5398 AMENDING THE CITY CODE - CHAPTER 21.1 CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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• r, , ., CHAPTER 21.1 Cl2IZENS ADVISORY dO�ITTEE FOR THE WI�RKABLE PROGRAAS FOR CO:��ILTNITY IM- � PROVEME?YT OF THE CTTY OF DECATUR. Section 1. That there is hereby established The Citizens Advisory Committee for the Workable Program for Community Improvement of the City of Decatur, Illinois, consisting of 13 residents of the City appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council for terms of 6 years each, with the exception of initial appointments which shall be made as follows: 3 members for a term of 6 years; 3 members for a term of 5 years; 3 members for a term of 4 years; 2 members for a term of 3 years; and, 2 members for a term of 2 years, whereafter as each initial term expires, appointment shall bs made as � aforesaid for a full term of 6 years. The Committee may recommend candidates to the Mayor and Council for appointment. Section 2. The Mayor with the consent of the Council shall by appoint- ment fill the unexpired tezm of any vacancy in the mernbership of the Comraittee. The Co�amittee may recomriend candidates to the Mayor and Council for appointr�ent to fill unexpired terms. The �vrd "Committee" when used in this Ordinance sl�all be construed to mean The Citizens Advisory Committee for the Workable Program for Conmunity Improvement of the City of Decatur, Illinois. Section 3. Appointments shall be made by the Mayor in such manner th at said Committe2 shall be representative of all the community int�zests and areas, including but not limited to privats neighborhood groups, govern- mental programs, connected advisory groups and civic groups. Particular emphasis ahall be given to the inclusion of inembers of the poor and minority gzoups. Section 4. The Committee shall be appointed to advise in the prepara- tion of the workable program for community improvement and to act as a foca�l point of citizen participation, and to provide support for public and pr ivate -efforts in carrying out said workable program, and as a part thereof, the Committee shall be, and it is hereby, charged with the duties of advising the Counc il on the improve:nent program as detailed and developed in said workable program; the duty of insuring citizen participation and understanding the public and private efforts in carrying out said program and �rking upon such othex problems as may from time to time b�e refexred to the Committee or originated by and within it as may be incl uded within or connected with the workable program. Section 5. The Committee shall meet ir. regular session not less than quarterly at such time and on such day as the majority of the members may select � and may meet at such other times in special session as it may direct. Special � meetings may be called by the Chairman or any two members upon 48 hours notice to the membersh ip of the Cornmittee. The Comrnittee from its own members s4�a11 elect its chairman, vice-chairman and sQcretary and shall keep or cause to be ke�t recozds of its meetings, which records and a 11 actions of the Committee shall be promptly filed with the City Clerk. -- / + � � r -