Calabasas Municipal Code Ch. 2.36 Traffic and Transportation Commission

The traffic and transportation commission of the City of Calabasas is established.

(Ord. 2006-215 § 2 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2015-321, § 4, 4-8-2015)

A. The commission shall consist of five (5) members who shall be lawful residents of the city and electors during their respective terms of office.

B. Commissioners nominated by individual councilmembers shall have a term lasting for the lesser of two (2) years or until the expiration of the term of the councilmember who nominated that commissioner. Notwithstanding the expiration of a term, a commissioner shall continue until his or her successor has been appointed.

C. If a vacancy occurs other than by expiration of a term, a new commissioner shall be appointed in the manner as set forth in this section and shall serve the unexpired portion of the term.

D. The commission may appoint or reappoint a high school student lawfully resident in the city as a nonvoting commissioner for a one-year term.

(Ord. 2006-215 § 2 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2010-274, § 3, 4-28-2010; Ord. No. 2015-321, § 4, 4-8-2015)

A. The commission shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its members, each for a term of one (1) year, at its first regular meeting of each year. No person shall serve more than two (2) successive one-year terms in either office. The chair, or in the absence of the chair, the vice chair, shall preside over the meetings of the commission.

B. The commission may appoint standing or ad hoc subcommittees from its membership and, with the consent of the city council, may appoint advisory committees comprised of noncommissioners.

C. With the consent of the city council, the commission may adopt rules and regulations for the transactions of its business.

D. The transportation director, or such other person as is designated by the city manager to do so, shall serve as the secretary of the commission.

(Ord. 2006-215 § 2 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2015-320, § 5, 2-11-2015; Ord. No. 2015-321, § 4, 4-8-2015)

When requested by the city council, the commission will advise the planning commission and/or city council on general policy matters related to the following:

A. Traffic concerns originating by or through the city council, planning commission, traffic and transportation commission, general public, or city staff;

B. Community goals regarding traffic and circulation;

C. Investigating and making recommendations to the city council and/or city staff regarding traffic control devices including, but not limited to, traffic signals, signs, striping within the city; and

D. Such other duties as may be requested from time to time by the city council.

(Ord. 2006-215 § 2 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2015-321, § 4, 4-8-2015)

Regular meetings shall be held not less than quarterly on a date established from time to time by resolution of the commission.

(Ord. 2006-215 § 2 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2015-321, § 4, 4-8-2015)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2015-321, § 4, adopted April 8, 2015, repealed § 4, which pertained to absence from meetings and derived from Ord. 2006-215, § 2(part), adopted in 2006.

The commissioners shall serve without compensation, but may receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties. No expense of any kind shall be incurred by the commission or any commissioner, unless first authorized and approved by the city council.

(Ord. 2006-215 § 2 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2015-321, § 4, 4-8-2015)