A.    The standing committees of the city council shall     be appointed annually at the first regular meeting of the city council after May 1st of each year, by majority vote of the aldermen holding office, with the advice and recommendations of the executive and rules committee.

    B.    There is created the executive and rules committee of the city council which shall consist of four members being the four aldermen and/or alderwomen from time to time holding office which have the most seniority in office. The chairman of the executive and rules committee shall be the alderman or alderwoman holding office who has the most seniority in office. It shall be the function of the executive and rules committee to make recommendations to the city council regarding annual standing committee membership appointments and the executive and rules committee may propose committee membership slates to the city council for council approval.

    C.    The standing committees of the city council shall be as follows:

    1.    Executive and rules committee;

    2.    Finance, bonds and interest committee;

    3.    Municipal buildings and property and capital improvements committee;

    4.    Sewer department committee;

    5.    Public utilities committee;

    6.    Streets, sidewalks and drainage committee;

    7.    Health and sanitation committee;

    8.    Waterworks department committee;

    9.    Public library committee;

    10.    Building permits committee;

    11.    Fire department and fire prevention and ambulance committee;

    12.    Refuse collections, disposal grounds and re-cycling center committee;

    13.    License, insurance, claims and civil defense committee;

    14.    Radio communication system and dispatch center committee;

    15.    Parks, playgrounds and recreation committee;

    16.    Ordinances, planning and zoning committee;

    17.    Personnel committee.

    D.    The mayor shall be an ex-officio member of each and every standing committee of the city council, except the executive and rules committee. As an ex-officio committee member, the mayor shall not be entitled to vote on any committee business except that the mayor shall be required to vote where the vote of the committee members has resulted in a tie.

    E.    The primary function of the city standing committees is to make policy recommendations to the mayor and the city council; and in this regard, to conduct investigations, hold public hearings where required, make detailed studies and communicate with municipal department heads and officers with regard to work assigned to each standing committee by the city council. Committee members should reach a decision as to their recommended action on work assigned to them by the city council prior to the council meeting at which council action is required. The actual administration of a particular municipal activity or department shall be the responsibility of the administrative official in charge thereof. (Ord. 836 § 1, 1990: prior code § 2-1-6)

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