Title
To amend Chapter 111 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, as it relates to the Standing Committees of Council; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the Columbus City Codes, 1959, as it relates to the Standing Committees of the Columbus City Council; and
WHEREAS, all other aspects of Chapter 111.04 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 will remain the same; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to amend Columbus City Codes, 1959 as it relates to Standing Committees of Columbus City Council for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That Section 111.04 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 is hereby amended to read as follows:
111.04 Standing Committees.
All Standing Committees and the Chairperson thereof shall be appointed by the President of City Council unless the motion creating the Committee provides for a different method of appointment.
Standing Committees shall be as follows and be composed of the number of members herein designated:
Finance Committee, four (4) members
Development Committee, four (4) members
Administration Committee, four (4) members
Health, Housing and Human Services Committee, four (4) members
Public Service and Transportation Committee, four (4) members
Recreation and Parks Committee, four (4) members
Rules and Reference Committee, four (4) members
Public Safety & Judiciary Committee, four (4) members
Minority, Business, and Workforce Development Committee, four (4) members
Veterans Affairs Committee, four (4) members
Public Utilities Committee, four (4) members
Zoning Committee, all members
City of Columbus-Columbus City Schools Standing Committee, three (3) members
Committees shall meet at times fixed by the President of City Council or the Chairperson of the Committee.
All appointments and removals made by the Mayor which are subject to the confirmation or approval by the City Council shall be referred to the Rules & Reference Committee.
Section 2. That existing Section 111.04 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, is hereby repealed.
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.