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RESOLUTION NUMBER 2000-06
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF
WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR A TERM OF OFFICE AND
CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT
WHEREAS, Section 10~13 of the City Charter of the City of West University Place,
Texas requires that the City Council appoint, at its first regular .meeting in June 2000, a Charter
Review Committee of seven residents of the City; and
WHEREAS, said Section 10A13 provides that the tenn of office of the Charter Review
COlTIlnittee shall be six months unless extended by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the powers and duties of the Charter Review COlTIlnittee shall be as follows:
(1) Inquire into the operations of the City govertllnent and review this Charter to
detennine whether the Charter needs revision. .Public hearings may be held and the
COlnmittee shall have the power to cotnpel the attendance of City officers or
employees and to require the subm ission of City records necessary to the inquiry and
reView.
(2) Propose to City Council reCOlTIlnendations if necessary to Insure that the City
government and its operations cOIn ply with this Charter.
(3) Propose to City Council recomnlendations, if necessary, to improve the effectiveness
of this Charter.
(4) Make a written report of its findings and recomnlendations to City Council.
(5) Present to City Council proposed Charter amendtuents, if any are considered
n ecess ary A
(6) M.eet at least once every two tTIontbs during its term.
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
UNIVERSITY PLACE:
Section 1. That the following persons be appointed to serve as .mem bers of the
Charter Review Committee:
APPOINTEE
POSITION
John Neighbors
Neil Calnan
Carolyn Galfione
Whitt Johnson
J eann Howse
David McDaniel
Bob l<elly
David Marks
Bill Boyd
Barbara Sklar
Position l/Chair
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4
Position 5
Position 6
Position 7
Alternate A
Alternate B
Alternate C
Section 2. That the governing body may provide for the appointlnent of alternate
board nlelnbers to serve in the absence of one or more regular Inelubers when requested to do so
by the Inayor or city lnanager.
Section 3. That the persons hereby appointed to serve as Inelnbers of the Charter
Review Committee shall serve for a term of office of six months frOITI the date of this Resolution
unless extended by the City Council.
Section 4. That the City Charter .may only be amended in accordance with the laws
of the State of Texas.
Section 5. All resolutions and palts of reso lutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of the contl icts only.
Section 6. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of
this resolution or the application thereof to any person or CirClUTIstance, shall ever be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by any court of COlnpetent jurisdiction, the relnainder of th.is
resolution and the application of such word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other
part of this resolution to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Section 7~ The City Council officially finds, determines and declares that a
sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of each Ineetillg at wh.ich this
resolution was discussed, considered or acted upon was given in the lnanner required by the
Texas Open Meetings Act, as amended, and that each such lneetillg has been open to the public
as required by Jaw at all thnes during such discussion, consideration and acti.on. The City
Council ratifies, approves and confiflns such notices and the contents and posting thereof.
Section 8. This resolution shall be in force and take effect itntnediately frOlTI and
after its passage and approvaL
PASSED AND AP.PROVED this 12th
day of
June
, 2000.
ATTEST:
Signed:
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Lin a Lewis
.M.ayor
(SEAL )