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)