Title
To amend Section 111.04 of the Columbus City Codes relating to the Standing Committees of Council; 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 of Columbus 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 be composed of the number of members herein designated:
Finance Committee, four (4) members
Development Committee, four (4) members
Administration Committee, four (4) members
Veterans' Affairs Committee, four (4) members
Health & Human Services Committee, four (4) members
Workforce Development Committee, four (4) members
Housing Committee, four (4) members
Public Service & Transportation Committee, four (4) members
Recreation & Parks Committee, four (4) members
Rules & Reference Committee, four (4) members
Public Safety Committee, four (4) members
Judiciary & Court Administration Committee, four (4) members
Technology Committee, four (4) members
Public Utilities Committee, four (4) members
Education Committee, four (4) members
Environment Committee, four (4) members
Neighborhoods Committee, four (4) members
Economic Development & Small Business Committee, four (4) members
Veterans & Senior Affairs Committee, four (4) members
Economic Development Committee, four (4) members
Small & Minority Business Committee, four (4) members
Criminal Justice & Judiciary Committee, four (4) members
Zoning Committee, all 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 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.