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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0589ORDINANCE NO. 589 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME; CREATING A COMMISSION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY; AND PROVIDING FOR ORGANIZATION, TERMS OF ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS, POWERS AND DUTIES. The City Council of the City of Burlingame does ordain as follows: SECTION 1: The Ordinance Code of the City of Burlingame is hereby ami by adding thereto a new Division to be designated Division 8 of Article 6 of Part II of said Code and to be entitl- ed "Commission of Public Health and Safety", which shall read and provide as follows: "DIVISION 8" "COMMISSION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY" "SECTION 660 - ORGANIZATION; TERMS OF MEMBERS. There shall be a Commisslon of Public Health and Safety in the City consist- ing of seven members, appointed by the Mayor, subject to confir- mation of the City Council; the members thereof shall be qualified electors of the City, and their term of office shall be for a period of three years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The terms of the first members of the Commission of Public Health and Safety shall be determined by lot so that the term of two members shall be for one year, of two members for two years and of three members for three years, all commencing at the first meeting of the Commission after the effective date of this Ordinance and after the Commission is fully constituted. The members shall serve without compensation but all necessary expens- es shall be paid by appropriate Council action. "SECTION 661 - DUTIES. The duties of the Commission of Public-EFFITE-ZE7 Safety shall be those of an advisory committee to the City Council on all matters pertaining to the health and safety of all residents of the City and of all persons lawfully therein. "SECTION 662 - RULES, MEETINGS. The Commission shall hold regular mee ngs at least once a month and such other meetings as may be necessary or expedient. A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting the business of the Commission. The Commission shall elect a Chairman and Secre- tary, both of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission. "The Secretary may appoint an assistant who shall not be a member of the Commission. The Secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings, resolutions, findings and transactions of the Commission for public inspection and shall furnish a copy thereof to the City Clerk for the City Council." SECTION 2: All parts of the. Ordinance Code in conflict here- th are hereby repealed. SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be published once as quireed by—law. L. B. Morgan Mayor I, HERBERT K. WHITE, City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting held by the City Council, on the 16th day of May, 1955, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting held on the 6th day of June, 1955, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN: Byrd -Johnson -Morgan -Rooth -Thayer NOES: COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None CITY CLERK