HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8911 Amended by Ordinance No. 15477 `- March 18, 2003
ORDINANCE NO. 9l /
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF THE FORT WORTH
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN; PROVIDING FOR APPOINT-
MENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS; PROVIDING FOR PLACES
AND TERMS OF APPOINTMENT FOR MEMBERS; PROVIDING A SEVERA-
BILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR
ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1 .
That there is hereby created the Fort Worth Commission on the
Status_. of Women.
SECTION 2 .
The City Council shall appoint members to the Commission, which
shall act in an advisory capacity to the City Council on matters of
concern specifically referred to it for study by the City Council.
The Committee shall be composed of nine (9) citizens, who shall be
appointed to Places 1 through 9. The terms of members appointed to
even numbered places shall expire October 1, 1984, and the terms of
members appointed to odd numbered places shall expire October 1,
1985. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for two-year terms . No
member shall serve more than three consecutive two-year terms.
Members shall serve without compensation and shall be subject to
removal by the City Council at any time.
SECTION 3 .
This ordinance shall repeal every prior ordinance and provi-
sions of the Fort Worth City Code in conflict herewith but only
insofar as any portion of such prior ordinance or provision shall be
in conflict, and as to all other ordinances or provisions of the
Fort Worth City Code not in direct conflict herewith, this ordinance
shall be and is hereby made cumulative.
Amended by Ordinance No. 15477 - March 18, 2003
SECTION 4.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council
that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of
this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitu-
tional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of
this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City
Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 5.
That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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City Attorney
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POLICY PROPOSAL
DATE FILE NUMBER SUBJECT Establishment of the Fort Worth PAGE 1 OF?
8/31/83 CP-105 Commission on the Status of Women
PROPOSAL PROPOSED BY Mayor Bolen CITY MANAGER'S REVIEW
Councilwoman Wetherby f
Background
The City Council Rules of Procedure, Section 7, on creation of committees, Boards
and Commissions states:
The Council- ma y . ftS the need arises, authorize the appointment of "ad hoc"
Council committees. Except where otherwise specifically provided by the Charter,
the Mayor shall appoint the members of the Council committees, subject to the
approval of the Council. Any committee so created shall cease to exist upon the
accomplishment of the special purpose for which it was created or when abolished
by a majority vote of the Council.
Therefore, the City Attorney's office has ruled that no specific authority exists
for the creation and operation of standing committees, which are established by
the Mayor, with members appointed by the Mayor.
In response to this situation, the Mayor's Committee on Aging voted to disband
on 8/15/83. The City and the Area Agency on Aging are working out a non-finan-
cial agreement on how the City is to receive input from the Area Agency on Aging
on issues affecting the elderly.
The Mayor's Committee mithe Status of Women, however, voted that their prefer-
ence was for a requldi nine member commission to be established in the place of
the present committee.
We concur and propose that this new commission should act in an advisory capacity
to the City Council on matters of concern which the City Council specifically re-
fers to the commission for study and comment.
Proposal
It is proposed that the attached ordinance establishing Fort Worth Commission
on the Status of Women be adopted.
Legality
This action is within the purview of the City Council and there are no known
legal impediments.
LEGALITY
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CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS ED
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POLICY PROPOSAL (tont'd) PAGE?OF z
Fiscal Action
This action would require the expenditure of existing staff's time
City Manager's Conments
The City Manager concurs with this proposal.
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