Ordinance No. 15,800 ORDINANCE NO. 15,800
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION," ARTICLE IV
"BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS,"DIVISION 2 "PARKS AND RECREATION
BOARD," SECTION 2-281 "CREATED; MEMBERSHIP"; TO AUTHORIZE
THE CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO THE PARKS AND
RECREATION BOARD; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 2 "Administration," Article IV "Boards and Commissions,"
Division 2 "Parks and Recreation Board," Section 2-281 "Created; membership" of the Code of
Ordinances, Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE IV. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
DIVISION 2. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
Sec. 2-281. Created; membership.
(a) There is created an advisory board which shall assist and advise the city council on the
proper operation of the city's parks and recreational facilities. The board shall be known as
the parks and recreation board.
(b) The parks and recreation board shall be composed of seven members. Each city council
member shall appoint one member to the board from their respective district. The Mayor
shall make an at-large appointment to the board and designate the Chair.
(c) Members shall hold office for three-year staggered terms. All members of the board shall
be residents of the city. If vacancies occur in the board, such vacancies shall be filled in
the same manner as original appointments, except such terms shall only be for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Appointment of new board members will be done by the
City Council, prior to September 1, as terms of office will run from September 1 to August
31.
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the
extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of
other ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of the ordinance or the application of same to any person or the set of circumstances, shall
for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not effect the validity
of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of
circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of
Baytown, this the 9th day of May, 2024.
NDON CAPETILL , Mayor
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