Title
Resolution of Intent to Adopt an Ordinance Implementing a Committee System for City Council
Body
Department: Executive
Council District: All
Public Hearing: No
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Mary Vigue, Assistant City Manager, 373-2002
Contact 2 and Phone: Tom Carruthers, City Attorney, 373-2320
PURPOSE:
To adopt an ordinance implementing a committee system for City Council for the 2015-2016 fiscal year as noted below.
BACKGROUND:
The Greensboro City Council will implement a committee system to streamline its decision-making process. This change is made in the interest of having a more efficient and effective government because a committee system will allow City Council agenda items to be fully deliberated and vetted in a committee before they are presented to the full city Council for a vote. Winston-Salem uses a committee system and Greensboro will adopt a similar model.
Purpose:
The purpose of the committee system is to have a planned and thorough review of each matter before it is heard at the regular City Council meeting. The committee system will remain separate from the functions of the Zoning Commission and the Planning Board whose duties will remain unchanged. While in committee, the matter will be investigated and evaluated, and the committee will make either a positive recommendation or a negative recommendation to City Council. When the matter is presented to City Council for a vote, the Council will take action on the matter.
Structure:
Greensboro will have four standing committees, and each committee will be tasked with reviewing relevant matters and making recommendations about those matters to the full City Council. The standing committees will be: 1) Community Services; 2) General Government; 3) Infrastructure; and 4) Public Safety. A broad overview of each committee is as follows:
Community Services Committee:
Parks & Recreation, Neighborhood Development, Libraries, Housing...
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