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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Cif 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 hoc and standing committees,
and will appoint the chairman of these committees
City Council ad hoc or standing committees will 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 committee'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 certain when the committee's
work is reasonably anticipated to be completed. Upon that date, unless
terminated sooner by act of the City Council, the committee will auto-
matically cease to exist and can be deleted from the City Council Committee
roster unless its life is extended by formal action of the City Council.
Citizens Advisory Committees: All Citizens Advisory Committees will be
appointed by the Council upon .the recommendation by each Councilman and
will serve at the pleasure o.t the recommending Councilman; members shall be
residents of the City of Newport Beach.
With the exception of tho Building Code Board of Appeals Committee and the
Technical Oil Advisory . ommittee, all other Citizens Advisory Committees'
membership shall consi of fourteen citizens; two nominations to be made
by each individual Councilman. Appointments will be made on an annual
basis from January 1.ko December 31 (or any portion thereof) and may be
renewed at the pleasure of the Council upon recommendation by each Council-
man.
All Citizens Advieory Committees will expire in accordance with a "sunset
clause," which will specifically set the expiration date at the time the
committee is condtituted. 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 January 24, 1977
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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 b$
charter, ordinance, resolution, or other formal act of the City Council,
all meetings of such advisory commissions or committees must be h rfd 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, ppYeferably in a
public building that would provide maximum accessibility,for the public.
Committee Reports: During the study session at the fi'r'st regular meeting
of the month, all City Council Standing Committees 46d 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 N111 cover the status of the
committee's work, timing, and any difficuleies 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 deeq(ed appropriate at the time. The Manual
shall also be scheduled for review /during June following any general muni-
cipal election. Nothing in this,olicy shall prevent any individual member
of the Council, the City Managr City Attorney from bringing to the
Council's attention any sugges ons for Manual 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, 19j6
Amended August 9, 1976
Amended December 13, 1976
Amended January 10, 1977
Amended - January 24, 1977