HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2003-R0224 - Establishment Of The City Ordinance Review Committee - 06/12/2003Resolution No. 2003-R0224
June 12, 2003
Item No. 37
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock desires to establish a City
Ordinance Review Committee to review and evaluate the numerous City ordinances that
impact the citizens of Lubbock; and
WHEREAS, the City Ordinance Review Committee shall be composed of
citizens, business and neighborhood representatives, and City employees; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the City Ordinance Review Committee is to evaluate all
City ordinances to ensure their current validity and just application to the citizens and
businesses of the City of Lubbock; and
WHEREAS, the City Ordinance Review Committee shall make recommendations
on potential revisions of the City's Code of Ordinances to improve, correct, or simplify
the provisions; and
WHEREAS, the creation of a committee to review the City's ordinances is
important to ensure the viability and just application of the City's laws; NOW
THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT a City Ordinance Review Committee is hereby created by the City Council
of the City of Lubbock, which shall perform its duties in accordance with the following
criteria:
1. The primary objective of the Committee shall be to review the City's Code of
Ordinances to include, but not be limited to, the following:
a. Evaluation of the validity and the up dating of provisions;
b. Business and citizen issues;
C. Unclear, vague, or archaic provisions;
The Committee shall recommend changes, if any, based upon their review of the
ordinances. The Committee shall present their recommendations to the City Manager and
the City Council for their review and implementation as deemed appropriate by the City
Council.
2. The Committee will consist of eleven (11) members that shall be citizens of
the City of Lubbock or representatives of the City of Lubbock business community and/or
neighborhood organizations and shall be appointed by the City Council upon
recommendation of the City Manager. The City Council shall designate the Chairperson
and Vice -chairperson from the appointed members of the Committee. The City Manager
of the City of Lubbock shall appoint ten (10) City employees to act as liaisons to the
Committee. A representative of the City of Lubbock City Attorney's Office shall serve as
an ex -officio member of the committee.
3. Regular meeting will be held at times and locations established by a majority
of the Committee members. A simple majority shall constitute a quorum, and a majority
vote of the quorum shall be required for any action to be taken by the Committee.
4. The City Ordinance Review Committee members shall serve for a term of one
year or until such time as their successors are appointed.
6. Reports shall be presented by the Chairperson of the Committee to the City
Council as requested by the City Council.
Passed by the City Council this 12th day of
ATTEST:
Re cca Garza, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Tommy Gokqzalez, Aerirtkity Manager
APPROVED AS TO
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City Attorney
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June 3, 2003