Ord 2024-3993 - Revised - Naming City Facilities

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ORDINANCE NO.2024-3993 AN ORDINANCE CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, BY REVISING RULES FOR NAMING CITY FACILITIES IN HONOR OF DECEASED LOCAL, STATE AND COMMUNITY LEADERS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1: That Chapter 2 "Administration", Article 1, "In General", Section 1 "Policy for Naming City Facilities", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended in its entirety and shall hereinafter read as follows: "Sec. 2-1. - Policy for naming city facilities. (a) Purpose. To establish guidelines and procedures for the naming of municipal facilities or donation of a memorial tree with plaque. (b) Procedures. (1) To initiate the naming process, an application should be requested from and returned to the city secretary's office. A set of procedures and guidelines will accompany each application for completion. (2) A standing committee, appointed by council and composed of Councilmembers from the three at -large positions (mayor, position "A," and position "B"), will consider all applications and provide recommendations. (3) The council committee will present their recommendation to the full city council to consider the naming of the city facility or parkland. (4) Generally, municipal facilities will be named immediately prior to or during development of the facilities.