There is hereby created and established a beautification board for the city, hereinafter referred to as the "board," to be composed of seven voting members who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the city council.
(Ordinance 2024-03 adopted 3/4/2024)
(a) 
The board shall be composed of a combination of the following, with no more than seven (7) members being appointed:
(1) 
Up to three members from the city council.
(2) 
Up to one Azle ISD high school student who resides within the city limits.
(3) 
Up to two members may be nonresident owners or employees of businesses operating within the city limits.
(4) 
Up to four resident citizens who are qualified voters.
(b) 
The board shall serve staggered two-year terms with places 1, 3, 5 and 7 expiring in odd-numbered years, and places 2, 4 and 6 expiring in even-numbered years. The terms shall expire on October 31st of each year as referenced above.
(c) 
The board shall choose from its members a chairperson and vice chairperson. The term of office shall be one year with the term of office expiring on October 31st of each year. Officers may be re-elected.
(Ordinance 2024-03 adopted 3/4/2024; Ordinance 2025-08 adopted 5/20/2025; Ordinance 2025-17 adopted 10/21/2025)
The board shall establish the time and place for holding regular meetings. The board shall meet twice a year in a joint meeting with city council to discuss community beautification including possibly presenting recommendations on beautification projects and programs for the city. On an annual basis, the board shall present a report to the city council.
(Ordinance 2024-03 adopted 3/4/2024)
(a) 
The purpose of the beautification board will be to make the city a clean and attractive city in which to live, to maintain a healthy environment, to educate the city's citizens as to the ongoing process of keeping their city beautiful, and to generally beautify the city.
(b) 
The board shall consider the following aspects of a potential beautification program and shall make recommendations of each to the city council for final approval: landscaping of city rights-of-way and city property; award programs for businesses and residential areas that beautify their areas through landscaping, maintenance, the abatement of litter or other methods; voluntary recycling, including the promotion and education of the need for recycling; the possibility of joining state or nation-wide groups that are focused on beautification; and how to involve the general public, the school system, the business community and homeowners in a beautification program.
(Ordinance 2024-03 adopted 3/4/2024)