20-21 - Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 1 - five to seven directors and amend Bylaws

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Within five days of approving the minutes of each Regular, Special and Emergency meeting, a copy of the approved minutes of the meeting shall be submitted to the City Clerk. Section 7. Com ensation of Directors. Directors as such shall not receive any salary or compensation for their services, except that they shall be reimbursed for their actual reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder. Section 8. Attendance. Board members shall make every effort to attend all Regular, Special and Emergency meetings of the Board and/or Committees and in any event, must attend a minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of all such meetings. The City Council may replace a City appointee of the Board for failing to attend the requisite number of meetings. Section 9. Ethics. Directors shall be subject to the Code of Ethics and Conduct for City Council, Employees, Boards, Commissions and Committees set forth in the City of Paris, Texas Code of Ordinances in Chapter 2, Article IX. Directors shall also be subject to the City's Policies and Procedures for Standing Boards, Commissions, and Committees, except where such policies and procedures conflict with these bylaws or with Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code. ARTICLE III OFFICERS Section 1. Titles and Term of Office. The officers of the Zone shall consist of a chair, a vice chair, a secretary, and such other officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time elect or appoint; provided however that the City Council shall, on an annual basis, appoint the chair whose term shall end on December 31 of each year. One person may hold more than one office, except that the chair shall not hold the office of secretary. Terms of office for officers, other than the chair, shall not exceed two years, but an officer, other than chair, may serve up to three (3) two (2) year terms. All officers, other than the chair, shall be subject to removal from office, with or without cause, at any time by a vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. A vacancy in the office of any officer, other than the chair, shall be filled by a vote of a majority of the directors. Section 2. Powers and Duties of the Chair. The chair shall be the chief executive officer of the Board of Directors and, subject to the approval of the City Council, he/she shall be in general charge of the properties and affairs of the Zone and shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors. Section 3. Vice Chair. The Vice chair shall be a member of the Board of Directors, shall have such powers and duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors and shall