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Consideration of and action on an ordinance appointing one member to the Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District of the City of Deer Park due to changes in Council.
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Summary:
The State statute (Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District Act) which enables creation of a FCPEMSD also specifies the manner in which appointments to the board of directors are to be made. Section 344.101(f) of Chapter 344 of the Texas Local Government Code states:
“In a district for which the governing body of the municipality does not serve as the district's board of directors, the governing body may create a board of directors for which one director is appointed by each member of the governing body to serve at the pleasure of that member for a term not to exceed two years and that expires when the member of the governing body that appointed the director leaves office.”
Pursuant to the foregoing statute: Since Mr. Patterson has stepped down from council, Council member League must appoint a member to the Fire District. He is appointing ____________ to replace Marshall Shepherd for the remainder of the term (expires 9/30/24). Mr. Shepherd is moving outside of the city limits of Deer Park and will not be eligible for reappointment.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
N/A.
Recommended action
Approve the ordinance appointing _________ as a member of the Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District due to changes in council.