There shall be an Ordinance Review Commission appointed by the Council consisting of one Council member and two (2) electors of the City who are neither Elected nor appointed officials. The City Clerk shall be an ex-officio member of the Commission without vote. The Commission shall serve for a term of two (2) years beginning the first day of the month following the Commission's appointment. The Commission shall be appointed by the Council not later than the third (3rd) regular Council meeting after the adoption of this Charter. After appointment, any vacancies on the Commission shall be filled by the Commission.
The Commission shall meet as often as necessary to accomplish its task. The Clerk shall convene the first meeting of the Commission. A Commission report shall be presented to the City Council at the completion of its work.
The Commission shall review all ordinances of the City looking specifically for: obsolete ordinances; ordinances that are out-of-date; ordinances that have been superseded or invalidated by State or Federal law; ordinances that contain redundancies within themselves or with other ordinances, and ordinances that are in conflict with other ordinances or this Charter. In its report to the City Council, the Commission shall make specific recommendations concerning the disposition of any ordinances it finds questionable based on the review requirements.
The City Council shall receive the Commission report when it is presented and, within six (6) months of receipt of the Commission's report, shall consider the report, shall act upon the recommendations of the Commission either accepting or rejecting the recommendations, in whole or in part, and shall take appropriate action to place into effect any recommendations the City Council accepts.