The Public Safety Commission is hereby reestablished and shall
continue with the authority as set forth herein.
The purpose of the Public Safety Commission is as follows:
The Public Safety Commission shall act as a liaison to the community
and the Council in matters relating to public safety; these issues
include traffic and pedestrian safety, emergency preparedness and
response activities, and neighborhood safety. The Commission will
study, report to, and advise the City Council upon any matter regarding
public safety and the City's efforts to control and reduce criminal
activities of all types.
The Public Safety Commission shall consist of five members.
No fewer than three members shall be residents of the City of Blue
Lake, and the remaining members must either live, work or conduct
business in the geographical area encompassed within a three-mile
radius of Blue Lake City Hall. Preference will be given to those living
within the City limits.
A.
Members
will be appointed by the City Council; Commission members shall receive
no compensation.
B.
A maximum
of two alternate Commissioners may be appointed. Alternate Commissioners
will take on the role as Commissioner only in the absence of a regularly
appointed Commissioner; however, alternates may attend regular meetings
when the full quorum is present as non-voting members.
C.
When
a vacancy occurs or is anticipated, for whatever reason, the Chair
of the Commission shall so certify to the City Council through the
City Clerk. The City Council shall declare such vacancy at its next
regular meeting and direct public notice of the vacancy for at least
30 days. Commission members whose terms have expired or who had previously
served on the commission and who desire reappointment shall be considered
with other nominees.
Members appointed by the City Council will serve for a term
of two years. Terms of office for each Commissioner will be for two
years (except that two of the terms will expire the first year, and
thereafter on alternate years for the remaining Commissioners). Appointments
will expire on January 30th. When a Commissioner's normal term of
office is to expire, the City Council shall declare the vacancy in
December at a City Council meeting. The City Council will have the
City Clerk notice the vacancy(ies) for at least 30 days and fill the
vacancy(ies) as soon as possible.
A Commissioner's term of office will terminate if a member whose
eligibility was based on residency moves their primary residence outside
of the City. The two non-resident Commissioners will terminate his
or her seat if (1) he/she fails to work within the City limits or
a three-mile radius; or (2) he/she no longer resides within a three-mile
radius of the City.
At its first meeting each calendar year, the Commission shall
appoint from among its members a Chair, ViceChair, and Secretary.
The Chair shall set meeting agendas, preside at meetings, and call
special meetings when necessary. The Vice-Chair shall, in the Chair's
absence, perform the duties of the Chair. The Secretary shall record
the minutes of the meeting. The Commission shall designate a Commissioner
to represent the Commission at City Council meetings if the Commission
wishes to make a presentation to the Council or if the Council is
considering an item that is under the purview of the Commission.
Records of the Commission's proceedings, including such things
as agendas and meeting minutes, shall be kept as public records and
filed with the City Clerk.
A.
All
meetings of the Commission shall be held at City Hall, unless adjourned
to or scheduled for another place of meeting and written notice has
been given. Meetings will normally be held every month at an established
time. All meetings and matters of business of the Commission will
be conducted in accordance with provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act,
Government Code Sections 54950 through 54926, as currently enacted
and periodically amended by the State of California.
A.
The
scope of the Commission's role with respect to public safety includes,
but is not limited to, traffic and pedestrian safety, emergency response
and preparedness and other crises, as well as the City's efforts to
control and reduce criminal activities of all types.
B.
The
Public Safety Commission shall have the following duties:
1.
Study
and report to the City Council upon any matter referred to it by the
City Council.
2.
Advise
the Council in matters pertaining to traffic issues and public safety.
3.
Serve
as liaison between the public and the City Council.
4.
Conduct
analysis and provide recommendations to the City Manager and the City
Council on matters related to the circulation of motorized vehicles,
pedestrians, and bicycles, and on matters related to public safety.
5.
Conduct
informational and educational meetings, prepare reports and analyses,
and work with the Blue Lake Volunteer Fire District, Neighborhood
Watch, CERT, special districts, volunteer patrols, sheriff personnel
and other neighborhood, local and regional groups dedicated to public
safety and emergency preparedness and response activities as appropriate.
If any section, subsection, sentence, phrase, portion or part
of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional
by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The City Council
hereby declares that it would have adopted the ordinance codified
in this chapter and each section, subsection, clause, phrase, part
or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, clauses, phrases, parts or portions be declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
