The Tree Commission shall:
(a) Meet regularly once monthly, or a meeting may be called or canceled by the Chairperson or two members. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A majority of a quorum shall decide any matter before the Tree Commission. Prior to January 31 of each year, the Tree Commission shall meet and elect a member to serve as Chairperson.
(b) Study, investigate, plan, devise, and recommend to Council and/or the Director of Public Service or his or her designee any action, program, plan, or legislation which the Tree Commission shall determine to be necessary or advisable for the care, preservation, trimming, planting, replanting, removal, or disposition of trees or shrubs in public ways, streets, alleys, parks, or other property owned by the City of Parma.
(c) Regulate the planting, maintenance, and removal of trees and shrubs on City property and rights- of-way to ensure safety and promote aesthetics.
(d) Appoint its own officers and committees to make its own procedural rules, and to keep an appropriate record of its proceedings and to make appropriate recommendations to the Mayor for nominees to the Tree Commission.
(e) Recommend to City Council the designation of any tree as a "Grand and Glorious Tree."
(f) Interpret the language of this chapter and any other related ordinances, and determine its applicability to particular situations with the advice and counsel of the City Law Director.
(g) Consider, investigate, make findings, and recommend upon any special matter or question coming within the scope of its authority, upon request by the Mayor or Council.
(h) Act as an advisory or appeals board for residents of the City who question or disagree with the City in matters pertaining to tree removal, planting, and any other tree matters.
(i) Perform other responsibilities as may be from time to time prescribed by Council action.
(Ord. 340-98. Passed 2-15-99.)