§ 33.038 NON-INTERFERENCE.

   The purpose, duties, and responsibilities of the committee are not to be construed to limit or interfere with the City Manager's responsibilities to construct and recommend the annual budget to the City Council, nor to control it upon adoption, nor to intercede between the City Manager and the City Council on budget recommendations or other financially related matters, nor to restrict or limit the City Manager's budgetary relationship to departmental staff, nor to interfere or impede departmental operations, nor to interfere with the City Manager's relationship with labor organizations or groups of city employees or individual employees.

(Ord. 920-C.S., passed 9-7-21)

OPEN SPACE, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION

§ 33.045 CREATION.

   The Open Space, Parks, and Recreation Commission is hereby created and consists of either five or seven members, at the discretion of the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council.

(Ord. 920-C.S., passed 9-7-21; Am. Ord. 953-C.S., passed 4-2-24)

§ 33.046 POWERS AND DUTIES.

   (A)   The Open Space, Parks, and Recreation Commission has the following powers and duties:

      (1)   To serve in an advisory capacity to the Council, the City Manager, and city staff in all matters pertaining to public open space, recreation, parks, parklets, landscaped squares, and grounds;

      (2)   To make recommendations to the Council, the City Manager, and city staff with respect to the provisions of the annual budget for open space, recreation, and park purposes;

      (3)   To accept and reject offers of donations of money, personal property, and real estate to be used for open space, recreation, and park purposes, subject to approval by the Council;

      (4)   To prepare and recommend to the Council, the City Manager, and city staff comprehensive municipal open space, recreation, and park programs for the inhabitants of the city, to promote and stimulate public interest in these programs, and to solicit to the fullest possible extent the cooperation of school authorities and other public and private agencies interested therein;

      (5)   To advise in the establishment of schedules of charges, subject to approval by the Council;

      (6)   To prepare and recommend for adoption by the Council rules and regulations for the use and improvement of publicly-owned open space, parks and recreation areas, squares, and grounds in the city, including wetlands, gulches, greenways, playgrounds, concessions, and recreational facilities and programs installed and maintained therein;

      (7)   To prepare and recommend to the Council, the City Manager, and city staff policies for the acquisition, development, and improvement of open space, parks and recreation areas; and

      (8)   To perform such other duties relating to open space, recreation and park matters as may be prescribed by the Council.

   (B)   One member of the Commission will be appointed to serve as a liaison to the Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation.

(Ord. 920-C.S., passed 9-7-21; Am. Ord. 953-C.S., passed 4-2-24)

TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMISSION

§ 33.055 CREATION.

   (A)   The Transportation Safety Commission is hereby created and consists of either five or seven members, at the discretion of the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council.

   (B)   The Commission composition should reflect, as much as possible, interest in all transportation modes, including but not limited to accessibility, bicycling, pedestrian, senior, student/academia, transit, healthy living and quality of life in the City of Eureka and represent any parking district so far as practicable.

   (C)   In recognition that transportation and traffic safety is a specialized area of knowledge, it is highly desirable that each of the members obtains and maintains a knowledge base in this subject.

   (D)   The City Engineer and the Chief of Police, or their designees, will serve as ex officio non-voting members of the Commission.

   (E)   The Mayor may also appoint an ex officio non-voting high school student, for a term of one school year, from applicants recommended by the Transportation Safety Commission.

   (F)   Members serve two-year terms.

(Ord. 920-C.S., passed 9-7-21)