Building Regulations Advisory Committee

Committee Purpose

Established by the City Council on May 21, 2024, the purpose of this Committee is to act in an advisory
role to the City Council, providing recommendations regarding Building Regulations in Horseshoe Bay's
city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). The committee promotes community input and
involvement, and represents, advocates for, and voices the interests of the Horseshoe Bay community
on building regulation matters. The Committee will complete the goals and responsibilities as outlined
in the Committee's Charter and as directed by City Council.

Committee Membership

Committee members will be appointed by City Council according to the Council Rules of Procedure.
Applicants who have completed the Citizens' Academy will have priority consideration to the greatest
extent possible. There will be a maximum of seven (7) members, including the Chair. City Council will
appoint the Chair. The Committee will appoint from its members a Vice Chair and a Secretary at its first
meeting. The Vice Chair shall act in the place of the Chair when the Chair is absent. The Secretary shall
take minutes of the meetings (and provide a copy of each to the Legislative Services Director) and arrange
meeting dates, times, and locations.

There will be one City Council Member appointed by Council to serve as the Committee's liaison who will
attend all meetings of the Committee. The Development Services Director will serve as the staff liaison for
the Committee.

Members may be removed from the Committee by a majority vote of the City Council at any time for any
reason. All members appointed to the Building Regulations Advisory Committee shall continue until such
time as they resign, are removed, or the Committee is terminated. If at any time a seat on the Committee
becomes vacant, a new member may be appointed by a majority vote of the City Council.

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Committee Qualifications

• Members should possess the following skills, knowledge, experience, and other attributes:
• The ability and willingness to work in a team environment;
• Good imderstanding and support of the City of Horseshoe Bay's Mission Statement, Vision
  Statement, Leadership Philosophy, and Values;
• General communication and team facilitation skills;
• Must be open-minded and able to work collaboratively with others;
• Exhibit a positive and constructive attitude;
• Members will be familiar with laws related to building regulations in the state of Texas;
• Members will read the City's Code of Ordinances relevant to building regulations prior to the first
  Committee meeting;
• Members will have experience in fields related to building and development.

Committee Meetings

The Committee will meet regularly with a schedule to be determined as needed by the Committee to meet
the goals outlined in the Charter. As an advisory committee to the City Council, the Committee meetings
are not required to be open to the public pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act as set forth in Chapter
551 of the Texas Government Code, as may be amended. Meetings shall be called by the Chair or at the
request of two or more of the Committee members, or at the direction of City Council.

Conduct/Attendance

Members will act in a professional and confidential manner. Each member will actively participate in the
committee's deliberations, reviews, and approvals. Members will respect the process, the Committee's
Charter, and one another by considering all ideas that are expressed, being thoroughly prepared for each
meeting, maintaining the confidentiality agreed upon and sharing equally in the responsibility to reach
consensus successfully. The Committee may adopt its own rules of procedure and order to regulate meetings
and activities of the Committee, provided that such shall not be in conflict with the City Council Rules of
Procedure, City Charter, City Code of Ordinances, or other provisions of the law.

Members shall attend meetings as necessary to complete required duties as specified by City Council and
Committee members. A member's position on the Committee is automatically considered vacant if the
member is absent for three consecutive meetings or four total meetings in the preceding 12-month period.
Exceptions may be granted at the discretion of the City Council.