[Adopted 4-18-1995 by Ord. No. 101; amended in its entirety 8-19-2019 by Ord. No. 242 and 2-20-2024 by Ord. No. 264]
There is hereby recreated a Harbor Commission for the City.
A. 
Composition. The Harbor Commission shall consist of five members, who shall be resident electors of the City. The following individuals are ineligible to serve as members: City Council members, the City Manager, Department of Public Works Director, or any other elected official and/or employee of the City.
B. 
Appointments. Appointments made to the Harbor Commission shall provide for staggered terms of office. Appointments to fill expired positions on such Commission shall be for a period of three years, and shall be made by the Mayor with the consent of the majority of the City Council at the regular organizational meeting of the City Council following the regular City election.
C. 
Alternate members. The Mayor, with the consent of the majority of the City Council, may appoint up to two alternate members, who shall have the same membership requirements as regular Harbor Commission members. Alternate members have voice and vote on the Harbor Commission in the event a regular Harbor Commission member is absent. At the time of appointment as alternate members, the City Council shall designate one alternate to serve first in the event of an absence during a meeting, with the other alternate member serving if the first alternate member is unavailable, or in the event of a second absence during a meeting.
D. 
Filling vacancies. Appointments to fill vacancies on the Harbor Commission shall be for a period of time equivalent to the unexpired term of that office. Appointments to fill such vacancies shall be made by the Mayor with the consent of the majority of the City Council, but shall be made within 60 days of the date such vacancy occurs.
The members of the Harbor Commission shall serve without compensation and shall not be considered employees of the City.
The members of the Harbor Commission shall, within 20 days after their appointment in the first instance, and thereafter annually within 20 days following the regular organizational meeting of the City Council following the regular City election, organize and elect one of their members chairperson, one of their members vice chairperson, and one of their members or another person not serving on the Commission as secretary. The Harbor Commission may select other such officers as it may deem advisable and expedient. A majority of the Harbor Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
The Harbor Commission shall establish by general rule the time and place for holding all regular and special meetings of such board and the manner of giving notice thereof. The Harbor Commission is also authorized to establish by general rule procedures for the transaction of its business.
The City Council shall have power and authority to remove any member of the Harbor Commission for malfeasance, misfeasance, misconduct, or neglect of duty after having given such member notice and an opportunity to be heard.
The Harbor Commission shall study and make recommendations to the City Council concerning policies, rules, regulations, and ordinances dealing with the management, government, maintenance, operation, and use of the harbor, waterways, channels, municipal docks, or other navigational facilities which are under the control of the City. The reasonableness and necessity of any such policies, rules, regulations, or ordinances shall be determined by the City Council after a review thereof. All such policies, rules, regulations, and ordinances, after adoption and publication by the City Council, shall be enforced by the appropriate City officials in like manner as any other provision of this chapter or other ordinance of the City.
The Harbor Commission shall annually submit to the City Manager, at a date of the City Manager's choosing, a proposed budget showing in detail the amount of money which, according to the judgment of the Harbor Commission, may be necessary for harbor purposes, and the supervision, maintenance and operation thereof during the fiscal year, which fiscal year shall correspond to that of the City. The proposed budget submitted and recommended by the Harbor Commission may be increased, modified, or adopted by the City Council in its sole discretion, as the City Council may deem advisable and expedient.