Building and Standards Commission
2636 South Loop West 4th Floor, Suite 40
Neighborhood Protection
Houston, TX 77054
Contact: Louella Stanley
Phone: (713) 218-5612 Fax: (713) 218-5612
Email: Louella.stanley@cityofhouston.net
Updated as of: 6/7/2010
LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR CREATION AND OPERATION(City)
The City of Houston Code of Ordinances, Chapter 10, Article IX and Division V, Sections 10-391 through 10-397.
GENERAL POWER AND DUTIES
Commission shall function pursuant to subchapter C of Chapter 54 of the Texas Local Government Code for the purpose of hearing and determining cases concerning alleged violations of ordinances relating to dangerously damaged or deteriorated buildings or improvements, or conditions caused by accumulations of refuse, vegetation, or other matter that creates breeding and living places for insects and rodents.
MEETING TIME AND LOCATION
The Commission's meetings held are at the call of the chairperson and at other times as determined by the Commission; 7125 Ardmore Street, between Holly Hall and Yellowstone.
COMPOSITION
TOTAL: 40 members, split into 4 panels with 6 regular members and 4 alternate members.
The Commission shall consist of Forty members who must be residents of the City of Houston, appointed by the Mayor, and confirmed by City Coucnil. At least one member of each Commission panel so appointed shall be familiar with low-income housing or housing for the homeless issues.
Each regular panel position shall be numbered consecutively within each panel as positions one through six, and each alternate panel position shall be numbered consecutively within each panel as positions one through four. The members of each panel, regular and alternate, shall be appointed to a specific numbered position.
QUORUM: A quorum of a Commission panel consists of four members, and no case before a panel shall be heard by fewer than four members. Alternate members shall serve in the absence of regular members when requested to do so by the Mayor or his or her designee. The concurrence of four members of each Commission panel is required for the issuance of an order of the Commission panel. A tie vote shall be treated as a negative vote on the issue or matter under consideration.
a) A quorum of the entire Commission consists of nineteen members and/or alternates, and the vote of a majority of a quorum of the entire Commission is required for the approval of action by the Commission as a whole. It shall be the responsibility of the Commission secretary to timely determine the availability of a quorum for each meeting of the panel and, should a quorum of regular members be unavailable, to ensure that alternates are scheduled so that a quorum is present. Alternates shall be provided from those assigned to the panel, provided, however, that if no alternates assigned to the panel are available to serve, alternates from other panels may serve as necessary to provide a quorum.
TERM: Each member shall serve for a term of two years and shall hold over until the member's successor is qualified. The terms of each even-numbered position shall begin on the first day of each even-numbered year and end on the last day of each odd-numbered year, and the terms of each odd-numbered position shall begin on the first day of each odd-numbered year and end on the last day of each even-numbered year. Persons serving as alternates shall be first considered to fill any vacancy in a regular member's position if written notice of the alternate's desire to serve has been provided to the Mayor.
a) A vacancy in any position shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, giving first consideration to any current alternate then serving on the panel on which the vacancy occurs and, if not filled from such alternates, giving second consideration to any other alternate who has given the notice of interest.
CHAIRPERSON: Each Commission panel shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson at its first meeting of each calendar year, and may reconvene from time to time to remove or replace officers by majority vote of the regular and alternate members of such panel.
a) The Commission as a whole shall elect a presiding chairperson and vice chairperson to preside over meetings of the Commission as a whole at its first meeting of each calendar year.
COMPENSATION: Not specified
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Entity is NOT included in the financial reporting for the City of Houston.
MEMBER LIST