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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1981-012 RESOLUTION NO. 81-12 WHEREAS, the City held a Charter Amendment election on August 8,1981; and WHEREAS, a canvas of the votes showed the following results: AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 Article V, Section 2, is amended to read as follows: "SECTION 2. QUALIFICATIONS Each of the seven Councilmen and Mayor shall, on the date of election, be at least 21 years of age, a citizen of the United States of America and a registered, qualified voter of the State of Texas; shall reside and shall have resided for at least one year preceeding the election at which he is a candidate, within the corporate limits of North Richland Hills; and shall not be in arrears in the payment of any taxes or other liability due the City, or be disqualified by reason of any provision of any other section of this Charter. A member of the Council ceasing to possess any of the qualifications specified in this section or any other sections of this Charter, or convicted of a felony before or while in office, shall immediately forfeit his office. No Councilman shall hold. any other public office except that of Notary Public, member of the National Guard or any Military Reserve, or a retired member of the Armed Services." FOR 256 AMENDMENT NUMBER 2. Article V, Section 6, is amended to read as follows: AGAINST 129 SECTION 3. DATE OF ELECTION; CANDIDATES TO RUN FOR PLACES; PLACES DESIGNATED The regular municipal elections ofll;he City of Ndrth Richland Hills shall be held on the first Saturday of April of each year, and the same shall be conducted and the results canvassed and announced by the election authorities prescribed by the Election Code of the State of Texas, and said Code shall control in all municipal elections except as otherwise herein provided. The Mayor and Councilman Places 2, 4, and 6 shall be elected for two (2) year terms at the election in even-numbered years and Councilman Places 1, 3, 5, and 7 in the general election in odd- numbered years. Counci~men elected to Places 1, 3, 5 and 7 in the general election to be held on the first Satruday in Apri1, 1982 shall serve for a period of only one (1) year, until the general election of April, 1983. Thereafter, the two (2) year term of office shall apply to all Council positions. II FOR 271 AGANIST 114 RESOLUTION NO. 81-12 Page 2 AMENDMENT NUMBER 3. Sections 3, 3a, 5 and 6 of Article XVII are each respectively amended to read as follows: "SECTION 3. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION There is hereby established in the City of North Richland Hills a Civil Service Commission, which shall consist of five (5) members, to be selected as follows. Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor of the City of North Richland Hills and such appointment shall be confirmed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills before any such appointments shall be effective. Of the first five (5) commissioners so selected under the provisions of this Act to comprise the Commission, two (2) shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year, and two (2) shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and one (1) shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, or until in each case a successor is appointed, confirmed and qualified. Any vacancies in said Commission, caused by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, or