23 - City Council Member Liaisons to Boards & CommissionsItem No. 23
TO: Mayor & City Council
John Godwin, City Manager
FROM: Janice Ellis, City Clerk
SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL LIAISON APPOINTMENTS
TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
DATE: June 18, 2019
BACKGROUND: Policies and Procedures allow for Council Members to serve as liaisons to
Boards and Commissions, should Council feel it necessary.
Section 6.06 of PEDC Bylaws require the Mayor, the City Manager, the Lamar County Judge,
the President of Paris Junior College, the President of the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce
serve as Ex -officio Members. For the past several years, City Council has also selected a City
Council Member to serve as liaison to PEDC.
Ark -Tex Council of Governments Bylaws requires a member of the City Council serve which
has routinely been the Mayor. ATCOG also allows a member of the Council to serve on the
Executive Committee to the Board of Directors.
Resolution No. 1737 requires the Mayor, City Manager and one Council Member serve on
Visitors & Convention Council.
Bylaws for the Love Civic Center requires a City Council Member serve as Ex -officio to the
Board.
STATUS OF ISSUE: Currently the City Council Member liaison terms are expiring effective
June 30, 2019.
BUDGET: N/A
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint one City Council Member liaison to any of the boards and
commissions that City Council feels necessary, with the exception of Paris Housing Authority.