Ord 2025-009 amending Chapter 2, Administration, Article 2, City Council, Division 2, Meetings, of the San Marcos City Code to establish rules governing council member absences from meetings of external boards or commissions to which they are appointed

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ORDINANCE NO. 2025-09 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE 2, CITY COUNCIL, DIVISION 2, MEETINGS, OF THE SAN MARCOS CITY CODE TO ESTABLISH RULES GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBER ABSENCES FROM MEETINGS OF EXTERNAL BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS TO WHICH THEY ARE APPOINTED; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 2,Administration,Article 2,City Council,Division 2,Meetings,of the San Marcos City Code is hereby amended to add a new Section 2.047 to read as set forth below. Added text is indicated by underlining. Sec. 2.047. Absence from meetings of external boards or commissions. (a) The voluntary absence of a council member from three consecutive regular meetings of an external board will result in automatic resignation of the member from the external board. (b) The voluntary absence of a member of an external board that meets quarterly from two regular meetings during a fiscal year of the external organization will result in automatic resignation of the member from the external board. The voluntary absence of a member of any other external board from more than 25 percent of the external board's regular meetings during a calendar year will result in automatic resignation of the member from the external board. (c) For purposes of this section: (11) Regular meeting includes onlregularly scheduled meeting does not include special meetings, workshops, or committee meetings of an external board. (2) Excused absence means an absence by an external board member that results from a medical reason of the member or a relative of the member, child care for a newly born or newly adopted child during the first eight weeks of the child's life, family emergency, or jury duty. (3) Voluntary absence means an absence other than an excused absence, to also include failure to inform the staff liaison of an absence prior to a scheduled meeting. (4) Council member includes the mayor.