failure of any appointee to qualify within ten (10) days after appointment, shall be filled in the manner herein- above specified, and such appointment shall be for the unexpired term of the retiring Commissioner or the appointee failing to qualifiy. Each such Commissioner shall be of good moral character, a resident of the City of North Richland Hills, shall have resided in said City for a peri'od of at least one (1) year, shall have attained the age of twenty-one (21) years, and shall not have held any public office nor been a paid employee of the City within the preceeding three (3) years" "SECTION 3a. REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONERS Civil Service Commission members may be removed by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the City Council for failure to remain qualified under the provisions of Section 4 of this Article or failure to maintain interest in this Commission as manifested by good attendance at meetings. II SECTION 5. POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Civil Service Commission shall formulate policies, procedures, rules and regulations for conduct of all Civil Service business, operating always within the bounds of the City Charter, the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the Federal Constitution." RESOLUTION NO. 81-12 Page 3 "SECTION 6. SECRETARY OF CIVIL SERVICE There is herby created the office of Secretary of Civil Service, which Secretary shall be appointed and removed by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the City Council. The Secretary shall serve as Secretary to the Commission, and shall perform all such work incidental to the Civil Service as may be required by the Commission. II FOR 216 AMEMDMENT NUMBER 4. Sections 2, 8 and 12 of Article XVII are each respectively amended to read as follows: AGANIST 167 "SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS Any full-time employee of the City is entitled to City Civil Service coverage except any employee directly appointed by the City Council, or any supervisory personnel directly appointed by the City Manager. II "SECTION 8. CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES All employees shall be classified as above provided and shall be under Civil Service protection except the Chief or Heads of such departments, and persons appointed as second in command, by whatever name they may be known. The appointment of the second in command shall be made by the Chief or Head of such department with the approval of the City Manager. Said Chiefs or Department Heads shall be appointed by the City ~1anager." "SECTION 12. PROBATIONARY AND FULL-FLEDGED EMPLOYEES A person who has received appointment to any department hereinunder shall serve a probationary period of twelve (12) months. All positions in the City covered by this Article except that of Head of the Department and second ~in command shall be classified by the Commission and the positions filled from the eligibility list as provided herein." FOR 220 AGAINST 165 RESOLUTION NO. 81-12 Page 4 AMENDMENT NUMBER 5. Section 27, of Article XVII is hereby repea1ed, and Sections 14, Paragraph A, and Sections 18 and 25a, of Article XVII are each respectively amended to read as follows: "SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH A. PROMOTIONS: FILLING VACANCIES All promotional examinations shall be open to all employees who have held a continuous position for two (2) years or