Ordinance 2023-19L
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-19
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS,
AMENDING WYLIE'S CODE OF ORDINANCES, ORDINANCE NO. 2021-17, AS
AMENDED, DISBANDING THE CEMETERY ADVISORY BOARD AND
REMOVING CHAPTER 78 (PARKS AND RECREATION), ARTICLE IX
(CEMETERIES); AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 2021-21 AND 2022-41
PRESCRIBING CEMETERY OPERATIONS; AND PROVIDING A
SAVINGS/REPEALING CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 2021-21 passed and approved on April 13, 2021, the City Council
of the City of Wylie, Texas, created and established the Cemetery Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, said Board exercised no executive power or authority, but was advisory only for the
purposes of providing recommendations to preserve, protect and maintain cemeteries; raise funds for the
protection and maintenance of cemeteries; make recommendations to the City Council regarding
appropriations for funds raised and operation of cemeteries; and to encourage the preservation and
designation of historical cemeteries in the City; and
WHEREAS, on June 8, 2021, the City Council appointed the first members of the Board to serve
specified terms;
WHEREAS, at the direction of City Council, the city will not pursue ownership of the Hughes and
Wylie Cemeteries; and
WHEREAS, therefore, there remains no present function for the Cemetery Advisory Board; and
the Board shall be disbanded; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that Article IX (Cemeteries) under Chapter 78 (Parks and
Recreation) of the City's Code of Ordinances, Ordinance No. 2021-17, as amended ("Code of Ordinances"),
is hereby removed in its entirety.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: The City Council hereby disbands the Cemetery Advisory Board.
SECTION 2: The City Council sanctions that Article IX (Cemeteries) under Chapter 78 (Parks and
Recreation) of the City of Wylie Code of Ordinances is hereby removed in its entirety.
SECTION 3: The City Council on behalf of the City and the citizens express their appreciation to
the members of the Cemetery Advisory Board for the time, dedication and effort expended on said Board
in service to the City.
SECTION 4: Savings/Repealing Clause. All provisions of the Code of Ordinances shall remain
in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this or any other ordinance. All provisions of any
ordinance in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent they are in conflict; but such
repeal shall not abate any pending prosecution for violation of the repealed ordinance, nor shall the repeal
prevent a prosecution from being commenced for any violation if occurring prior to the repeal of the
ordinance. Any remaining portions of said ordinances shall remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 5: Severability. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is expressly
provided that any and all remaining portions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause
or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, and
phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION 6: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE,
TEXAS, on this 25th day of April 2023.
Matthew Porter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Stephanie Storm, City Secretary
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