[Adopted 10-21-2014 by Ord. No. 160-2014[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. XI,
Site Selection Committee, adopted 10-8-1991 by Res. No. 210, as amended.
A.
An
Advisory Committee on Issues Affecting People With Disabilities and
Group Homes is hereby created for the purpose of serving as liaison
between the City and its residents and agencies operating group home
facilities.
B.
The
Committee shall be known as the "Advisory Committee on Issues Affecting
People With Disabilities and Group Homes."
The Committee shall consist of 10 members, one of them to be
appointed by the Mayor and who shall reside in the City of New Rochelle;
one to be appointed by each of the members of the City Council, who
shall reside in his or her Council district, and the City Council
as a whole shall appoint two members, each of whom shall have professional
experience in a field related to disabilities or community residences.
The City Manager shall appoint one member, who shall serve as the
Committee Chair. The terms of the individual and collective appointees
of the City Council and Mayor shall expire six months after the commencement
of each regular City Council term, except that the terms of these
appointees shall continue indefinitely after that date until such
time as a new appointment is made. The Committee Chair shall serve
at the pleasure of the City Manager.
A.
The Committee shall assist the City Council and Administration in
the evaluation of and response to specific proposals for community
residences within New Rochelle, including:
(1)
Development and execution of a timely and thorough process of public
notification and outreach to neighborhoods in which community residences
are proposed, including identification of neighborhood leaders and
points of contact.
(2)
When appropriate, dissemination of information about the purposes
of community residences and about the effects of community residences
on neighborhoods, drawing upon both local experiences and broader
professional studies.
(3)
Determination of whether and how to exercise options under state
law, such as filing objections to a community residence and/or identifying
specific alternative community residence sites.
B.
The duties of the Committee shall be to help forge constructive relationships
among the agencies operating group homes, the residents of group homes
and residents of the neighborhood surrounding group homes while addressing
concerns and complaints.
C.
The Committee shall promote the integration of individuals with disabilities
into the civic, social and economic life of the community.
D.
The Committee shall advise City Council and Administration on demographic,
policy or legal developments that may impact service and housing needs
in New Rochelle and recommend changes as needed in local law or practice
related to these trends.
