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 South Houston
 Code of Ordinances
 CODE OF ORDINANCES
 Chapter 2. ADMINISTRATION
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 2-27.5. Community development committee.  

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  • (a)

    There is hereby created the Community Development Committee of the City of South Houston, Texas.

    (b)

    The community development committee shall consist of seven (7) members, including the chairman. Each shall have a vote. These seven (7) individuals shall be residents of the city and shall serve two-year terms. The first term of office for the seven (7) appointees and all future terms shall coincide with all other appointed offices in the city and shall be named by the mayor, with the concurrence of council, as provided in the City Code. Their meetings shall be governed by the Texas Open Meetings Act.

    (c)

    The community development committee shall recommend action to the city council and may not independently act or contract. The committee shall consist of persons whose experience shall provide a balanced expertise to the city in matters of planned and desirable economic development.

    (d)

    The purpose of the committee shall be to promote state of local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the municipality:

    (1)

    By development of information and relationships in the public and private sector for the orderly, planned and beneficial development of South Houston, Texas.

    (2)

    By recommendation to council of appropriate action, contracts, gifts or grants in furtherance of this purpose.

    (3)

    By acting as focal group and monitoring for council and the citizens of South Houston the opportunities for development, the progress of the development we attract and the retention of the development in place.

    (e)

    This entity shall be created under the authority of Section 380.001 (a) and (b) of the Texas Local Government Code and not under the Development Corporation Act of 1979 (Article 5190.6 V.A.C.S.).

    (f)

    Henceforth, the mayor shall appoint the seven (7) members including the chairman of the community development committee, subject to confirmation of those appointments by council, as provided in the City Code for all such mayoral appointments.

(Ord. No. 2000-06, §§ 1—6, 3-28-00)

Editor's note

Ordinance No. 2000-06, §§ 1—6, adopted March 28, 2000, did not specifically amend the Code. Therefore, such ordinance was treated as adding a new section 2-27.5 at the editor's discretion.