HomeMy WebLinkAbout462 11-13-1973ORDINANCE NO. 462
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER
451 CREATING A COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL CONCERNS
FOR THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, PROVIDING
FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL, AREAS OF
RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDING FOR PERIODIC
REPORTS TO THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL, PROVIDING
GUIDELINES TO BE CONSIDERED IN PROGRAM EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Euless City Council is cognizant of various social problems
effecting and influencing the lives of Euless citizens and particularly its
teenage residents and children, and
WHEREAS, the Euless Council is determined to initiate a program to
define specific area of social concern affecting the citizens and
thereafter to develop a program to provide remedial education, cooperation
and coordination between city agencies, school agencies, private
associations and other public groups and bodies to deal directly and
specifically with social problems in Euless;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted by the Euless City Council that Ordinance
Number 451 is hereby amended to hereafter read as follows:
(1) It is hereby created, the Euless Council for Social Concern
The Council shall be composed of ten (10) members, with a
simple majority of the membership to be residents of Euless,
Texas. It is anticipated, but not mandatory, that the ten (10)
members be constituted from the following special areas of
training and expertise:
(a) A pharmacologist.
(b) Two members from the professions of medicine,
psychology, psychiatry, ciminology or other related
professions concerned with and knowledgeable about
the drug problem and its related aspects.
(c) One member from our School District.
(d) One member from our Parks and Recreation Committee
(e) One member from our Library Board.
(f) One member from our Police Department.
(g) Three young people between ages of 13 and 19.
(2) The members of the Euless Council for Social Concerns shall be
appointed by the Euless City Council. The officers of the Council
shall consist of a chairman and vice chairman who shall be designated
by the Euless City Council. Members shall be appointed for two
year terms and shall serve until their successors are appointed
and commence active service.
(3) The Euless Council for Social Concerns shall direct its efforts
to accomplishing the following:
(a) To determine those areas of social problems most
vitally affecting the Euless community. In this
connection the Council shall evaulate drug abuse,
alcoholism, communicable diseases and any other areas
of social problems confronting the City of Euless from
time to time.
(b) Study and evaluate existing programs being conducted
in Euless by various agencies and organizations
providing services in the social concern areas to
Euless citizens.
(c) To further cooperation and a coordination of effort
by social concerns agencies in Euless.
(d) To recommend to the Euless City Council the initiation
and implementation of innovative programs in an effort
to resolve specific social concerns in Euless.
(e) To formulate a list of objectives to be enacted by
the Council with the advice, aid and assistance of the
Euless City Council.
(f) Seek cooperation among the various governmental
agencies of surrounding communities in an effort to
deal directly and effectively with specific areas
of social concern.
(4) The Euless Council
recommendations to
appropriations and
purpose of providi
and other areas of
in Euless.
for Social Concerns shall make periodic
the Euless City Council concerning the
expenditures of public funds for the
ig remedial education, counseling, treatment
service involving specific social concerns
(5) A majority of the members of the Council of Social Concerns shall
constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting all business
of the Council. The Chairman of the Council shall vote only
where there shall otherwise be a tie vote among the other members
in attendance and voting on any issue before such Council.
(6) This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
passage by the Euless City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas,
on this 13th day of November, 1973.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
Mayor