A. Establishment: The city council may establish, by resolution, citizen committees in order to assist the city council in legislative functions, such as policy development or legislative investigations. Such committees shall not perform or involve any administrative functions pertaining to the city and shall act only in an advisory capacity to the city council.
B. Purpose, Membership And Terms: The resolution establishing such legislative committee shall be filed with the city recorder and shall identify the purpose of the committee, its membership, terms of members or the committee as a whole, and its powers and duties. Appointments to such legislative committees shall be made by the city council and a record of all appointments, including the name of the appointee, the committee to which the appointment pertains and the term for which the appointment is made, shall be maintained by the city recorder and made available for public inspection. Unless otherwise provided, members of such committees may be removed by the city council at any time, without cause.
C. Subject To State Laws: Legislative committees and its members shall be subject to the Utah open and public meetings law and the municipal officers' and employees' ethics act. The taking and approval of minutes shall follow the policy and procedure set forth in subsection 3-2-1H of this chapter.
(Ord. 2010-33, 10-12-2010)