[Amended 10-16-2017 by Ord. No. 9-17-689]
A. Composition. The Committee shall consist of seven citizens, one of
whom may be a Council member, all of whom may vote. The Mayor and
City Administrator or their designees shall be ex officio nonvoting
members of the Committee.
B. Appointment; term of office.
(1) Council member. If the Mayor chooses to appoint a Council member,
the Mayor shall appoint the Council member for a one-year term commencing
the third Tuesday of April. The appointment of the Council member
shall be subject to Council confirmation.
(2) Citizen members. The Committee members shall be appointed by the
Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Council. The terms shall be
for three years beginning the third Tuesday of April and shall be
staggered so that not more than two such regular appointments are
made annually.
C. Functions and powers. The Committee shall investigate the needs of
senior citizens of the City, shall develop programs and services specifically
to serve senior citizens, shall provide public information regarding
senior citizens' programs and services to the people of the City and
to the Council, and shall have such other duties as prescribed by
the Common Council.
[Amended 6-17-2013 by Ord. No. 06-13-646; 10-16-2017 by Ord. No. 9-17-689]
A. Composition. The Committee shall consist of two Council members,
one of whom shall be Chair, six citizens, and one member of the Police
and Fire Commission, all of whom may vote. The Mayor and City Administrator
or their designees shall be ex officio nonvoting members of the Committee.
The Committee shall hear appeals pursuant to the City's Fire Prevention
Code. The Committee may adopt written notes outlining the procedure
for processing such appeals.
B. Appointment; term of office.
(1) Council members. The Council members shall be appointed by the Mayor,
subject to confirmation by the Council. The term of office on the
Committee shall be for one year beginning the third Tuesday of April.
(2) Citizen members. The six citizen members shall be appointed by the
Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Council. The terms of citizen
members shall be three years beginning the third Tuesday of April
and shall be staggered so that not more than two such regular appointments
are made annually.
(3) Police and Fire Commission member. A member of the Public Safety
Committee shall be selected by the Police and Fire Commission for
a term of one year beginning the third Tuesday of April, subject to
confirmation by the Council.
[Amended 2-5-2018 by Ord.
No. 1-18-694]
C. Functions and powers.
(1) The Committee shall be advisory to the Common Council.
(2) The Committee shall review and recommend ordinances affecting public
safety to the Common Council.
(3) The Committee shall review and recommend ordinances and policies
relating to the organization and operation of the Police and Fire
Departments and the emergency medical service units.
(4) The Committee shall not possess the functions or the powers prescribed
for a police and fire commission in §§ 62.13(3), (4)(a),
(5) and (7), Wis. Stats., including but not limited to hiring, firing,
disciplining or promotion of personnel; nor shall the Committee conduct
any hearing or other quasi-judicial proceeding. None of the functions
and powers in this subsection shall be construed to include the functions
and powers of the Police and Fire Commission.
(5) The Committee shall hear appeals pursuant to the City's Fire Prevention
Code. The Committee may adopt written notes outlining the procedure
for processing such appeals.
(6) The Committee shall establish and modify all fees and charges of
the emergency medical services other than the base transport fee at
a minimum of once annually. Said fees shall approximate the cost incurred
by the City to obtain, administer and provide such goods and services.
[Amended 10-16-2017 by Ord. No. 9-17-689]
The Board of Police and Fire Commissioners shall consist of
five citizens, three of whom shall constitute a quorum. The Mayor
shall annually, between the last Monday of April and the first Monday
of May, appoint in writing, to be filed with the Secretary of the
Board, one member for a term of five years. No appointment shall be
made which will result in more than three members of the Board belonging
to the same political party. The Board shall keep a record of its
proceedings.
[Amended 10-6-2014 by Ord. No. 8-14-665]
A. Composition. The Committee shall consist of one Council member and
six citizen members and one member representing the Monona Grove School
District. The Mayor and City Administrator shall be ex officio nonvoting
members of the Committee.
[Amended 9-7-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21-743]
B. Appointments.
[Amended 10-16-2017 by Ord. No. 9-17-689]
(1) Council member. The Council member of the Committee shall be appointed
by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Council. The Council
member shall serve for a one-year term commencing the third Tuesday
of April of each year or until his or her successor is appointed by
the Mayor and confirmed by the Council. The Council member shall serve
as Chair of the Committee.
(2) Citizen members. The six citizen members shall be appointed by the
Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Council. The terms of the citizen
members shall be for three years beginning the third Tuesday of April
and shall be staggered so that not more than two such appointments
are made annually.
[Amended 9-7-2021 by Ord. No. 8-21-743]
(3) Monona Grove School District member. The Monona Grove School District
Superintendent or his or her designee shall be appointed to the Committee
by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Council, for a term of
three years beginning the third Tuesday of April.
C. Duties and responsibilities. The Community Media Committee is established
to advise and assist the Media Coordinator in the carrying out of
his/her duties. The Committee shall perform the responsibilities and
duties assigned by the Common Council, including but not limited to:
(1) Coordinate with the Administrator to assure the general health of
broadband telecommunications, radio and other media outlets in the
community.
(2) Monitor and review programming provided over the community access
television and radio and make recommendations to users especially
with respect to public access and/or local origination programming.
[Amended 10-16-2017 by Ord. No. 9-17-689]
(3) Recommending the purchase of equipment to upgrade the City's community
access television and radio.
[Amended 10-16-2017 by Ord. No. 9-17-689]
(4) Promoting the use of the citizen access channel over the community
access television, radio and other media outlets and related programming.
(5) Form subcommittees as needed.