The city council may, by resolution duly adopted, create from
time to time an advisory committee (one or more) to give advisory
assistance to the city council in the affairs of local government.
(Ordinance 2019-03 adopted 3/21/19)
An advisory committee shall conduct those duties specified in
the resolution creating the committee. The duties of the committee
shall be advisory only, and nothing contained in this division shall
be deemed as a delegation to a committee by the city council of any
of its legislative or other responsibilities to which its members
were elected.
(Ordinance 2019-03 adopted 3/21/19)
A committee created pursuant to this division shall exist from
the time of its creation or a time stated in the creating resolution
and shall continue for the time period stated in the creating resolution.
(Ordinance 2019-03 adopted 3/21/19)
A committee created hereunder shall comply with the following
organizational criteria:
(1)
The
resolution creating each committee shall establish the number of members
on the committee, their qualifications, and any procedures for their
appointment. A quorum of a committee shall be a majority of the persons
appointed to it.
(2)
Committee
members shall serve at the will and pleasure of the city council,
and may be removed with or without cause by the city council. Committee
members shall not be deemed to be public officers or officials.
(3)
The
council may appoint a committee chairperson in the creating resolution;
otherwise, a committee shall select a chairman from its own number.
A committee may provide such other officers as it may deem beneficial
to its purposes.
(Ordinance 2019-03 adopted 3/21/19)
A committee created hereunder shall comply with the following
operating procedures:
(1)
All
meetings shall be held in the city hall or other city meeting place.
(2)
Each
committee shall meet as often as required in order to conduct the
business of the committee.
(3)
Once
a vote has been taken on any business of the committee, the matter
shall not be revisited unless there arises new circumstances or information
not previously available for the committee’s consideration.
(Ordinance 2019-03 adopted 3/21/19)
