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8l ^'- ORDINANCE 1990- 83 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THE SAN HARCOS CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ESTABLISH GENERAL POLICIES PERTAINING TO CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, City Boarès and Commissions are governed by administrative rules and re;;lllatiOi¡,sl~lat have been adopted over time in a variety of ordinances and res~lutions; and, WHEREAS, the efficient ope~z.tion of City Boards and Conanissions requires t:l\at thE~SG. rules and regulations be reorganized and adopted in a single ordinance to be published in the San Marcos Code of Ordinances; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. 'fhat Article IV of Chapter 2, Administration, of the San Marcos Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: ARTICLE IV. GENERAL POLICIES FOR CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Sec. 2-53. Open Meetinqs. All boards and commissions of the City whose membership is wholly appointed by the City Council shall comply with the standards for open meetings as prescribed by State law for members of governmental bodies. Sec. 2-54. Membershio on More Than One Board or Commission. A person may not be appointed as a member of more than one permanent City board or commission, except where duplicate appointments are authorized by ordinance, the City Charter, or State law. Sec. 2-55. Limitation on Successive Terms of Office. (a) A person may not be appointed to a term of office on a City board or commission if the person has served two (2) consecutive terms of office on the board or commission immediately prior to the term for which the appointment is being considered. (b) For purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to have served a term of office on a board or commission if the person serves more than one-half of a regular term of office on the board or commission. (c) This section shall not apply to appointments to boards and commissions to which the City exercises appointment authority over only one (1) position, or to appointments to boards and commissions where limitations on successive terms of office different from those prescribed herein are specifically established by ordinance, the City Charter, or State law. (d) This section shall not apply where good cause exists to appoint a person for a third consecutive term. For this purpose, good cause shall include, but not be limited to,