12-R-02 Appointment of Hal Baldwin to the Lone Star Rail DistrictRESOLUTION NO. 12-R-02
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, APPOINTING MAYOR HAL BALDWIN TO THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LONE STAR RAIL DISTRICT,
AN OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz (the "City") has been a member of the
Lone Star Rail District since 2007 and the City Council appoints one member to
the Lone Star Rail District Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, the City's current appointment is Mayor Hal Baldwin (the
"Mayor") and in accordance with the Rail Dishict's governing statute (Texas
Civil Statutes Article 6550c-1) and bylaws, each Board Member serves atwo-year
term; additionally, the terms are staggered so that one-half of the Board members'
terms expire on February 1 each year to ensure Board continuity; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor's term will expire on February 1, 2012 and the
Rail District requests the City Council appoint an elected official to the Rail
District Board to represent the City of Schertz for atwo-yeaz• term to run from
February 1, 2012 to February 1, 2014; and
WHEREAS, The City may reappoint the Mayor to the Board of Directors
and the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to re-
appoint Mayor Hal Baldwin to the Lone Star Rail District Board of Directors for
the Term.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The City Council appoints Mayor Hal Baldwin to serve on
the Lone Star Rail District Board of Directors for the Term as indicated.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby
found to be true, and such recitals are hereby made part of this Resolution for all
purposes and aze adopted as a part of the judgment and finding of the City
Council.
.Section 3. All resolutions or pazts 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inconsistent with any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the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 resolved herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. 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 6. It is official found, determined, and declared that the
meeting at which this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public
notice of 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, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after
is final passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 17"'day of January, 2012.
CITY OF SC RTZ, T S
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