Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 83-27-Establish Standard Council Committees — reading text

o o RESOLUTION NO. 83- 27 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL, CO}~ ITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES, NUMBER OF MEM- BERS, APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS, AND ELECTION OF CHAIRMEN. WHEREAS the City Charter provides that the Council shall determine its own rules of Council, and WHEREAS the establishment and utilization of certain standing council committees will contribute to improved continuity of city governmental functions, and more effective and efficient disposition of the Councils governmental function, and WHEREAS, it is recognizes there may be a need for the establish- ment of Special Council Committees, and WHEREAS there is a need to establish proceedures for the appointment of council committees and committee chairmen. NOW THEREFORE IT IS RESOLVED: SECTION I. The following standing committees of the Council are constituted to remain in existence permanently: 1. Public Works 2. Finance, Personnel and Purchasing 3. Parks and Recreation 4. Public Safety. 5. General Administration 6. Industrial Park and Commerce 7. Governmental Affairs which committee' s shall consider issues and make and report findings and recommendations to the Council regarding matters referred to each committee the Councilor initiated by the respective committee. by The subject matter responsibilities of each committee shall be that indicated by its name with the following further explanations of responsibility: A. Committees 1, 2, 3 and 4 - for the City departments so named. B. Committee 5- for Council- Manager relations and City departmental issues except for those city departments named in Committees 1, 2, 3, and 4. C. Committee 6- for City relations and issues with the Chamber of Commerce, Committee of 100 Redevelopment Agency, and other industrial or commercial agencies, organization or ventures.