more in the salary classification immediately below the classification for which the examination is to be held; except where there is not a sufficient number of members in the next lower position with two (2) years service in that position to provide an adequate number of persons to take the examination, then all employees in such classification will be eligible to take the examination. If, after extending the examination to all employees in the classification immediately below the position being tested, and there is still an insufficient number to take the examination, the Commission may further extend the examination to the members in the second lower position in salary to that for which the examination is to be held." "SECTION 18. APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT In the event any employee is disatisfied with the decision of the Commission, he may, within ten (10) days after the rendition of such final decision, file a petition in the court of appropriate jurisdiction, asking that his order of suspension, dismissðl or demotion be set aside. Such cases shall be advanced on. the docket of such court and shall be given a preference setting over all other cases and shall be tried under the Substantial Evidence Rule." "SECTION 25a. VACATIONS Those employees having completed one (1) but less that three (3) years of consecutive service with the City shall be entitled to two (2) weeks vacation with pay each year; those employees having completed three (3) but less than eight (8) years of consecutive service with City shall be entitled to three (3) weeks vacation with pay each year; those employees having completed eight (8) but less than twenty (20) years of consecutive service with the City shall be entitled to four (4) weeks vacation with pay each year; and those employees having completed twenty (20) or more years of consecutive service with the City shall be entitled to five (5) weeks vacation with pay each year. For tne purposes of this Section, a week shall be defined as a normal work week for all employees in each of the designated classifications ." FOR 226 AGAINST 157 RESOLUTION NO. 81-12 Pàge 5 AMENDMENT NUMBER 6. Article IX, Section 2, is amended to read as follows: "SECTION 2. PERSONAL SERVICES No contract shall ever be made which binds the City før personal services, except for professional or City Manager services to be rendered for any stated period of time, but all appointive employees shall be subject to peremptory discharge, and when discharged shall only be entitled to compensation up to and including the date of their discharge, any provision to the contrary in tfuis Charter notwithstanding. Contracts for professional or City Manager services shall be for a term of no longer than five (5) years, and shall contain express language providing for termination without compensation beyond the date of occurrence of any of the following: Conviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; violations of the provisions of the Charter or of any ordinance, rule, or of special orders applicable to such person. II FOR 208 AMENDMENT NUMBER 7. Article IX, Section 3, is amended to read as follows: AGANIST 175 "SECTION 3. GOODS, MATERIALS, SERVICES OR SUPPLIES The City or any agent of the City acting for it shall not make any contract for goods, materials, services, or supplies for the current use of any department of the municipality for more than one year, except as in this Charter