The duties of the various standing committees shall be as follows:
(A) Budget and Finance. Fees, salaries, budgets, appropriations, tax levies, revenue bonds, claims, litigation, contracts, supervision and investigation. The Chairperson shall maintain liaison with City Controller;
(B) Rules. To establish and maintain rules under which Common Council shall operate;
(C) Public Utilities and Transportation. To consider and report on all ordinances affecting the public utilities, electric, gas, water or any public transportation, such as bus, rail, truck, boat or air;
(D) Police Department. To consider and report on all ordinances or resolutions concerning matters pertaining to the Police Department;
(E) Fire Department. To consider and report on all ordinances or resolutions concerning matters pertaining to the Fire Department;
(F) Public Safety and Traffic. To consider and report on all matters pertaining to the flow of traffic, traffic signs and signals, to the regulation of and parking of cars in the city limits. Also, to consider and report on all ordinances and resolutions pertaining to pedestrian traffic and safety and to the general safety of residents of the city;
(G) Public Works. To consider and report on all matters pertaining to streets, alleys, sewers (sanitary and storm), drainage and garbage collections;
(H) Public Health and Welfare. To consider and report on all matters pertaining to the public health and welfare. To maintain close liaison with Floyd-Harrison Health Department and administrator of the Floyd County Memorial Hospital. To consider and report on all ordinances concerning parks and recreation;
(I) Schools and Library. To consider and report on all matters concerning public schools and city library; and
(J) Development and Annexation. To consider and report on all matters pertaining to the general development and improvement of the city, to planning and zoning and annexation.
(Ord. 4600, passed 3-4-1957)