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The commission shall report to the mayor and council annually, and shall submit such additional reports as it deems necessary or as requested by the mayor and council. The board's annual report shall be filed with the city clerk's office on or before March 1st.
(Ord. No. 10785, § 5, 5-11-10)
The city manager's office, department of finance and office of equal opportunity programs shall provide staff to support the functions of the commission and to maintain minutes of its meetings. Minutes of meetings are to be filed with the city clerk.
(Ord. No. 10785, § 5, 5-11-10)
ARTICLE XIX.
RESERVED*
RESERVED*
*Editor’s note – Former Article XIX, §§ 10A-200 – 10A-204, relating to the Resource Planning Advisory Committee, derived from Ord. No. 10310, § 1, adopted August 8, 2006, was repealed by Ord. No. 11509, § 2, adopted December 19, 2017.
ARTICLE XX.
COMMISSION ON CLIMATE, ENERGY, AND SUSTAINABILITY (CCES)**
COMMISSION ON CLIMATE, ENERGY, AND SUSTAINABILITY (CCES)**
**Editor’s note – Ord. No. 11496, § 3, adopted Oct. 24, 2017, repealed Art. XX, §§ 10A-210 – 10A-219, which pertained to the Climate Change Committee and derived from Ord. No. 10591, § 1, adopted Oct. 7, 2008. Ord. No. 11496, § 4, added a new Art. XX, Commission on Climate, Energy, and Sustainability (CCES).
Pursuant to Tucson Charter chapter XXIV, § 1 and Tucson Code § 10A-139(a), the commission on climate, energy, and sustainability ("CCES") is created as an on-going mayor and council advisory commission.
(Ord. No. 11496, § 4, 10-24-17)
(a) Composition. The CCES shall consist of eleven (11) voting members, who shall serve without compensation.
(b) Nomination and appointment.
(1) One (1) member by the mayor and each council member.
(2) Two (2) members appointed by the city manager.
(3) Two (2) members appointed by the city manager representing the following categories:
(A) One (1) member from a national or local environmental organization with a focus on combating or adapting to climate change.
(B) One (1) member representing utilities.
(c) Qualifications.
(1) Members must live within the City of Tucson limits.
(2) The commission's membership should represent the geographic, demographic, and economic diversity of the community.
(3) Desired qualifications include, but are not limited to knowledge, expertise, and/or representation of the following fields and interests, as they relate to the commission's functions and purposes:
(a) Business sector
(b) Built environment
(c) Climate/environmental justice
(d) Energy/management (e.g. renewables, efficiency, storage)
(e) Food/agriculture
(f) Land use
(g) Local economy
(h) Smart Cities
(i) Sustainability practice, planning and/or policy
(j) Transportation (e.g. transit, electrification of transportation)
(k) Utilities
(l) Water management
(d) Terms of office and reappointment. Members appointed by the mayor and each council member shall serve terms coterminous with the appointing official. Members appointed by the city manager shall serve four (4) year terms from the time of appointment, in accordance with Tucson City Code, chapter 10A. Members may serve no more than two (2) consecutive four (4) year terms (eight (8) years).
(e) Removal. If a member fails to attend three (3) consecutive regularly scheduled meetings of the commission, that member's appointment is terminated.
(f) Concurrent service not permitted. Consistent with Tucson Code § 10A-134(c), members of the CCES may not serve concurrently on other city boards, committees, or commissions.
(g) Applicability of Tucson Code chapter 10A, article XIII. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this article, all provisions of Tucson Code chapter 10A, article XIII apply to the CCES.
(Ord. No. 11496, § 4, 10-24-17)
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