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009 of 1996 - AN ORDINANCE ENACTING CHAPTER 2.33, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF A CAPITAL IMPRO0 96-1 0 96-10 SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE No. 9 of 1996 (Capital Improvement Program Citizen Board) AN ORDINANCE ENACTING CHAPTER 2.33, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CITIZEN BOARD. Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: SECTION 1. That Chapter 2.33, Salt Lake City Code, be and is hereby enacted to read as follows: Chapter 2.33 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CITIZEN BOARD Sections: 2.33.010 Definitions. 2.33.020 Board created. 2.33.030 Purpose. 2.33.040 Appointment. 2.33.050 Removal from office. 2.33.060 Members' ethics. 2.33.070 Eligibility for membership. 2.33.080 Meetings. 2.33.090 Election of officers 2.33.100 Subcommittees. 2.33.110 Responsibilities. 2.33.120 Attorney. 2.33.130 Board actions shall not bind the mayor or city council. 2.33.010 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter the following words shall have the meaning as given herein: A. "Board" means the capital improvement program citizen 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 the city. E. "Member" means a person appointed by the mayor who is duly qualified and acting as a member of the board. F. "Person" means an individual. 2.33.020 Board created. There is created the board, which body shall consist of not less than nine members nor more than eleven members who reside in the city. 2.33.030 Purpose. The purpose of the board is to provide citizens with an ample opportunity to participate, in an advisory role, in the city's planning and assessment of its capital improvement program. Although board members serve in an advisory role only, their involvement is necessary in obtaining the opinions of persons who live and/or work in various neighborhoods to aid the city in identifying the needs within those areas and the projects 2 to be completed as part of the city's capital improvement program. 2.33.040 Appointment. A. All appointments of board members shall be made by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council. In making initial appointments, the mayor shall designate three members to serve one year, four members to serve two years, and four members to serve three years. Thereafter all appointments shall be made for a three-year term. Each member's term of office shall expire on the applicable first Monday in June. 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, or successor sections. 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 unexpired term. H. Of the appointments to be made by the mayor, one member shall be appointed from each council district, with the remaining members being persons who represent business or commercial interests of the city. 3 2.33.050 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. 2.33.060 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. Any violations of the provisions of said act shall be grounds for removal from office. 2.33.070 Eligibility for membership. A person, to be eligible to be appointed as a member of the board, shall meet the following prerequisites: A. Be at least eighteen years of age; B. Be a resident of the city. 2.33.080 Meetings. The board shall convene regular meetings to be held at least monthly throughout the year. The board shall hold its meetings in compliance with the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act. Special meetings may be ordered by a majority of the board, 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 not joining in the order for such special 4 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 board. Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall cause a written record of its proceedings to be available for public inspection in the office of the city recorder. The board shall record the yea and nay votes of the board members on any action taken by it. The board shall adopt a system of rules and procedure under which its meetings are to be held. The board may suspend the rules of procedure by unanimous vote of the 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 the suspension of rules occurs. 2.33.090 Election of officers. Each year the board, at its first regular meeting after the first Monday in August, 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. 5 2.33.100 Subcommittees. The board may designate such subcommittee or committees as it desires to study, consider and make recommendations on matters which are presented to the board. 2.33.110 Responsibilities. The board shall have the following responsibilities: A. To serve solely in an advisory role on decisions relating to the city's capital improvement program; B. To coordinate with the capital planning and programming division of the city on review and evaluation of current strategic planning, goals, and policies of the capital improvement program; C. 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; D. To discuss program and project monitoring information prepared by the city to ensure that the projects are implemented as planned; E. To assure that capital improvement program goals are consistent with the strategic plans and goals of the city; 6 F. To evaluate the overall effectiveness of the capital improvement program activities; G. To be responsible for establishing and maintaining communications with the Salt Lake City community councils. 2.33.120 Attorney. Any legal advice or assistance desired shall be obtained only from the office of the city attorney. 2.33.130 Board actions shall not bind the mayor or city council. The recommendations of the board shall not be deemed to bind the mayor and the city council in their determinations. Nothing herein shall be construed to be a delegation of the mayor's and the city council's responsibility and authority regarding the capital improvement program. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of its first publication. Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 19 day of March , 1996. V i ig CHkIRPERSON ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN: CHIEF DEPUTY CITY CORDER APPROVED AS TO PORM salt We A.M`Mlwy'a Office Dig Transmitted to Mayor on March 19, 1996 Mayor's Action: Xx Approved. ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN: .PU C� T" O.� ER CHIEF D TY CITHHH RECORDER WrOh Ordid'amri e-`No. 9 of 1996. Published: March 27, 1996 LVS:rc 2/27/96 g:\ordine96\capimbrd.wo Vetoed.