The function and purpose, duties, and responsibilities of the sustainability committee are as follows:
A. Study, recommend and help implement solutions that will reduce environmental impacts or costs resulting from city government, city residents, or businesses operating within the city limits in the areas of: energy, water, wastewater, stormwater, solid waste, green waste, recycling, fleet, fuel, air quality, property maintenance or any other area related to environmental sustainability.
B. Identify sustainability issues.
C. Analyze potential city sustainability initiatives.
D. Coordinate with community and industry professionals.
E. Recommend city and public sustainability policies.
F. Provide sustainability education to the city and to its residents.
G. Identify grants and funding sources.
H. Understand the scope of city services, its expenditures and sources of city revenue.
I. Review the mayor's proposed budget each year and to advise and make recommendation to the mayor concerning the budget for the coming year.
J. Act in an advisory role, when requested, to city administration and the city council regarding proposed city revenue raising ideas or proposed city expenditures.
K. Perform such other duties or responsibilities as are assigned by city administration. (Ord. 20-38, 9-30-2020)