Page 1 eS ORDINANCE NO.; 2020 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 199 | TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR CREATING THE AGENDA FOR COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND THE REPORTING OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL COUNCIL NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA, as follows: SECTION ONE. Section Sixteen, Committees, of Ordinance No. | 944 is hereby amended to read,’in its entirety, as follows: “SECTION SIXTEEN: Committees, (a) () Special Committees, A special committee is an ad hoc committee appointed to work on a single subject matter. The fact that such subject would ordinarily be within the jurisdiction of a standing committee does not prohibit its referral to a special committee in the manner prescribed by ordinance, Special committees shall consist of a chairperson and two (2) committee members; such committees shall be created and its members appointed by the Council President as needed. Standing Committees. The Council shall maintain three (3) Standing Committees which shall make recommendations to the Council as appropriate. The three (3) Standing Committees shall be: (1) Finance Committee; (2) Public Safety Committee; and (3) Public Works Committee. All Standing Committees shall consist of a chairperson and two (2) additional committee members, all appointed by the Council President. (1) =‘ Finance Committee. The functions of the Finance Committee shall be to study for the City Council: policy recommendations submitted by the Mayor; recommendations regarding the budget hearing process; budget modifications requested by the Mayor; and any matter affecting the finances of the city referred to the Committee by the City Council. (2) Public Safety Committee. The function of the Public Safety Committee shall be to study for the City Council policy matters and policy recommendations of the Mayor relating to public safety. Page 2 | UY (3) — Public Works Committee. The function of the Public Works Committee shall be to study for the City Council policy matters and policy recommendations of the Mayor relating to public works, (c) Matters for Committee Consideration. All matters to be considered by a committee, whether a special committee or standing committee, must first be placed on the City Council’s agenda for consideration of referral to the appropriate committee. (d) Recommendations of Committees. Recommendations by committees to the City Council shall be: (a) made in writing; and (b) submitted to the City Clerk for placement on the agenda. The recommendation shall also state the date and time of the committee meeting at which the recommen- dation was decided and how each member of the committee voted on the recommendation. SECTION TWO, All other parts, sections, sentences, paragraphs, etc., of Ordinance No. not affected by this Amendment shall be and remain in full force and effect. SECTION THREE. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and publication as required by law. ADOPTED this the ¥ HU day of May, 2014. EARLINE i APPROVED this the 3 day of May, 2013. TROY L. BRARI Mayor TTEST: file Ved no» aud (ARLENE PALMER LEWIS, City Clerk