Title
Consideration of and action on an ordinance appointing two members of the Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District of the City of Deer Park to complete unexpired terms of departing members.
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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. The statute states that members serve staggered two years terms which expire on September 1.
However, two board members Joe Reynolds (Councilwoman Garrison’s appointee) and Charlie Johnson (Mayor Mouton’s appointee), whose terms expire in 2027, have asked to resign from the board. Therefore, their slots are being filled by the following appointments:
• Blake White is appointed by Mayor Mouton;
• Brad Hawthorne is appointed by Councilwoman Garrison.
These two will complete the remaining term which is set to expire Sept 1, 2027. Their term will become effective as of the date of the ordinance.
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.”
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
N/A.
Recommended action
Approve the ordinance appointing two members to the Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District to complete the unexpired terms of two departing members.