O523ORDINANCE NO. 523
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE II, "PARKS
AND RECREATION BOARD ", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, BY
ESTABLISHING NEW SECTIONS PROVIDING FOR CREATION AND
PURPOSE, MEMBERSHIP, ORGANIZATION, RULES AND
REQUIREMENTS, AND POWERS AND DUTIES; PROVIDING THAT
THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Kennedale is a home rule city acting under its charter adopted
by the electorate pursuant to Article Xl, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the
Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted an ordinance providing for the creation
and appointment of the Parks and Recreation Board; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend said ordinance to revise the
provisions regarding membership on the board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 16, Article II of the Kennedale City Code is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:
"ARTICLE II. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
Sec. 16 -10. Creation and Purpose.
There is hereby created and established a parks, and recreation board. Such board shall be
officially designated as the Parks and Recreation Board of the City of Kennedale, Texas. The
board shall provide recommendations and advice to the city council on policies, projects, and
other matters pertaining to parks, recreation, public space, and community events in the City of
Kennedale
Sec. 16 -11. Membership.
(a) Appointed by majority vote of the City Council, this board shall consist of nine (9)
regular members designated by Places 1 through 9. Appointments shall take place in October of
each year, with Places 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 appointed in odd numbered years and Places 2, 4, 6, and 8
appointed in even numbered years. The term for each place shall be two (2) years. Members
must meet the following qualifications:
(1) Be a registered voter of the city;
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(2) Shall have resided in the corporate limits of the city for at least one (1) year; and
(3) Continue residency in the city during the tern of office.
(b) The City Council shall appoint a replacement to fill any vacancy for the unexpired term
of the members whose place has become vacant.
(c) The City Council shall have the authority to remove any member at any time, with or
without cause.
See. 16 -12. Organization, Rules, and Requirements.
(a) By November of each year, the membership shall determine, by simple majority vote, a
chair and a vice chair. The terms of the chair and vice chair shall be one (1) year. It will be the
duty of the Chair to preside over meetings and to assist in setting meeting agendas. If the chair is
absent the vice chair shall assume the duties of that office.
(b) Members of the board shall meet at least ten (10) times per year, on a regular day and
time selected by its members. The chair may call special meetings as necessary.
(c) The board shall conduct meetings and govern its proceedings according to the City
Council's adopted rules of order, abide by the Texas Open Meetings Law, and shall keep a
record of its proceedings, including votes and attendance, and shall submit these records to the
City Secretary's Office.
(d) Members of the board shall not take any action unless a quorum is present. A quorum
shall consist of five (5) members. Each member, including the Chair, is entitled to one (1) vote,
and action of the board shall require a majority of those members present.
(e) The City Manager shall designate a city employee to serve as staff liaison to the board.
(f) Members of the board shall receive five dollars ($5.00) for each regular meeting attended
as compensation for the performance of their duties, but no compensation shall be paid for
special meetings. In addition, members may receive reimbursement of authorized expenses
attendant to the performance of their duties.
See. 16 -13. Powers and Duties.
(a) This board is advisory only and shall not have any decision - making authority.
(b) The board shall have the following duties:
(1) To make studies and project plans for the improvement and acquisition of public
parks and open spaces with a view of park development and extension, and to
recommend all matters for the development and advancement of the city parks
and open space facilities, layout and appearance, and to perform the duties of
advance planning for future acquisition and development of potential park, and
open space lands;
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(2) To aid and assist the city in the procuring of financial and other aids and
assistance for the city from the state and federal governments and their agencies
for each and all of the purposes herein enumerated;
(3) To act with and assist all other municipal boards, governmental agencies, regional
associations and especially the city council in formulating proper plans for
municipal park and open space development;
(4) To plan and recommend the location, plan, and extent of city parks, playgrounds,
and other public grounds and public improvements, for the location and planning
of public buildings, schools and other properties, and of recreational facilities,
including those public and privately owned improvements for water, lights,
sanitation, sewer disposal, and drainage;
(5) To recommend general rules and regulations governing use of parks, open spaces,
community, recreational facilities and buildings;
(6) To recommend plans for improving, developing, expanding and beautifying the
parks and public buildings in or adjacent to the city and to cooperate with the city
council and other agencies of the city in advising, establishing, locating,
improving, selecting, expanding and maintaining the public parks, playgrounds
and lakes for public recreation;
(7) To recommend programs and community events to the city council, to originate,
plan and coordinate recreation programs and community events for all segments
of the population, throughout all seasons of the year. Efforts by the board should
be made to assure that all recommendations will utilize existing facilities and
organizations to provide recreational, leisure, and community event activities to
the citizens. The board should concern itself with the possibilities of gaining
cooperative use of noncity -owned facilities and implementing proven programs to
attract participants for recreational activities.
(8) To accomplish these duties, the board may establish subcommittees as necessary.
Any subcommittee shall be chaired by a Parks and Recreation Board member, and
an unspecified number of community volunteers may be chosen by the
commission as working subcommittee members."
Secs. 16 -14 - 16 -19. Reserved."
SECTION 2.
The two alternates serving on the board at the time of this Ordinance's approval shall
serve as regular members until October 2013 or until his or her successor is appointed by the
City Council.
SECTION. 3
This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Kennedale, and
shall not repeal any of the provisions of such ordinance except in those instances when
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provisions of such ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, in
which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, 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 5.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and it is so
ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this l l day of July, 2013.
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yor, John Clark
Attest:
Approved As To Form And Legality:
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Wayne Olson, City Attorney
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