HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 15842ORDINANCE NO. ( '~`~
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AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE NAME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO THE COMMUNITY
ACTION PARTNERS COUNCIL AND CHANGING THE NAME OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO THE
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERS, PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND NAMING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, m 1981 the Fort Worth City Council adopted Ordinance Number 8300
establishing a fifteen member commission entitled the `Neighborhood Resources Development
Council" to assist the City Council m setting priorities and involving lower income citizens in
the decisions-making process for projects initiated with funding from the Community Services
Administration of the United States;
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 8300 also created a division of the Human Resource
Department known as the `Neighborhood Resourced Development Program administered by the
Neighborhood Resourced Development Coordinator under the Director of Human Resources, to
initiate studies, propose projects, develop plans for financial assistance, recommend and
coordinate comprehensive programs and to perform all functions necessary to conduct programs
funded by the U S. Community Services Administration,
WHEREAS, City staff is recommending that the names of the Council and the Program
be changed to reflect the collaborative nature of the services and the community's support of the
national organization s effort to enhance the image of Community Action Agencies provided to
the community and to be more consistent with the names of other Community Action Agencies;
WHEREAS, the proposed name changes were unanimously endorsed by the
Neighborhood Resource Development Council on August 27 2003 and the Parks and
Community Services Advisory Board on October 21 2003
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
That the "Neighborhood Resource Development Council" shall be renamed and hereafter
called the `Community Action Partners Council"
SECTION 2.
That the `Neighborhood Resource Development Program shall be renamed and
hereafter called the `Community Action Partners"
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordnance are
in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event
conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed.
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 unconstitutional 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
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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.
All nghts and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any
and all violations of the provisions of the Code of Fort Worth which have accrued at the time of
the effective date of this ordinance and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation,
both civil and cnminal, whether pending m court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not
be affected by this ordinance but maybe prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 6.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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ORDINANCE NO. 8 3 QQ
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING
THE CITY COUNCIL IN SETTING PRIORITIES AND INVOLV-
ING LOWER-INCOME CITIZENS IN THE DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS FOR PROJECTS INITIATED WITH FUNDING-FROM
THE COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OF THE
UNITED STATES; PROVIDING FOR THE COMPOSITION, NUM-
BER OF MEMBERS, MANNER OF SELECTION AND FUNCTIONS
OF SUCH COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A
DIVISION OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF THE
CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT
OF A NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 000RDINA-
TOR; AUTHORIZING THE MAKING OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO
THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
A Neighborhood Resources Development Council- is hereby estab-
lished for the purpose of assisting the City Council in setting
priorities and involving lower-income citizens in the decision-making
process for projects initiated with funding from the Community Ser-
vices Administration of the United States.
SECTION 2.
The Neighborhood Resources Development Council herein provided
for shall consist of fifteen (15) members, five (5) of whom shall be
public officials or their representatives, five (5) of whom shall be
representative of the poor and five (5) of whom shall be officials or
members of community groups,' as follows:
Place Representing Manner of Selection
1 City Council City of Fort Worth -City Council
Appointment
2 City Council City of Fort Worth City Council
Appointment
3 City Council City of Fort Worth City Council
Appointment
4 County Tarrant County Tarrant County
Commissioners' Commissioners'
Court Court Appointment
5 .County Tarrant County Tarrant County
Commissioners' Commissioners'
Court Court Appointment
6 Community Lower-In come Election by Com-
Representative Citizens munity Served
`Place Representing
7 Community Lower-Income
Representative Citizens
8 Community
Representative
9 Community
Representative
10 Community
Represenative
Lower-Income
Citizens
Lower-Income
Citizens
Lower-Income
Citizens
Manner of Selection
Election by Com-
munity Served
Election by Com-
munity Served
Election by Com-
munity Served
Election by Com-
munity Served
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Officials or members of, business,
12 Election by
industry,- labor, religious, welfare,
13 Members from
educational or other major groups
14 Places 1-10
and interests in the community
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After the initial appointments hereunder, the members of the
Neighborhood Resources Development Council shall hold office for a
term of two (2) years unless removed prior to the completion of such
term. The initial appointments of members to even-numbered places
shall be for a term of two (2) years; the initial appointments of mem-
bers.to odd-numbered places shall be for a one (1) year term. There-
after, each of such places shall be filled by appointment for a two
(2) year term. No member selected for Places 6-15 shall serve for
more than five (5) consecutive years, or more than ten (10) years
altogether.
SECTION 3.
A division of the Human Resources Department of the City is here-
by established to be known as the Neighborhood Resources Development
Program. The Program shall be administered by the Neighborhood
Resources Development Coordinator under the direction of the Director
of Human Resources. It shall have the authority to initiate studies,
propose projects,- develop plans for financial assistance, recommend
-and coordinate comprehensive programs and perform all functions neces-
sary to conduct programs funded by the U. S. Community Services Admin-
istration; it shall have the cooperation of all departments of .the
City in the performance of these duties.
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SECTION 4.
A Neighborhood Resources Development Coordinator shall be
appointed by the City Manager, and such officer or his authorized
representative shall serve as the. non-voting Secretary of the
Neighborhood Resources Development Council. It shall be the duty of
~ the Secretary to prepare and be custodian of all necessary minutes and
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records.
SECTION 5.
The Neighborhood Resources Development Council shall review the
various proposed U. S. Community Services Administration projects and
plans for community action programs and make recommendations to the
City Council. with regard to such projects and plans which assist the
City Council in setting priorities and involve lower-income citizens
in the decision-making process.
SECTION 6.
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, para-
graph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional
by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdic-
tion, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining
phrases, clauses,- sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordi-
nance, since the same would have been enacted by the,- City Council
without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitu-
tional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 7.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
the date of its passage, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION Approved on 1/27/2004 Ordinance No 15842
DATE. Tuesday January 27 2004
LOG NAME. 80NAMECHANGE
SUBJECT
Adoption of Ordinance Changing the Name
to Community Action Partners Council and
Program to Community Action Partners
RECOMMENDATION
REFERENCE NO *G-14238
of the Neighborhood Resources Development Council
the Name of the Neighborhood Resouces Development
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance approving the recommendation of the
Neighborhood Resources Development Council and the Parks and Community Services Advisory Board to
change the name of the Neighborhood Resources Development Council to Community Action Partners
Council and the Warne of the Neighborhood Resources Development Program to Community Action
Partners
DISCUSSION
In 1981 Ordinance No 8300 established the Neighborhood Resources Development Council (NRDC) and
the Neighborhood Resources Development Program (NRDP) which serves as the Community Action
Agency for Tarrant County Currently socia{ services such as food shelter utilities clothing
transportation, childcare and holiday assistance programs are provided to low-income individuals and
families from nine NRDP locations throughout Fort Worth and Tarrant County
This name change will enhance communication and customer service in the following ways.
a) The name is more representative of the collaborative nature of the services provided to the
community and
b) It is more consistent with the names of other Community Action Agencies (CAA) throughout
Texas and
c) The name reflects the community's support for the national organization's effort to enhance the
image of the CAAs.
The name change was unanimously endorsed by the NRDC on August 27 2003 the Park and Community
Services Advisory Board on October 21 2003 and the Government and Neighborhood Relations
Committee on December 2 2003
This program serves ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City funds.
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Submitted for City Manager's Office b~ Libby Watson (6183)
Originating Department Head Randle Han~vood (Acting) (5704)
Additional Information Contact- Leona T Johnson (5775)
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