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RESOLUTION NO. 87-21
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE
OPPOSING THE CHANGE OF THE H-GAC BY-LAWS AS PERTAINS TO SECTION
IX AMENDMENTS
WHEREAS, Article II of the By-Laws of the
Houston-Galveston Area, Council states that the objectives of
the Houston-Galveston Area Council shall be to encourage and
permit local units of government to join and cooperate with
each other to improve the health, safety and general welfare of
their citizens and to plan for the future development of the 13
county regions; and
WHEREAS, the City of La Porte has fulfilled all membership
requirements, including the payment of dues and the adoption of
the Houston-Gal veston Area Council By-Laws by passage of an
ordinance, minute order, resolutions or other appropriate legal
action; and
WHEREAS, the current Board of Directors are directing that
a proposal to amend Article IX concerning the method of
amendment of By-Laws be placed on the October H-GAC agenda; and
WHEREAS, Article IX of the H-GAC By-Laws mandates the
unanimous vote of the members of the Board of Directors for the
By-Laws to be amended; and
WHEREAS, a proposed seventy-five percent (75%) vote by the
current composition of the Board of Directors to change the
current By-Laws as proposed, or any other vote other than a
unanimous vote could limit, or exclude membership on the Board,
raise dues, or alter any other provision of the H-GAC By-Laws
to su ita non-representa ti ve minor i ty or maj or i ty of current
members; and
WHEREAS, the authors of the original By-Laws in their
wisdom sought to preserve the rights of small or disadvantaged
entities to maintain a balance and provide a mechanism to
encourage the active participation of all governmental entities
to obtain the objectives of the Houston-Galveston Area Council;
and
WHEREAS, these proposed amendments, no matter how well
intended, jeopardize these rights.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of
the City of La Porte opposes any attempt to amend the voting
requirements of Section IX of the By-Laws of the
Houston-Galveston Area Council; and instruct our
representatives on the H-GAC Board of Directors, their
alternates or successors, to vote against any change to Section
IX of Houston-Galveston Area Council By-Laws.
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FURTHER, the City Council of the City of La Porte
strongly urges the other member c it ies of the H-GAC Board of
Directors to do likewise, with the full realization that this
amendment is fundamentally and equally onerous to all members,
be they a Home Rule city, General Law city, school d istr ic t,
conservation district, County, or any member out of favor for
any reason at any time.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 26th day of October, 1987,
by the City Council of the City of La Porte.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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Cherie Black, City Secretary