HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5262-08-2020 A Resolution
NO. 5262-08-2020
APPOINTING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF FW SPORTS AUTHORITY,INC.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 2066 the City Council approved the creation of
the FW Sports Authority, Inc. (the "Sports Authority") in accordance with Section 4B of Article
5190.6 of the Texas Revised Civil Statues, which is restated in Chapter 505 of the Texas Local
Government Code;
WHEREAS, Article VI of the Sports Authority's Articles of Incorporation (the
"Articles") provides that all powers of the Sports Authority are vested in a Board of Directors
consisting of seven (7) persons who shall be appointed by the City Council (each a "Director")
for two (2) year terms, unless otherwise indicated;
WHEREAS, to be qualified to serve as a Director, a person must be a resident of the
City and be at least 18 years of age;
WHEREAS, except as otherwise required by law, at least three (3) of the Directors must
be persons who are not employees, officers, or members of the City or City Council;
WHEREAS, transitions within the City department overseeing the appointment process,
along with issues associated with COV1D-19, served to create a gap in that process, resulting in
the inadvertent omission of an appointment resolution in 2019;
WHEREAS, certain Directors continued to serve and represent the Sports Authority in a
holdover capacity during 2020, attending and voting at meetings;
WHEREAS, all individuals listed below have met the qualifications for serving as
Directors of the Sports Authority; and
WHEREAS, City Council desires to appoint or reappoint the individuals listed below to
serve as Directors of the Sports Authority and to ratify the actions of those Directors that served
in holdover status during 2020.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT:
1. City Council hereby appoints or reappoints the individuals listed below to serve as
Directors of the Sports Authority with terms expiring as indicated below:
NAME. EXPIRATION OF TERM
Dennis Shingleton December 31, 2021
Jesse Gaines December 31, 2021
Kimberly Johnson December 31,2021
Cary Moon December 31, 2022
Allan Howeth December 31, 2022
Robert L. Jameson December 31, 2022
Neil Barrow December 31,2022
2. To the extent required by law, City Council hereby ratifies the actions taken by the
Directors that served in a holdover capacity from January 1, 2020 through the date that
this Resolution is adopted.
3. The City Council hereby reserves the right, at any time and for any reason, to remove a
Board member and to appoint individuals to the Board to replace any of the Board
members.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED
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ADOPTED thisl8th day of August 2020. °
ATTEST: _
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary