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2010R03-Baldwin Scholsrship RESOLUTION NO. 10-R-03 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS CREATING AND PROVIDING 2010 FUNDING TO THE HAL BALDWIN SCHOLARSHIP, AND APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE 2010 HAL BALDWIN SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE, AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas has created the Hal Baldwin Scholarship to honor Mayor Hal Baldwin for his many years of public service to the City of Schertz by awarding deserving graduating high school seniors who live in the City of Schertz who desire to pursue a career in public service; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide funding for 2010 for such Scholarship; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to name a 2010 advisory committee to recommend potential scholarship winners to the City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS: Section 1. The City hereby designates the amount of $1,000 of unencumbered funds in the General Fund of the City to support the Hal Baldwin Scholarship program for 2010, and the City further encourages all those who support such Scholarship program to make contributions to the City designated for such purpose. Section 2. The City hereby designates the following five persons as members of the 2010 Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee (the "Committee") to (i) receive applications for the Hal Baldwin Scholarship, and (ii) recommend potential Hal Baldwin Scholarship award winners to the City Council: John Trayhan, Michael Carpenter, Steve White, Gina Agee, and Michael Spain. Members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council and may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the City Council. The Committee's and Council's proposed schedule with respect to the 2010 Hal Baldwin Scholarship is attached as Exhibit A. Section 3. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the judgment and findings of the City Council. Section 4. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters ordained herein. Section 5. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America. Resol 10-R-03.doc 1 Section 6. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid provision. Section 7. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code. Section 8. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage. PASSED AND APPROVED on the 5th day of Januar , 2010 T Mayor A_T. T: ' y Secretary (City Seal) Resol 10-R-03.doc 2 EXHIBIT A TIMELINE FOR 2010 HAL BALDWIN SCHOLARSHIP January 2010 • Scholarship Advisory Committee to meet to: - Decide essay topic - Review timeline (recommend any additional changes needed) - Review scholarship application (recommend any changes needed) • Once approved, Media Relations to advertise: - Schertz Tales - Website - Herald • Send letters out to area high schools March 31, 2010 • Cut-off date for scholarship application Apri12010 • 1St Week: o Distribute binder with full set of applications/judging sheets to Committee members • 3'~d Week: o Scholarship Advisory Committee to meet before Council Meeting: - Select winner to be recommended to City Council Maw • Present award to winning student: - At a Council Meeting (get plaque engraved with his/her name) - At his/her graduation ceremonies (if possible) August/September 2010 • Student will need to present scholarship donor sheet to City from his/her College/ University prior to receiving scholarship money Resol 10-R-03.doc A-1