ORD 2024-15 Parks & Rec Board Members TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-15
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS; AMENDING
SECTION 1.08.032 "BOARD ESTABLISHED, MEMBERSHIP; MEETINGS"
OF CHAPTER 1 "GENERAL PROVISIONS"; ARTICLE 1.08 "PARKS AND
RECREATION"; AND DIVISION 2 "PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD"
OF THE TOWN'S CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY DECREASING THE
NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS FROM NINE (9) TO SEVEN (7), AND
DISSOLVING REGULAR BOARD MEMBER PLACES EIGHT (8) AND
NINE (9); PROVIDING THIS ORDINANCE IS CUMULATIVE OF ALL
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club, Texas (the "Town") is a home rule
municipality acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI,
Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the Town has approximately one thousand acres of parkland available
for the use and enjoyment of its residents; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Board plays a vital role in making
recommendations regarding recreational amenities and park and recreational opportunities
within the Town; and
WHEREAS, because parkland and recreational amenities are intended for the
benefit and enjoyment of the residents of the Town, it is important to allow those residents
to play a key role in shaping the expansion and development of parkland and recreational
opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Board allows residents to play a more active
role and to provide direct citizen input to the Town staff for the development of parks and
recreational facilities for the Town; and
WHEREAS, on September 25, 2023, the Town Council adopted Ordinance No.
2023-18, increasing the number of Parks and Recreation Board members; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined it appropriate to decrease the number
of members serving on the Parks and Recreation Board in order to facilitate more efficient
meetings,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, THAT:
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-15 PAGE 2
SECTION 1.
INCORPORATION OF PREMISES
All of the premises and recitals above are true and correct and are hereby
incorporated in the body of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2.
AMENDMENTS
Section 1.08.032 "Board established; membership; meetings" of Division 2 entitled
"Parks and Recreation Board" of Article 1.08 entitled "Parks and Recreation" of Chapter 1
"General Conditions" of the Code of Ordinances, Town of Trophy Club, Texas (the"Code")
is hereby amended by revising the introductory paragraph and by replacing subsection (3)
in its entirety to read as follows:
§ 1.08.032 Board established; membership; meetings.
"The parks and recreation board shall consist of seven (7) regular members and is
hereby established as follows:"
"3. Places and terms.
(A) Members shall be designated as place numbers one through seven.
(B) The term of office of members of the board shall be for two (2) years.
Places one, three, five, and seven shall be appointed to two-year terms
ending on September 30 in odd-numbered years. Places two, four, and
six shall be appointed to two-year terms ending on September 30 in
even-numbered years. Members of the board may be removed before
their terms of office expire."
All other subsections not revised herein remain unaltered.
SECTION 3.
CUMULATIVE
This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other provisions of ordinances of the Town,
except where the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of
such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby
repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-15 PAGE 3
SECTION 4,
SEVERABILITY
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance are severable, and if any
section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by a the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses, or phrases of this Ordinance; since the same would have been
enacted by the Town Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such
unconstitutional section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase.
SECTION 5.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall become effective on October 1, 2024, and publication as
provided by law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town : rophy Club, Texas, this the 26th day of
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