2009-078OFFICIAL RECORD
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
Resolution No. 09-078
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, AMENDING RESOLUTION
No. 07-044; CREATING A COMMUNITY COMMITTEE,
STUDENTS AND PARENTS AGAINST RISKS TO OUR
KIDS (SPARK), SETTING FORTH THE PURPOSE,
MEMBERSHIP, TERMS OF OFFICE, VOTING DUTIES,
AND RESPONSIBILITES OF MEMBERS, ADOPTION
BYLAWS, AND; ABOLISHING THE COMMUNITY TASK
FORCE STUDENTS AND PARENTS AGAINST RISKS TO
OUR KIDS IN SOUTHLAKE.
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Southlake, deemed it advisable and
necessary to establish a community committee, Students and Parents Against Risks to Our Kids
SPARK) (hereafter referred to as "Committee") to act as an advisory committee to the City
Council and the Carroll Independent School District Board of Trustees; with its mission of
sparking ideas, sharing information, identifying needs, educating the community, mobilizing
resources, promoting collaboration, advocating for sound public policy; and,
WHEREAS, two years after Southlake created the community task force Students and
Parents Against Risks to Our Kids in Southlake an ever changing social landscape has proven
that the dangers to children extend beyond the borders of Southlake and the City Council and
Board of Trustees recognize the need to empower a committee to educate the community about
the dangers facing young people in society today; and,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT:
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Section 1. Students and Parents Against Risks to Our Kids (SPARK) is hereby created, and will
be organized and governed in the following manner:
Section 2. Powers. In fulfillment of its purpose, the committee shall act as an advisory
committee to the City Council and School Board; with its mission of sparking ideas, sharing
information, identifying needs, educating the community, mobilizing resources, promoting
collaboration and advocating for sound public policy; and, by the appropriate Council Resolution
and shall have all the powers set forth in the resolution, and other applicable law.
Section 3. Powers. Number and Terms of Officer
a.) The affairs of SPARK shall be managed by the Executive Board of the
committee.
b.) The Executive Board shall be composed of the following members who will
participate as voting members of the Committee:
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1. Two members of the City Council appointed by the City Council; and two
members of the Board of Trustees appointed by the Board of Trustees; One
member of the City Council and one member of the Board of Trustees will
serve as Chair and Vice -Chair for one year terms as selected by the appointed
members of the City Council and Board of Trustees; these members will
alternate to allow one member of the City Council and one member of the
Board of trustees to serve as Chair during the two year term.
2. One administrator with the Carroll ISD; appointed by the Board of Trustees;
3. One member of the Southlake DPS Command Staff; appointed by the City
Council;
4. One School Resource Officer; appointed by the City Council;
5. One Counselor from Carroll Senior High School or Carroll High School;
appointed by the Board of Trustees;
6. One licensed mental health professional or licensed chemical dependency
counselor; appointed by the City Council;
7. One member of the CISD Advisory Committee; appointed by the Board of
Trustees;
8. One citizen at large; appointed by the City Council;
9. One citizen at large; appointed by the Board of Trustees;
10. One youth representative; appointed by the Board of Trustees;
11. One member of the Student Health Advisory Committee; Appointed by the
Board of Trustees.
c) Each member of the Executive Board shall serve a term of two years.
Section 4. Meetings of the Committee. The Committee shall meet at a time and place
determined by the Chair, and at such other times as determined by the Executive Board by a
majority vote. Executive Board members not planning to attend any meeting shall notify the
Chair by 12:00 noon on the meeting day. All meetings and deliberations of the Committee shall
be called, convened, held, and conducted, and notice shall be given to the public, in accordance
with the procedures and notice required for governmental bodies by Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code.
Section 5. Special Meetings. The Chair, or other persons authorized by the Executive Board to
call special meetings, may call special meetings of the Committee and may fix any place for
holding such special meetings of the Committee.
Section 6. Ouorum. For the purpose of the Committee, a quorum will be comprised of a
majority of the currently sitting Executive Board of the Committee. Vacant positions shall not be
counted for the purposes of determining a quorum. The Chair should not call a meeting to order
until a quorum is present, except where there is no hope of there being a quorum, and in such
event no business shall be transacted, except to adjourn.
If it is determined during the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting will be adjourned.
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Section 7. Removal of an Executive Board Member. Any member may be removed from the
Executive Board at the discretion of the authority of the governing body who appointed the
member for any of the following reasons: (1) the member misses two or more consecutive
regular Committee meetings; (2) in the opinion and judgment of either the Executive Board
Chair or a majority of the Committee, the member has not exhibited sufficient interest in the
work of the Committee; or (3) any other reason allowed by law or rule of the authority or
governing body that appointed the member. If, in the judgment of either the Executive Board
Chair or a majority of the Committee, any member of the Committee meets any of these criteria
for removal, the Chair of the Executive Board shall inform the authority or governing body that
appointed the member of such.
Section 8. Conduct of Business.
a.) The Committee shall enact such rules and regulations, and by-laws as may be
deemed necessary to conduct the business of the Committee not inconsistent with
the terms of this Resolution.
b.) The current edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall be the final source of
authority in all questions of parliamentary procedure, when such rules are not
inconsistent with this Resolution or the rules and regulation adopted by the
Committee.
c.) At all meetings of the, Committee, the Chair shall preside. In the Chair's absence,
the Vice -Chair shall preside.
d.) The Chair and Vice -Chair shall be voting members of the Committee.
e.) Minutes of each Executive Board meeting shall be filed with the City Secretary.
Section 9. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Executive Board shall be filled by the
appointing authority.
Section 10. Ex -Officio Members. The Executive Board may, as it deems appropriate, appoint
ex -officio members to the committee if such appointment is determined to be in the best interest
of the Committee. Consideration shall be given to appointing ex -officio members who represent
organizations whose purpose is to reduce drug and alcohol abuse or other dangers present to
youth. Ex -Officio members are non-voting members.
Section 11. Compensation of Committee Members. Committee members shall not receive
any salary or compensation for their services as Committee members.
Section 12. Officers and Terms of Office.
a.) The Executive Board Officers will consist of a Chair and Vice -Chair, appointed by
the four members of the City Council and Board of Trustees appointed to the
Committee by the appointing authorities.
b.)A vacancy in one of the Executive Board Officer positions will be filled by the
appointed City Council and Board of Trustees members or if these members of the
Executive Board have not acted to fill a vacancy, such vacancy shall be filled
temporarily by a majority vote of the Committee at the next regular meeting.
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Section 13. Powers of the Chair, The Chair shall, in general, preside at all meetings of the
Committee and perform all duties incident to the office of Chari and such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Committee and the City Council and the CISD Board of Trustees.
Section 14. Limitation of Authority. All sub -committees shall be advisory only. The
Committee shall not delegate any final or official authority to a sub -committee. Rather, all final,
official actions of the Committee may be exercised only by the Committee. Each sub -committee
shall keep regular minutes of the transactions of its meetings and shall cause such minutes to be
submitted to the Executive Board.
Section 15. Abolishing Resolutions No. 07-044 and 07-045,: Resolutions No. 07-044 and 07-
045 are hereby repealed, and the Students and Parents Against Risks to Our Kids in Southlake
S.P.A.R.K.S) is hereby abolished.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 6th DAY OF " 2010.
ATTEST:
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Lori Payne
City Secretary
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