Ordinance 2020-081
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ORDINANCE NO. 2020-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS; AMENDING WYLIE'S
CODE OF ORDINANCES, ORDINANCE NO. 2005-37, CHAPTER 78 (PARKS
AND RECREATION), ARTICLE II (PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD),
SECTION 78-23 (COMPOSITION; APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF OFFICE
OF MEMBERS); PROVIDING FOR REPEALING, SAVINGS AND
SEVERABILITY CLAUSES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has investigated and determined that it would be advantageous
and beneficial to the citizens of Wylie to amend Ordinance No. 2005-37, Chapter 78 (Parks and
Recreation), Article II (Parks and Recreation Board), Section 78-23 (Composition; Appointment and
Terms of Office of Members), as it relates to Board and Commission member terms and qualifications;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: The findings set forth above are incorporated into the body of this Ordinance
as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: Ordinance No. 2005-37, Chapter 78 (Parks and Recreation), Article II (Parks
and Recreation Board), Section 78-23 (Composition; Appointment and Terms of Office of Members)
is hereby amended as follows:
Section 78-23 Compositions, appointment and terms of office of members.
The membership and terms of office of the Parks and Recreation Board shall be as
provided for in Section 2(B) of Article VIII of the City's Home Rule Charter.
The limit for consecutive service on the board is three (3) consecutive, full terms,
regardless of term length (2-year, 3-year, etc.). After the expiration of term limit, the
member must wait one year before reapplying to the same board. 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.
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in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not abate any pending
prosecution for violation of the repealed Ordinance, nor shall the repeal prevent a prosecution from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 Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
Ordinance No. 2020-08 — Amending Ord. No. 2005-37 — Parks & Recreation Board Term Limits
SECTION 4: 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, 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 take effect immediately from and
after its passage.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, this
14th day of January, 2020.
Eric Hogue, Ma or
ATTEST:
Stephanie Storm, City Secretary
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Ordinance No. 2020-08 — Amending Ord. No. 2005-37 — Parks & Recreation Board Term Limits