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IS"- <S- <s- ~~ 15~ U,J:::Ji!i ,:0 c:: l:: G", ......-! U,J C7,l CO en .;.... w ;::-0 u.... I-l::' (::5~ 55 ORDINANCE 1999- 18 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 2.211 (B) OF THE CITY CODE TO CHANGE THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD FROM TWO YEARS TO THREE YEARS; INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR PENAL TIES. RECITALS: 1. The Main Street Advisory Board has requested that two changes be made in the ordinance which defines the term of office of the Board's members. 2. The 1997-98 Citizen Review Board has recommended that the City Council consider this request. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2.211(b) of the City Code is amended, and Section 2.211(c) is added, as follows (underlining indicates added text; o'v'erstrike indicates deleted text): (b) Members are appointed to three-year fivo-year staggered terms with the terms of one-third of the members expiring each April 30th eight of them expiring April 30 of odd-numbered years and the terms of seven expiring April 30 of even- numbered years. The members will, at their meeting in May of each year, elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson and secretary. They may elect other officers and form committees as they may determine necessary for the proper performance of their duties. c) Members of the Main Street advisory board who are ineligible for reappointment under Section 2.068 of this code remain ineligible for a period of one year from the expiration of their last term of office, rather than for a full term of office as stated in Section 2.068(e) of this code. SECTION 2. Current members of the Main Street Advisory Board will serve the two-year terms of office to which they were appointed, and vacancies in these positions will be filled for the remainder of the current terms. New appointments to regular terms on the Board in 1999 and 2000 will decide their terms of office by drawing lots, according to the following schedule: 1999- 8 appointments 2000-9 appointments 2-1 year (exp. 2000) 3-2 year (exp. 2001) 3-3 year (exp. 2002) 2-1 year (exp. 2001) 2-2 year (exp. 2002) 5-3 year (exp. 2003) Those drawing terms of office of one or two years will not have their initial term count as a term of office under City Code Sec. 2.068. SECTION 3. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this ordinance will continue in force if they can be given effect without the invalid portion. SECTION 4. All ordinances and resolution or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict with this ordinance are repealed. SECTION 5. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance commits a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalty provided in Section 1.015 of the San Marcos