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HomeMy WebLinkAbout481 02-25-1975ORDINANCE NO. 481 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 443 WHICH ESTABLISHED A CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF EULESS AND CREATED A CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION THEREOF WHICH AMENDMENT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FOR ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO THE EULESS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the Euless City Council established by Ordinance No. 443, same now being Article II, Sections 2 -51 through 2 -61 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, established a Civil Service System for certain employees of the City of Euless and a Civil Service Commission for the promulgation of rules and regula- tions and the administration thereof, and WHEREAS, it is now the desire of the City Council of the City of Euless to amend such Ordinance and Code Sections to provide for and authorize the service of alternate members of the Euless Civil Service Commission, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS: Section 2 -53 (same being Article III of Ordinance No. 443) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, is herewith amended to hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 2 -53. Cavil service commission -- Established; membership. There is hereby established a Euless Civil Service Commission to be comprised of three (3) regular members and as many alternate members as the City Council of the City of Euless shall desire to appoint. The regular members and alternate members of the Commis- sion shall be residents of the City of Euless. Each regular member shall be appointed by the Euless City Council for a term of three (3) years. Each alternate member shall be appointed by,the Euless City Council for a term of one (1) year. The initial regular mem- bers of the Commission shall be appointed for one (1), two (2) and three (3) year terms, respectively, and all subsequent appointees as regular members shall be appointed for a full three -year term so that one (1) regular member of such Commission shall be appointed in each year. Each initial alternate member shall be appointed for a term to initially end concurrently with the next following date of expiration of a term of a regular member of the Civil Service Commission so that all alternate members of the Euless Civil Service Commission shall be subsequently appointed at the same time appointments are annually made for regular mem- bers of the Euless Civil Service Commission. Alternate members of the Euless Civil Service Commission shall sit and serve at the call of the Chairman of the Euless Civil Service Commission in the event of an absence of any regular member of the Euless Civil Service Commission which alternate members shall be called for duty in'the order of tenure of appointment. Any alternate member of the Euless Civil Service Commission sitting as a member of such Commission at the call of the Chairman and in the absence of a regular member of the Euless Civil Service Commission shall have full power and authority to act as a regular member of such Commission and in the place and stead of the vacant regular mem- ber of such Commission except as to the function of Chairman. In the event the Chairman of the Euless Civil Service Commission shall call an alternate member to sit in his place and stead, then in such event, the Chairman shall designate a regular member of the Euless Civil Service Commission to preside in his absence over the affairs of the Commission. The Euless City Council shall have the authority to remove any regular or alternate member of the Civil Service Commission at any time, without cause. The Euless City Council shall also fill, for the unexpired term thereof, any vacancies which may arise for any reason in the regular or alter- nate membership of such Commission. The Commission members, both regular and alternate, shall receive no compensation other than travel expenses and other expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. A majority of the regular members or alternate members sitting in the absence of a regular member, as the case might be, shall constitute a quorum." Severability. The provisions of this ordinance shall be, and they are, declared to be severable, and should any portion thereof be declared to be invalid for any reason by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not effect the remain- ing portions hereof. Declaring An Emergency. The fact that the enactment of a Civil Service System for the City of Euless, Texas is necessary to preserve and continue the public business, health, safety and -2- general welfare of the employees of the City of Euless, creates an urgency and an emergency in the immediate preservation of the same, and requires that this Ordinance shall take effect immedi- ately from and after its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, on this the 25th day of February , 1975. ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED AS TO ORM: City Attorney APPROVED: -3- Mayor P ro Tem