[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Amesbury
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-9-2014 by
Bill No. 2014-132]
The City Council votes to establish bylaws for the purposes
of defining and governing the operation, organization, and authority
of the Amesbury Board of Trustees of War Memorials pursuant to M.G.L.
c. 41, § 105.
A.
Article I: Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority. The City of Amesbury's Board of Trustees of War Memorials, herein known as the "Board," shall have charge and control of the construction of any memorial in Amesbury commemorating the services and sacrifices of soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen who are veterans of war, or persons who have rendered military service for the commonwealth in time of war, and the Board shall have custody and care of such memorials after their construction.
B.
Article II: Membership and Organization. The Board shall consist of the Mayor and five members appointed by him and approved by the Council, three of whom shall be veterans and two of whom shall not be veterans of any war. An employee of the City of Amesbury may serve on the Board, provided that such service is appropriate and consistent with the duties and responsibilities attributed to the employee by virtue of the office held by said employee, and provided that such service is beneficial to Amesbury and that such service is in compliance with all laws and regulations of the United States, of the commonwealth, and of the City of Amesbury. The term of a Trustee shall not exceed three years.
C.
Article III: Application of Bylaws. These bylaws shall not supersede
M.G.L. c. 41, § 105, or any existing laws or regulations
of the United States or of the commonwealth, nor shall they supersede
any existing bylaws, ordinances, or regulations of the City of Amesbury.
The provisions of these bylaws are severable, and if any clause, sentence,
paragraph, or article is deemed invalid by the City Council or another
proper authority, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate
the remainder thereof. These bylaws shall be effective immediately
upon City Council approval, and shall only be amended with the approval
of the Board and of the City Council by a simple majority of each
respective body.
[Adopted 10-13-1998 by Bill No. 98-140]
A.
The Amesbury Traffic and Transportation Commission shall consist
of seven members appointed by the Municipal Council and shall be constituted
as follows:
(1)
One member from the Municipal Council.
(2)
One member from the Amesbury Police Department.
(3)
One member from the Amesbury Engineering Department or from the Amesbury
Department of Public Works.
(4)
One member from the Amesbury Office of Economic and Community Development.
(5)
Three members from the general public.
B.
The members of the Amesbury Traffic and Transportation Commission
shall serve three-year terms arranged as defined by the Amesbury Home
Rule Charter, Section 9-5(a).
C.
The Amesbury Traffic and Transportation Commission shall conform
to all provisions of the Amesbury Home Rule Charter with specific
attention to Section 9-5, to all state, county, and City ordinances
which deal with boards, committees, and commissions and the activities
related thereto.
[Amended 12-8-2015 by Bill No. 2015-081]
A.
The Amesbury Traffic and Transportation Commission shall have the
authority to make recommendations for traffic and transportation alterations
to the City Council consistent with Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts
General Laws and the Amesbury Traffic and Parking Code, as well as
any other duties prescribed to it by City Council, by the Bylaws and
Ordinances of the City of Amesbury, by Administrative Order from the
office of the Mayor of the City of Amesbury, or by regulation by any
other authority having competent jurisdiction. Any such recommendations,
if enacted by the City Council, shall be subject to approval by the
Mayor pursuant to Section 2-8 of the City Charter.
B.
The Amesbury Traffic and Transportation Commission shall have the
power to review all plans for the improvements to any and all roadways
and highways in the City of Amesbury prior to final design and shall
make written recommendations to the City Council for review and approval.
If adopted by the City Council and approved by the Mayor pursuant
to Section 2-8 of the City Charter, said recommendations shall be
binding and shall be incorporated into the final designs implemented.
[Amended 12-8-2015 by Bill No. 2015-081]
A.
It shall be the responsibility of the Amesbury Traffic and Transportation
Commission to provide guidelines for the safe and efficient movement
of traffic of all types and configurations throughout the City of
Amesbury and to establish and regularly update the Amesbury Traffic
and Parking Code[1] for said City. All updates, alterations, and additions
to the Amesbury Traffic and Parking Code shall be subject to the review
and approval by the City Council and the Mayor pursuant to Section
2-8 of the City Charter.
B.
The Amesbury Traffic and Transportation Commission shall periodically
review the Traffic and Parking element of the Master Plan of the City
of Amesbury and make recommendations for revisions thereto. Said recommendations
shall identify obsolete or inadequate roadways, record all alterations
to traffic and transportation since the previous review, and define
necessary improvements and additions to the roadways to facilitate
local and regional traffic demands. All recommended revisions to the
Traffic and Parking element of the Master Plan shall be subject to
the review and approval by the City Council, in consultation with
the City's public safety officers.
C.
The Amesbury Traffic and Transportation Commission shall respond
to any and all public complaints regarding traffic concerns and shall
make public all actions pertaining to said complaints. Decisions related
to such public complaints made by vote of the Amesbury Traffic and
Transportation Commission shall be final and shall not require ratification
from the City Council, provided that no other method or process for
the making of such decisions is identified by law, regulation, ordinance,
bylaw, or otherwise superseding authority. However, complainants may
appeal a decision to the City Council within 60 days of the implementation
of said decision upon which appeal the City Council shall have the
authority to rescind, amend, or uphold the actions of the Amesbury
Traffic and Transportation Commission.
D.
The Amesbury Traffic and Transportation Commission shall be responsible
to review and make recommendations on all signage relating to traffic
control within the City including but not limited to regulatory signs,
informational signs, and cautionary signs, which recommendations shall
be subject to review and final approval by the DPW Director or his
designee, in consultation with the City's public safety officers.
Any decision related to such recommendations made by the DPW Director
or his designee may be appealed to the City Council within 60 days
of the rendering of said decision. Any decision by the City Council
shall be subject to Section 2-8 of the Amesbury Home Rule Charter.
E.
The Commission shall adopt regulations to provide for appropriate
notification to affected abutters.
F.
The Traffic and Transportation Commission shall provide cooperation
with other boards, especially the Planning Board, in assessing the
impact on traffic flow volumes, patterns, and levels of service resulting
from new project developments.
G.
The Amesbury Traffic and Transportation Commission may, at its discretion,
employ the services of competent consulting traffic engineers for
traffic studies and the like when deemed necessary subject to the
approval by the Mayor and subject to applicable procurement requirements.
H.
The Amesbury Traffic and Transportation Commission shall keep a clear
and concise record of all its actions and activities. Said records
to be on file at the office of City Clerk and at the Amesbury Public
Library as defined in the Amesbury Home Rule Charter Section 9-5(b).
The Municipal Council, by authority of Charter Section 6-1(a)(1),
may alter, merge, or disband the Amesbury Traffic and Transportation
Commission at any time if deemed for the greater good of the City
of Amesbury.
