three (3) of the members shall
expire on October 31st of each even-numbered year.
The members of the commission shall be identified
by place numbers of one (1) through seven (7) .
The odd-numbered places shall expire in the odd-
numbered years and the even-numbered places shall
expire in the even-numbered years. Vacancies
shall be filled for unexpired terms, but no mem-
ber shall be appointed for a term in excess of
two (2) years.
Sec. 28-14. Meetings and quorum.
Four (4) members of the commission shall
constitute a quorum for the conduct of business.
The members of the commission shall regularly
attend meetings and public hearings of the com-
mission and shall serve without compensation
except for reimbursement for authorized expenses
attendant to the performance of their duties.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be
cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Fort Worth
providing for the regulation of certain occupations, voca-
tions or businesses in the City of Fort Worth, and this
ordinance shall not operate to repeal or affect any of such
other ordinances except insofar as the provisions thereof
might be inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance, in which event such conflicting provisions,
if any, in any such ordinance or ordinances are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 3.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitu-
tional, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and all of the re-
mainder of this ordinance not so held to be unconstitutional
shall continue to be in full force and effect.
SECTION 4.
All of the regulations provided in this ordinance are
hereby declared to be governmental and for the health, safety
and welfare of the general public. Any member of the City
Council, any City official or employee charged with the en-
forcement of this ordinance, acting for the City of Fort Worth
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in the discharge of his duties, shall not thereby render
himself personally liable, and he is hereby relieved from
all personal liability for any damage that might accrue to
persons or property as a result of any act required or per-
mitted in the discharge of his said duties.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
and effect from and after the date of its passage and pub-
lication as provided by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
05 C71
ADOPTED: July 12, 1976
EFFECTIVE: July 21, 1976
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