HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13953ORDINANCE NO `.~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 32-41 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TO REFLECT A
NAME CHANGE FROM THE "DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING
AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT" TO THE "PLANNING
DEPARTMENT", PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, in 1985 the Planning Department was renamed the Department of
Planning and Growth Management;
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the department should be known as the
Planning Department;
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to amend Section 32-41 of the City Code to replace a
reference to the Department of Planning and Growth Management with a reference to the
Planning Department in order to ensure that the department is correctly identified in the
City Code,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1
Section 32-41(d)(1) of the Code of the City of Fort Worth is hereby amended by
changing the "Department of Planning and Growth Management" to the "Planning
Department"
SECTION 2
This ordinance shall be cumulative of alf provisions of ordinances and of the Code
of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this
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ordinance 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which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed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 3
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 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 4.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
9/28J99 G-12680 12PLANNING 1 of 1
SUBJECT AMENDMENT OF SECTION 32-41 OF THE CITY CODE TO REFLECT NAME CHANGE
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT TO THE
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance to amend Section 32-41 of the
City Code to refer to the Planning Department instead of the Department of Planning and Growth
Management.
DISCUSSION
In 1985 the Planning Department was renamed the Department of Planning and Growth Management.
The City Manager has determined that the name of the department should be changed back to the
Planning Department in order to more accurately reflect the department's duties and functions.
The attached ordinance would amend Section 32-41 to refer to the Planning Department, instead of the
Department of Planning and Growth Management.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that adoption of this ordinance will have no material effect on City funds
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
Ramon Guajardo 6191 ~~~~"i~d~~~i
Originating Department Head: p''k `g ®6 ,-"~~'1,4 ~~~P"*~~
Wade Adkins 7623 (from) ~, ~ 8 1999
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