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061 of 1987 - Establishment of Community Development Advisory Committee v 87-1 v 87-25 APPROVED FOR SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE PRINTING No . 61 of 1987 RECORDER'S OFFICE (Establishment of the Community Development Advisory Committee) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 25 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 1965, BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 30, RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: SECTION 1. That Title 25 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding a new Chapter 30, relating to establishment of the Community Development Advisory Committee, as follows : CHAPTER 30 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Sections : 25-30-1. Definitions. 25-30-2. Creation of Committee . 25-30-3 . Purpose . 25-30-4. Appointment. Oath of office . 25-30-5. Removal from office. 25-30-6. Members' ethics. 2 5-3 0-7. Eligibility for membership. 25-30-8. Meetings . 25-30-9. Election of Committee Officers. 25-30-10. Subcommittees. 25-30-11. Responsibilities. 25-30-12. Attorney. 25-30-13. Sunset. 25-30-14. Severability . Sec . 25-30-1 . Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter the following words shall have the meaning as given herein : ( 1) "Committee" means the Salt Lake City Community Development Advisory Committee created under this ordinance . (2 ) "Council" means the Salt Lake City Council . (3) "City" shall mean and have reference to Salt Lake City Corporation, a municipal corporation of the State of Utah. (4 ) "Mayor" means the duly elected or appointed and qualified Mayor of City. ( 5 ) "Member" means a person appointed by the Mayor who is duly qualified and acting as a member of the Committee . (6 ) "Person" means an individual . Sec . 25-30-2. Creation of Committee. There is hereby created the Salt Lake City Community Development Advisory Committee, hereinafter Committee, which body shall consist of 15 members who reside in Salt Lake City. Sec. 25-30-3. Purpose. The purpose of the Committee is to provide citizens with an ample opportunity to participate, in an advisory role, in the City's planning and assessment of its community development program . Although members of the Committee serve only in an advisory role , their involvement is necessary in -2- order to obtain the opinions of those people who live and work in various neighborhoods to aid the City in identifying the needs within those areas, and projects to be completed with the City' s community development funds. Sec. 25-30-4 . Appointment. Oath of office. ( 1) All appointments of members of the Committee 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 five members to serve one years , five to serve two years, and five to serve three years . Thereafter all appointments shall be made for a three year term. Each membe r' s to nn of office shall expire on the applicable first Monday in July, but he or she shall continue to hold that office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified . Each member shall perform service on a voluntary basis without compensation and on such basis shall be immune from liability with respect to any decision or action taken during the course of these services as provided by Utah Code Annotated , Section 63-3-1 et seq. ( 1953) as amended . Members shall sign the oath of office required by law to be signed by City officials and file the same in the office of the City Recorder. Every member who shall within ten ( 10) 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, -3- and thereupon another person shall be appointed in the manner prescribed in these ordinances. Vacancies occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council for the expired term . ( 2 ) Of the appo intments to be made by the Mayor, at least one member shall be appointed from each council district. In making such appointments the Mayor will take into consideration the demographic composition of the City and should include representatives of low and moderate income , ethnic minorities, handicapped and elderly persons as well as female-headed households. Sec . 25-30-5. Removal from office. Any member may be removed from office by the Mayor prior to the normal expiration of the term for which such member was appointed . Sec. 25-30-6. Members' ethics. Members shall be subject to and bound by the provisions of the City' s conflict of interest ordinance Section 24-13-1 et seq. , Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, 1965, as amended . Any violations of the provisions of said act shall be grounds for removal from office . Sec . 25-30-7. Eligibility for membership. A person to be eligible to be appointed as a member of the Ccmmittee shall meet -4- the following prerequisites: ( 1) Be at least 18 years of age . ( 2 ) Be a resident of the City of Salt Lake . Sec . 25-30-8. Meetings. The Committee shall convene regular meetings to be held at least monthly throughout the year. The Committee shall hold its meetings in compliance with the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act. Special meetings may be ordered by a majority of the Committee , the chairperson , or the Mayor. The order for a special meeting must be signed by a member calling such meeting and , unless waived in writing , each member joining in the order for such special meeting must be given not less than three hours notice. Such notice shall be served personally or left at the member' s residence or business office . Meetings shall be held at such public place as may be designated by the Committee. Eight members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Committee shall cause a written record of its proceedings to be available for public inspection in the office of the City Recorder. The Committee shall record the yea and nay votes of the Committee members on any action taken by it. The Committee shall adopt a system of rules and procedure under which its meetings are to be held. The Committee may suspend the rules of procedure by unanimous vote of the members of the Committee who are present at the meeting. The Committee shall not suspend the rules or procedure beyond the duration of the meeting at which -5- the suspension of rules occurs. Sec . 25-30-9. Election of Committee Officers. Each year the Committee at its first regular meeting after the third Monday in September shall select one of its members as chairperson, and another of its members as vice chairperson who shall assume the duties of the chairperson during the absence or disability of the chairperson. Sec. 25-30-10 . Subcommittees. The Committee may designate such subcommittee or committees as it desires to study, consider and make recommendations on matters which are presented to the Committee . Sec . 25-30-11 . Responsibilities. The Committee shall have the following responsibilities : ( 1) To serve solely in an advisory role on decisions relating to the City's Community Development Block Grant programs. ( 2 ) To coordinate with the Capital Planning and Programming division of the City on review and evaluation planning for community development target areas, and review of current goals and policies of the community development program. ( 3 ) To review all eligible annual and slippage or contingency project proposals submitted by various individuals , neighborhood groups, community organizations and City departments, and make recommendations to the Mayor on such request for funds. -6 - (4 ) To discuss program and project monitoring information prepared by the City to ensure that the projects are implemented as planned . ( 5 ) To assure that CDBG goals are consistent with the Housing Assistance Goals of the City. (6 ) To evaluate the overall effectiveness of the Community Development Block Grant program activities. (7 ) To be responsible for establishing and maintaining communications with the Salt Lake City Community Councils . Sec. 25-30-12 . Attorney. Any legal advice or assistance desired shall be obtained only from the office of the City Attorney. Sec. 25-30-13 . Sunset. The Committee established hereby and this ordinance shall terminate and cease to be effective upon the termination of Federal Community Block Grant money being appropriated, and those funds previously paid to the City heretofore are used up. Sec . 25-30-14 . Severability. The provisions of this ordinance shall be severable; and if any provision thereof, or the application of such provision under any circumstances is held invalid, it shall not affect any other provision of this ordinance, or the application in a different circumstance. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon first publication. -7- ' w Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, this IIth day of Augu.5t 198 -7. CHAI N ATTEST: C ftY R 011kDER Transmitted to the Mayor on uc4rmt 11, 1997 Mayor' s action: x Approved Vetoed MAYOR ATTEST: C T RE ER ccl26 O SEAL T3,(U 61 o� 1987 Pubt,bshed: Augu/st 25, 1987 —8—