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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
City Council Ad Hoc and Standing Committees: With the exception of the
City Council Appointments Committee, which will consist of three council-
men, all other City Council ad hoc and 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 deliberations as ex- officio members with full
voting rights.
The Mayor will appoint members to Council ad }roc and standing committees,
and will appoint the chairman of these committees.
City Council ad hoc or standing committees wilt be reviewed by the full
Council and implemented by repealing the prevailing enabling resolution and
adopting a new enabling resolution incorporating work tasks and any special
procedural requirements that should govern the lommittee's conduct
of its affairs. All City Council ad hoc committees will expire in
accordance with a "sunset clause," and the City Council when creating a
Council ad hoc committee shall designate a date dertain when the committee's
work is reasonably anticipated to be completed. pon 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 Co ncil Committee roster unless
its life is extended by formal action of the City ouncil.
Citizens Advisor Committees: All Citizens Advisory !Committees will be
appointed by the Council upon the recommendation byeach Councilman and will
serve at the pleasure of the recommending Councilman; with the exception of
the Highway Action Team, whose membership shall be appointed by the Mayor;
members shall be residents of the City of Newport Beach.
With the exception of the Building Code Board of Appeals Committee, the
Technical Oil Advisory Committee, the Local Coastal Planning Advisory Committee
and the Highway Action Team, all other Citizens Advisory Committees' membership
shall consist of fourteen citizens; two nominations to be made by each individual
Councilman. Appointments will be made on an annual basis from January 1 to
December 31 (or any portion thereof) and may be renewed at the pleasure of
the Council upon recommendation 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, with exception of the Highway Action Team.
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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 th.q study session at the first regular meeting
of the month, all City Council Standing Committees and Liaisons to Citizens
Advisory Committees will repor% to the City Council and will be agenda item
one; City Council Ad Hoc and ReXresentatiVes to Joint Governmental Commit-
tees will be agenda item two.
These reports may be verbal or writ en an will cover the status of the
committee's work, timing, and any di icuties which should be brought to
the attention of the full Council.
Annual Review: In October of each year, a City Council and City Manager
shall review the Boards Commissions and ittees Manual for any needed
additions, changes or deletions deemed a ro iate at the time. The Manual
shall also be scheduled for review durin June following any general muni-
cipal election. Nothing in this policy ll prevent any individual member
of the Council, the City Manager or City ttorney from bringing to the
Council's attention any suggestions for nual revisions at other times
during the year.
Adopted - May 8, 1973
Amended - June 11, 1973
Amended - May 12, 1973
Amended - December 8, 1975
Amended - June 28, 1976
Amended - August 9, 1976
Amended - December 13, 1976
Amended - January 10, 1977
Amended - January 24, 1977
Amended - September 11, 1979
Amended - October 1, 1979
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