OR 95-705 Staggered terms for Keep Coppell Beautiful Committee AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 95705
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 2-
3-3 TO PROVIDE STAGGERED TERMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE "KEEP
COPPELL BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE" ;' PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, be, and the
same is hereby, amended, in part, by amending Section 2-3-3:
"ARTICLE 2-3 KEEP COPPELL BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE
Sec. 2-3-1 CREATION
A committee to be known as the "Keep Coppell Beautiful Committee" is
hereby created for the purpose of assisting the City Council and the City
staff in establishing a city-wide policy for decreasing the amount of loose
refuse in the City.
Sec. 2-3-2 MEMBERSHIP
The Committee shall be comprised of thirteen (13) members to be selected
as follows: (1) twelve members shah be appointed by the City Council
and shall be residents of the City or own or operate a business within the
City, selected from the representative groups listed below; (2) the
thirteenth member shall be a non-voting ex officio member of the
Committee, shall be the Director of Information and Customer Services or
his designee, and shall serve as Coordinator of the Committee.
· New material in the text of amended provisions is set forth in italic type; material deleted from text of
amended provisions is enclosed in brackets ([]) and set in [s*..".'!:eaut] type.
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GROUP REPRESENTED NUMBER OF PLACE NUMBER
MEMBERS
Business &Industry 2 1-2
Representatives
Civic Organizations 1 3
Education 2 4-5
Communications 1 6
Funding 2 7-8
Members at Large 4 9-12
Coordinator (Director of 1 13
Information & Customer
Services, or his designee)
Total 13 13
Sec. 2-3-3 TERMS
Members, except [the] Place 13 [member who shall serve an indefinite
fe~m], shall serve two years, provided however, in order to establish
staggered tetTns of office the initial members appointed to fill odd-
numbered places shall be appointed for a term of one year. Thereafter,
all appointments, except for an appoitttment to fill a vacancy which shall
be filled for the unexpired term, shall be for two (2) year terms.
following terms: (1) members appointed to fall odd numbered places shall
serve for a term of one year, and (2) members appointed to fill even
numbered places shall serve for a term of two years.] All members shall
serve at the pleasure of the City Council.
Sec. 2-3-4 RULES
That the Committee shall be governed by the following rules:
A. Quorum. Seven members of the Committee shall constitute a
quorum for the conduct of business.
B. Attendance. The members of the Committee shall regularly
attend meetings and public hearings of the Committee. An annual
report shah be submitted to the City Council showing the
cumulative attendance of each member with notation of members
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who have been absent from three (3) consecutive meetings.
C. Compensation. The members of the Committee shall sexve without
compensation.
D. Meetings. The Committee shall hold an organizational meeting
each year and shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman from
among its members before proceeding to any other matters of
business. The Committee shall meet regularly and shall designate
the time and place of its meetings in accordance with its by-laws.
E. Procedure. The Committee shall adopt its own by-laws and rules
of procedure and keep a record of its proceedings in accordance
with the provisions of the ordinances and charter of the City.
F. Installation of Members. Newly appointed members shall be
installed at the first regular meeting after their appointment.
Sec. 2-3-5 DUTIES
That the Committee shall recommend refuse and environmental
management policies to the City Council and City staff so that all City
refuse policies and the Committee's activities may follow a common
purpose. The Committee shall have the following responsibilities:
A. Assist City Administration and City Council in reducing litter and
associated problems.
B. Assist in development of further beautiification programs for the
community as may be needed.
C. Assist in the development of city-wide refuse and environmental
policy plan(s) for review and adoption.
D. Assist City Administration in evaluating the effectiveness of the
policies developed.
E. Determine and recommend to the City Council and the City
Administration program priorities on a city-wide basis.
F. Recommend enforcement and additional program alternatives.
G. CatTy out such other tasks as the City Council and City
Ad~rdnistration may designate.
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Sec. 2-3-6 SUBCOMMITTEES
The Committee shall establish subcommittees to accomplish the foregoing
responsibilities, such subcommittees to include, but not be limited te, the
areas of business and industry, communications, community organizations,
municipal operations, and schools. Each subcommittee shall be chaired by
a Committee member with an unspecified number of community
volunteers chosen by the Committee as working subcommittee staff.
Sec. 2-3-7 Repealed and reserved for future use."
SECTION 2. That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell,
Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed,
and all other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 3. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or portion of this
ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be void or
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance
or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage as the
law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the /,~ --day
of ~]~...t~ , 1995.
APPROVED:
TOM MORTON, MAYOR
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ATTEST:
LINDA GRAU, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PEER G, SM~ATTORNEY
(PGS/jd 4-18-95 vA. 6rags)
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