HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 112 ORDINANCE NO. 112
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO AMENDING
CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 4 OF THE ATASCADERO MUNICIPAL CODE
ESTABLISHING AN ADVISORY TRAFFIC COMMIT'T'EE
The Council of the City of Atascadero ordains as follows :
Section 1 . Chapter 3 of Title 4 of the Atascadero Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows , commencing with Section 4 - , 3 . 209:
TITLE 4
4 - 3 . 209. Traffic Committee.
The City Council may establish an advisory Traffic Committee
to serve without compensation, consisting of the Director of Public
Works , who shall be the chairman, the Chief of Police, the Planning
Director, one councilperson, and two (2) citizens that reside within
the City limits .
4 - 3 . 210. Term.
(a) The two (2) citizens shall be appointed by council to a
term of two (2) years , except for the initial year in which there will be
one two-year term appointment , and one one-year appointment . Each
succeeding year one new member shall be appointed by Council to a two-
year term to replace the member whose term has expired. No citizen shall
serve two consecutive two-year terms .
(b) The councilperson shall be designated by Council to a
one-year term. A councilperson may serve as many consecutive terms as
Council desires but shall be designated on an annual basis .
(c) The terms of the Director of Public Works , the Police
Chief, and the Planning Director shall be for the duration of, and
concurrent with, their respective service in office. ,
4 - 3. 211 . Duties and Rules .
(a) It shall be the duty of the Traffic Committee to recommend
to Council or to the City Manager a means for improving traffic or
safety conditions through appropriate signing, pavement marking,
parking changes or other related methods . The committee shall study
related matters as requested by Council and suggest the most practicable
means for coordinating the activities of all officers and agencies of
this City having authority with respect to the administration and
enforcement of traffic regulations .
(b) The committee shall meet as necessary at a convenient
time and place designated by the committee.
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(c) The Chairman shall appoint one member to serve as
secretary to record all official actions or recommendations .
(d) Matters shall be decided by a majority vote of those
members present. Four members shall constitute a quorum.
(e) ; The committee shall not attempt to ursurp the powers of
elected or appointed officials designated by ordinance to protect the
health, safety and welfare of the general public.
Section 2 . Publication. The City Clerk shall cause this
ordinance to be pu is e twice within thirty (30) days after its
passage in the Atascadero News , a newspaper of general circulation,
printed, published and circulated in this City in accordance with
Government Code Section 36933 ; shall certify the adoption of this
ordinance; and shall cause this ordinance and certification to be
entered in the Book of Ordinances of this City.
Section 3 . Effective Date. This ordinance shall go into
effect and be in full force and e ect at 12 : 01 a.m. on October 10th ,
1985 .
The foregoing ordinance was introduced on August 26 , 1985 ,
and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on September 9 ,
1985 .
On motion by na ._. is zds,hy , and seconded by Council-
woman Mackey , the oregoi.ng ordinance is hereby adoptee in its
entirety on the o owing role call vote:
AYES : Councilmembers Handshy, Mackey, Molina & Norris and Mayor
Nelson
NOES : NONE
ABSENT NONE
ADOPTED: 9/9/85
ATTEST: p CITY OF ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA:
ROBERT M. JONES , City Clerk ROLFE NEL ON, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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ROBERT M. JONES, Interim City Attorney M L SHE T N, arty manager r ,