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That Rule 24 of the Rules of this Council is hereby amended to allow the President to serve as Chair of a Committee, remove the requirement that the President and Vice President serve on the Finance and Legislative Matters Committees, add the Committee on Equity, Gender, Families and Vulnerable Populations as a Standing Committee, and eliminate the Committees on Senior Services, Veteran and Public Services, and Youth Services.
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That Rule 24 of the Rules of the City Council be hereby amended to remove the prohibition on the President serving as Chair of a Committee, remove the requirement that the President and Vice president serve on the Committees on Finance and Legislative Matters, add the Committee on Equity, Gender, Families and Vulnerable Populations (3 members) as a Standing Committee, and eliminate the Committees on Senior Services, Veteran and Public Services, and Youth Services, all as follows:
ORIGINAL RULE 24 (bold text to be struck):
Rule 24. The president shall annually, as soon after the organization of the city council as may be convenient, appoint the members to the following standing committees, and any special committees he/she may choose to create. The president may, at any time, change the membership of any committee. The president shall not serve as chair or vice chair of any standing committee. The president and vice president shall be members of the committees on finance and legislative matters.
1) Confirmation of Appointments and Personnel Matters (five members)
2) Finance (five members)
3) Housing and Community Development (three members)
5) Land Use (five members)
6) Legislative Matters (five members)
7) Licenses and Permits (three members)
8) Open Space, Environment and Energy (five members)
9) Public Health and Safety (three members)
10) Public Utilities and Works (three members)
11) Senior Services (three members)
12) Traffic and Parking (three members)
13) Veteran and Public Services (three members)
14) Youth Services (three members)
REVISED RULE 24 (bold text to be added):
Rule 24. The president shall annually, as soon after the organization of the city council as may be convenient, appoint the members to the following standing committees, and any special committees he/she may choose to create. The president may, at any time, change the membership of any committee.
1) Confirmation of Appointments and Personnel Matters (five members)
2) Equity, Gender, Families and Vulnerable Populations (three members)
3) Finance (five members)
4) Housing and Community Development (three members)
5) Land Use (five members)
6) Legislative Matters (five members)
7) Licenses and Permits (three members)
8) Open Space, Environment and Energy (five members)
9) Public Health and Safety (three members)
10) Public Utilities and Works (three members)
11) Traffic and Parking (three members)
Amended
The Sponsor withdrew the proposal allowing the President to serve as Chair of a Committee.