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Ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the City Code of Ordinances
regarding membership of the Water Resource Advisory Committee;
to make minor revisions to the language of a member description;
and to increase membership by one additional representative.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
Section 1. Chapter 2 of the City Code of Ordinances regarding the Water Resource
Advisory Committee is revised to read as follows:
"Sec. 2-230. Composition, organization, and duties.
(a) Composition.
(1) There is hereby created the water resources advisory committee which shall
consist of nine (9) ten (10) members. The members shall include a residential
customer of the city's water system (homeowner), a large commercial customer of the
city's water system, a wholesale raw or treated water customer of the city's regional
water supply system, a representative of the Port Industries of Corpus Christi, a
representative of a school district located within the city, a representative of a military
facility, a representative of landscaping/nursery/horticulture interest, a-rep,ecentative
- _- _ _ •- _- an apartment owner or owner's representative, and
a citizen at large, and a member or employee of an organization that seeks to protect
or positively influence the Nueces River watershed or its ecosystems.
(2) The members of the advisory committee are appointed by the mayor with the
approval of the council, for two-year terms of office. The initial members of said
advisory committee shall be were appointed as follows: Four (4) members of the
advisory committee shall be initially appointed for a term of one (1) year, and five (5)
members of the advisory committee shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years.
Upon expiration of the term of office of the first nine (9) appointees, the succeeding
term of office for each new member shall be for a term of two (2)years. Any vacancy
shall be filled for the unexpired term. All committee members shall serve without
compensation.
(3) The mayor may appoint one (1) or two (2) council member(s) to serve as an ex
officio member(s)of the committee.
(b) Organization.
(1) The committee shall adopt its own rules of procedures.
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(2) At the first meeting after creation of the committee, a majority of the whole
committee shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson to serve during the first
term. Thereafter, a committee chairperson and vice-chairperson shall be elected by a
majority of the whole committee to serve one-year terms expiring each May 30. Said
election shall be held each year at the first regular meeting after appointments to fill
expired terms.
(c) Duties. The advisory committee shall advise the city council, city manager, and water
superintendent in matters of water resources management. The city council, city manager,
and water superintendent may refer matters to the committee to obtain their views."
SECTION 2. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus
Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi. This Ordinance
takes effect on date of final Council action.
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That the foregoing or rice was r-,-d for the first time and passed to its second
reading on this the 1iRU
ay of .L!PALt,' '015, by the following vote:
Brian 0osas _ _
Nelda Martinez j ! , _
Rudy Garza £4. Lucy Rubio 4 !
Chad Magill LA! Mark Scott
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Colleen McIntyre i , Carolyn Vaughn
Lillian Riojas PI
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That the foregoing ordi nce was read-for the second time and passed finally on this
the fl. day of UIQ V, 2015, by the following vote:
Nelda Martinez 0 Brian Rosas i
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Rudy Garza ! Lucy RubioI J.
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Chad Magill �,Q.i Mark Scott
Colleen McIntyre ] Carolyn Vaughn
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Lillian Riojas 01JUAk
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 1P711-i;ilay of 015.
ATTEST:
1-21-eC-CC. i'LeA.A (UQf
Rebecca Huerta Nelda Ma i
City Secretary Mayor
EFFECTIVE DATE
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