(a) Unless otherwise provided by state law, City Charter or city council exception, all city boards shall be composed of 11 members. Board members shall serve for terms of two years. No member shall serve more than three consecutive terms. Each such board shall have 11 places, and all appointments shall be made for two-year terms, as follows:
(1) Odd-numbered places. Terms expire October 1, each odd-numbered year; and
(2) Even-numbered places. Terms expire October 1, each even-numbered year.
(b) Those boards excepted from the provisions of this section regarding the number of members serving on the board, and regarding the length of terms of service, because of conflicting state law, city Charter provision or city council exception, shall include currently, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) Civil service commission;
(2) Dallas-Fort Worth international joint airport zoning board;
(3) Meacham Field joint airport zoning board; city council exception (ordinance);
(4) Dallas-Fort Worth international airport board; state law exception;
(5) Board of commissioners of the Fort Worth housing authority; state law exception;
(6) Fort Worth human relations commission; and
(7) Neighborhood resources development council; federal law.
(c) Those boards exempted from the provisions of this section regarding the limitation on the number of terms which may be served, because of conflicting state law, City Charter provision of city council exception shall include currently, but shall not be limited to, the following: Board of trustees of the employee retirement fund—city council exception (ordinance).
(1964 Code, § 5-35) (Ord. 8758, § 1, passed 3-15-1983; Ord. 8971, § 1, passed 11-15-1983; Ord. 9272, § 2, passed 12-13-1984; Ord. 11921, § 1, passed 4-18-1995; Ord. 14849, § 1, passed 11-13-2001; Ord. 21197-04-2014, § 6, passed 4-15-2014, eff. 4-25-2014; Ord. 26353-08-2023, § 7, passed 8-8-2023)
Cross-reference:
Aviation advisory board, see § 3-20