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ORDINANCE NO. 1866
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills,
Texas, that:
1.
This ordinance is adopted as an amendment to the Council Rules and
Regulations of this City. It is intended to be a series of guidelines to be considered when
naming public buildings, parks, streets or other facilities.
2.
The following procedure shall apply to the process of name selection:
a. Any proposed name shall be submitted to the City Secretary in time
to be considered at the following Pre-Council session.
b. The Council shall determine at the next Pre-Council session that the
pre-requisites of this ordinance have been met.
c. Action shall not be taken at the Council Meeting which is held
immediately after the Pre-Council Meeting where the above
determination was made.
d. The proposed name shall be presented in resolution form at the next
regularly scheduled Council Meeting.
3.
The following eligibility guidelines are established.
a. If the proposed name is in honor of a person, that person must have
been deceased for at least one year.
b. Such person must have been a resident of the City for at least a year
and the County for at least five years.
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c. The person must have made a significant contribution to the
community, the State or the nation.
d. The person's name shall not have been used as the name for any other
public facility.
e. Any exception to a, b, c and d of this section may be approved by a
3/4 vote of the Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of February, 1993.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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~nette Rewis, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: