Concord Municipal Code Art. IV Community Services Commission

There is hereby created a Community Services Commission, which shall consist of not more than seven members to be appointed by the City Council. Members of the Commission shall be residents of the city or the city’s sphere of influence who hold no other municipal office in the city. The members shall be representative of the general public and the religious, racial, age, sex, disabled, and ethnic groups in the city. The basis and amount of compensation which may be paid to the members of the Commission shall be set by resolution of the City Council.

(Code 1965, § 2434; Code 2002, § 2-351. Ord. No. 87-35; Ord. No. 91-2; Ord. No. 92-19; Ord. No. 05-7; Ord. No. 15-3, § 3)

The city seeks to develop a viable urban community in the city, including providing decent housing and a suitable living environment with expanded economic opportunities for its residents. To carry out this objective, the city maintains programs to fund housing efforts, neighborhood public improvements, and community services. There is a need to establish a visible and officially responsible commission within the city to:

(1) Assess need in the community for assistance to these programs;

(2) Advise the City Council on the allocation of resources to programs addressing identified needs; and

(3) Evaluate and monitor the performance of such programs.

(Code 1965, § 2435; Code 2002, § 2-352. Ord. No. 87-35)

Members shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council for staggered terms of four years. The City Council reserves the right to make appointments for an adjusted term period to maintain a staggered term structure. Any member who absents himself from three meetings of the Community Services Commission within a fiscal year without being excused will be deemed to have resigned from his appointment, and the City Council may appoint a new member to serve in place of the resigned member.

(Code 1965, § 2436; Code 2002, § 2-353. Ord. No. 87-35; Ord. No. 91-2; Ord. No. 10-2; Ord. No. 15-3, § 4)

The Community Services Commission shall adopt rules of procedure on the conduct of its business and may designate, by resolution, committees and task forces. Such resolutions shall not be effective until approved by the City Council.

(Code 1965, § 2437; Code 2002, § 2-354. Ord. No. 87-35; Ord. No. 91-2)

All vacancies occurring on the Commission shall be filled according to the method of their original selection, and the new members shall serve at the pleasure of the Council for the unexpired term of their respective predecessors.

(Code 1965, § 2438; Code 2002, § 2-355. Ord. No. 87-35; Ord. No. 91-2)

The Commission shall have the responsibility of carrying out the following functions:

(1) Evaluate the needs of the community for housing, neighborhood improvement, and community services;

(2) Analyze alternative ways to meet identified needs in light of the available resources and other possibilities for coordination and cooperation with private funding sources and other public agencies;

(3) Recommend an annual budget to the City Council for the expenditure of general fund monies for human services and the expenditure of federal community development block grant monies for a variety of projects;

(4) Evaluate and monitor the performance of human service funded agencies and community development block grant projects; and

(5) Such other functions that the City Council may from time to time designate.

(Code 1965, § 2439; Code 2002, § 2-356. Ord. No. 87-35; Ord. No. 91-2)