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HAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL
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ROVIDING 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 Keep Kennedale Beautiful Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend said ordinance to revise the
provisions regarding membership on the commission.
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SECTION 1.
Section 16-96 of Chapter 16, Article VII "Keep Kennedale Beautiful Commission"
oI the Kennedale City Code is hereby amended in its entirety t0 read as follows:
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Sec.16-96. Membership.
(a) Appointed by majority vote of the city council, this commission shall consist of five
(5) regular members designated by places 1 through 5. Appointments shall take
place in October of each year, with odd numbered places appointed in odd
numbered years and even numbered places 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;
(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 term 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.
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(c) The city council shall have the authority to r
or without cause."
emove any member at any time, with
Subsection (d) of Section 16-97 "Organization, Rules, and
Chapter 16, Article VII "Keep Kennedale Beautiful Commission" of t
Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Requirements" of
he Kennedale City
"(d) Members of the commission shall not take any action unless a quorum is present.
A quorum shall consist of three (3) members. Each member, including the Chair, is
entitled to one (1) vote, and action of the commission shall require a majority of those
members present."
SECTION 3.
On the effective date of this ordinance, places 6 through 9 0
Beautiful Commission are eliminated.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the
Kennedale City Code, as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in
direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event the
conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid
or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionalityshall 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 invalid
or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
SECTION 6.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and it is
so ordained.
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PASSED AND APPROVED on this � day of
Attest
tary
Approved as to Form and Legality:
Carvan Adkins, City Attorney
2022.
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