provided, unless said contract and the cost thereof has been included in the annual budget of the City and unless an appropriation has been made therefor, and no contracts or purchases shall exceed the amount appropriated. All contracts shall be made upon specifications and competitive bids except in those cases where such specifications and competitive bids are not required by state law or in contracts for professional services, and no contract shall be binding until it has been signed by a designated representative of the City. Whenever the cost of any contracts charged to any appropriation equals the amount of such appropriation, no person representing the City shall sign or make any additional contracts chargable to such appropriation. Any contract for current expenditures, e~ceeding the amount set up in the budget or the appropriation thereof shall be void." FOR 305 AGAI NST 79 RESOLUTION NO. 81-12 Page 6 NOW THEREFORE be it resolved by the City Council of the Ctiy of North Richland Hills, Texas, that: 1. The canvas be and is hereby approved. The following Charter Amendments are hereby declared to have passed: Amendment #1 Amendment #2 Amendment #3 Amendment #4 Amendmen t # 5 Amendment #6 Amendment #7 The following Charter Amendments are hereby declared have failed: None PASSED AND APPROVED this 10th day of August, 1981. ,// A~~ M'ayor Dick Faram ATTEST: . . . - . - WANT AD INY4ICE From The FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, -'fort Worth, Texas- > p'yy 4y' /{'~1,,~r^~ 5r.~ 1 tF lAp `~(r~~'wpte f~~~~}.{g~ Q TO x~ V}1~~4 d i~ d a A i~t t S.ei~i?~'Lf S~~~»[..~.Y ~ ot+lvrp 1983 tlesw~es ae aos (2) Msvor s1~n11 an MB M ' s~` r Mios da officlna pued~en apPticar e~„y~ ~ et least ~y~ a~ ~,4 r , r posf¢iaf de Copncilb ' a a dtlzen of the ItW Sis1ls LI11@$ ___~_~Times . . . . . . . ~ `;'J~~L.~P a ~IAN ME NTRO,.. i~qrt~ ~s~'ndg 5~~~ and aw~ i ,~~r~ z~' I T ~s o A ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ , PI r ~ '7 P`~: " I ~ u I~aand How- ordered• ~ , ~ ~ ~I ~ ~ik ~ Date stnrtAd `t~ To expire ~ ~~'w'°--<.,,~_ ° ° ~ p'}"`'~'S P.jg i,i?~ '~e •i Class No. Siqned: 3f~~~~r,~~ :~~k_~',s{~.,~~,~ . _ ~ ~ ~ t~aotrii ~h ~BSi2 ~scrarn) 45et~a ~ ~ r 1fe~rr~ r ~)ser~anc~anfRlr@madoa^~ M~irma ~~~DMEN t1i'[... nOrirl rnode (4) anlosturn~o OR y T} ~ MB~R~tp Z~ (S ~ y~Quiiil " QUaNquB~ TI ~~=EAN 1~tA~ES T oE~ ~rw+WeQaomYS(~ seademu- OR~LXG S,.PtA~E50ES~ erie resigno, rqmoy~tlo a folbr .~jATEeDouIs e~ cmnHrmado ~~~aictta~ feie ~ ~~q~ a N~R t~~rl H~ gnu+ren si~°es ~aViar~ w~a~trn~ear1O ° B1 s°fh~`tie°~'aana re~d`dna'~n,.~ GsW~IslonerbseraGetwena ~asse0and b ~ rer r, residenfe de North g~~~p t~pr~sc~~wY. R 4endHillsseoovervividoep }~E pfp~e${ateof 1~ por 4rt(1 } anip, la adad Texas, ands tl s 11 oDntrol d! uno~21) anlos y que ra M aN m~m{~f ekct~fS axeapt awh,rvouna lcinapub[tca, ooue as Olfisrwise herein provi~ rfe~ssae~r~ IaodeleGudadmlen- The Mayor and G nctmai~ Np5 ires (3 ~los.•, PlaSes:2 ~.andQShsi~elected ~ECCION ~A. Rp~EMOVIUO DE iorhwo(~)reartermsayt~lheeafee- o~i~sNer~vlclociviimler~bros ~~Im,~p~~l~3arW7~ serrS movldosdedos•tres the general eleet~9n ~+T,od~tl- > votosdeconclllodeCtudadpor ~W~y~~ vears. Cou 4are ~pparroa estar auaYlflcado dr g~g~ept~i~ g~~p,a~~yp5, ~ih a~eArHCUloof~ollardei~~ es~e~n ~rga~lt~~~~ April~~ osSteComision de CueAa luntas ' ~y~ {p~ a ceriotl qf onlY o~ne (l1 R~E~SPONSA~LLDA OERE3 Y qy~p,f~t~}~y~prae.