ARTICLE III: STATE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

 

Sec. 5.5.	Created; Consideration of Pending State Legislation.
Sec. 5.6.	Duty to Study Proposals and Make Recommendations.
Sec. 5.7.	Composition; Chairman.
Sec. 5.8.	Meetings.
Sec. 5.9.	Report of Proceedings.
Sec. 5.10.	Action by Committee in Absence of Action by Board of Supervisors.
Sec. 5.11.	Establishment of Policy Without Reference to Committee.

 

SEC. 5.5. CREATED; CONSIDERATION OF PENDING STATE LEGISLATION.

   Any proposal for the enactment of legislation affecting in any way the interests or welfare of the City and County, which is pending before the State Legislature or which may be considered for presentation to the Legislature, shall be initiated by or referred to a committee, hereby created, which shall be designated as the State Legislation Committee of the City and County.

(Ord. No. 8308 (1939), Sec. 1)

SEC. 5.6. DUTY TO STUDY PROPOSALS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.

   It shall be the duty of the State Legislation Committee to study all proposals enumerated in the preceding section and to formulate recommendations for endorsement, opposition or neutrality with respect thereto, as matters of policy of the City and County.

(Ord. No. 8308 (1939), Sec. 2)

SEC. 5.7. COMPOSITION; CHAIRMAN.

   The members of the State Legislation Committee shall be the Mayor, who shall act as chair, the City Attorney, two members of the Board of Supervisors to be designated by the President of the Board of Supervisors, the Controller, the Assessor and the Treasurer.

   Each of the above-named members may designate a duly authorized representative to attend the meeting in his or her absence.

(Amended by Ord. 245-78, App. 5/26/78; Ord. 278-96, App. 7/3/96)

SEC. 5.8. MEETINGS.

   Places, dates and times of meetings of the State Legislation Committee shall be prescribed by the chair.

(Ord. No. 8308 (1939), Sec. 4)

SEC. 5.9. REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

   A report of the proceedings of each regular or special meeting of the State Legislation Committee and the recommendations made thereat shall be submitted to the Board of Supervisors not later than the next regular business day following such meeting.

(Added by Ord. 245-78, App. 5/26/78)

SEC. 5.10. ACTION BY COMMITTEE IN ABSENCE OF ACTION BY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

   The Board of Supervisors, by resolution, may take such action upon any recommendation of the State Legislation Committee as it deems necessary or desirable, but in the absence of any such action by the Board of Supervisors, the State Legislative Representative is hereby authorized to take suitable action consonant with any such recommendation of the State Legislation Committee as the policy of the City and County.

(Ord. No. 8308 (1939), Sec. 6)