HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 76-27ORDINANCE NO. � Lo- Q I
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR
THE TERM OF ITS MEMBERS; PROVIDING FOR DUTIES
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; PRO-
VIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR RE-
PEAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
There is hereby established a Community Development Advisory
Committee to be composed of twenty (20) members who are resident citizens
of the City of Beaumont. The members of the Community Development Advisory
Committee shall be appointed by the City Council. Of the twenty (20) mem-
bers appointed, five (5) shall be appointed to serve a one-year term, ten
(10) shall be appointed to serve a two-year term and five (5) shall be ap-
pointed to serve a three-year term; thereafter, the term of office of each
member shall be two years. The City Council shall name one of the members
as Chairman and one as Vice Chairman. The City Council shall appoint one
of its number to serve as an ex officio member of the committee without vote.
Vacancies shall be filled by the City Council for the unexpired term. Mem-
bers of the committee shall serve without compensation.
The Director of Community Development, or his designee, shall serve
as Secretary of the Committee without vote. The duties of the Secretary will
be as follows:
(1) To serve as a non-voting member.
(2) To attend all meetings of the Committee and
of its appointed Committees.
(3) To maintain a record of all activities of
the Committee.
(4) To provide the Committee with all information
necessary for the performance of his duties.
(5) To submit a proposed agenda to the Committee
Chairman and members.
(6) To invite the participation of the interested
parties concerned with topics of the agenda.
(7) To coordinate the attendance of staff per-
sonnel of the City.
(8) To introduce items on the agenda and present
applicable information asshall be .necessary
to aid in resolving problems.
(9) To provide such clerical -administrative
support as is -required by the Committee.
(10) To arrange for all meetings to be held as
directed by the Chairman of the Committee.
The duties and the responsibilities of the Community Development
Advisory Committee shall be as follows:
(1) To act as an advisory board to the City Council
and the City Manager.
(2) To recommend objectives to the City of Beaumont
for Community Development Block Grant Program.
(3) To assist the City Council and the City Manager's
staff in_. planning for a continuing program of
Community Development.
(4) To meet as required by the Chairman of the Committee
or the Secretary, with regular meetings to be held
not less than once every calendar quarter.
(5) To keep the City Council and the City Manager's
staff informed of current trends and to recommend
changes and improvements which will update the
Community Development and Housing Assistance Plan.
(6) To,study the needs of the City and make recommendations
to the City Council for its physical redevelopment.
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
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ordinance, or the.application of same to a particular set of persons or cir-
cumstances, should for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity
shall in no wise affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and to
such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared
to be severable.
Section 3.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the
day of JP , 1976.
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