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RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION #721 - 2/12/81
WHEREAS, the City Council has received, in the past, the contributions of
the Citizens Advisory Committee in studying capital improvement programs for
the City of Lubbock; and
WHEREAS, the services of the Citizens Advisory Committee can best be
utilized if its composition and operation is clarified; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the previous resolutions establishing and governing the Citizens
Advisory Committee are hereby repealed and replaced by this resolution.
THAT a Citizens Advisory Committee is hereby created to be composed of a
Chairman, appointed by the Mayor; the Chairman or his appointed representative
of the following Boards which represent Departments of the City that are pri-
marily involved in capital projects:
Airport Board
Cemetery Board
Health Board
Electric Utilities Board
Library Board
Civic Centers Board
Parks and Recreation Board
Transit -Advisory Board
Water Resources Board
in addition to the above, each Council member shall appoint six (6) members to
the Committee one of whom shall be from the Water Resources Board, for a total
complement of 40 members.
THAT an Executive Committee of the Citizens Advisory Committee is es-
tablished, to be composed of the Chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee
and the Chairman of each sub -committee listed below. The Executive Committee
shall review reports from the sub -committees, establish rules of procedure for
the Committee and sub -committees with the approval of the City Council and make
a report to the City Council in such form and depth as may be requested by the
City Council to assist the Council in the study of proposed capital improvement
programs for the City of Lubbock.
THAT sub -committees of the Citizens Advisory Committee are created as
follows:
Transportation
Community and Municipal Facilities
Public Health and Safety
Finance
Water Utilities
The Chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee shall appoint members to
each sub -committee from the membership established by this resolution. Each
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sub -committee shall elect one of its members as Chairman of the sub -committee
who shall serve on the Executive Committee.
The Citizens Advisory Committee, or any of its sub -committees, may from
time to time invite interested citizens and elected or appointed officials of
the City of Lubbock to participate in discussions concerning the Committee's
work.
The City Council shall establish the programs or subjects which the com-
mittee is to study and the Council shall establish the date the study is to be
completed and the dates that various reports are to be made to the Council.
The Citizens Advisory Committee shall be activated for the period of time
required to complete the study and make the recommendations requested by the
City Council. The City Council may appoint a new Committee at any time, in its
discretion, it feels a study and recommendation as to capital improvements for
the City of Lubbock is needed.
Appointments as Chairman and members of the Committee shall be for the
duration of the activation of the Citizens Advisory Committee.
The City Manager shall appoint a member of his staff to act as secretary
of the Citizens Advisory Committee, other staff to act as liason for the sub-
committees and shall provide all possible assistance to the Committee.
Passed by the City Council this
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12th day of February 1981.
BILL McALISTER, MAYOR --
-Evelyn Gaf ga, City Se re r reasurer
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Jim 61agg, AssistantVI6,Manager