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An Ordinance amending Section 2-87(a) of the Code of Ordinances related to the Masterson Station Park Advisory Board to amend the membership as follows: removing “Bracktown Neighborhood Association” and “Lexington Youth Soccer Association,” and adding “Bracktown Neighborhood,” and “a designated representative of an entity that provides programming at the Masterson Station Park East Side Soccer Complex,” and further amending Section 2-87(d) of the Code of Ordinances, to allow members of the board to serve an indefinite number of terms, effective following passage of Council. [Mayor's Office, Scott]
Summary
Authorization to amend Section 2-87(A) of the Code of Ordinances related to the membership of the Masterson Station Park Advisory Board to clarify Bracktown Neighborhood and soccer programming representation. No Budgetary impact. (L0139-26)(Scott)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 2-87(a) of the Code of Ordinances, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-87. - Membership; terms; staff.
(a) The members of the MSP Advisory Board shall be eighteen (18) in number and shall be appointed by the mayor, with the advice of the constituent groups represented, subject to confirmation by a majority of the urban county councilmembers. Sixteen (16) members shall be voting members and two (2) shall be ex-officio, non-voting members. The eighteen (18) members shall be as follows: one (1) member from the Audubon Society; one (1) member shall be from the Lexington Lions Club, Inc.; one (1) member shall be from the Bracktown Neighborhood; one (1) member shall be from the Masterson Station Park Casual Riders; one (1) member shall be a citizen representing the division of parks and recreation Equestrian Program; one (1) member shall be from the Friends of the Dog Park; one (1) member shall be the representative to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board for the urban county district in which Masterson Station Park is located, unless (s)he is unable or unwilling to serve, in which case the position shall be filled by an individual from the urban county council district in which Masterson Station Park is located; one (1) member shall be from the Kentucky Border Collie Association; one (1) member shall be from the McConnell Trace Neighborhood Association; one (1) one member shall be from a designated representative of an entity that provides programming at the Masterson Station Park East Side Soccer Complex; one (1) member shall be from the Masterson Station Neighborhood Association; one (1) member shall be from the Masterson Equestrian Trust Foundation; one (1) member shall be from the Fayette County Neighborhood Council; one (1) member shall be from the Marehaven/Westwood Homeowners Association; one (1) member shall be from the international sports community; one (1) member shall be a representative from Town Branch Trail, Inc.; one (1) ex-officio, non-voting member shall be the Urban County Council member that represents the urban county district in which Masterson Station Park is located; and one (1) ex-officio, non-voting member shall be the director of the division of parks and recreation or their designee.
Section 2 - That Section 2-87(d) of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
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(d) Any member may be reappointed for additional terms, notwithstanding the general term limit restriction contained Section 4.107(3) of the Council Rules (commonly referred to as the “Fernita Rule”).
Section 3 - That the amendment to Section 2-87(d) shall control for the purposes of membership on the Masterson Station Park Advisory Board.
Section 4 - That this Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its passage.
PASSED URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL:
__________________________________ MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CLERK, URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL
PUBLISHED:
0139-26:GET: 4913-1627-6624, v. 1