There is hereby created and established within the town a Community Engagement Committee which shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Town Council and shall constitute an advisory board to the Town Council.
(Ordinance 2022-56, § 2, adopted 9/13/2022)
(a) 
The Community Engagement Committee shall be composed of eleven (11) members appointed by the Town Council. Members of the Community Engagement Committee shall be a resident of the town or reside within the town's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
(b) 
The members shall serve at the pleasure of the Town Council and may be removed at the discretion of the Town Council.
(Ordinance 2022-56, § 2, adopted 9/13/2022; Ordinance 2022-61, § 2, adopted 9/27/2022; Ordinance 2024-19, § 2, adopted 2/13/2024; Ordinance 2024-59 adopted 9/10/2024)
The term of office of each member shall be two years; provided, however, at the time of appointment of the initial members of the Community Engagement Committee, the Town Council shall determine six members who shall serve a one-year term and five members who shall serve a two-year term. The following year, the Town Council shall appoint six persons to serve a two-year term each.
(Ordinance 2022-56, § 2, adopted 9/13/2022)
When vacancies occur on the Community Engagement Committee, the Town Council shall appoint, by majority vote, a replacement to serve the remainder of that term.
(Ordinance 2022-56, § 2, adopted 9/13/2022)
The Community Engagement Committee shall have a Chair and Vice-Chair whose terms shall be one year. At the first scheduled meeting of the Committee in October of each year, or as soon as practicable, the first item of business shall be the selection of the Board's Chair and Vice-Chair. The Chair and Vice-Chair shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Committee. Five members of the Community Engagement Committee shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business.
(1) 
The Chair shall preside over meetings and shall be entitled to vote upon each issue.
(2) 
The Vice-Chair shall assist the Chair in directing the affairs of the Community Engagement Committee. In the absence of the Chair, the Vice-Chair shall assume all duties of the Chair.
(3) 
Three members of the Town Council shall serve as liaisons to the Community Engagement Committee, with the responsibility to participate in discussions but without the right to vote.
(4) 
The Executive Director, if appointed, shall be an ex-officio member of the Community Engagement Committee, with the responsibility to participate in discussions but without the right to vote.
(Ordinance 2022-56, § 2, adopted 9/13/2022; Ordinance 2024-19, § 2, adopted 2/13/2024)
The Community Engagement Committee shall meet each month and at such other times as the Community Engagement Committee and/or Town Council deem necessary and appropriate.
(Ordinance 2022-56, § 2, adopted 9/13/2022)
Any member of the Community Engagement Committee who is absent from three consecutive regular meetings, or 25 percent of regularly scheduled meetings, during the 12-month period immediately preceding and including the absence in question, without explanation acceptable to a majority of the other members, shall forfeit his or her position on the Committee. For purposes of this attendance policy, a year shall begin on the date of appointment to the Community Engagement Committee.
(Ordinance 2022-56, § 2, adopted 9/13/2022)
The Community Engagement Committee is established for the purpose of providing residents an opportunity to enhance the town's interaction with the public. The Community Engagement Committee shall:
(1) 
Act in an advisory capacity to the Town Council regarding Community Engagement activities;
(2) 
Identify topics of interest and methods or techniques to improve community engagement;
(3) 
Evaluate, provide feedback, and make recommendations on selected town programs, events, and activities;
(4) 
Serve as a focus group for selected pilot projects or programs that may require or benefit from public input before implementation;
(5) 
Serve as social media ambassadors for the town by engaging with the Town's social media platforms;
(6) 
Inform the Committee membership of community events that may be of interest to the Town Council (multicultural celebrations, large neighborhood events, nonprofit events, etc.); and
(7) 
Other purposes that may be designated by the Town Council.
(Ordinance 2022-56, § 2, adopted 9/13/2022)