15-M-32 - Council Meeting DatesORDINANCE NO. 15 -M -32
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF SCHERTZ CODE OF
ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING THE DATES OF CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH
THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, Section 4.09(a) of the City Charter of the City of Schertz, Texas (the
"City ") provides in part that the "City Council shall meet at least once each month at a time and
place prescribed by ordinance "; and
WHEREAS, Section 2 -2(a) of the City's Code of Ordinances, sets the days, times, and
places of regular meetings of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, City Council hereby finds and determines that it is appropriated to change
the dates of regular meetings of the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
Section 1. Time and Place of Regular Council Meetings. Section 2 -2(a) of the Code
of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(a) Regular meetings of the City Council shall be held on the first, second and
fourth Tuesdays of each month, provided that the City Council by motion or resolution or
the City Manager in consultation with the Mayor may cancel any such regular meeting
due to conflicting events or meetings or lack of need for a meeting so long as at least one
regular meeting of City Council is conducted each month. Regular meetings of the City
Council shall commence at 6:00 p.m. Regular meetings of the City Council shall be held
at the City Council Chambers, 1400 Schertz Parkway in the City of Schertz, provided that
from time to time a regular meeting of the City Council may be conducted at a different
time and /or at another location in the City of Schertz as designated by posted written
notice of the City Secretary."
Section 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective on the 30th day of
September, 2015.
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 Ordinance for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the Council.
Section 4. All ordinances, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 5. This Ordinance 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 Ordinance or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
Section 7. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Ordinance 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 Ordinance, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY. COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, THAT
THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED and APPROVED on first reading this the 1st day of
Septemer, 2015.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the 81h day of Septemer, 2015.
APPROVED:
Mayor, Michael R. Carpenter
ATTEST:
City Secretary, Brenda Dennis
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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