(A) Appointments to standing Committees shall be made by President of Council as soon as practical after his election. Appointments can be changed from time to time by the President of Council on his or her own initiative or at the request of five members of Council.
(B) Appointments to special Committees shall be made by the President of Council with the concurrence of a majority of Council.
(C) Each Committee shall consist of a chairperson and one or more additional members. In the absence of the chairperson, the other member (or one of the other members) of the Committee shall act in his or her stead and present his or her report or recommendations to Council.
(D) It shall be the duty of each Committee to study and discuss all matters assigned to it, to make reports and recommendations to Council, and to request ordinances and resolutions pertaining to the work of the Committee as required.
(E) All ordinances, resolutions, or other matters requiring special study or research shall be referred to the appropriate standing Committee. Legislation on matters of a general nature may be referred to a special Committee appointed for the specific purpose of taking the matter under study or it may be studied by Council as a Committee of the Whole. It shall be the duty of the chairperson or designee of the Committee to bring before the Council the findings and recommendations pertaining to any legislation or other matters referred to his or her Committee for study.
(F) The following standing Committees, with duties and general nature as outlined, shall be appointed, along with such other standing committees as may be established as provided by amendment of the Council Rules of Procedure.
(1) Finance - matters pertaining to a financial nature;
(2) Public Works - matters pertaining to streets, highways, sewers, and sidewalks, buildings and grounds; extension and repair of such services;
(3) Public Utilities - matters pertaining to gas, electricity, water, and other public utilities, contracts for such services; extension of such public utilities;
(4) Rules and Laws - matters pertaining to enforcement of the Council Rules of Procedure.
(G) Council shall have the authority to appoint one member to serve as a liaison to the Board of Health, but in no event shall that Council member hold a seat on such Board.
(H) All other board and commission appointments, including but not limited to Board of Health, Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Volunteer Firefighters' Dependents Board, Tax Review Board, Charter Revision Committee, Civil Service Commission, and Civil Service Review Board shall be made pursuant to the Charter and ordinances of the city.
(Ord. 13-2011, passed 4-20-11)