Title
Consideration of and action on an ordinance appointing four members of the Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District of the City of Deer Park.
Body
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 2-year terms of Sam Pipkin, Michael Records and Jason Karr expired effective September 1, 2016. All three members have been contacted and each has indicated willingness to serve another term. 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: Sam Pipkin is appointed by Councilmember Patterson; and Michael Records is appointed by Councilmember Martin; and Jason Karr is appointed by Councilmember Sinor.
Also, Board member Don Davis was recently elected as Fire Chief and is resigning from the Board. Councilmember Garrison has appointed ____________ to fill this position on the Board.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
N/A
Recommended action
Approve the ordinance.