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City of Newburgh, NY
Orange County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Newburgh 3-12-1990 by Ord. No. 9-90; amended in its entirety 3-22-2021 by Ord. No. 2-2021. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A Citizens Advisory Committee is hereby formed. The purpose is to create a committee composed of citizens from the wards of the City of Newburgh who shall be responsible for developing a pool of individuals interested and qualified to serve on the Districting Commission as provided in § C1.21 of the City Charter. The Citizens Advisory Committee shall be appointed in accordance with this chapter.
A. 
The Citizens Advisory Committee shall consist of seven members. The Council shall appoint one member from each of the four wards and three additional members. All members shall be appointed for terms of two years. Each Citizens Advisory Committee appointed in accordance with this chapter shall go out of existence at the expiration of the two-year term. In the event of a vacancy otherwise than by expiration of term, the Council shall appoint an individual to fill the unexpired term. All members must be residents of the City of Newburgh and each waard member must be a resident of the ward from which they are appointed.
B. 
The City Council shall make the initial appointments within 60 days of the adoption of this chapter. Thereafter, in subsequent decades beginning in 2030, no later than April 1 of the year of the decade ending in "0," the City Council shall appoint a new class of members.
C. 
All members shall serve without compensation and shall not be deemed to be officers or employees of the City of Newburgh.
D. 
The Council shall designate a Chairperson from among the members.
E. 
Any member who shall be absent from three consecutive meetings of the Committee without good cause shall be deemed to have resigned from membership and a new member shall be appointed as provided in Subsections A and B hereof to fill the vacancy thus created.
The Committee shall hold regular meetings which shall be open to the public. Such meetings may be held on City property at such places as the City Manager may direct.
No later than 120 days following appointment, the Committee shall deliver to the Council a pool of individuals interested and qualified to serve on the Districting Commission.