HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5859-12-2023 A Resolution
NO. 5859-12-2023
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF HASLET REQUIRING CONSENT BEFORE
EITHER CITY ADJUSTS ITS MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES,
EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, OR CERTIFICATE OF
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO ADD PROPERTY THAT WAS IN THE
OTHER CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OR CERTIFICATE OF
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
WHEREAS, the 881h Texas Legislature, Regular Session, adopted Senate Bill 2038 which
amended Chapter 42 of the Texas Local Government Code to add Subchapters D and E(the"Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Act authorizes property owners to release their property from a municipality's
extraterritorial jurisdiction upon delivery of a petition to the municipality; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the Act, some property owners have effectuated the release of their
property from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction and have thereafter sought to be included in an
adjacent municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction or corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, the Act impacts a municipality with respect to its Certificate of Convenience and
Necessity ("CCN"); and
WHEREAS,the City of Fort Worth and the City of Haslet are adjacent municipalities that share
common boundaries, and are empowered by state law and the Texas Constitution to establish their
respective corporate and extraterritorial boundaries; and
WHEREAS,in order to promote health,safety,and welfare,confirm corporate and extraterritorial
jurisdiction boundaries, and to ensure proper regional planning and cooperation between the
municipalities, the City of Fort Worth and the City of Haslet, desire to communicate and cooperate with
each other regarding properties seeking release from one municipality and inclusion in the other
municipality; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth and the City of Haslet desire that each City will not adjust
the boundaries of their extraterritorial jurisdiction, municipal limits, or CCN to add property that was
located in the other City's extraterritorial jurisdiction or CCN prior to September 1,2023,unless mutually
agreed to by the City of Fort Worth and the City of Haslet;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
The City Manager of the City of Fort Worth, Texas is hereby authorized to execute an agreement
with the City of Haslet that is consistent with this Resolution.
Adopted this 12th day of December 2023.
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