T18-00 Lor Ordinance No. T18-00
AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the City of Elgin is a home rule unit pursuant
to the Illinois Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the City of Elgin, as a home rule unit, may
exercise any power and perform any function relating to its
government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin has
determined that it is desirable to provide for the preparation
and adoption of a new and updated Comprehensive Plan to
establish a policy for city-wide growth and development; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin has
further determined that it is necessary and desirable to
create a new special advisory committee to assist and advise
the Planning and Development Commission and the City Council
regarding the preparation and adoption of such a plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS;
Section 1 . Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee
Created. There is hereby created the Comprehensive Plan
Advisory Committee for the purpose of advising, assisting and
recommending policies to the Planning and Development
Commission and the City Council regarding the preparation and
adoption of a new and updated Comprehensive Plan that
establishes a policy for city-wide growth and development .
Section 2 . Membership.
A. The Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee shall be
composed of twelve members to be appointed by the City
Council . Each member shall serve for an indefinite term. The
City Council may at any time appoint successor members to the
committee to replace then-current members or to fill vacancies .
B. Two members of the committee shall be members of the
Planning and Development Commission (with one member serving
as the chairperson of the committee as appointed by the Mayor
and City Council) , two members shall be a member of the Zoning
and Subdivision Hearing Board, two members shall be a member
of the Image Advisory Commission, one member shall be a member
of the Parks and Recreation Board, one member shall be a
member of the Heritage Commission, one member shall be a
member of the Neighborhood Housing Services Resident
Committee, one member shall be the Community Development
Manager, and two members shall be appointed from the public at
large. The Community Development Manager shall serve as a
non-voting ex-officio member.
C. Any committee member, whose term on his/her
representative Commission or Board expires while on this
Advisory Committee, will be allowed to continue to serve on
this committee unless the City Council chooses to appoint a
successor member.
Section 3 . Meetings . The members of the Comprehensive
Plan Advisory Committee shall meet as soon as practical and
shall establish regular meeting dates which shall not be less
than four times annually. The Committee may establish rules
regarding the conduct of meetings and where not otherwise
provided Roberts Rule of Order, Newly Revised, shall apply.
Minutes shall be taken at all meetings . All meetings shall be
conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act .
Section 4 . Staff . The City Manager (or the Community
Development Manager as her designee) shall, from time to time,
in her discretion, make available the service of the city' s
professional staff to aid and cooperate with the Comprehensive
Plan Advisory Committee in carrying out its responsibilities .
Section 5 . Powers and Duties . The Comprehensive Plan
Advisory Committee shall have the power and duty to evaluate
and advise the Planning and Development Commission and the
City Council regarding all aspects of the Plan including but
not limited to:
A. Meet with the city' s consultants to develop a new
and updated Comprehensive Plan.
B. Host community forums and public input sessions .
C. Recommend to the Planning and Development Commission
and the City Council a Comprehensive Plan for adoption by the
City Council .
D. Invite up to three additional persons to participate
on the committee as non-voting ex-officio members when the
committee determines that the participation of such additional
non-voting ex-officio members would assist the committee in
carrying out its duties . Any such non-voting ex-officio
members shall not be counted a members of the committee for
the purposes of a quorum or otherwise .
Section 6 . Dissolution of Committee . The Comprehensive
Plan Advisory Committee shall automatically be dissolved upon
the adoption of a new and updated Comprehensive Plan by the
City Council unless the City Council takes further action to
extend or recreate the committee .
Section 7 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are
hereby repealed.
Section 8 . That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage in the manner provided
by law.
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Ed Schock, Mayor
Presented: June 28 , 2000
Passed: June 28 , 2000
Omnibus Vote : Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded: June 29, 2000
Published:
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Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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