HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2019-O0178 - Amending Sec. 2.03.033 - Community Development And Services Board - 12/17/2019 First Reading Second Reading
December 17, 2019 January 14, 2020
Item No. 7.9 Item No. 6.16
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-00178
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 2.03 BY AMENDING SECTION
2.03.033 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS,
WITH REGARD TO THE COMPOSITION; APPOINTMENT, AND TERMS OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES BOARD;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WIIEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas deems it in the best
interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Lubbock to make the following
amendments to Section 2.03.033 of the Code of Ordinances with regard to the composition;
appointment, and terms of the members of the community development and services board;
NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 2.03.033 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Lubbock is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2.03.033 Composition; appointment, and terms of members
(a) The city community development and services board shall be composed of
nine (9) members, each of whom shall be a resident citizen of the county. The
members of the board shall be appointed by the city council and shall hold office for
terms of three (3) years.
(b) The city council shall appoint three (3) members to the board who are elected
public officials, currently holding office or their representatives that have either
general governmental responsibilities or responsibilities which require them to deal
with poverty-related issues. In the event that there are not enough elected public
officials reasonably available and willing to serve on the board, the entity may select
appointive public officials to serve on the board. The public officials selected to
serve on the board may each choose one permanent representative or designate an
alternate to serve on the board. Appointive public officials or their representatives or
alternates may be counted in meeting the three (3) member requirement.
(c) The city council shall accept three (3) of the members of the board, who will
represent the poor particularly from census tracts with incomes below the poverty
level. These members shall be nominated by a selection in accordance with a
democratic procedure. Among the selection processes that may be utilized, either
alone or in combination, are: (i) Selection and elections, either within neighborhoods
or within the community as a whole; at a meeting or conference, to which all
neighborhood residents, and especially those who are poor, are openly invited; (ii)
Selection of representatives to a community-wide board by members of
neighborhood or sub-area boards who are themselves selected by neighborhood or
area residents; (iii) Selection, on a small area basis (such as a city block); or (iv)
Selection of representatives by existing organizations whose membership is
predominately composed of poor persons.
(d) The city council shall appoint the remaining members froin business, labor,
religious, welfare, education, or other major groups and interests in the community.
SECTION 2. THAT should any paragraph, section, clause, phrase or word of this
Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of the
Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock, Texas, is hereby
authorized and directed to cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as
an alternative means of publication provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 17th day of December , 2019.
Passed by the City Council on second reading this 14th day of January, 2020, NI Q
DANIEL M. POPE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Reb LCca Garza, City Secr tart'
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Karen Murfee, Community Deve opment Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
AmV'11 gs�' Deputy CiF7Attorney
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