~ecr ~o formadus~~rel9a~smv~~~ee~ula~cl~ones a l, ~~ncij p~psiTrony a11 a~optY porcor~obrtesdetodonegosbser- ~pR... A~q N vfcbCiuilfodoeltFert~wo~apa~ranqo ~apMENTNUMBE~ ~ ~ ~ Iimfte de carte CWCat1, ta con- ~e cns 3, 3a, 5 m~d 6 ef ArtiGe tlsttlcien v IeVes de el est»dQ dB Xyj l are eacN ies~~slvely Teias tederal contlstac to reaa as ro SEC ION 6. ~~E; ~E~ARtA ~ f~ctYiL ~RVtCE D~E 6~RVIC10C1 t una offldna crear e Is~ eBtabllshed in tF~e de ~r9a tlel sarvlcfo dvif ~N~ ~~chtar~dHlNSaCIvFi qu ~atrMt1riaQadraserelettrr ~~~p m~ssMn,wAfdfshalt aa v remgv ldapo t OoSdres 12/3> ~sfs~ofNVe (5) members.to votosOeCO~ciltodelaCiudad.~a a 114ws.AllernDOr ucrtta?Iavaaservfrcorrasecr~ ~ ~ h OaetcOmislon ~vaaserto- p~.Rthech~tlH~~ f~Ae~~ tta4a1o Ihdesenttat pa e1 sar orih v~p~, c)vlk eomo~ aubra al-~ coml- yp~ ~t S~h~a~131' ~ r a A~FIiNIENDA~UME~OMSRA... ~w~°~qloflheClh%afNorfl~~~~~~ A: t~ndWIIlSbeforearWSUt~t+ Ssectpn 2. B v dP ANkula XVI I y~ t ~y~ wn rest~tavas anmiendepa q~~ y~~j~ IectedueWrrfheprev ~oFllrts ' s~0 ~p~~Nta ~G1udEse t ro (2~I b ~~aoeDWnTed ~rA f tleredwelsetvlcbcivlldela }erm~one(1),y~r,arulhYa(~)~ ^~~~I~ ~ shalf be appointe0 for s Aarm~f ~r pe two ~2) year~s1 ane (1) shall beab- aomat selectado por el rqani98- ~rse or untll tn e ofGs ~reesy(lcl~ de Cludgd " ~ ppnrlrmau CCION 8. CkASSIFtCAC10N ~~~rta~tfleQ. Mv vacancles in D EMPLIADOS sald G6mmiss~on, cauaed t~Y Todos las ert~Wladosie ran pro- dearh, re}Ignaflon removal dr teildos porat servlciatlvN rt~enoa otherwlse,orpY fsil4re of anY,~- IosF~efesamayort~OStlelosdr pol~p~p~a{Ifvwlthlnfan 10) qartamentos, los sleectadus ~yg r aOpolMment, I be seranporlashetesomAVOrdomos p`~~n1hBm rhlr t~ de los devartary~~q~~ os eConI~pdearml• a ~~,~q~~ ~SECCIm 1~. pR TOR AY }}~retlrirwCbmmissionerorHSe EMPLI~DE ~PRH Mw fi~iHn9 to~u a1Ny. Laperspnaaueseareclvdoselec- ~rud~tommtsstorwrshallbe fOS pa~QUalyuly deparatamelfto of yood ~rpral Ch f`~Ct,r a~reSl- RMtlfa Ct12 BSta( pfObatBfb p0/ ~tpf }hgC~}yp(~p~~~rand ~e HIIIS,shallhaveresidedl~satGC1- TodastascaslslwiesdeCludadtv- W(~ aperlodof st feastone (t1 vrldasporesyrArFlCUlort~enoslas ypar,sha]Ihave t~alneat?wage Mefes o maYOrdomos Oe ifeoar- .~~}y~~yavetwtld~enva~l~C~ ~~or"~os we e°OStan e~Qn isa asytaradas Ice~ a~paIdemplo~+eeotttw POR... AGON~~tA... ItY wl{hln 7Fre P?pcpe0fn9 ft~ne ANMIANDANUMERi)5. ~3)yg~~~ ~ REMOVAt OF Secoct~ouncl2t7~n deArtlailoXVp~llsera ~~tc[~ Sf~RS A~y Setel Yl 75S~a, de~Artlculo XYI I slNi feo ~as Oa aiE lean ~OM Servlce CommFsilon mem- bei~s mav~ ba rertioWed a ~hvo- aomo Ws,eg~,~nte ~II ioi ~ailu~ M r~n~+auatffktl 5ECtION 11, PARRAFO A. PRN~OAOCION. LLENAR VA• ~~tt~w rovFSlonaoESettbn4~F ~A ihls Artkte w falture to maMta n odas prortroclonei Qxamina- ~nferesi In Mis C6mmis3tan as c1plones seran abertas para todos ~r~r~ps'~pyyp,~a~~} dos(2lanlosdoina 5ensaearJOda~ 7~pN 5. ERS AND slflcatlan ImmedlAta mente ba~ R~.,,~~SiBiLIT1E cS~asxs;Ifaicfecnl1~ r el e~xa~min~a• ~ 1~~ isalon sirff~crente { shso reY`mu~b~re aWlGes e?oor wmeros~bao st- o~a~tl~i~cl of~a11 CI,vU ~q~e~bu~ clon tlp dds~t3) anios tleserv~ ic~oen esaposlNal{ ~t(ftlasloSemD~adps ~s.oDErating Iw~ awNhlnthe S~CC OeNxb181AP ELACION PA ofTexis#u~dt~~~ ICanstltw CORTE DISTR'17A ~~pA,•• Enlaeventoquelosemp leadoses- +•SECTIp 6. CRETARY OF ten dISasffeeloconiaileelttocide ~iV)ISE~VI~ el bomic~, oueden, mlentras Thereishereby 4re8 Mdpie~ a dlez I10) dlas def~2 s de rendl- of Soc etary oF Clvll 9ervlee, ~ ~ai~~~ I~ar ~f~~retarXSh#Ilpe aaetclorren de roWatla yg~ ~t~ urYr do1f., a~inrcl~ ~,to1~p ot~ theG h Gtltrnci .