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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 519ORDINANCE No.519 BEING AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TRAFFIC COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND ENUMERATING I~S POWERS AND DUTIES THEREOF. THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DOES ORDAIN: Section I. MEMBERSHIP - The Traffic Committee s~all consist Df five members and in addition thereto the City Engineer and chief of Police shall serve as ex-officio members. The members shall be appointed by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights to serve for a period of one year. The Council shall, in selecting the members, select Qne each from the following categories; one member shall be selected from the City Council, one member shall be an employee from the School District, one member shall be selected from those people transacting retain business within the said City, one member shall be selected from those people doing business in the industrial,district, and one member shall be selected from the public at large. Section ii. ORGANIZATION - The committee upon appointment shall elect one of its members to serve as its chairman and one of its members to serve as its secretary. The committee shall then establish a monthly meeting date. The secretary shall cause to be prepared an agenda for each meeting, which agenda shal~ be sent to the committee members for their consideration at least two days prior to the meeting date. Section III. POWERS AND DUTIES - The Traffic Committee shall be an advisory body to the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, The Council shall refer to the said committee ~tl matters pertaining to the regulation of traffic upon the streets and ways within the City of Columbia Heights. The Committee shall, upon receiving such referrals from the Council, set hearing dates when it shall give full consideration to such matters. Within thirty (30) days of the said hearing, the committee shall make written recommendations and forward same to the City Council for consider- ation. Section IV. SERVE WITHOUT PAY - The membership of the committee shall serve upon the committee without pay. Section V. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after thirty (30) days after~its passage. First Reading=March 13th, 1961 Second reading March 27, 1961 Offered by: Chies Seconded by: McCline Roll Call - All Ayes. Secretary to City Council MAYOR