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A Resolution amending Section 2.103 of Appendix A, Rules and Procedures of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, creating the following standing committees: Planning and Public Safety; Social Services, Community Development and General Government; Environmental Quality and Public Works; and Budget and Finance and Economic Development; providing that the Budget and Finance and Economic Development Committee shall meet as the Committee of the Whole and shall be chaired by the Vice-Mayor or a designee; effective January 1, 2015. [Council Office, Maynard]
Summary
An Ordinance amending the Council rules to adopt the new Council committee structure.
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WHEREAS, the Urban County Council, by Resolution No. 55-79, as amended, has adopted "Rules and Procedures of the Lexington-Fayette Urban
WHEREAS, Section 5.104 of the rules provides that "[n]o permanent change shall be made to these Rules without notice specifying the purpose and wording of the change given prior to the consideration of the change and the adoption of the permanent change by a majority of all Councilmembers through an amending resolution"; and,
WHEREAS, notice of the aforementioned changes was given to all Councilmembers at the Committee of the Whole meeting on August 28, 2014.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 2.102 of the Council Rules be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2.102 - Standing committees.
As soon as possible after the election of councilmembers, the vice-mayor shall make appointments to the standing committees, as required by these rules. If necessary after committee chairs have been selected, the vice-mayor shall adjust appointments only as needed to comply with this rule.
The standing committees shall be as follows:
(1) Planning and public safety committee, to which shall be referred matters relating to the division of planning and including, but not limited to, matters relating to housing, infill and redevelopment, purchase of development rights and historic preservation, and any related partner agencies and to which shall be referred matters relating to the department of public safety and its related divisions.
2) Social services, community development and general government committee, to which shall be referred matters relating to the department of social services and its divisions, and any related partner agencies; the division of community development, related partner agencies, and other matters relating to community development; and matters relating to the general administration of government, the department of law, the department of general services, each department's respective divisions, and any related partner agencies.
(3) Environmental quality and public works committee to which shall be referred matters relating to the department of environmental quality and its divisions, and any related partner agencies and the department of public works and its related divisions, including capital improvement projects and any related partner agencies.
(4) Budget and finance and economic development committee, to which shall be referred matters relating to the department of finance and administration and its divisions, and any related partner agencies, the urban county courts and constitutional officers, fiscal operations of the government, revenues and expenditures of the government, and organization changes which affect the fiscal operations of the government (consideration limited to operational aspects only) and to which shall be referred matters relating to economic development and related partner agencies. Additionally, this committee shall review the final audit report and management letter of the accounting firm recommended by the mayor and selected by the council to conduct the annual financial audit of the urban county government and shall report its findings concerning the same to the mayor and council for appropriate action
The planning and public safety; social services, community development and general government; and environmental quality and public works committees shall each consist of ten (10) councilmembers and each councilmember shall serve on two of these three committees. The budget and finance and economic development committee shall be the committee of the whole and shall be chaired by the vice-mayor or a designee.
Section 2 - That this Resolution shall become effective January 1, 2015.
PASSED URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL:
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CLERK OF URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL