Title
To amend Sections 111.04 and 111.14 of the Columbus City Codes relating to the Standing Committees of Council, to repeal existing Sections 111.04 and 111.14; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the Columbus City Codes as it relates to the Standing Committees of the Columbus City Council; and
WHEREAS, all other aspects of Section 111.04 of the Columbus City Codes will remain the same; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City Council in that it is immediately necessary to amend Columbus City Codes, 1959, as it relates to Standing Committees of Columbus City Council to ensure the orderly operation of that body and 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 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 each shall be composed of the number of all members herein designated:
Finance & Governance Committee, four (4) members
Administration Committee, four (4) members
Health &, Human Services, and Equity Committee, four (4) members
Workforce Development, Education, & Labor Committee, four (4) members
Housing, Homelessness, & Building Committee, four (4) members
Public Service & Transportation Committee, four (4) members
Neighborhoods, Recreation, & Parks Committee, four (4) members
Rules & Reference Policy Committee, four (4) members
Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee, four (4) members
Technology Committee, four (4) members
Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee, four (4) members
Education Committee, four (4) members
Environment Committee, four (4) me...
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