Ordinance No. 795ORDINANCE NO. 795
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, CREATING A PARKS AND RECREATION
BOARD; THAT SUCH BOARD SHALL BE CHARGED WITH THE
DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF ADVISING THE CITY
COUNCIL ON ALL MATTERS CONCERNING THE CITY'S PARKS
AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; PROVIDING FGR TERMS
OF OFFICE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS;
PRESCRIBING RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR SUCH BOARD AND
ENUMERATING, FOR GREATER CLARITY, CERTAIN FUNC-
TIONS WHICH COUNCIL. FEELS THAT SUCH BOARD 7HOULD
UNDERTAKE; REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HERE-
WITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR
THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
hT1EREAS, the City Charter of the City of Baytown provides
for certain major departments of government, one of which being
classified as Recreation; and
WHEREAS, the City's Parks and Recreation facilities have
grown larger in recent years; and
WHEREAS, Baytown is now in the process of constructing a
Civic Center and the Council desires to be advised, in general,
about its Recreation Programs; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOftN:
Section 1: There is hereby created a seven member Advisory
Board which shall assist and advise the City Council on the proper
operation of Baytown's Parks and Recreational Facilities and that
such Board shall be known as the Parks and Recreation Board.
That the Mayor shall appoint the members of such Board subject to
the approval of the City Council. That such members shall hold
office for two years and of the first seven appointments, four
shall be appointed for two years and three shall be appointed for
one year. Thereafter, four shall be appointed during even --num-
bered years and three shall be appointed during odd - numbered years.
That all members of the Board shall be residents of the City of Bay-
town. Should 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 such unexpired term.
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Section 2: The Board may establish its own rules as to
the attendance of its members to its meetings and, in further-
ance of such, the Board may, by a majority vote, expel any mem-
ber who, in the opinion of the Board, misses an unreasonable
number of meetings.
Section 3: The Board is hereby empowered to establish its
own parliamentary procedure; provided that such shall not be in
conflict with the City Charter or other provisions of law or the
following:
A quorum shall consist of a majority of the
entire membership of the Board and any issue
to be voted on shall be resolved by those
present.
The Chairman shall be entitled to vote upon
any issue but shall have no veto power.
Section 4. That said parks and Recreation Board is hereby
authorized to work with the City �iianager and make recommendations
to the City Manager about any matter that it deems beneficial to
the administration; provided, that such functions shall not contra-
vene with the City Charter or any other law and such shall be con-
sidered advisory only.
Section 5: That said Board shall perform such functions as
may be duly delegated to it from time to time by the City Council
and by the City Manager. Furthermore, such Board shall make a
study of the Parks and Recreational facilities ant! policies of the
City of Baytown and shall, each year, on or before the first day
of June, make recommendations, in writing, to the City ,tiianager as
to any changes, modifications and other improvements to such facili-
ties afterwhich the City 4'lanager shall meet with such Board and a
final written report shall be prepared and presented to the City
Council on or before the first day of July of each year.
Section b: That the Board shall meet no less than once each
month and such meetings shall be held at the City Hall unless
notified of change of meeting place be published in a newspaper of
general circulation in the City of Baytown. Meetings shall be
open to the public and minutes shall be filed with the City Clerk,
and shall be treated as a public record.
Section 7: All ordinances or parts of ordinances incon-
sistent 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 $: If any provision, exception, section, sub -sec-
Lion, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or
the application of same to any person or set of circumstances,
shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid,
such invalidity shall not affect 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 9: This ordinance shall take effect from and after
its passage by the City Council
INTROD€JCED, HEAD and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council this the 12th day of Flay, 1966.
AT TES I':
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
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Seaborn Cravey, iiayo