A. The City of Alamo, Texas hereby creates the Festival, Arts, Recreation and Entertainment (FARE) Committee for the Alamo community.
B. Membership: The FARE Committee shall be comprised of five (5) persons who will be residents of the City of Alamo; and who shall be a qualified elector at the time of appointment.
C. Appointment: The FARE Committee members shall be appointed at large by the Board of Commissioners upon a majority vote for such appointment. The Board of Commissioners shall always have the inherent right to replace any FARE Committee member at any time, without cause.
D. Tenure: Pursuant to Section 2-1-3
of the Code of Ordinances, each appointed FARE Committee member shall be appointed for (3) year terms. The first term, if not ending before the end of the calendar year, shall serve until December 31 of the following year even if the time of service is over three (3) full years from the first time of being appointed. Thereafter, each term shall be for three (3) years and end on December 31 to then be considered (re)appointment or replacement. Should a member resign, be replaced, or not be able to serve any longer, any appointed replacement shall serve the un-expired term of the vacant FARE Committee members' seat. There is no limit on the number of terms a FARE member may serve; but such shall be determined by the Board of Commissioners generally based on a member's effectiveness, consistent attendance, respectful conduct, and a members' strong passion of their stewardship.
E. With Staff support, the FARE Committee shall review and adopt Bylaws and any subsequent amendments thereto, in order to provide structure in orderly conducting their meetings; such bylaws to be substantially compliant to Title 2 'Boards, Commissions and Committees', Chapter 1 'Board and Commission Standards'. Based on the consistent need to coordinate entertainment events, discuss the arts and cultural activities in various venues, and publicize such through available (social media) platforms, inclusive the city's main website, the Board of Commissioners hereby delegates the Public Information Department or his/her designated representative, to be the Staff liaison with the FARE Committee; with the City Manager or Assistant City Manager expected to occasionally attend FARE meetings, events, and/or activities to provide any needful insight on any budget related expenditures being discussed/discerned. (Ord. 76-1-24, 1-16-2024)