HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-O-05 - 4th of July Family Fun FairORDINANCE NO. 1998-5
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE FOURTH OF JULY FAMILY FUN FAIR
COMMITTEE WHICH SHALL ORGANIZE, PROMOTE AND ADMINISTER THE
STEPHENVILLE FOURTH OF JULY FAMILY FUN FAIR; PROVIDING FOR
MEMBERSHIP ON SUCH COMMITTEE; AND DEFINING THE DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,
TEXAS:
Section One --Members
There is hereby created a thirty -member committee which shall be called the Stephenville
Fourth of July Family Fun Fair Committee. This committee may also be referred to as the "Fun Fair
Committee". The Nomination Committee of the Stephenville City Council shall nominate the
members of the Fun Fair Committee. All nominations to the Fourth of July Family Fun Fair
Committee will be subject to approval by the City Council. The members of the Fun Fair
Committee shall hold office for three years, with ten persons being appointed each year. All
members of the committee shall be residents of Erath County, Texas. Should vacancies occur on
the committee, such vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments, except
i such terms shall only be for the remainder of such unexpired term. The City Council shall approve
the appointment of new committee members prior to January 1, as the term of office will run from
January 1 to December 31.
The Director of Community Services of the City of Stephenville and the Vice President of
the Stephenville Chamber of Commerce shall serve as ex-officio members of the Fun Fair
Committee.
Section Two --Duties and Responsibilities
The Fun Fair Committee shall organize, administer, and promote the programs and activities
of the Stephenville Fourth of July Family Fun Fair, and shall perform such functions as may be duly
delegated to it from time to time by the City Council.
Section Three--Oreanization
The committee 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, and organizational
makeup.
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Section Four --Meetings
The committee shall hold meetings at a location, time, and place as determined by the
committee. All meetings of this committee shall be in accordance with the Texas Open Meeting
Law.
A quorum at any meeting of the Fun Fair Committee will be established by the presence of
at least sixteen (16) members. The chairman shall be entitled to vote upon any issue, but shall have
no veto power.
Section Five --Attendance at Meetings
The committee may establish its own rules as to the attendance of its members to its
meetings, and in furtherance of such, the committee may, by a majority vote, expel any member
who, in the opinion of the committee, misses an unreasonable number of meetings.
PASSED and APPROVED this the 17th day of February, 1998, at a special meeting of the
City Council of the City of Stephenville, Texas.
Jo Yloiian, Mayor
ATTEST:
Reviewed by Donald B. Davis,
City Administrator
Approved as to form and legality
Randy Thomas, City Attorney
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