There is created and established in the city a community development block grant committee, with membership, powers and duties as provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 1720 § 7, 2023)
The community development block grant committee shall consist of five members who are residents of the city and shall be appointed directly by each member of the city council, and who shall represent the various demographic characteristics of the areas to be served by the community development block grant program, as required by the federal HUD regulations. All members must submit to and pass a LiveScan fingerprint check as a condition precedent to being appointed and serving on the committee.
(Ord. 1720 § 7, 2023)
A. 
Members of the community development block grant committee shall be appointed for terms of four years, with the term commencing on the date of appointment and ending on the same date on which the term of office for the member of the city council that made the appointment ends.
B. 
Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the term of the initial appointed members to the community development block grant committee shall commence on September 1 of 2023, and shall end on the same date on which the term of office for the member of the city council that made the appointment ends.
C. 
No person shall be appointed by any individual member of the city council to serve more than three consecutive terms of office as a member of the community development block grant committee; provided, however, that such person shall be eligible to be appointed and hold such office by a different member of the city council. For purposes of this subsection, the term a remaining term shall be counted as a term of office but an unexpired term shall not be so counted. The term limits established by this subsection shall be applicable only to terms of office commencing on or after July 30, 2023.
(Ord. 1720 § 7, 2023)
A member of the community development block grant committee is appointed by, shall serve at the pleasure of, and may be removed at any time at the discretion of the member of the city council that made the appointment.
(Ord. 1720 § 7, 2023)
The purposes and responsibilities of the community development block grant committee shall be as follows:
A. 
To benefit the ongoing planning, programming, and budgeting of community development block grant funds, provided that the committee is advisory in nature and has no authority to expend funds;
B. 
To work through the secretary to assist in adopting community development programs, evaluating progress on approved and/or completed community development projects and responding to new issues by preparing recommendations to the city council.
C. 
To promote and incorporate the city's core values of commitment, respect, integrity, communication, teamwork, excellence and equity in the advice and recommendations of the commission.
D. 
To perform such other responsibilities as directed by city council and that fall within the guidelines for the community development block grant committee established by the director of community and economic development.
(Ord. 1720 § 7, 2023)
The director of community and economic development, or his or her designee, shall serve as secretary to the community development block grant committee and shall be the custodian of records and keep a permanent record of all minutes of the committee, conduct official correspondence, and coordinate the clerical and technical work in administering this chapter. A copy of the minutes of committee meetings shall be filed with the city clerk.
(Ord. 1720 § 7, 2023)
The chairperson and vice-chairperson shall be selected in January of each calendar year pursuant to the manner and process established by written policy of the city council. The chairperson shall preside over each meeting of the community development block grant committee, and the vice-chairperson shall preside over such meetings in the absence of the chairperson.
(Ord. 1720 § 7, 2023)
All meetings of the community development block grant committee shall be conducted in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code Section 54950 et seq.). Regular meetings of the community development block grant committee shall be held on a periodic basis as determined by the committee to correspond with the processing of grant applications. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson as necessary.
(Ord. 1720 § 7, 2023)
Members of the community development block grant committee shall receive a stipend of fifty dollars per attendance at any regular meeting of the commission.
(Ord. 1720 § 7, 2023)