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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-06-02; City Council; CS-031; Amending CMS Traffic Safety Commission...1 ORDINANCE NO. CS-031 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS - 2.28.020 AND 2.28.060 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 18 19 24 25 27 28 WHEREAS, sections of chapter 2.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code do not accurately reflect the current membership and operations of the Traffic Safety Commission and the Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee; and WHEREAS, it is recommended that sections 2.28.020 and 2.28.060 be amended in order to stagger the terms of the Commission members, to accurately reflect the current membership of the Traffic Safety Commission and the Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee, and to specify that the Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee will function according to the provisions of the Brown Act. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad ordains as follows: SECTION 1: That section 2.28.020 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is 15 amended to read as follows: 16 2.28.020 Membership - Appointment - Terms. 17 The traffic safety commission shall consist of five members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. Each member shall serve until their successor is duly appointed. The members shall serve staggered terms at least two years apart. In20order to stagger the terms, upon the next appointment of 21 commission members after the effective date of this ordinance, two members will be appointed for terms expiring two-years 22 thereafter and three members will be appointed for terms expiring four-years thereafter. All subsequent appointments will be for four-year terms. Members of the commission may be removed by the mayor with the consent of the city council at any time. The city engineer shall be an ex officio member and serve as secretary to the commission. The ex officio member shall not be entitled to vote. -1 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 amended to III III III III III III III III III III III SECTION 2: That section 2.28.060 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is read as follows: 2.28.060 Traffic safety coordinating committee. (a) The traffic safety coordinating committee shall consist of the police chief, the city engineer, the fire chief, the public works director and the risk manager or their designated representatives, and be chaired by the city engineer. (b) The traffic safety coordinating committee shall provide assistance and advice to the traffic safety commission on all matters subject to review by the commission. The traffic safety coordinating committee may also make recommendations to the traffic safety commission and the city council on matters relating to traffic safety. (c) The traffic safety coordinating committee may adopt its own rules and regulations subject to the provisions of the Brown Act. -2- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the city clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 19th day of May. 2009, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 2nd day of June , 2009, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Counci NOES: None. ABSENT: None. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: il Member? Lewis, Kulcbin, Hall, Packard and Blackburn. RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney ATTEST: (Seal) INE M. WOOD, City C -3-