(A) Creation and membership.
(1) The Saginaw Human Planning Commission is hereby created to provide effective citizen participation in an advisory capacity only to aid the City Council in solving the social and physical problems of the city.
(2) There shall be 21 Quadrant representatives on the Commission, one to be appointed by City Council (hereinafter in this section referred to as “Council”) from the five Quadrants adopted by City Council at the time this section becomes effective and any subsequent amendments.
(3) A map clearly indicating the geographical area of each of the Quadrants in the city shall be maintained in the City Clerk’s office for public examination.
(B) Quadrants and number of individual quadrant representatives. The quadrants and the number of representatives for each are as follows:
(1) Human Planning Commission Quadrant One, will be comprised of five representatives;
(2) Human Planning Commission Quadrant Two, will be comprised of five representatives;
(3) Human Planning Commission Quadrant Three, will be comprised of five representatives;
(4) Human Planning Commission Quadrant Four, will be comprised of five representatives;
(5) Human Planning Commission Quadrant Five, will be comprised of one representative;
(C) Qualification of representatives.
(1) A Quadrant representative must meet the following qualifications prior to appointment:
(a) United States citizenship;
(b) Eighteen years old; and
(c) Registered voter of the city.
(2) During the Quadrant representative’s tenure, the individual cannot hold any board membership, employment, or subcontracting relationship with any agency currently being funded with or applying for Community Development Block Grant funds while the person is serving on the Human Planning Commission.
(D) Term of office. The term of office of the Quadrant representatives shall be two years from the date of appointment.
(E) Vacancy in office. The office of a Quadrant representative shall be declared to be automatically vacant due to one of the following circumstances:
(1) Death;
(2) Resignation;
(3) The Quadrant representative no longer occupies as a principle residence, a dwelling in the Quadrant from which the person was appointed;
(4) The Quadrant representative has been convicted of a felony;
(5) The Quadrant representative has been judicially declared mentally incompetent; and
(6) The Quadrant representative holds any board membership or obtains employment or a subcontracting relationship with any agency currently being funded with or applying for Community Development Block Grant funds while the individual is serving on the Human Planning Commission.
(F) Filling vacancy in office. City Council shall fill a vacancy by appointment. The individual will complete the remainder of the former Quadrant representative’s term.
(G) Organization of Commission. The Saginaw Human Planning Commission shall select its own Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, and any other officers it may deem necessary. The Commission shall establish its own rules of procedure.
(H) General duties and powers. The Saginaw Human Planning Commission shall address itself to the social and physical problems of the city. Nothing in this section is intended to or shall be construed to conflict with the provisions of the Michigan Planning Enabling Act, Public Act 33 of 2008, being M.C.L. §§ 125.3811 et seq., vesting certain powers and duties concerning a program for public structures and improvements in the City Planning Commission. The Commission will establish program priorities by direct communication with the citizens in the respective quadrants. The Commission shall have authority to plan and research social programs and review and recommend programs and action proposed by others in the area of social programming proposed for the city.
(I) Personnel. Personnel to assist the Commission will be assigned from the city’s Community Development Block Grant Division. The Deputy Director of Community Services or his/her designee will consult with the Commission as to type and number of staff to be assigned to it.
(Prior Code, § 12.33) (Ord. D-1135, passed 2-17-1975, effective 2-27-1975; Ord. D-1425, passed 4-25-1983, effective 5-5-1983; Ord. D-1502, passed 9-23-1985, effective 10-3-1985; Ord. O-59, passed 6-18-2007, effective 6-28-2007; Ord. O-90, passed 11-9-2009, effective 11-19-2009; Ord. O-177, passed 3-28-2016, effective 4-17-2016; Ord. O-239, passed 11-22-2021, effective 12-3-2021)