(A) The Budget Committee is hereby established by the city under the provisions of O.R.S. 294.331.
(B) The Budget Committee will consist of the members of the governing body and a number, equal to the number of members of the governing body, of electors of the municipal corporation appointed by the governing body; if there are electors fewer than the number required, the governing body and the electors who are willing to serve shall be the Budget Committee; and if there are no electors willing to serve, the governing body shall be the Budget Committee.
(C) The members of the Budget Committee shall receive no compensation for their services as members of the Budget Committee.
(D) Appointive members of the Budget Committee may not be officers, agents or employees of the city.
(E) Appointive members of a Budget Committee shall be appointed for terms of 3 years beginning on January 1 of the year appointed and running until December 31 of the third year appointed. The terms shall be staggered so that, as near as practicable, one-third of the terms of the appointive members end each year. The appointed positions shall be numbered BC1 through BC7.
(F) If any appointive member is unable to serve the term for which the member was appointed, or an appointive member resigns prior to completion of the term for which the member was appointed, the City Council shall fill the vacancy by appointment for the unexpired term.
(G) The Budget Committee shall at its first meeting after its appointment elect a presiding officer from among its members.
(H) The City Manager shall be the budget officer responsible for preparing the budget document. The budget officer shall act under the direction of the Mayor.
(I) Duties. The Budget Committee is responsible for the review of the city’s annual budget. In reviewing the annual budget, the committee makes recommendations to the City Council on funding levels for city services.
(Ord. 2008-02-05, passed 2-12-2008; Am. Ord. 2016-04-01, passed 5-10-2016)