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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 54 of 1997
(Transportation advisory board)
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING CHAPTER 2.23, SALT LAKE CITY CODE,
RELATING TO THE CREATION AND DUTIES OF THE TRANSPORATION ADVISORY
BOARD.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 2.23, Salt Lake City Code, relating
to the creation and duties of the transportation advisory board
be, and the same hereby is, enacted to read as follows:
Chapter 2.23
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD
Sections:
2.23.010 Purpose.
2.23.020 Definitions.
2.23.030 Board created.
2.23.040 Appointment of members - Oath of office.
2.23.050 Removal from office.
2.23.060 Members' ethics.
2.23.070 Eligibility for membership.
2.23.080 Meetings.
2.23.090 Election of officers.
2.23.100 Review of action - powers of mayor.
2.23.110 Committees.
2.23.120 Powers and duties.
2.23.010 Purpose.
A. The mayor and the Salt Lake City council, hereinafter
council, declare it to be a policy of the city that the citizens
of Salt Lake City be provided input opportunity into significant
transportation decisions and issues affecting neighborhoods and
the city as a whole.
2.23.020 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter the following terms,
phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning
given in this section:
A. "Board" means the Salt Lake City Transportation Advisory
Board created under this chapter.
B. "Council" means the Salt Lake City council.
C. "City" means and refers to Salt Lake City, a municipal
corporation of the state of Utah.
D. "Mayor" means the duly elected or appointed, and
qualified mayor of Salt Lake City.
E. "Member" means a person appointed by the mayor who is a
duly qualified voting or nonvoting member of the board.
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F. "Nonvoting member" means a person appointed by the mayor
who is duly qualified and a participating, but nonvoting member
of the board.
G. "Transportation director" means the person appointed by
the director of the department of public services to serve as the
director of the transportation division within the department of
public services.
H. "Voting member" means a person appointed by the mayor
who is duly qualified and a participating, voting member of the
board.
2.23.030 Board created.
There is created the Salt Lake City Transportation Advisory
Board, hereinafter referred to as "board," which body shall
consist of ten appointed voting members and up to five nonvoting
members. Voting membership shall consist of one resident from
each of the eight city planning districts, one representative of
college level transportation academia and one representative of a
business -oriented organization actively involved in
transportation issues affecting Salt Lake City. A representative
of the Salt Lake City police department and a representative of
the Salt Lake City School District shall serve as nonvoting
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members of the board. Other individuals, representing
organizations with continuing interest and involvement in city
transportation issues may be appointed nonvoting members,
including, for example, but not limited to The League of Women
Voters, The Downtown Alliance, The Utah Transit Authority, The
Downtown Retail Merchants Association, The Mayor's Bicycle
Advisory Committee, and the University of Utah. The
transportation director, shall be an ex officio member of the
board with no voting privileges.
2.23.040 Appointment of members - Oath of Office.
A. All appointments of voting members of the board shall be
made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city
council. In making initial appointments, the mayor shall, with
the advice and consent of the council, designate three voting
members to serve one year, three voting members to serve two
years and four voting members to serve three years. Any fraction
of a year in the initial appointment shall be considered a full
year. Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for a three
year term. Each member's term of office shall expire on the
applicable last Monday in September. Voting members shall be
limited to no more than two consecutive terms each. Each person
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shall perform service on a voluntary basis without compensation
and on such basis shall be immune from liability with respect to
any recommendation or action taken during the course of those
services as provided by Utah Code Annotated, Section 63-30-1, et
seq., as amended, or successor sections. Vacancies occurring in
the voting membership of the board shall be filled by appointment
by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council for
the unexpired term.
B. All appointments of nonvoting members of the board shall
be made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city
council for a one year term. Any fraction of a year in the
initial appointment shall be considered a full year. Thereafter,
all appointments of nonvoting members shall be made for a one
year term. Each nonvoting member's term of office shall expire
on the applicable last Monday in September. Nonvoting members
shall be limited to no more than four consecutive terms. Each
person shall perform service on a voluntary basis without
compensation. Vacancies occurring in the nonvoting membership of
the board may be filled by appointment by the mayor with the
advice and consent of the city council for the unexpired term.
C. Voting members shall sign the oath of office required by
law to be signed by city officials and file the same in the
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office of the city recorder. Every member who shall fail within
ten days after notification of his or her appointment to file
with the city recorder his or her oath of office to perform
faithfully, honestly and impartially the duties of the office,
shall be deemed to have refused such appointment, and thereupon
another person shall be appointed in the manner prescribed in
these ordinances.
