There is hereby created the Citizens' Funding Review Committee, which shall provide funding recommendations for all groups not falling within those groups defined under Article
V of this chapter. The Citizens' Funding Review Committee shall advise the Mayor and Common Council on annual City appropriations.
The Committee shall consist of 13 members: five shall be appointed
by the Mayor; six shall be appointed by the Common Council; and two
shall be appointed by the Comptroller. The terms of such members shall
be three years, except for the initial appointments, which shall be
as follows: two appointees each of the Mayor and Council and one appointee
of the Comptroller shall be designated to serve for two years; and
two appointees each of the Mayor and Council and one appointee of
the Comptroller shall be designated to serve for one year. The Chairman
of the Committee shall be appointed by the Committee, from its membership,
on an annual basis.
Appointments to the Committee shall, to the greatest extent
possible, be made in accordance with experience and qualifications
in areas of public funding, public finance and knowledge of and experience
in dealing with community service organizations.