Ordinance 2015-37 ORDINANCE NO. 2015-37
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE,
TEXAS, AMENDING WYLIE'S CODE OF ORDINANCES, ORDINANCE
NO. 2005-07, AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 18 (ANIMALS), ARTICLE IV
(ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD), SECTIONS 18-123 (NUMBER
OF MEMBERS; QUALIFIED APPOINTMENT; TERMS) AND 18-128
(POWERS AND DUTIES) TO CLARIFY THE MEMBERSHIP AND
LENGTH OF MEMBER TERMS OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY
BOARD AND TO MODIFY THE BOARD'S REPORTING PROCEDURE;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS/REPEALING CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF.
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Wylie,Texas,("City Council")has investigated
and determined that it would be advantageous and beneficial to the citizens of the City of Wylie,
Texas ("Wylie") to amend Wylie's Code of Ordinances, Ordinance No. 2005-07, as amended,
("Code of Ordinances"),by modifying Chapter 18 (Animals),Article IV(Animal Shelter Advisory
Board), Sections 18-123 (Number of Members;Qualified Appointment;Terms)and 18-128(Powers
and Duties)for the purpose of clarifying the membership and length of member terms of the Animal
Shelter Advisory Board and modifying the Board's procedure for reporting to the City Council,as set
forth below; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has investigated and determined that such amendment
complies with the requirements of Chapter 823 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, as amended;
and
WHEREAS,the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of Wylie and its citizens to
amend the Code of Ordinances as set forth below.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: Findingsrporated. The findings set forth above are incorporated into the
body of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: Amendment to Wylie's Code of Ordinances,Chapter 18(Animals),Article IV
(Animal Shelter Advisory Board), Sections 18-123 (Number of Members; Qualified Appointment;
Terms) and 18-128 (Powers and Duties). Wylie's Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18 (Animals),
Article IV (Animal Shelter Advisory Board), Sections 18-123 (Number of Members; Qualified
Appointment; Terms) and 18-128 (Powers and Duties) are hereby amended to read as follows:
"ARTICLE IV. ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD
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Sec. 18-123 Number of members; qualified appointment; terms.
The Board shall consist of five members. The board shall consist of one
licensed veterinarian, one member of the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas,
the Animal Shelter Supervisor of the City of Wylie,Texas(whose duties include the
daily operation of the Wylie animal shelter), one representative from an animal
welfare organization and one resident of the City of Wylie, Texas, with all Board
members to be appointed by the City Council for a term of two years,except for the
Animal Shelter Supervisor who shall be a permanent member of the Board. Except
for the Animal Shelter Supervisor,no Board member shall serve for more than three
consecutive terms or six consecutive years (whichever is less); provided, however,
that should a Board member's replacement not be qualified upon the expiration of any
term of a Board member,then that Board member shall holdover on the Board until a
qualified replacement Board member has been appointed. In addition to Board
members,the city manager may appoint a staff designee as an ex officio member of
the board, who shall have no right to vote on any matter before the Board. Each
Board member shall serve without compensation,but may be reimbursed for actual
expenses approved in advance by the City Council.
Sec. 18-128 Powers and duties.
(a) ...
(b) The Board, through its chairperson, shall report to the City Council
concerning its activities and proposals by submitting to the City Council the
approved minutes of each meeting of the Board and copies of all reports of
inspections conducted by the Department of State Health Services,
veterinarians or other authorities and all statistical reports of shelter
operations considered and approved by the Board.
SECTION 3: Savings/Repealing. 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.
SECTION 4: Severability. Should any section,subsection,sentence,clause or phrase of this
Ordinance be declared unconstitutional and/or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is
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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, regardless of whether any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases is declared unconstitutional and/or invalid.
SECTION 5: Effective Date.This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage
and publication as required by the City Charter and by law.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS, on this 10th day of November, 2015.
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Eric Hogue, May
ATTESTED TO AND CORRECTLY
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Carole Ehrlich City Secretary G�h�y`FE'Fti s 3` '
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Dates of Publication:November 18`h in the Wylie News
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STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF COLLIN
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Chad Engbrock,
publisher of C & S Media, dba The Wylie Nees, a newspaper regularly published in
Collin County, Texas and having general circulation in Collin County, Texas, who being
by me duly sworn, deposed and says that the foregoing attached:
City of Wylie
Ordinance No. 2015-37
was published in said newspaper on the following date(s), to-wit:
November 18, 2015
Chad Engbrock, Publisher
Subscribed and sworn before me on this, the �(� day of
' 2015
to certify which witness my hand and seal of office.
o�P `� hNotary Public i or
The State of Texas
My commission expires
City of Wylie
Ordinance 2015-37
An Ordinance of the
City Council of the
City of Wylie, Texas,
amending Wylie's Code
of Ordinances, Ordi-
nance No. 2005-07, as
amended, Chapter 18
(Animals), Article Iv
(Animal Shelter Advi-
sory Board), Sections
18-123 , (Number Of
Members; Qualified
Appointment; Terms)
And 18-128 (Powers
And Duties)To Clarify
The Membership And
Length Of Member
Terms Of The Ani-
mal Shelter Advisory
Board And To Modify
The Board's Reporting
Procedure; Providing
A Savings/Repealing
Clause, Severability
Clause And An Effec-
tive Date; And Provid-
ing For The Publication
Of The Caption Hereof.
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