Composition; members.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 2-362
in effectSec. 2-362. - Composition; members.
(a) The members of the center shall be appointed to specific positions. Positions 1 through 17 shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. Positions 18 through 22 shall be appointed by the city council. Positions 23 and 24 shall be the directors of the libraries of the City of Houston and of Harris County and shall be ex officio with full voting privileges. Additionally, the mayor shall serve as a non-voting ex officio member of the center. The composition is as follows:
(1) Positions 1 and 2 shall be held respectively by the Superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, or the superintendent's high-ranking designated representative and by the President of the Houston Community College System, or the president's high-ranking designated representative.
(2) Positions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 shall be held by members of the business sector in the city.
(3) Position 13 shall be held by a representative of higher education in the city.
(4) Positions 14 and 15 shall be held by representatives of the media or the communications industry in the city.
(5) Positions 16 and 17 shall be held by representatives of literacy service providers in the city nominated by the mayor's coalition for literacy.
(6) Positions 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 shall be held by interested residents of the city.
(7) Positions 23 and 24 shall be held by library directors as provided in section 2-362(a).
(b) One organization shall not be represented on the center more than once at any one time; however, employment by or membership in an organization by a person shall not of itself be a deciding factor regarding the prohibition. The decision of the city council in this matter shall be final.
(c) No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms on the center.
(d) The terms of office for positions on the center shall be as follows:
(1) Positions 1 and 2 shall have no set term unless filled by a designated representative, in which case the terms shall expire on January 1, 2014, and on the same date on each third successive year thereafter.
(2) The terms of office for Positions 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21 shall expire on January 1, 2014, and on the same date in each third successive year thereafter.
(3) The terms of office for Positions 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, and 22 shall expire on January 1, 2015, and on the same date in each third successive year thereafter.
(4) The terms of office for Positions 5, 8, 11, 14, and 17, and 20 shall expire on January 1, 2013, and on the same date in each third successive year thereafter.
(e) Any member serving in a position for which the term has expired shall continue to serve until the member's successor in that position is appointed and confirmed.
(f) By majority vote of a quorum of its members, the center may designate persons to serve one-year terms as honorary or ex-officio members of the center. Persons so designated shall not be members of the center, and they shall not have a vote.
(g) Positions 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 15, 23 and 24 shall be exempt from the residency requirements of section 2-316(a) of this Code, provided those positions are occupied by persons working or having a business within the corporate limits.
(Ord. No. 88-93, § 1, 1-20-88; Ord. No. 89-395, § 1, 3-22-89; Ord. No. 92-423, § 2, 4-15-92; Ord. No. 93-58, § 1, 1-20-93; Ord. No. 2012-71, § 2, 1-25-2012)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTXIBOCOAUET_DIV4HOCELI_S2-362COMEFetched: 10/26/2026