2.23.050 Removal from office.
Any member may be removed from office by the mayor for
cause, prior to the normal expiration of the term for which such
member was appointed. Any member failing to attend three board
meetings in one calendar year shall forfeit membership of the
board.
2.23.060 Members' ethics.
Members shall be subject to and bound by the provisions of
the city's conflict of interest ordinance, Chapter 2.44 of this
code, or its successor. Any violations of the provisions of said
chapter, or its successor, shall be grounds for removal from
office.
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2.23.070 Eligibility for membership.
A person, to be eligible to be appointed as a member of the
board, shall meet the following prerequisites:
A. Be not less than twenty-one years of age;
B. Be a resident of the state of Utah;
C. No person shall be eligible to serve on the board as a
member while actively engaged in any public or private
transportation consulting venture.
2.23.080 Meetings.
A. The board shall convene for regular meetings to be held
approximately monthly throughout the year. To the extent that
meetings of the board are governed by Chapter 4 of Title 52, Utah
Code Annotated, 1953 as amended, or its successor, said meetings
shall be conducted in compliance with said state law. Meetings
shall be held at the City & County Building, or at such other
public place as may be designated by the board. Seven voting
members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of
holding meetings. The board may act officially by an affirmative
vote of six or more voting members present.
B. The board shall cause a written record of its
proceedings to be kept which shall be available for public
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inspection in the office of the transportation director. The
board shall record the yea and nay votes of any action taken by
it. The transportation director shall make available a secretary
to the board when required.
C. The board shall adopt a system of rules of procedure
under which its meetings are to be held. The board may suspend
the rules and procedures by unanimous vote of the voting members
of the board who are present at the meeting. The board shall not
suspend the rules of procedure beyond the duration of the meeting
at which suspension of the rules occurs.
2.23.090 Election of officers.
Each year the board at its first regular meeting after the
last Monday in September shall select one of its voting members
as chairperson and another of its voting members as vice -
chairperson, who shall perform the duties of the chairperson
during the absence or disability of the chairperson. No voting
member shall serve more than two consecutive terms as
chairperson.
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2.23.100 Review of action - powers of mayor.
All actions taken by the board shall constitute
recommendations to the transportation director, the mayor, the
city council, and to other city commissions and boards and shall
not constitute official action. The transportation director
and/or mayor shall have the power to review, ratify, modify or
disregard any recommendation submitted by the board, and the
mayor may refer the matter to the city council, if appropriate.
2.23.110 Committees.
The board may, by vote, designate such committee or
committees as it desires to study, consider and make
recommendations on matters which are presented to the board. In
the event the board desires non -board members to serve on such a
committee, the board may make such appointments; but shall
include at least one voting board member on such committee. Non
board members of such committees shall serve without
compensation.
2.23.120 Powers and duties.
The board shall have the following powers and duties:
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A. Determine and establish such rules and regulations for
the conduct of the board as the members shall deem advisable;
provided, however, that such rules and regulations shall not be
in conflict with this chapter or its successor, or other city,
state or federal law;
B. Recommend the adoption and alteration of all rules,
regulations and ordinances which it shall from time to time deem
in the public interest and for the purposes of carrying out the
objects of this chapter; provided, however, that such rules and
regulations shall not be in conflict with this chapter or its
successor, or other city, state or federal law;
C. Monitor the progress and assist in the updating of the
Action Plan of the city's Transportation Master Plan;
D. Review regional, city wide and significant local
transportation issues as appropriate and provide recommendations
to the transportation director and/or mayor and council on same
as deemed by the board to be in the best interest of the city and
its citizens;
E. Assist in the development, implementation and ongoing
updating of the City's Traffic Calming Program;
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F. Monitor the city's Crossing Guard Program and provide
recommendations regarding its policies on guard placement
criteria.
G. Develop travel demand management strategies and encourage use
of non -automotive transportation modes.
H. Promote public education of transportation issues
affecting the city and its citizens.
I. Provide recommendations to the mayor, council,
transportation director and other city commissions and boards
regarding priority and funding of transportation related capital
improvement projects and programs as appropriate and deemed by
the board to be in the best interest of the city and its
citizens;
J. Serve as a coordination body and resource for
organizations interested in transportation issues affecting the
city.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon the date of its first publication.
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this
Ind day of September
ATTEST:
HIEF DEP. Y CITY RECORDER
Bill
Published:
ATTEST:
, 1997.
CHAIRPERSON
ansmitted to Mayor on September 9, 1997
Mayor's Action:
Approved. Vetoed.
Of 1997.
September 29, 1997
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