GENERALLY

Fort Worth City Code ch. 2, art. III, div. 1

in effect

Fort Worth City Code § 2-46 ROLE OF THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

§ 2-46 ROLE OF THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. (a) The city secretary's office is charged with being a centralized resource for boards and commissions. In addition to other specific duties outlined below, the city secretary's office shall serve as a neutral resource to liaise among each board and commission, its departmental staff liaison, and the city council and to facilitate communication and cooperation among them. (b) Training. The city secretary's office shall, in conjunction with the city attorney's office, coordinate initial and follow-up training for all board and commission members, presiding officers, and departmental staff liaisons. Each board and commission member should complete their initial training within 90 days of taking office. Training shall include, but not be limited to, the application of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Robert's Rules of Order, the Public Information Act, state and local ethics requirements, and other pertinent laws such as this article. (c) Attendance. The city secretary's office shall coordinate attendance records and make reports in accordance with § 2-81. (d) Rules of decorum. Each board and commission is required to incorporate the model rules of decorum into the board/commission's rules of procedure; if a board or commission does not have rules of procedure, the board or commission is required to adopt and follow the rules of decorum as a freestanding policy. (Ord. 26353-08-2023, § 1, passed 8-8-2023)

Fort Worth City Code § 2-47 APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT ARE STRUCTURED UTILIZING BY-DISTRICT REPRESENTATION.

§ 2-47 APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT ARE STRUCTURED UTILIZING BY-DISTRICT REPRESENTATION. (a) This section shall apply to the following boards and commissions, which are composed of one representative from each city council district and one representative nominated by the mayor: (1) The aviation advisory board; (2) The board of adjustment; (3) The building standards commission; (4) The community development council; (5) The historic and cultural landmarks commission; (6) The library advisory board; (7) The park and recreation advisory board; (8) The plan commission; (9) The pedestrian and bicycle advisory commission; (10) The urban design commission; and (11) The zoning commission. (b) The city councilmember representing a district is entitled to nominate a city resident to each such board or commission with preference given to those residing in the appointing councilmember's district. The mayor is entitled to nominate a resident of the city to each such board or commission. Nominations should be made known at a work session at least one week prior to the business meeting at which the council member or mayor intends to seek action on their nomination. (c) Subject to subsection (b), action on board/commission nominations shall be taken by the entire city council following a motion and second being offered. (d) If any board or commission that is subject to this section has alternate members, nominations for such alternate members shall be brought forward by the mayor based on recommendations from city staff. Nominations for alternate members should be made known at a work session at least one week prior to the business meeting at which action is intended to be taken on the nomination. (Ord. 26353-08-2023, § 2, passed 8-8-2023)

Fort Worth City Code § 2-48 through 2-55 RESERVED.

Source: City of Fort Worth, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Zoning Ordinance (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/ftworth/latest/ftworth_tx/0-0-0-1263Fetched: 10/26/2026