HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-171 CCR Member Howard Heck introduced the following resolution
and moved its adoption:.
RESOLUTION NO. 67 -171
RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BYLAWS OF THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS REVIEW BOARD AS SET OUT IN COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 66 -95
WHEREAS, on May 2, 1966, the (then) Village Council
of the Village of Brooklyn Center adopted Resolution 66 -95,
creating a Capital Improvements Review Board, including
definition of its duties and responsibilities and the
establishment of Bylaws by which it should operate; and
WHEREAS, Section 8 of these Bylaws provide for the
amendment of the Bylaws by the Council, either upon its own
initiative, or upon receipt of a recommendation for amendment
by the Board itself; and
WHEREAS, the Capital Improvements Review Board had
received proposed amendments to its Bylaws from its Chairman
on April 4, 1967, and had reviewed them prior to its meeting
May 2, 1967, where they were adopted by two- thirds of the
membership of the Board, and recommended to the Council for
adoption:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council
of the City of Brooklyn Center concurs with the Capital
Improvements Review Board with regard to the recommended
amendments to the Board's Bylaws, and hereby adopts them as
follows:
Section 4. COMPOSITION: The Board shall be
comprised of a Chairman and fourteen (14)
Directors, plus any ex- officio non voting
Directors, all of whom shall be appointed and
serve as set forth in Section 5 of these bylaws.
Section 5. METHOD OF SELECTION TERM OF OFFICE
REMOVAL: Chairman: The Chairman shall be appointed
Directors: Initial appointment of Directors
Ex- Officio Directors: Members of the Council may
be appointed by the Mayor, with the consent of a
two thirds majority of the Board, to serve as non-
voting, ex- officio members of the Board. They may
be removed by a two- thirds vote of the entire Board,
with or without cause. These Directors shall also
RESOLUTION NO. 67 -171
serve for indeterminate terms.
Persons Excluded from Board Membership: In order
to promote the independence of the Board, persons
serving on Council advisory boards and commissions,
and employees of the City government shall be excluded
from membership on the Board. Nothing in this
Section, however, shall be construed as prohibiting
the aforementioned persons from serving as members of
the several task forces. Members of the Council shall
be permitted to be non voting, ex- officio members of
the Board only with the Board's consent as outlined
elsewhere in this Section.
Section 7. RULES AND PROCEDURES: A quorum of
members shall be present for the transaction of
official business, and shall be defined as three
fifths (3/5) of the voting members of the Board;
provided however, that
Section 8. AMENDMENT OF BY -LAWS: Adoption of
amendments to be recommended to the Council shall
require the affirmative vote of two thirds (2/3)
of the total voting membership of t e Board
May 29, 1967 s
Date Mayor
ATTEST:
Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was
duly seconded by member john Leary and upon vote
being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Philip Cohen, john Leary, Howard Heck, Gordon Erickson and Theodore Willard,
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and
adopted.