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ORDINANCE NO. 2025-011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, APPOINTING ALAN WAYLAND AS
THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE FOR A TWO (2) YEAR
TERM; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine City Council wishes to reappoint the current
Municipal Court Judge, the Honorable Alan Wayland, for an additional two (2) year term,
commencing on May 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, all constitutional and statutory prerequisites for the approval of this
ordinance have been met, including but not limited to the Open Meetings Act and Chapter
211 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems the adoption of this ordinance to be in the best
interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and
correct and are incorporated herein for all purposes.
Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, hereby
reappoints Alan Wayland to serve a two (2) year term as Municipal Court Judge,
commencing on the 1st day of May, 2025.
Section 3. That the public importance of this measure creates an emergency
and an imperative public necessity, and this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
and effect immediately upon its passage; and all ordinance and/or charter rules requiring
ordinances to be considered and passed at more than one meeting or session are hereby
dispensed with for the purpose of adopting this ordinance as an emergency ordinance,
and this ordinance shall take effect and be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, as provided by the Charter of the City.
Section 4. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council of
the City of Grapevine, that sections, paragraphs, clauses and phrases of this ordinance
are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this
ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court
of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or sections of this ordinance since
the same would have been enacted by the City Council of the City of Grapevine without
the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional or invalid phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section.
Section 5. That the fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City
of Grapevine, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety,
morals, peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas,
creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business,
property, health, safety and general welfare of the public which requires that this
ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its final passage, and it
is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, on the 15th day of April, 2025.
APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tara Brooks
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Matthew C.G. Boyle
City Attorney
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