There is hereby established a Highway Safety Commission, which
shall consist of eight members who shall be appointed by the Mayor,
with the approval of the City Council, and who shall serve without
compensation. The Commission shall be composed of the following: The
Chief of Police, his designate or a member of the Police Commission;
the Planning Director, his designate or a member of the Planning Board;
the Director of Public Works, his designate or a member of the Department
of Public Works; the Fire Chief, his designate or a member of the
Fire Department; a member of the Laconia Board of Education; a member
of the medical profession or of the hospital administration; and two
members of the general public.
[Amended 2-8-2010 by Ord. No. 01.2010.01]
The terms of each member of the Highway Commission shall be
three years or until the member’s successor is appointed and
qualified, except that upon the appointment of said Commission in
February 2010, the Police representative, the Planning representative
and one member of the general public shall serve until the fourth
Tuesday of March 2011; the Public Works representative, the Fire Department
representative and the medical or hospital representative shall serve
until the fourth Tuesday of March 2012; and the member of the Board
of Education and one member of the general public shall serve until
the fourth Tuesday of March 2013; and annually thereafter on the fourth
Tuesday of March, the Mayor, with the approval of the Council, shall
appoint members as the terms expire.
The Commission shall organize annually by choosing one of its
members to act as Chairman and one to act as Clerk and shall keep
a record of its proceedings, issue all notices and licenses and attest
all such papers and orders as the Commission shall desire or may be
required to do by virtue of this chapter.
Notice of rules and regulations enacted by the subcommittee
shall be published by causing the same to be inserted within one week
in one or more daily newspapers printed and published in the City
of Laconia before they are permitted to take effect. In addition,
a complete set of rules and regulations shall be kept for the use
and examination of the public at the City Clerk's office, the
City Solicitor's office and at the Police Department.