O707 Creation and Appointment of the Youth Advisory CouncilORDINANCE NO. 707
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE IX, "YOUTH
ADVISORY COUNCIL", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
KENNEDALE, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, BY REVISING THE MEMBERSHIP OF
THE BOARD; 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 XI, 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 Youth Advisory Council (YAC); 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, THAT:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 16, Article IX of the Kennedale City Code is hereby amended by revising
Section 16-111(a) to read as follows:
Sec. 16-111. - Membership.
(a) The YAC shall consist of twenty-five (25) voting members, who broadly represent the
diversity of thought and experience of Kennedale youth. The twenty-five (25) voting
members shall be between the ages of thirteen (13) and nineteen (19) as of September
1 of the year of application. These members shall meet at least one (1) of the following
qualifications:
(1) Reside within the corporate boundaries of the City of Kennedale; or
(2) Reside within the boundaries of the Kennedale Independent School District; or
(3) Attend a state -recognized school or homeschool within the corporate boundaries
of the City of Kennedale.
SECTION 2. CUMULATIVE CLAUSE.
This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Kennedale,
Texas, and shall not repeal any of the provisions of such ordinances 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which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.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. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that in the event the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this Ordinance shall be declared invalid or
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree a of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
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invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs and sections of this C)ndiOoOoe, since the same shall have been enacted by the City
Council without the incorporation in this C)ndiDaDC8 Of any such invalid or U000O8titUtioD8|
phnaoe, clause, oaDtonoe, paragraph or section.
SECTION 4'EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its paaaage, and it is so
ordained.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APPROVED:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: