For the purposes of this article:
means the Irving Animal Services Advisory Committee.
means the animal services department of the city.
(Ordinance 2012-9332, § 2, adopted 5/24/2012)
There is hereby created and established the Irving Animal Services Advisory Committee which shall be an advisory body to the city council.
(Ordinance 2012-9332, § 2, adopted 5/24/2012)
The purpose of the committee is to advise the city council and the department regarding issues pertaining to animal bite prevention, zoonotic disease transmission, animal care and welfare, animal rescue, standards for animal shelters, training of personnel, and any other issues that may be required by applicable law.
(Ordinance 2012-9332, § 2, adopted 5/24/2012)
(a)
Composition.
The committee shall have seven (7) voting members. The committee shall be composed of at least one (1) licensed veterinarian, one (1) county or city official, one (1) person whose duties include the daily operation of an animal shelter, and one (1) representative from an animal welfare organization.
(b)
Qualifications.
All voting members of the committee shall be residents of the city or shall have their primary place of business in the city except that the one (1) person whose duties include the daily operation of an animal shelter may be a nonresident of the city.
(c)
Term of office.
The seven (7) voting members shall occupy a place on the committee, such places being numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, respectively. The term of office for all voting members is two (2) years. The term of office for places 1, 3, 5, and 7 shall expire on odd-numbered years. The term of office for places 2, 4, and 6 shall expire on even-numbered years.
(Ordinance 2012-9332, § 2, adopted 5/24/2012)
The Dallas Fort Worth Humane Society Executive Director shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member of the committee and may act in an advisory capacity to the committee.
(Ordinance 2016-9778, § 1, adopted 2/25/2016)