RES 2011-19TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2008-22
AMENDING THE MUNICIPALITY OF TROPHY CLUB HANDBOOK FOR
ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS BY AMENDING THE
SECTIONS AND SUBSECTIONS ENTITLED "APPLICANT
REQUIREMENT FOR BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS",
"APPOINTMENTS PROCESS", AND "MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
APPOINTMENTS"; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town benefits by having its citizens involved in local government
through service on Town Boards and Commissions and has established several boards
and commissions that perform various functions for the Town; and
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2008, the Town Council approved Resolution No.
2008-22 which amended the "Handbook for Elected and Appointed Officials" regulating
the conduct of persons serving on Town Boards and Commissions; and
WHEREAS, the guidelines established in the "Municipality of Trophy Club
Handbook for Elected and Appointed Officials" (hereinafter "Handbook") are in addition
to those requirements imposed by the Texas Open Meetings Act and other applicable
state law; and
WHEREAS, since enacting Resolution No. 2008-22, the Town Council has
determined it to be in the best interests of the Town to further amend the Handbook to
allow more residents to become involved and to provide more residents with the
opportunity to serve by adding term limits for board and commission members, by
prohibiting officials who are either elected or appointed to membership on any
governmental body from serving on a Town board or commission, and by reducing the
number of boards and commissions a person may simultaneously serve on from two (2)
to one (1).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the foregoing recitals are adopted and incorporated herein as
findings.
Section 2. That in order to allow the Town Council the opportunity to be more
inclusive and to encourage more residents to become involved in Town government, it
is in the best interest of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, to amend the sections and
subsections of the Handbook entitled "Applicant Requirement for Boards or
Commissions", "Appointments Process", and "Maximum Number of Appointments" as
more specifically set forth below.
Section 3. That the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, authorizes the adoption of this
Resolution amending the "Municipality of Trophy Club Handbook for Elected and
Appointed Officials" as more specifically set forth below; a true and correct copy of the
revised Handbook being attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A".
Section 4. That this Resolution shall become effective upon its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club,
Texas, this the 12th day of September, 2011.
ATTEST:
nnon DePrate Town Secretary
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
APPROVED TO AS FORM:
atricia A. Adams , Town Attorney
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
RES 2011-19
Cd'nnie White, Mayor
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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