Ione Municipal Code Ch. 2.64 Standing Committee for Special Districts

There is created and established a city committee which is named standing committee for special districts, and which is referred to in this chapter as the "committee." The committee shall serve for four years, unless renewed by the city council. It shall act in an advisory capacity to the city council.

(Ord. No. 527, § [1], 10-5-2021)

The committee shall consist of five resident members of Ione — one from each special district in the City of Ione and one Ione resident outside of any special district. All members shall be selected based upon their qualifications by reason of their knowledge and experience by the mayor, with and subject to the approval of the city council. The term of office of all members so appointed shall be four years except for initial appointments and except if a vacancy shall occur for any reason other than the expiration of the term of that member's office, it shall be filled by appointment by the mayor, with and subject to the approval of the city council for the unexpired term of the member whose office is vacated. Initial appointments shall be made as follows: Two members shall be appointed for two years; three members shall be appointed for four years. Subsequent appointments shall be for the regular time as set forth in this section.

(Ord. No. 527, § [1], 10-5-2021)

The city manager or designee shall be staff liaison and advisor to the members of the committee. One city council person shall be an advisory member of the committee. They shall have no vote, and shall not be considered a member for the purpose of constituting a quorum. Their terms of office as an advisor shall correspond in tenure to their official tenure as officials of the city.

Advisory members may designate an appropriate deputy from staff to attend meetings of the committee in their place and stead on such occasions as their other duties may prevent them from sitting in attendance at particular committee meetings.

(Ord. No. 527, § [1], 10-5-2021)

Any appointed member of the committee may be removed by the city council. Any appointed member of the committee who fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the committee without permission from the city council to be absent shall be considered automatically removed and a vacancy shall be deemed to have occurred unless good cause is shown. The city council shall be the sole judge as to whether or not good cause is shown; and when it is determined that good cause has not been shown, then the vacancy so created shall be filled immediately by the mayor, with and subject to the approval of the city council, for the unexpired portion of the term.

(Ord. No. 527, § [1], 10-5-2021)

All appointed members of the committee shall serve as members without compensation.

(Ord. No. 527, § [1], 10-5-2021)

There shall be two officers in the committee: A chairperson and a vice chairperson. An advisory member of the committee may not hold the office of chairperson or of vice-chairperson. The city clerk, or a duly designated subordinate, shall be secretary to the committee. The committee shall elect its officers at the first regular meeting of the committee in April of each year, and they shall hold office for a term of two years. Any vacancy in any of the offices shall be filled by the committee at the first regular meeting of the committee after the vacancy occurs and shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of the committee, and in the chairperson's absence the vice-chairperson shall preside. The secretary shall make and keep a record of all resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations of the committee, and shall record and keep the minutes of the committee meetings.

(Ord. No. 527, § [1], 10-5-2021)

The committee shall meet at an agreed upon time and day every month, or as agreed upon by the majority of the committee, except when that day falls on a legal holiday, in which case the meeting shall be held on the day following the holiday, and the meeting shall be a regular meeting of the committee. The committee may adjourn any regular meeting of the committee from time to time or place to place so as long as the adjournment shall not extend to a point in time beyond the day of the next regular meeting of the committee.

(Ord. No. 527, § [1], 10-5-2021)

To call a special meeting, the chairman or a majority of the members shall file with the secretary of the committee, at least 24 hours prior to the date the meeting is to be held, a signed written notice of the meeting, which notice shall specify the time and place of the special meeting and the agenda therefor. The signed written notice shall also be served personally or by a telephone call to all members of the committee specifying the reason for the special meeting.

Twenty-four-hour notification shall also be given in writing to all newspapers, radio stations, and television stations which have filed a request for notification in writing with the city clerk or the secretary of the committee. The presence of all members at the special meeting shall be mandatory for the purposes of conducting the committee's business.

(Ord. No. 527, § [1], 10-5-2021)

Regular meetings shall be held in the city council chambers. Adjourned regular meetings, special meetings, and regular meetings when deemed necessary may be held elsewhere within the city, provided notice of the time and place of the meetings and of the agenda of special meetings is given to all members of the committee and to all newspapers, radio stations, and television stations which have filed a request for in writing with the city clerk or with the secretary of the committee. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any regular or special meeting of the committee.

(Ord. No. 527, § [1], 10-5-2021)

The Ione Standing Committee for Special Districts shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

A. To act as an advisory body to the city council and to make recommendations to the city council regarding lane's special districts;

B. To review maintenance and capital budgets associated with CFDs and L&Ls in the City of Ione;

C. Make recommendations regarding the taxation of each parcel located in the City of Ione;

D. Review redemptions or opportunities for refinancing the bonds due to changes in interest rates; and

E. Make recommendations regarding programs or proposals which may facilitate public awareness, public participation and public education regarding CFDs and L&Ls.

(Ord. No. 527, § [1], 10-5-2021)