+T~h~a tles~;pqha dd~c+oiClonsaa0ut5~ ~~F~~ibll serv! as.St+cre~ ta a ado. f~ua? odsas s~eram ar}tta~ }ary to tne misslon aW fhall sadas en la oorte Y se la dan OI~- rform all wdf work ~nclqentsl fmcla arrtva sie tptas otras aa- ~y,~~ ~s tt~ybe rr sas r seran lua ddas da baio de bv the Commis bn." ~~~c~a'~''~~,~~AEAC10NE5 ~'c~n.. ~ rHSY... I,.os ~p '6 s que completaron ~~Eandl2ofA~~~l~tNll uno (1) anb pero merws de ires at8 respectlvElY b (3)antpsdeservlttoaonlaCludad r ea , arnen~BQ tlene tleredw a do3 (~sarr~s ~710N 2. ~EFt#11'il~~ vacaslmes. e~~a9etledotoe~pl~Y FtServFta ~v- ~C~~ay ~ ~ rQet~yanGO~nfedby ~ q~a1} cI1, or any su~ rvts9ryy~1r oa q~ta4ro¢~W mcr»s4 dlrMlv aoPOttilQd btt Al1e~ . Manager.•• ,..- ')R.DINAN%Aœ"UE,.~- ""A RDEN "T" UfifA LECCIÖ A' 198'. POR LA INT NCI ø SOM TER, P OP NtiR NOR'H RICHL.AND HIL.LS CARTA EfifMIENDA. MIEfifTRAS QUE. " ë:ancilio de I ~C~=~~~:=''fr: I merito de consideracion de !os i ~r~ dII North Rlchlancl I pgRL.OtANTO QUE SEA OR- ,'DINAR POR ELCONCIL.IODE , LA~CIUDADDENORTHRICH- ~cF,~'tb~EXAS: irw¡J 1""""""'8. 1981.en deor- r~"","votante5dl 1,49 ~1140~.~,11. .v2» p.m.l:~¡"':;::=r~r= , ~'::~~~:RI"" Allarno JU!II": All.. Parkar Votosau*,,"de~_sar...' comen$aCI enJplio 151 1981 alas t~f¡r'åVI:"l~'::=.'W=: =~~:I~'&fr:~=~ =.Jr'::;. ': e:=*,con~: la~esdllat ~_deTexa.. y m.. =~na~J:=a~ en la ele«ion. SeCCION 2. Notel. delulaCcion sara,cIacla parallUblicar In Or- :=an..:~:~~~o~~ ~.I: primer publicacion sera no menos de Catoru (14) ellas _ =,=:ÏilliSIo_~. AlonrtiCU. Ie lrr;:$':~ ;S. Laila e: _a pOI"la inlenc:lendlla taro!'OadoPlarlaim.nc:ion a enm.ienda.·' . .' SECCIOI'I,1.& balota _a su"'tl- cia en ,. sMiliefIte cOn !!'WI-' cloneS par, ""'~'~ a\ PI1I'" pOnar anm~.:;..tr/ -*a at ~~'fON 4. uC¡¡rtaanmianda _a votacla Arriva son c::antener enaxnibicion" A" øaraOdII u¡ y e1.!!" øa,ya ~tan.I fila _ ......... ;"tj,"2i~=a~lnade fa _aria PASAOOY APPROVAOO EStA 22ND D'A Oil! JUNIO 1981 ~': Faram . , AT~STAR: sf Jeanette Moore i Secretarià deCil/Clad L.eGALMEfifTe"APPROYADO: s/R.x McEntlra' ' AJIc)gado de Ciuclad EXHIBIR "A" i ANNlIA'NDA NUMERO I . EnmlanclaV,Secc:ion2,escinmeri" ~'~~Wlia~~l~~~- Cado uno de los slele hombres del conc:de'I lIIo.,.elllo\allOr, seran.enelèlla. a ele«lon,.!hInen_tar 21 f=s~~&~'á.\U:~~?g.~':~'~: Irðèlo. volanle' QUallflçado 011 el eslao de Telas, vi""" 0 vlvleron ~~~~a~J:'r:;.\~~~ elllm¢ldeNorthRlâllanclHIII$ II que nodeva Pa9Osolll"es IInln9ÍJ- naolra cosasa la e:luclaa 0 sera (jlsQUallflclèlo øor cosas.dê provl. ß~a a$!ÇCde'Erdea~. 110 .. ." conc:l- III IeoerunaQUal- o en estesec:c:lon I' <III un.a lee¡ C:n":s~ "etI\OVI~ de~g.n'a ~ sera bre del conc:llt: lenara tt..=" I. naPUbllca.. . mornas.""arloPUÖI" co, mlenbro de SIIIarola nac:lonal 0 ,.olra reserva mUllar 0 rellrar de \1105. m IIII..res"· ..... , .' POR. . . ACONTRk.·.'· ANM MEp02 '. < \'..~..rtl a ~o'm$.¡,~.".· ,SE fAE re· T . A R' , RES a ý conèlucllèlo y las reSU as unc: - ~s POr I" Aut lrl4a del CoèII9Ode ~Sla40 de Telas, Y QUai <ø41C1o. se,ra confrQ ~,enla mun!dIi..1 e ec:ç1ones. .....'. .' EI Mayor II hon1breSECòt1c:Ìliò do""98(r;, 2. ..). <t. y , ..r"'1e DOr $ ._$an laeH!C(;1on denum- "(IS equales at1Q$ II hombre Can- cillo IU98r 1. 3, 5. v 7 en IlllÆral elecclon en numeros de no e!ÌU- ; ales, hombre Concllloeleélado oa Ilu9arl.3.5,v7engehfralelec:clon I seraèlelenlèlaenelDrlmersabðèlo . an Avril, 1982seraservldoPOruno I (1) _ ante$ la elec:cIO!lll !lWral It, ,1""'W'< I''.; ')'~\"":~a!'-" ,~..' rA~' ,:",::...A;·.~ t'"