There is hereby created an animal control advisory commission for the City. That commission shall assist the city's animal control department in complying with the regulations placed on that department by the State of Texas or any other appropriate governing body. The commission shall further advise the Council on any other animal control problem referred to the commission by the City Council.
(Ordinance 6936 adopted 6/27/1989)
The animal control advisory commission shall consist of seven persons appointed by a majority of the City Council. The commission shall be composed of at least one licensed veterinarian, one county or municipal official, one person whose duties include the daily operation of an animal shelter, and one representative from an animal welfare organization.
(Ordinance 6936 adopted 6/27/1989; Ordinance 7526, sec. 1, adopted 5/14/1996; Ordinance 8049, sec. 1, adopted 10/9/01; Ordinance 10061, sec. 1, adopted 3/24/2020)
Members of the commission shall serve four-year terms beginning and ending on September 30 of the appropriate years. The City Council may from time to time appoint members for terms of lesser duration than four years when necessary to comply with the terms of this section or to fill the remainder of unexpired
terms. A member may be removed from office by the City Council for any reason.
(Ordinance 6936 adopted 6/27/1989; Ordinance 8049, sec. 2, adopted 10/9/01)
Pursuant to V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 823.005(c), the commission shall meet at least three times annually. The commission shall organize itself, adopt its own rules, and elect a chairman. The commission may meet more frequently as is required by the City Council or as called by the chairman of the commission.
(Ordinance 6936 adopted 6/27/1989)