There is created the Crosby County Pioneer Memorial, which shall
be governed by a board of directors consisting of 9 members, each
to be appointed by a majority vote of the city council.
(Ordinance adopted 5/24/1974,
sec. 1; 1999 Code, sec. 34-31; Ordinance 05-2021 adopted 5/18/2021)
The Crosby County Pioneer Memorial (CCPM) is created for the
purpose of providing facilities for educational, recreational, benevolent
and civic uses for the citizens of the county and the Texas South
Plains. As an entity of the city, the CCPM shall operate its facilities
on a nonprofit basis, striving to contribute significantly to education,
enrichment and esthetics enjoyment, with exhibitions and public programs
which will facilitate the dissemination of knowledge.
(Ordinance adopted 5/24/1974,
sec. 2; 1999 Code, sec. 34-32)
(a)
Generally.
The board of directors of the Crosby County
Pioneer Memorial shall consist of 9 resident citizens, taxpayers,
and qualified voters of the county, and shall be appointed by the
city council to serve terms of three years each, three terms to be
renewed or filled each year, excluding the ninth member. Allowing
for city council consideration, the initial term of office shall begin
on April 1st of the year of appointment, except in the filling of
vacancies and unexpired terms. All vacancies occurring shall be filled
by appointment by majority vote of the city council. All vacancies
occurring by reason of expiration of a term shall be filled by appointment
of a majority vote of the city council. The 9th member of the board
shall be a member of the city council (either mayor or alderman),
to be appointed by the city council. This appointee will serve on
the board until his or her council term expires. A successor will
be named from the membership of the city council to fill the vacancy
of the former council board member.
(b)
Advisory members.
The trustee of the Percy and Zina
Lamar Foundation shall be entitled to appoint two advisory members
to the board of directors pursuant to an agreement between Texas Commerce
Bank, Trustee, and the city. These two directors shall serve at the
pleasure of the trustee, and neither shall be a voting member of the
board.
(Ordinance adopted 5/24/1974,
sec. 3; 1999 Code, sec. 34-33; Ordinance 05-2021 adopted 5/18/2021)
(a)
Tenure
of each director of the Crosby County Pioneer Memorial will be judged
individually on his objectivity and his contribution to the memorial.
The director’s value will be judged by attendance at the monthly
meetings and/or by his general ability to provide unique resources
for the management of the institution. It is of major importance that
the candidate for the board have an active desire to serve the institution
in some measurable capacity.
(b)
The
board of directors shall organize and select their officers and shall
hold meetings regularly and shall designate the time and place of
such meetings. The board shall adopt its own rules of procedure and
keep a record of its proceedings. Eight members of the board shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(Ordinance adopted 5/24/1974,
sec. 4; 1999 Code, sec. 34-34)
(a)
Ex
officio members of the Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Board of Directors
shall be the mayor and the city secretary. The ex officio members
will not have voting privileges and shall act solely in an advisory
capacity.
(b)
The
board of directors may with the consent of the city council select
members of the board for lifetime membership. Such lifetime members
shall have full membership privileges but shall not constitute members
for purposes of a quorum under the foundation’s bylaws.
(Ordinance adopted 5/24/1974,
sec. 5; 1999 Code, sec. 34-35)
The board of directors of the Crosby County Pioneer Memorial
shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the facilities
of the memorial. The board of directors shall further be responsible
for the establishment of policies in order that the facilities of
the memorial may be utilized for its intended purposes.
(Ordinance adopted 5/24/1974,
sec. 6; 1999 Code, sec. 34-36)
The board of directors shall operate the facility of the Crosby
County Pioneer Memorial in such a manner as to qualify for the yearly
gift to the operational budget pursuant to the terms and conditions
of the Percy and Zina Lamar Foundation. The minimum budget for the
operation of the memorial will be derived from the Lamar Foundation
and from funds as may be available from the city, together with other
income which the facility may have from its various uses. As an entity
of the city, the general operating account of the memorial shall be
subject to monthly and annual audits in a manner recommended by the
city’s certified public accountant.
(Ordinance adopted 5/24/1974,
sec. 7; 1999 Code, sec. 34-37)
The members of the board of directors of the Crosby County Pioneer
Memorial shall serve without compensation, and no debts of any kind
or character shall be made or incurred by the board of directors or
anyone acting for such board of directors unless expenditures have
been specifically authorized by the city council prior to the time
such obligations are incurred.
(Ordinance adopted 5/24/1974,
sec. 8; 1999 Code, sec. 34-38)
