O656ORDINANCE NO. 656
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23, ARTICLE II, OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS, AS
AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 23 -33, "UTILITY AND
INFRASTRUCTURE BOARD" TO ADD ALTERNATE MEMBERS;
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 X1, 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 Utility and Infrastructure Board; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend said ordinance to provide for
the appointment of alternate members on the board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Subsection (b)(1) of Section 23 -33 "Utility and infrastructure board" of Article II
"Municipal Water System" of Chapter 23 "Water, Sewers and Sewage Disposal" of the
Kennedale City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 23 -33. — Utility and infrastructure board.
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(b) Membership.
(1) The board shall consist of seven (7) regular members, designated by
Places 1 through 7, who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the city council.
Places 1, 3, 5, and 7 shall serve two (2) year terms expiring October 1 of odd
numbered years and Places 2, 4, and 6 shall serve two (2) year terms expiring
October 1 of even numbered years. The city council may also appoint by majority
vote two (2) alternate members, designated as Places 8 and 9 who shall serve in
the absence of one or more regular members. Place 8 shall be appointed to an
initial term expiring October 1, 2020. Place 9 shall be appointed to an initial term
expiring October 1, 2019. Thereafter the terms for each alternate place shall be
two (2) years.
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SECTION 2.
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 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repealed.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 3.
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 4.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and it is
so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENNEDALE, TEXAS, THE 11th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2018.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY, LESLIE GALLOWAY % j
Y3R, BRIAN JOHN ON
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
CITY ATTORNEY
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