Ordinance No. 861ORDINANCE NO. Sb 1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, CREATING
THE BAYTOWN FRESH WATER RECREATION AND RESOURCES BOARD; PROVIDING FOR
ITS MEMBERSHIP; QUALIFICATIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS AND TERMS OF OFFICE;
PRESCRIBING THE AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF SUCH BOARD; REPEALING ORDINANCES
INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown, Texas, has a number of streams and bodies of
water in and near its corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, some of such streams and bodies of water consist of salt water and
some consist of fresh water; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown has an Air and Conservation
Board to up -grade and protect the quality of such waters; and
WHEREAS, there is no Board to enhance and utilize the fresh water resources
of this area; and
WHEREAS, the present and future growth of this area will necessitate the
establishment of greater fresh water reservoirs for recreation, industrial and
community needs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that an advisory board should be appointed
to assist it in this direction; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1: There is hereby created a nine- member Advisory Board which shall
assist and advise the City Council in ways and means of enhancing and utilizing
the fresh water resources in and near Baytown. Such Board shall be known as
Baytown's Fresh Water Recreation and Resources Board and the Mayor and one City
Councilman shall be members of such Board. The remaining seven members shall be
appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the City Council, and such
members shall be qualified voters and residents of the City of Baytown. Of the
original seven members, three members shall be appointed for one year and four
members shall be appointed for two years. Thereafter, three members shall be
appointed during even- numbered years and four members shall be appointed during
odd- numbered years. Such appointments to coincide with the terms served by members
of the City Council. If interim vacancies occur the Mayor shall appoint a successor
to serve the remainder of such term.
Section 2: The Board may establish its own rules as to attendance of its
members to its meetings and, in furtherance of such, the Board may, by a majority,
expel any member 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 a majority
of those present.
The Chairman shall be entitled to vote upon any question, but shall
have no veto power.
Section 4: That said Board shall and is hereby charged with the responsibility
and duty of making a study, compiling data and doing everything in its judgment
that would be helpful in the enhancement of the fresh water resources in and near
the City of Baytown. That said Board is hereby authorized to co- operate and work
with any other public or private entities to this end.
Section 5: 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 6: If any provision, exception, section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any per-
son 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 7: This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage by the
City Council.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, on this 12th day of April, 1967.
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Seaborn Cravey, Mayer
ATTES:1
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
APPROVED:
Georg2- 'Chandler, City Attorney