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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, ACCEPTING, AUTHORIZING
AND DIRECTING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO
PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE CONTRACT AND AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS, AND THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, DATED AND EFFECTIVE AS OF
APRIL 15, 1968, THROUGH WHICH THE CITIES OF DALLAS
AND FORT WORTH CONTINUED, EXPANDED AND FURTHER
DEFINED THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DALLAS -
FORT WORTH REGIONAL AIRPORT BOARD THERETOFORE
CREATED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A QUORUM OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE OPERATING BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR
THE DALLAS -FORT WORTH REGIONAL AIRPORT SHALL BE
ANY SEVEN (7) MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, INCLUDING AT
LEAST ONE (1) MEMBER APPOINTED TO PLACE NO. 2, 3,
7 OR 8; PROVIDING THAT EXCEPT FOR THE AMENDMENT
APPROVED AND ACCEPTED HEREUNDER, THE SAID CONTRACT
AND AGREEMENT SHALL CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND
EFFECT; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND NAMING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the City Council of the City of Fort Worth hereby
approves and accepts, and authorizes and directs the City Manager
to execute that certain Amendment to Paragraph 6, of the Contract
and Agreement Between the City of Dallas, Texas, and the City of
Fort Worth, Texas, dated and effective as of April 15, 1968,
through which the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth continued, expanded
and further defined the powers and duties of the Dallas -Fort Worth
Regional Airport Board theretofore created, said Amendment to be in
the form submitted to and considered at this meeting and filed by the
City Secretary among the minutes and permanent records of the City
of Fort Worth.
SECTION 2.
That except for the Amendment approved and accepted here-
under, the said Contract and Agreement shall continue in full force
and effect.
SECTION 3.
That the matter of providing for an appropriate quorum
of members of the operating Board of Directors for the Dallas -
Fort Worth Regional Airport is a matter of urgent public necessity;
and accordingly, this Ordinance is adopted for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety of the City and
citizens of Fort Worth, and as such constitutes an emergency
measure and shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and adoption by the City Council, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attoxne
ADOPTED: fi x y, 9 71
EFFECTIVE:
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FILE Mayor and Council Communication
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SMITH
JONES
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DATE
REFERENCE
SUBJECT: Ordinance Authorizing a Contract
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Amendment Relating to Quorum
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Requirement of the Dallas /Fort
or
Worth Regional Airport Board
On July 10, 1979, the Dallas /Fort Worth Regional Airport Board passed a resolu-
tion (copy attached) requesting that the City of Dallas and the City of Fort
Worth amend the present contract and agreement (City Secretary Contract Noe
6014) with regard to quorum requirements for board meetings. The present
requirement is that a minimum of eight board members be present to conduct
official business, and it is proposed that the contract and amendment be changed
so that seven members will constitute a quorum, with the stipulation that at
least one of the seven members be from Fort Worth.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance authorizing the City
Manager to execute an amendment to City Secretary Contract Noe 6014 to change
the quorum requirement for board meetings so that seven members will constitute
a quorum, with a stipulation that at least one of the seven members be from
Fort Worth,
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Attachment
SUBMITTED FOR THE
CITY MANAGER'S
DISPOSITIO Y COUNCIL:
PROCESSED BY
OFFICE BY:
APPROVED
ORIGINATING
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DEPARTMENT HEAD: Arthur Petersen An op
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CITY SECRETARY
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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CONTACTS Arthur Petersen Ext. 7600
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