HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2010-09 (Title: An ordinance amending the City Code by creating an Animal Shelter Advisory
Committee, defining the purpose of the Committee and establishing the composition of the
Committee.)
ORDINANCE NO.2010-09
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 10,ANIMALS, OF THE CITY
OF FRIENDSWOOD CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY ADDING
A NEW ARTICLE VII, • "ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY
COMMITTEE"; CREATING AN ANIMAL SHELTER
ADVISORY COMMITTEE; DEFINING THE COMMITTEE'S
PURPOSE; ESTABLISHING THE COMPOSITION OF THE
COMMITTEE; HAVING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR PUBLICATION.
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WHEREAS, the City of Friendswood, Texas, (herein the "City"), being a home-rule city
having authority to utilize police power regulation for the health, safety and general welfare of
the citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously established an animal shelter that keeps or
legally impounds stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals;
WHEREAS, section 823.005 of the Texas Health and Safety Code requires the.
governing body of a county or municipality in which an animal shelter is,located to appoint an
advisory committee to assist in complying with the requirements of said chapter; and
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas, including those founding Chapter 51 of the
Texas Local Government Code, and the City Charter provide the City authority to adopt)
ordinances for the good government, peace, order, and welfare of the municipality;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,STATE OF TEXAS:
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Section 1. That Chapter 10,ANIMALS, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Friendswood,
Texas is hereby amended by adding a new Article VII, "ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY
COMMITTEE",to read and provide as follows:
"Article VII. ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
See. 10-205. Creation of Committee and Purpose
There is hereby created an animal shelter advisory committee to assist the City of
Friendswood in complying with Chapter 823 of the Health and Safety Code, as such may
be amended thereafter.
See. 10-206. Composition of Committee
The animal shelter advisory committee shall be composed of at least one licensed
veterinarian, one municipal official, one person whose duties include the daily operation,
of an animal shelter, and one representative from an animal welfare organization.
Members of the committee shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the City'
Council.
See. 10-207. Committee Requirements
The animal shelter advisory committee shall meet at least three (3) times annually and by
March 1 of each year produce an annual report to the City Council for review.
See. 10-208. Rule of Procedure
The animal shelter advisory committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
Sec. 10-208 thru 10-210. Reserved."
Section 2. Severability. In the event any clause phrase, provision, sentence, or part of,
this Ordinance or the application of the same to any person or circumstances shall for any reason'
be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect,
impair, or invalidate this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision hereof other than the part
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declared to be invalid or unconstitutional; and the City Council of the City of Friendswood, Texas,
declares that it would have passed each and every part of the same notwithstanding the omission of
any such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional,whether there be one or more parts. '
Section 3. Codification. It is the intent of the City Council of the City of Friendswood;
Texas, that the provisions of this ordinance shall be codified in the City's official Code of
Ordinances as provided hereinabove.
Section 4. Publication and Effective Date. The City Secretary shall cause this
Ordinance, or its caption and penalty, to be published in the official newspaper of the City of
Friendswood, upon passage of such Ordinance. The Ordinance shall then become effective ten
(10) days from and after is publication, or the publication of its caption and penalty, in the
official City newspaper.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this I't day of March,2010.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on second and final reading this 5te day of
April•2010.
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avid J. H. with
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Melinda Welsh, TRMC A o
Interim City Secretary � � o
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