HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0065) RESOLUTION - TIF 8 Board Appointment Replacement.Whitten for TurnerA Resolution
NO.
APPOINTING MITCH WHITTEN TO FILL THE REMAINDER OF AN UNEXPIRED
TERM ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT
ZONE NUMBER EIGHT, CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
(LANCASTER CORRIDER TIF)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth ("City Council") previously
adopted Ordinance No. 13259 creating Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Eight, City of
Fort Worth, Texas ("Reinvestment Zone");
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 15775 provides that the Reinvestment Zone is to be
overseen by a eleven (II)-memberBoard of Directors ("Board"), of which each taxing unit that
levies taxes on real property in the Reinvestment Zone has the right to appoint one (1) member
each and the City Council has the right to appoint all remaining members;
WHEREAS, House Bill 2853, which was passed by the 82" d Texas Legislature and took
effect on June 17, 2011, amended Section 311.009 of the Texas Tax Code regarding the
appointment of members to the Board of tax increment reinvestment zones and prevails over any
conflicting provision of Ordinance No. 13259;
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2020, the City Council appointed Patti Gearhart Turner to
serve on the Board for a term expiring on December 31, 2023 (Resolution No. 5509-11-2021);
WHEREAS, Section 311.009(c) of the Texas Tax Code provides that Board members
shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years unless otherwise indicated;
WHEREAS, the City Council has the right, at any time and for any reason, to appoint an
individual to the Board to replace any current member appointed by the City Council for the
remainder of that person's term;
WHEREAS, Patti Gearhart Turner will no longer serve on the Board; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City Council to appoint Mitch Whitten to fill such
vacancy on the Board for the remainder of the unexpired term currently in effect;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
1. The City Council hereby appoints Mitch Whitten to the Board for the remainder
of Patti Gearhart Turner's respective term expiring as indicated below:
NAME
Mitch Whitten
APPOINTING ENTITY EXPIRATION OF TERM
City of Fort Worth December 31, 2023
2. The City Council hereby reserves the right, at any time and for any reason, to
remove a Board member appointed by the City Council and to appoint individuals to the Board
to replace any of the City Council -appointed Board members.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
ADOPTED this February 8, 2022.
ATTEST:
By:
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary