(A) (1) To better facilitate the operation of city government, the Mayor shall, as soon after the beginning of each term of office as possible, appoint members of Council to three standing committees, which shall be designated the Public Safety Committee, the Budget and Finance Committee and the Public Service Committee. Each committee shall be made up of two Council members and the Mayor.
(2) Each committee shall have the responsibility to investigate and make recommendations to Council concerning the matter within that committee’s areas of responsibility. The area of responsibility of each committee shall be as determined by Council at the beginning of each term.
(3) The Mayor is further authorized to appoint special committees to be made up of persons within or without the city government as in his judgment may be needed.
(‘88 Code, § 2.214)
(B) (1) Committee reports may be in writing and signed by a majority of the committee.
(2) Any report involving the expenditure of money shall be in writing and include the amount to be expended, or an approximation thereof, and the reasons therefor.
(‘88 Code, § 2.215)
(C) Reports of committees, in the order of business, shall be rendered as the presiding officer may determine. (‘88 Code, § 2.216)