12-R-06 Creating and Providing 2012 Funding to the Hal Baldwin Scholarship and Appointing Members of the 2012 Hal Baldwin Scholarship CommitteeRESOLUTION N0.12-R-06
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS CREATING AND PROVIDING 2012 FUNDING TO THE- HAL
BALDWIN SCHOLARSHIP, AND APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE 2012
HAL BALDWIN SCHOLARSHIP COMNIIT`I'EE, 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 2012 for such Scholarship;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to name a 2012 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 2012, 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 authorizes the following five persons as members of the
2012 Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee (the "Committee") to (i) receive applications for the
Hal Baldwin Scholazship, and (ii) recommend potential Hal Baldwin Scholarship award winners
to the City Council: Don Taylor, Michael Carpenter, Cedric Edwards, Gina Agee, and Michael
Spain. Members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasw•e 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 2012 Hal Baldwin Scholaz~ship is attached as
Exhibit A.
Section 3. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof aze 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any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the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.
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 Th day of Fe~rgrary, 2012.
Mayor Pro-T
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
(City Seal)
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EXIIIBTI' A
PROPOSED TIMELINE FOR 2012 HAL BALDWIN SCHOLARSHB'
February 2012
• 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
Apri12012
• Monday, Apri130"':
o Cut-off date for scholarship application
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• Tuesday, May 8`h:
o Distribute binder with full set ofapplications/judging sheets to Committee
members
• Tuesday, May 15"':
o Scholuship Advisory Committee to meet before Council Meeting:
- Select winner to be recommended to City Council
• Tuesday, May 22"a:
o Present award to winning student:
- At a Council Meeting (get plaque engraved with his/her name)
Au ug st/Sentember 2012
• Student will need to present scholarship donor sheet to City from his/her College/
university prior to receiving scholarship money
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