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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
City Council Ad Hoc and Standing Committees: 46th the exception of the
City Council Appointments Committee;; which will consist of three council-
men, all other City Council ad hoc aid standing committees will consist of
only one or two members of the Council to make committee meeting scheduling
less cumbersome and to permit the Mayor, or in his absence, the Vice Mayor
to participate in committee deliberatibnr as ex- officio members with full
voting rights.
The Mayor will appoint members to Cou it ad hoe and standing committees,
and will appoint the chairman of thesA committees
City Council ad hoc or standing co ittees w ;11 be reviewed by the full
Council and implemented by repeali g the prevailing enabling resolution
and adopting a new enablin/
can
ion incorporating work tasks and any
special procedural requireat shoulJd govern the committee's conduct
of its affairs. All City ad hoc.committees will expire in
accordance with a "sunset ," and the City Council when creating a
Council ad hoc committee ssignate a date certain when the committee's
work is reasonably anticip be completed. Upon that date, unless
terminated sooner by act oity Council, the committee will auto-
matically cease to exist abe deleted from the City Council Committee
roster unless its life is d by formal action of the City Council.
Citizens Advisor Committe l Citizens Advisory Committees will be
appointed by the Council jpon the recommendation by each Councilman and
will serve at the pleasu9b of the recommending Councilman; members shall be
residents of the City of Newport Beach.
With the exception of he Building Code Board of Appeals Committee, the
Technical Oil Adviso Committee, and the Local Coastal Planning Advisory
Committee, all other itizens Advisory Committees' membership shall consist
of fourteen citizens two nominations to be made by each individual Council-
man. Appointments III be made on an annual basis from January 1 to
December 31 ( or an portion thereof) and may be renewed at the pleasure of
the Council upon r commendation by each Councilman.
All Citizens Advisory Committees will expire in accordance with a "sunset
clause," which will specifically set the expiration date at the time the
committee is constituted. Upon that date, unless terminated sooner by act
of the City Council, the committee will automatically cease to exist and
can be deleted from the City Council Committees roster unless its life is
extended by formal action of the City Council.
One or two members of the Council will serve as a liaison on each of the
Citizens Advisory: Committees.
Amended September 11, 1978
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Inasmuch as the Ralph M. Brown Act applies to all advisory commissions,
advisory committees, or advisory bodies of the City Council created by
charter, ordinance, resolution, or other formal act of the City Council,
all meetings of such advisory commissions or committees must be held within
the City of Newport Beach and must be open to the public. Advisory Com-
mittees shall establish rules of conduct of their business and the time
and place for holding such regular meetings. Committee meeting location
to be designated by the committee shall be in a location, preferably in a
public building that would provide maximum accessibility for the public.
Committee Reports: During the study session at the first regular meeting
of the month, all City Council Standing Committees and Liaisons to Citizens
Advisory Committees will report to the City Council and will be agenda item
one; City Council Ad Hoc and Representatives to Joint Governmental Commit-
tees will be agenda item two.
These reports may be verbal or written and will cover the status of the
committee's work, timing, and any difficulties which should be brought to
the attention of the full Council.
Annual Review: In October of each year, the City Council and City Manager
shall review the Boards, Commissions and Committees Manual for any needed
additions, changes or deletions deemed appropriate at the time. The Manual
shall also be scheduled for review during June following any general muni-
cipal election. Nothing in this policy shall prevent any individual member
of the Council, the City Manager or City Attorney from bringing to the
Council's attention any suggestions for Manual revisions at other times
during the year.
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May 8, 1973
June 11, 1973
May 12, 1973
December 8, 1975
June 28, 1976
August 9, 1976
December 13, 1976
January 10, 1977
January 24, 1977
September 11, 1979