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I.AYOR'S CITIZ S ADVISORY COi1A:ITTEE
THURSDAY J^, :U iRY 4, 1968 - 7:30p.m.
CO11.0 COU::;CIL CH41.3 .2 - CITY FALL
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I. Approval of Linutes of Last Regular veetinr; - i ovembner 28, 1967.
II. emending Dy-laws suggested in I.inutes of November 28th iieeting.
III, Report Hbom :,.ominating Comriittse Chairman 'Ake LoPinto
a.) Election of Officers for 1968.
IV. Unfinished Business.
V. ew Business.
VI. Adjournment.
SUGGESTED
CONSTITUTISN AND BY-LAWS
FOR A
MAYOR'S CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ARTICLE I - NAME
The name of this Committee shall be the Ithaca Citizens
ainr
Advisory Committee. re of city)
ARTICLE II - PURPOSE
This is a non-profit orLanization whose purposes shall be to provide
an opportunity for citizens to assist the City Administration in
developing goals and objectives for community improvements.
Specifically, the purpose of the Committee shall be to:
(1) Learn about the nature and extent of community deicienc-
ies and the means and methods for remedying them;
(2) Make recommendations for improvement; and
1?) Help inform other citizens and group as to the need
for the community improvements and thus develop united
community understanding of this need.
ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP
-Section I. Members shall be selected from all neighborhoods of
the city and from all economic, civic, church, educat-
ional, governmental, minority, welfare and informat-
ional media groups. Members shall be appointed by the
Mayor or presiding officer a❑f the city.
Section II Members shall be limited .to a three year appointment
unless otherwise specified. Members maysucceed them-
r.'selves. The terms of one-third of the membership shall
expire each year.
Section III Each member shall have one vote.
ARTICLE IV- OFFICERS
Se.cti., I The officers of the committee shall be a President,
Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Section II A pointment The officers shall be appointed by the
Mayor for a one year term, or until their seccessors
are appointed.
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Section III The Duties of the Officers Shal Be:
President: To preside at all meetings of the mei.ber-
ship, ap.oint committees with approval of the Executive
committee, act as chairman of the Executive Committee as
directed and needed.
Vice-President: To preform the duties of the President
in event of his absence, resignation or inability to
perform his duties.
SecretarySecretarzl To keep minutes of all membership meetings
and have custody of the records and minutes of the organ-
ization. To give advance and proper notice of all meet-
ings of the membership and Executive Committee and pre-
pare a formal agenda ahead of time--which should be
mailed with notice of meeting.
Treasurer: To have the responsibility for the custody of
all the funds of the organization, and to pay out same
upon the direction of the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE V - COPZ1';TITTEES
Section I Committees shall be formed when necessary and chairmen
appointed by the President with the consent of the steer-
ing committee and the Mayor.
Section II Executive Committee: The executive Committee shall
consist of the officers of the full committee and the
chairmen of all appointed subcommittees. The Executive
Committee shall meet regularly to:
(1) Set policy, develop rules and by-laws;
(2) Plan the overall Advisory Committee program and
(3) Coordinate the activities of the subcommittees.
ARTICLE VI - MEETINGS
Section I The Committee shall meet once a month ,^.t a regular
meeting place at: a specific time.
Section II A majority of the Committee shall represent a quorum.
Section III Subcommittee sr 11 meet as determined by the chairman
of said subcommittee.
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Section IV An annual meeting shall be held each year, on ten date
written notice to the membership, for the purpose of
receiving reports and voting on recommendation: Thole
members present at an annual meeting shall consfitutea
quorum. $
ARTICLE VII - FINANCING
The Committee may request monies or staff assistance from the City
Admin.. =tration to enable it to adequately carry out its responsibil .t-
ies.
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ARTICLE VIII - M NDI11'ENTS
This Constitution and By-Laws may be amended by a majority tote at '.
any membership meeting provided that the proposed amendments were
read at the previous membership meeting or sent in writing to the
membership by the Executive Committee ten days prior to the member-
ship meeting. All changes are subject to veto of the Mayor.
At a regular meeting on Tuesday, February 22, 1966 a by-laws amend-
ment creating the office of second vice-chairman was voted on and
carried.