HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR 14762: MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY - RESCIND RES. NO. 08-178interoffice
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor, City Council, and City Manager
From: Mark T. Sokolow, City Attorney . / """ ~,~d,~,?r~
Date: June 25, 2008
Subject: P. R. No. 14762; Council Meeting July 1, 2008
Attached is P. R. No. 14762 rescinding Resolution No. 08-
178 as it pertains to the appointment process to the Municipal
Housing Authority (Requested by Mayor Prince). In Resolution No.
08-178, the City Council asked for new legislation as to changing
the appointment process to the Municipal Housing Authority.
This was tabled at the June 17, 2008 Council Meeting
MTS:ts
Attachment
z.pr14762_memo2
interoffice
MEMORANDUM
~~
To: Mayor, City Council, and City Manager __.
From: Mark T. Sokolow, City Attorney 1 ~,,,,( ~;~i><~~---'~ -,_;~~.;
Date: June 6, 2008
Subject: P. R. No. 14762; Council Meeting June 17, 2008 _, .
Attached is P. R. No. 14762 rescinding Resolution No. 08-
178 as it pertains to the appointment process to the Municipal
Housing Authority (Requested by Mayor Prince). In Resolution No. OS- -..,-'
178, the City Council asked for new legislation as to changing the
appointment. process to the Municipal Housing Authority. --
MTS:ts
Attachment
z.pY14'162-memo
P. R. No. 14762
06/05/08
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 08-178
AS IT PERTAINS TO THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS TO
THE MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (REQUESTED BY
MAYOR PRINCE)
WHEREAS, Section 392 of the Texas Local Government Code
provides for a Municipal Housing Authority; and
WHEREAS, Section 392 of the Texas Local Government Code
provides for the presiding officer of the governing body to
appoint the Commissioners of a Housing Authority; and
WHEREAS, the City Council does not desire to change this
statute and further desires to rescind Resolution No. 08-178 which
requested Representative Deshotel, Representative Ritter and
Senator Janek to sponsor legislation which would have replaced the.
presiding officer with the governing body as the entity that could
make the appointments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the facts and opinion in the preamble are
true and correct.
Section 2. That Resolution No. 08-178 is herein
rescinded.
z.pr 14762 ~
Section 3. That the City Secretary shall send a true and
correct copy of this Resolution to Representative Ritter,
Representative Deshotel, and Senator Janek.
Section 4. That a copy of the .caption of this Resolution
be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this day of
A.D., 2008 at a Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port
Arthur, Texas, by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor
City Council
Noes:.
ATTEST:
Acting City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
~,/~. ~~/
City Attorney
L
yor
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION
/// (~
City Ma
z.pr 19762